| Martinsville Speedway
September 27, 1981 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.526-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/263 Miles |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 4,000 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 8.1 |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | 3,957 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Harry Gant | 3,657 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 10.5 |
| 4 | Ricky Rudd | 3,532 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 11.6 |
| 5 | Terry Labonte | 3,413 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 12.5 |
| 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 3,331 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 13.6 |
| 7 | Richard Petty | 3,299 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 14.9 |
| 8 | Jody Ridley | 3,296 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13.2 |
| 9 | Dave Marcis | 3,043 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16.7 |
| 10 | Benny Parsons | 3,035 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 17.4 |
| 11 | Kyle Petty | 2,867 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 18.2 |
| 12 | Buddy Arrington | 2,792 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18.7 |
| 13 | Jimmy Means | 2,719 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.5 |
| 14 | Morgan Shepherd | 2,686 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18.1 |
| 15 | Tommy Gale | 2,619 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 |
| 16 | Tim Richmond | 2,556 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17.4 |
| 17 | Lake Speed | 2,371 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18.9 |
| 18 | James Hylton | 2,335 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 |
| 19 | Richard Childress | 2,144 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19.0 |
| 20 | Cecil Gordon | 2,096 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 |
| 21 | Joe Millikan | 2,064 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16.9 |
| 22 | Neil Bonnett | 2,056 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19.2 |
| 23 | Ron Bouchard | 1,977 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14.8 |
| 24 | Ronnie Thomas | 1,959 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 |
| 25 | Cale Yarborough | 1,868 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11.8 |