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Old Dominion 500 Race Results
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Martinsville Speedway
September 27, 1981 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.526-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/263 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew Buick | 500 | 180 | 29,275 | Running | |
| 2 | 3 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Pontiac | 500 | 180 | 18,570 | Running | |
| 3 | 5 | 02 | Mark Martin | Ams Oil Pontiac | 497 | 170 | 7,525 | Running | |
| 4 | 10 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Warner Hodgdon / Natl. Eng. Ford | 497 | 160 | 4,500 | Running | |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Performance Connection Pontiac | 497 | 155 | 7,425 | Running | |
| 6 | 20 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | J.D. Stacy Buick | 494 | 150 | 5,920 | Running | |
| 7 | 24 | 24 | Jimmy Hensley | Washington Freightliner Buick | 487 | 0 | 4,650 | Running | |
| 8 | 2 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade Chevrolet | 486 | 147 | 7,950 | Running | |
| 9 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | J.D. Stacy Buick | 481 | 138 | 5,850 | Running | |
| 10 | 8 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's Buick | 479 | 139 | 6,000 | Running | |
| 11 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kyle Petty's Boot Barn Dodge | 477 | 130 | 3,340 | Running | |
| 12 | 23 | 17 | Tommy Houston | Kings Inn Daytona Chevrolet | 469 | 127 | 3,170 | Running | |
| 13 | 27 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 458 | 124 | 2,960 | Running | |
| 14 | 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | J.D. Stacy Chevrolet | 439 | 126 | 2,800 | Transmission | |
| 15 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Pontiac | 437 | 118 | 2,640 | Running | |
| 16 | 30 | 99 | Bob McElee | Alva Racing Buick | 414 | 0 | 2,180 | Running | |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Joe Ruttman | J.D. Stacy Buick | 375 | 112 | 5,225 | Transmission | |
| 18 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Buick | 357 | 109 | 5,200 | Engine | |
| 19 | 21 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP Buick | 328 | 106 | 1,995 | Rear End | |
| 20 | 13 | 37 | Tim Richmond | Rogers Auto Leasing Buick | 305 | 108 | 1,300 | Engine | |
| 21 | 18 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore / Sunny King Ford | 287 | 100 | 2,890 | Engine | |
| 22 | 26 | 66 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing Buick | 223 | 97 | 1,880 | Engine | |
| 23 | 12 | 01 | Geoff Bodine | Zervakis Racing Buick | 204 | 99 | 670 | Rear End | |
| 24 | 4 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Ford | 198 | 91 | 5,610 | Valve | |
| 25 | 19 | 68 | Lennie Pond | J.D. Stacy Buick | 187 | 88 | 650 | Rear End | |
| 26 | 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Pontiac | 148 | 85 | 2,690 | Engine | |
| 27 | 29 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Five Zeros Pontiac | 115 | 82 | 1,180 | Engine | |
| 28 | 14 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Levi Garrett Pontiac | 63 | 84 | 870 | Accident | |
| 29 | 17 | 12 | Buddy Baker | Ramey's Chevy City Buick | 43 | 0 | 610 | Accident | |
| 30 | 15 | 55 | Tommy Ellis | Industrial Boiler Chevrolet | 14 | 73 | 600 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 44 Minutes 57 Seconds
Average Speed .:70.089
Margin of Victory .: 9.000 Seconds
