| 1981 Old Dominion 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $46,125 | Race Date: | Sep 27, 1981 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 7.800 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 44Min 57Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 14 | Average Speed: | 70.089 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 72 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Buick | Car No.: | #11 Buick | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 149 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 89.014 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Old Dominion 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 149 |
| 2 | 3 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 253 |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | Mark Martin | Amsoil | Running | | 170 | 497 | 40 |
| 4 | 10 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Warner Hodgdon / National Engineering | Running |  | 160 | 497 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Performance Connection | Running | | 155 | 497 | 0 |
| 6 | 20 | 47 | Ron Bouchard (R) | J.D. Stacy | Running | | 150 | 494 | 0 |
| 7 | 24 | 24 | Jimmy Hensley | Washington Freightliner | Running | | 146 | 487 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Running |  | 147 | 486 | 1 |
| 9 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | J.D. Stacy Racing | Running | | 138 | 481 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's | Running | | 139 | 479 | 21 |
| 11 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kyle Petty's Boot Barn | Running |  | 130 | 477 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 17 | Tommy Houston | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 127 | 469 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 124 | 458 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | J.D. Stacy Racing | Transmission | | 126 | 439 | 1 |
| 15 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 118 | 437 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 99 | Bob McElwee | Alva Racing | Running | | 0 | 414 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Joe Ruttman (R) | J.D. Stacy | Transmission | | 112 | 375 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 109 | 357 | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Rear Gear | | 106 | 328 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 37 | Tim Richmond (R) | Roger's Auto Leasing | Engine | | 108 | 305 | 14 |
| 21 | 18 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Engine | | 100 | 287 | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | 66 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Engine | | 97 | 223 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 1 | Geoffrey Bodine | Zervakis Racing | Rear Gear | | 99 | 204 | 3 |
| 24 | 4 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Valve Spring | | 91 | 198 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 68 | Lennie Pond | J.D. Stacy Racing | Rear Gear | | 88 | 187 | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 85 | 148 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Five Zeros | Engine | | 82 | 115 | 0 |
| 28 | 14 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Levi Garrett | Accident | | 84 | 63 | 18 |
| 29 | 17 | 12 | Buddy Baker | Ramey's Chevy City | Accident | | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 55 | Tommy Ellis | Industrial Boilers | Accident | | 73 | 14 | 0 |
