| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Valleydale 500 | Bristol International Speedway | |||||||||
| March 29, 1981 | Race 6 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 89.53 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.5 seconds | Time of Race: 02:58:36 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 21 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 44 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $22,450 |
| 2 | 5 | #88 | Ricky Rudd | Oldsmobile | Gatorade | 170/0 | 500 | Running | $14,375 |
| 3 | 11 | #28 | Bobby Allison | Pontiac | Tuf-Lon | 165/0 | 500 | Running | $10,450 |
| 4 | 7 | #5 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 165/5 | 500 | Running | $4,600 |
| 5 | 8 | #15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 160/5 | 499 | Running | $7,375 |
| 6 | 6 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore/Sunny King | 150/0 | 497 | Running | $5,920 |
| 7 | 4 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Stratagraph | 151/5 | 495 | Running | $6,550 |
| 8 | 14 | #48 | Harry Gant | Pontiac | Palatine Automotive | 147/5 | 493 | Running | $4,270 |
| 9 | 21 | #66 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Speed Racing | 138/0 | 491 | Running | $3,800 |
| 10 | 13 | #99 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Uno | 134/0 | 491 | Running | $3,590 |
| 11 | 23 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP | 130/0 | 487 | Running | $1,400 |
| 12 | 12 | #37 | Mike Alexander | Oldsmobile | Rogers Auto | 127/0 | 486 | Running | $1,300 |
| 13 | 19 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | 124/0 | 485 | Running | $3,020 |
| 14 | 26 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 121/0 | 480 | Running | $2,810 |
| 15 | 24 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Honda | 118/0 | 479 | Running | $2,600 |
| 16 | 20 | #3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | Nichols | 115/0 | 476 | Running | $2,415 |
| 17 | 18 | #75 | Joe Millikan | Buick | Rahmoc Racing | 117/5 | 474 | Running | $2,230 |
| 18 | 10 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas | 109/0 | 473 | Running | $2,020 |
| 19 | 17 | #45 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | McWhirter Grading | PE | 473 | Running | $850 |
| 20 | 31 | #17 | Steve Spencer | Chevrolet | Slick 50 | 103/0 | 468 | Running | $1,625 |
| 21 | 25 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Brian's Steakhouse | 100/0 | 461 | Running | $1,600 |
| 22 | 22 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 97/0 | 377 | Broken Valve | $925 |
| 23 | 30 | #20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | City Chevy | 94/0 | 356 | Engine Failure | $650 |
| 24 | 3 | #47 | Ron Bouchard * | Buick | Race Hill Farm | PE | 349 | Engine Failure | $875 |
| 25 | 15 | #26 | Butch Lindley | Chevrolet | Lindley Racing | 88/5 | 194 | Engine Failure | $600 |
| 26 | 27 | #50 | Bruce Hill | Buick | Hill | 85/0 | 184 | Broken Wheel Studs | $590 |
| 27 | 28 | #86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Oldsmobile | Howard & Egerton Racing | 82/0 | 164 | Broken Sway Bar | $580 |
| 28 | 2 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | Wrangler Jeans | 84/5 | 140 | Engine Failure | $7,270 |
| 29 | 9 | #43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | 81/5 | 116 | Accident | $5,010 |
| 30 | 29 | #06 | Ernie Cline | Pontiac | Bush Inc. | 73/0 | 77 | Brake Failure | $550 |
| 31 | 16 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | W.H. Bolin/Hudson | 75/5 | 60 | Rear End | $1,100 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||