| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Virginia 500 | Martinsville Speedway | |||||||||
| April 26, 1981 | Race 9 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 75.019 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 15 seconds | Time of Race: 03:30:21 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 13 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 38 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 12 | #5 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $24,525 |
| 2 | 16 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Purolator | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $12,650 |
| 3 | 1 | #88 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Gatorade | 170/5 | 499 | Running | $15,250 |
| 4 | 2 | #12 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Kencoal | 165/5 | 497 | Running | $7,700 |
| 5 | 9 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Stratagraph | 155/0 | 497 | Running | $7,725 |
| 6 | 13 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore/Sunny King | 150/0 | 494 | Running | $6,370 |
| 7 | 26 | #66 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Speed Racing | 146/0 | 493 | Running | $4,620 |
| 8 | 3 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | 142/0 | 492 | Running | $4,850 |
| 9 | 14 | #47 | Ron Bouchard * | Pontiac | Race Hill Farm | 138/0 | 491 | Running | $3,290 |
| 10 | 11 | #37 | Mike Alexander | Oldsmobile | Rogers Auto Leasing | 134/0 | 486 | Running | $2,050 |
| 11 | 5 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Hudson | 130/0 | 485 | Engine Failure | $2,970 |
| 12 | 28 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 127/0 | 484 | Running | $2,760 |
| 13 | 8 | #28 | Bobby Allison | Pontiac | Ranier Racing | 124/0 | 477 | Running | $5,400 |
| 14 | 18 | #99 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Uno | 121/0 | 476 | Running | $2,500 |
| 15 | 22 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP | 118/0 | 469 | Engine Failure | $850 |
| 16 | 23 | #64 | Joe Fields | Buick | Richmond Printing | 115/0 | 469 | Running | $2,315 |
| 17 | 20 | #48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | Palatine Automotive | 112/0 | 461 | Running | $2,155 |
| 18 | 24 | #40 | Tommy Gale | Buick | McWhirter Grading | 109/0 | 422 | Running | $750 |
| 19 | 29 | #94 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Louise Smith | 106/0 | 398 | Running | $725 |
| 20 | 25 | #17 | Tommy Houston | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | PE | 324 | Rear End | $1,920 |
| 21 | 21 | #27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 105/5 | 317 | Engine Failure | $940 |
| 22 | 27 | #3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | Nichols | 97/0 | 271 | Blown Head Gasket | $1,580 |
| 23 | 17 | #15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 94/0 | 198 | Engine Failure | $5,120 |
| 24 | 31 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Gordon Racing | 91/0 | 198 | Transmission | $1,560 |
| 25 | 10 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | Wrangler Jeans | 88/0 | 155 | Engine Failure | $6,600 |
| 26 | 6 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 85/0 | 150 | Engine Failure | $5,090 |
| 27 | 4 | #26 | Butch Lindley | Chevrolet | Lindley Racing | 87/5 | 87 | Brakes | $1,130 |
| 28 | 15 | #43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | 79/0 | 40 | Accident | $5,070 |
| 29 | 7 | #75 | Joe Millikan | Buick | Hayes Jewelers | 76/0 | 40 | Accident | $860 |
| 30 | 30 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 73/0 | 17 | Engine Failure | $850 |
| 31 | 19 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 70/0 | 3 | Accident | $850 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||