| Official Race Results |
| Old Dominion 500 | Martinsville Speedway |
| September 27, 1981 | Race 26 of 31 |
| Average Speed: 70.089 mph |
| Margin of Victory: 9 seconds |
Time of Race: 03:45:09 |
| Lead Changes: 14 |
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| Cautions: 11 for 72 laps. |
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| Fin |
St |
Car |
Driver |
Make |
Sponsor |
Pts / Bonus |
Laps |
Status |
Winnings |
| 1 |
1 |
#11 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Buick |
Mountain Dew |
180/5 |
500 |
Running |
$29,275 |
| 2 |
3 |
#33 |
Harry Gant |
Pontiac |
Skoal Bandit |
180/10 |
500 |
Running |
$18,570 |
| 3 |
5 |
#02 |
Mark Martin |
Pontiac |
Amsoil |
170/5 |
497 |
Running |
$7,525 |
| 4 |
10 |
#21 |
Neil Bonnett |
Ford |
Warner Hodgdon/Nat'l Eng. |
160/0 |
497 |
Running |
$4,500 |
| 5 |
6 |
#5 |
Joe Millikan |
Pontiac |
Performance Connection |
155/0 |
497 |
Running |
$7,425 |
| 6 |
20 |
#47 |
Ron Bouchard * |
Buick |
J.D. Stacy Racing |
150/0 |
494 |
Running |
$5,920 |
| 7 |
24 |
#24 |
Jimmy Hensley |
Buick |
Washington Freightliners |
PE |
487 |
Running |
$4,650 |
| 8 |
2 |
#88 |
Ricky Rudd |
Chevrolet |
Gatorade |
147/5 |
486 |
Running |
$7,950 |
| 9 |
11 |
#44 |
Terry Labonte |
Buick |
J.D. Stacy Racing |
138/0 |
481 |
Running |
$5,850 |
| 10 |
8 |
#28 |
Bobby Allison |
Buick |
Hardee's |
139/5 |
479 |
Running |
$6,000 |
| 11 |
25 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Dodge |
Kyle Petty's Boot Barn |
130/0 |
477 |
Running |
$3,340 |
| 12 |
23 |
#17 |
Tommy Houston |
Chevrolet |
Kings Inn Daytona |
127/0 |
469 |
Running |
$3,170 |
| 13 |
27 |
#64 |
Tommy Gale |
Ford |
Sunny King Ford & Honda |
124/0 |
458 |
Running |
$2,960 |
| 14 |
22 |
#71 |
Dave Marcis |
Chevrolet |
J.D. Stacy Racing |
126/5 |
439 |
Transmission |
$2,800 |
| 15 |
28 |
#52 |
Jimmy Means |
Pontiac |
Broadway Motors |
118/0 |
437 |
Running |
$2,640 |
| 16 |
30 |
#99 |
Bob Mcelwee |
Buick |
Alva Racing |
PE |
414 |
Running |
$2,180 |
| 17 |
9 |
#2 |
Joe Ruttman |
Buick |
J.D. Stacy Racing |
112/0 |
375 |
Transmission |
$5,225 |
| 18 |
16 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Buick |
STP |
109/0 |
357 |
Engine Failure |
$5,200 |
| 19 |
21 |
#42 |
Kyle Petty |
Buick |
STP |
106/0 |
328 |
Rear End |
$1,995 |
| 20 |
13 |
#37 |
Tim Richmond |
Buick |
Roger's Auto Leasing |
108/5 |
305 |
Engine Failure |
$1,300 |
| 21 |
18 |
#90 |
Jody Ridley |
Ford |
Truxmore/Sunny King |
100/0 |
287 |
Engine Failure |
$2,890 |
| 22 |
26 |
#66 |
Lake Speed |
Buick |
Speed Racing |
97/0 |
223 |
Engine Failure |
$1,880 |
| 23 |
12 |
#01 |
Geoffrey Bodine |
Buick |
Zervakis Racing |
99/5 |
204 |
Rear End |
$670 |
| 24 |
4 |
#15 |
Benny Parsons |
Ford |
Melling Tool Company |
91/0 |
198 |
Valve Spring Motor |
$5,610 |
| 25 |
19 |
#68 |
Lennie Pond |
Buick |
J.D. Stacy Racing |
88/0 |
187 |
Rear End |
$650 |
| 26 |
7 |
#3 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Pontiac |
Wrangler Jeans |
85/0 |
148 |
Engine Failure |
$2,690 |
| 27 |
29 |
#25 |
Ronnie Thomas |
Pontiac |
Five Zeros |
82/0 |
115 |
Engine Failure |
$1,180 |
| 28 |
14 |
#98 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Pontiac |
Levi Garrett |
84/5 |
53 |
Accident |
$870 |
| 29 |
17 |
#12 |
Buddy Baker |
Buick |
Ramey's Chevy City |
PE |
43 |
Accident |
$610 |
| 30 |
15 |
#55 |
Tommy Ellis |
Chevrolet |
Industrial Boilers |
73/0 |
14 |
Accident |
$600 |
| *
Denotes Rookie |
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