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Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
September 13, 1981
400 laps on 0.542 mile paved oval; 216.8 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 4
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 400
| 18,525
| running
| 121 |
| 2
| 3
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Pontiac
| 400
| 10,195
| running
| 16 |
| 3
| 2
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 400
| 12,500
| running
| 149 |
| 4
| 10
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 400
| 7,550
| running
| 13 |
| 5
| 7
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Buick
| 400
| 7,275
| running
| 95 |
| 6
| 11
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 398
| 6,270
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 1
| Mark Martin
| 02
| Bud Reeder
| Pontiac
| 398
| 3,300
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 8
| Joe Millikan
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 397
| 5,675
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 19
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 396
| 4,750
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 22
| Gary Balough
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Buick
| 395
| 3,580
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 21
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 395
| 5,660
| running
| 3 |
| 12
| 12
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 392
| 5,550
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 30
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 389
| 3,120
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 17
| Tim Richmond
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Buick
| 388
| 1,465
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 18
| Joe Fields
| 92
| Joe Fields
| Buick
| 387
| 965
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 27
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 385
| 2,900
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 20
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 378
| 2,740
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 32
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Pontiac
| 375
| 2,305
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 13
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 374
| 2,470
| engine
| 2 |
| 20
| 28
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Oldsmobile
| 364
| 2,285
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 14
| D.K. Ulrich
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 362
| 1,940
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 29
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 343
| 1,665
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 26
| Cecil Gordon
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 323
| 690
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 25
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Ronnie Thomas
| Chevrolet
| 320
| 1,240
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 5
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 229
| 1,230
| accident
| 0 |
| 26
| 6
| Tommy Ellis
| 55
| Tommy Ellis
| Chevrolet
| 207
| 635
| brakes
| 1 |
| 27
| 15
| Lennie Pond
| 68
| Lennie Pond
| Buick
| 149
| 615
| rear end
| 0 |
| 28
| 23
| Dave Dion
| 29
| Dave Dion
| Ford
| 143
| 615
| accident
| 0 |
| 29
| 16
| Morgan Shepherd
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Buick
| 125
| 1,115
| transmission
| 0 |
| 30
| 9
| Joe Ruttman
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Pontiac
| 68
| 4,950
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 24
| Johnny Rutherford
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Pontiac
| 53
| 525
| accident
| 0 |
| 32
| 31
| Mike Alexander
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Buick
| 0
| 500
| wiring
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:05:50
Average Speed: 69.998 MPH
Pole Speed: 20.883 seconds
9 cautions for 63 laps
Attendance: 27,000