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Richmond 400 Race Results
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Richmond International Raceway
February 22, 1981 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.75-Mile Short Track 400 Laps/300 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew Buick | 400 | 185 | 18,800 | Running | |
| 2 | 8 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade Oldsmobile | 400 | 175 | 13,400 | Running | |
| 3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Buick | 399 | 170 | 9,775 | Running | |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Performance Connection Pontiac | 399 | 165 | 5,100 | Running | |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Ford | 399 | 155 | 7,050 | Running | |
| 6 | 2 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Buick | 399 | 150 | 4,770 | Running | |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Pontiac | 397 | 146 | 7,550 | Running | |
| 8 | 25 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore / Sunny King Ford | 397 | 142 | 4,845 | Running | |
| 9 | 14 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Buick | 396 | 138 | 3,450 | Running | |
| 11 | 12 | 68 | Lennie Pond | The 5 Racers Buick | 395 | 130 | 2,720 | Running | |
| 12 | 26 | 66 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing Oldsmobile | 392 | 127 | 1,100 | Running | |
| 13 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Childress Racing Pontiac | 391 | 124 | 2,710 | Running | |
| 14 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Pontiac | 390 | 121 | 2,565 | Running | |
| 15 | 11 | 37 | Don Sprouse | Rogers Auto Leasing Oldsmobile | 389 | 118 | 965 | Running | |
| 16 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing Dodge | 385 | 115 | 2,380 | Running | |
| 17 | 27 | 99 | Tim Richmond | UNO Buick | 382 | 112 | 2,220 | Running | |
| 18 | 23 | 79 | Tommy Gale | Miller Roofing Oldsmobile | 381 | 109 | 2,035 | Running | |
| 19 | 24 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Home Craft Homes Buick | 380 | 106 | 1,690 | Running | |
| 20 | 30 | 94 | Henry Jones | Louise Smith Buick | 363 | 103 | 765 | Running | |
| 21 | 13 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing Pontiac | 358 | 100 | 1,640 | Running | |
| 22 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson / Bowlin Coal Dodge | 321 | 97 | 965 | Drive Shaft | |
| 23 | 5 | 28 | Bobby Allison | J.W. Hunt Produce Chevrolet | 276 | 94 | 5,415 | Rear End | |
| 24 | 17 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP Buick | 223 | 91 | 665 | Rear End | |
| 25 | 22 | 17 | Glenn Jarrett | Kings Inn Daytona Chevrolet | 216 | 88 | 905 | Transmission | |
| 26 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove Buick | 204 | 85 | 5,085 | Clutch | |
| 27 | 29 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing Chevrolet | 169 | 82 | 615 | Rear End | |
| 28 | 21 | 92 | Joe Fields | Richmond Printing Pontiac | 118 | 0 | 590 | Running | |
| 29 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Auto Parts Pontiac | 47 | 76 | 815 | Distributor | |
| 30 | 28 | 45 | Baxter Price | McWhirter Grading Buick | 16 | 73 | 500 | Drive Shaft |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 49 Minutes 53 Seconds
Average Speed .:76.57
Margin of Victory .: 5.000 Seconds
