| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Richmond 400 | Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway | |||||||||
| February 22, 1981 | Race 3 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 76.57 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 5 seconds | Time of Race: 02:49:53 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 4 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 50 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 185/10 | 400 | Running | $18,800 |
| 2 | 8 | #88 | Ricky Rudd | Oldsmobile | Gatorade | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $13,400 |
| 3 | 3 | #43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | 170/5 | 399 | Running | $9,775 |
| 4 | 1 | #5 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 165/5 | 399 | Running | $5,100 |
| 5 | 4 | #15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 155/0 | 399 | Running | $7,050 |
| 6 | 2 | #47 | Harry Gant | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 150/0 | 399 | Running | $4,770 |
| 7 | 6 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | Wrangler Jeans | 146/0 | 397 | Running | $7,550 |
| 8 | 25 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore/Sunny King | 142/0 | 397 | Running | $4,845 |
| 9 | 14 | #75 | Joe Millikan | Buick | Rahmoc Racing | 138/0 | 396 | Running | $3,450 |
| 10 | 10 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 134/0 | 395 | Running | $3,240 |
| 11 | 12 | #68 | Lennie Pond | Buick | The 5 Racers | 130/0 | 395 | Running | $2,720 |
| 12 | 26 | #66 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Speed Racing | 127/0 | 392 | Running | $1,100 |
| 13 | 18 | #3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | Childress Racing | 124/0 | 391 | Running | $2,710 |
| 14 | 20 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 121/0 | 390 | Running | $2,565 |
| 15 | 11 | #37 | Don Sprouse | Oldsmobile | Rogers Auto Leasing | 118/0 | 389 | Running | $965 |
| 16 | 19 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | 115/0 | 385 | Running | $2,380 |
| 17 | 27 | #99 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Uno | 112/0 | 382 | Running | $2,220 |
| 18 | 23 | #79 | Tommy Gale | Oldsmobile | Junior Miller Roofing | 109/0 | 381 | Running | $2,035 |
| 19 | 24 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Home Craft Homes | 106/0 | 380 | Running | $1,690 |
| 20 | 30 | #94 | Henry Jones | Buick | Louise Smith | 103/0 | 363 | Running | $765 |
| 21 | 13 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 100/0 | 358 | Running | $1,640 |
| 22 | 16 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | Hudson Chev/W.h. Bolin | 97/0 | 321 | Drive Shaft | $965 |
| 23 | 5 | #28 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | J.W. Hunt Produce | 94/0 | 276 | Rear End | $5,415 |
| 24 | 17 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP | 91/0 | 223 | Rear End | $665 |
| 25 | 22 | #17 | Glenn Jarrett | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 88/0 | 216 | Transmission | $905 |
| 26 | 9 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Apache Stove | 85/0 | 204 | Clutch | $5,085 |
| 27 | 29 | #20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Newsom Racing | 82/0 | 169 | Rear End | $615 |
| 28 | 21 | #92 | Joe Fields | Pontiac | Richmond Printing | PE | 118 | Running | $590 |
| 29 | 15 | #48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | Palatine Automotive | 76/0 | 47 | Distributor | $815 |
| 30 | 28 | #45 | Baxter Price | Buick | McWhirter Grading | 73/0 | 16 | Drive Shaft | $500 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||