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Virginia 500 Race Results
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Martinsville Speedway
April 26, 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 | 12 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Performance Connection Pontiac | 500 | 180 | 24,525 | Running | |
| 2 | 16 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator Ford | 500 | 175 | 12,650 | Running | |
| 3 | 1 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade Buick | 499 | 170 | 15,250 | Running | |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | Harry Gant | Kencoal Mining Oldsmobile | 497 | 170 | 7,700 | Running | |
| 5 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Buick | 497 | 155 | 7,725 | Running | |
| 6 | 13 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore / Sunny King Ford | 494 | 150 | 6,370 | Running | |
| 7 | 26 | 66 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing Oldsmobile | 493 | 146 | 4,620 | Running | |
| 8 | 3 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing Dodge | 492 | 142 | 4,850 | Running | |
| 9 | 14 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Pontiac | 491 | 138 | 3,290 | Running | |
| 10 | 11 | 37 | Mike Alexander | Rogers Auto Leasing Oldsmobile | 486 | 134 | 2,050 | Running | |
| 11 | 5 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Chevrolet | 485 | 130 | 2,970 | Engine | |
| 12 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Pontiac | 484 | 127 | 2,760 | Running | |
| 13 | 8 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Ranier Racing Pontiac | 477 | 124 | 5,400 | Running | |
| 14 | 18 | 99 | Tim Richmond | UNO Buick | 476 | 121 | 2,500 | Running | |
| 15 | 22 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP Buick | 469 | 118 | 850 | Engine | |
| 16 | 23 | 64 | Joe Fields | Richmond Printing Buick | 469 | 115 | 2,315 | Running | |
| 17 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Auto Parts Pontiac | 461 | 112 | 2,155 | Running | |
| 18 | 24 | 40 | Tommy Gale | McWhirter Grading Buick | 422 | 109 | 750 | Running | |
| 19 | 29 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Louise Smith Buick | 398 | 106 | 725 | Running | |
| 20 | 25 | 17 | Tommy Houston | Kings Inn Daytona Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | 1,920 | Rear End | |
| 21 | 21 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline Buick | 317 | 105 | 940 | Engine | |
| 22 | 27 | 3 | Richard Childress | Nichols Pontiac | 271 | 97 | 1,580 | Head Gasket | |
| 23 | 17 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Ford | 198 | 94 | 5,120 | Engine | |
| 24 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing Buick | 198 | 91 | 1,560 | Transmission | |
| 25 | 10 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Pontiac | 155 | 88 | 6,600 | Engine | |
| 26 | 6 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew Buick | 150 | 85 | 5,090 | Engine | |
| 27 | 4 | 26 | Butch Lindley | Lindley Racing Chevrolet | 87 | 87 | 1,130 | Brakes | |
| 28 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Buick | 40 | 79 | 5,070 | Accident | |
| 29 | 7 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Hayes Jewelers Buick | 40 | 76 | 860 | Accident | |
| 31 | 19 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing Pontiac | 3 | 70 | 850 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 30 Minutes 10 Seconds
Average Speed .:75.019
Margin of Victory .: 15.000 Seconds
