| 1981 Richmond 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $114,310 | Race Date: | Feb 22, 1981 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.600 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 49Min 53Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 | Average Speed: | 76.570 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 50 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Morgan Shepherd M. Shepherd | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Buick | Car No.: | #93 Pontiac | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 204 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 92.821 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Richmond 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 204 |
| 2 | 8 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 170 | 399 | 39 |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Performance Connection | Running |  | 165 | 399 | 150 |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running |  | 155 | 399 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 150 | 399 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 146 | 397 | 0 |
| 8 | 25 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Running | | 142 | 397 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Rahmoc Racing | Running | | 138 | 396 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 134 | 395 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 68 | Lennie Pond | The 5 Racers Corporation | Running | | 130 | 395 | 0 |
| 12 | 26 | 66 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Running | | 127 | 392 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Childress Racing | Running | | 124 | 391 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 121 | 390 | 0 |
| 15 | 11 | 37 | Don Sprouse | Rogers Auto Leasing | Running | | 118 | 389 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing | Running |  | 115 | 385 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 99 | Tim Richmond (R) | Uno | Running | | 112 | 382 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | 79 | Tommy Gale | Junior Miller Roofing | Running | | 109 | 381 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Home Craft Homes | Running | | 106 | 380 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 94 | Henry Jones | Louise Smith | Running | | 103 | 363 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | | 100 | 358 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Chevrolet | Driveshaft | | 97 | 321 | 0 |
| 23 | 5 | 28 | Bobby Allison | J.W. Hunt Produce | Rear Gear |  | 94 | 276 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Rear Gear | | 91 | 223 | 0 |
| 25 | 22 | 17 | Glenn Jarrett | Kings Inn Daytona | Transmission | | 88 | 216 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove | Clutch | | 85 | 204 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Rear Gear | | 82 | 169 | 0 |
| 28 | 21 | 92 | Joe Fields | Richmond Printing | Running | | 0 | 118 | 0 |
| 29 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Distributor | | 76 | 47 | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | 45 | Baxter Price | McWhirter Grading | Driveshaft | | 73 | 16 | 0 |
