| 1981 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $124,800 | Race Date: | Sep 13, 1981 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 40 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 3Hr 5Min 50Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 69.998 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 63 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Ford | Car No.: | #2 Pontiac | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | Reeder Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 121 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 93.435 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 121 |
| 2 | 3 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 16 |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 149 |
| 4 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | J.D. Stacy Racing | Running | | 165 | 400 | 13 |
| 5 | 7 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's | Running | | 160 | 400 | 95 |
| 6 | 11 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 150 | 398 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Mark Martin | Amsoil / Prototype | Running | | 146 | 398 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Performance Connection | Running | | 142 | 397 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Running | | 138 | 396 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 75 | Gary Balough (R) | Chaparral Trailers | Running | | 134 | 395 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 135 | 395 | 3 |
| 12 | 12 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Running |  | 127 | 392 | 0 |
| 13 | 30 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hill's Racing | Running |  | 124 | 389 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | 12 | Tim Richmond (R) | Uno | Running | | 121 | 388 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 92 | Joe Fields | Fields Racing | Running | | 118 | 387 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 115 | 385 | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 112 | 378 | 0 |
| 18 | 32 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 109 | 375 | 0 |
| 19 | 13 | 71 | Dave Marcis | J.D. Stacy Racing | Engine | | 111 | 374 | 2 |
| 20 | 28 | 66 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Running |  | 103 | 364 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 99 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Engine | | 100 | 362 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Running | | 97 | 343 | 0 |
| 23 | 26 | 40 | Cecil Gordon | Midlothian Texaco | Running | | 94 | 323 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | | 91 | 320 | 0 |
| 25 | 5 | 47 | Ron Bouchard (R) | J.D. Stacy | Accident | | 88 | 229 | 0 |
| 26 | 6 | 55 | Tommy Ellis | Industrial Boilers | Brakes | | 90 | 207 | 1 |
| 27 | 15 | 68 | Lennie Pond | J.D. Stacy Racing | Rear Gear | | 82 | 149 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 29 | Dave Dion | Central Seeding | Accident | | 79 | 143 | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 24 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Washington Freightliner | Transmission | | 76 | 125 | 0 |
| 30 | 9 | 2 | Joe Ruttman (R) | J.D. Stacy | Engine | | 73 | 68 | 0 |
| 31 | 24 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford (R) | Levi Garrett | Accident | | 70 | 53 | 0 |
| 32 | 31 | 37 | Mike Alexander (R) | Roger's Auto Leasing | Burned Wiring | | 67 | 0 | 0 |
