| 1981 Virginia 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $141,025 | Race Date: | Apr 26, 1981 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 15.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 30Min 10Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 75.019 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 31 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 38 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Morgan Shepherd M. Shepherd | Driver: | Ricky Rudd R. Rudd | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #5 Pontiac | Car No.: | #88 Buick | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Cliff Stewart Racing | Team: | DiGard Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 203 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 89.056 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Virginia 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 12 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Performance Connection | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 203 |
| 2 | 16 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Running |  | 170 | 499 | 24 |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | Harry Gant | Kencoal | Running |  | 170 | 497 | 204 |
| 5 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 155 | 497 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Running | | 150 | 494 | 0 |
| 7 | 26 | 66 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Running | | 146 | 493 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing | Running |  | 142 | 492 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 47 | Ron Bouchard (R) | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 138 | 491 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | 37 | Mike Alexander (R) | Rogers Auto Leasing | Running | | 134 | 486 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Chevrolet | Engine |  | 130 | 485 | 0 |
| 12 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 127 | 484 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Ranier Racing | Running | | 124 | 477 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 99 | Tim Richmond (R) | Uno | Running | | 121 | 476 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Engine | | 118 | 469 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 64 | Joe Fields | Richmond Printing | Running | | 115 | 469 | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 112 | 461 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 40 | Tommy Gale | McWhirter Grading | Running | | 109 | 422 | 0 |
| 19 | 29 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Louise Smith | Running | | 106 | 398 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 17 | Tommy Houston | Kings Inn Daytona | Rear Gear | | 0 | 324 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline | Engine | | 105 | 317 | 48 |
| 22 | 27 | 3 | Richard Childress | Nichols | Head Gasket | | 97 | 271 | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Engine | | 94 | 198 | 0 |
| 24 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Transmission | | 91 | 198 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 88 | 155 | 0 |
| 26 | 6 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Engine | | 85 | 150 | 0 |
| 27 | 4 | 26 | Butch Lindley | Lindley Racing | Brakes | | 87 | 87 | 19 |
| 28 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | | 79 | 40 | 0 |
| 29 | 7 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Hayes Jewelers | Accident | | 76 | 40 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Engine | | 73 | 17 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Accident | | 70 | 3 | 0 |
