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Richmond 400 1981
Richmond 400 1981
Richmond Raceway
· 1981 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Darrell Waltrip
Junior Johnson & Associates
Buick
400
185
2
Ricky Rudd
DiGard Motorsports
Oldsmobile
400
175
3
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Buick
399
170
4
Morgan Shepherd
Cliff Stewart Racing
Pontiac
399
165
5
Benny Parsons
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
399
155
6
Harry Gant
Race Hill Farm Team
Buick
399
150
7
Dale Earnhardt
Osterlund Motorsports
Pontiac
397
146
8
Jody Ridley
Donlavey Racing
Ford
397
142
9
Joe Millikan
RahMoc Enterprises
Buick
396
138
10
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Pontiac
395
134
11
Lennie Pond
Testa Racing
Buick
395
130
12
Lake Speed
Lake Speed Racing
Oldsmobile
392
127
13
Richard Childress
Richard Childress Racing
Pontiac
391
124
14
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Pontiac
390
121
15
Don Sprouse
Rogers Racing
Oldsmobile
389
118
16
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Dodge
385
115
17
Tim Richmond
Ulrich Racing
Buick
382
112
18
Tommy Gale
Junior Miller Racing
Oldsmobile
381
109
19
Cecil Gordon
Gordon Racing
Buick
380
106
20
Henry Jones
Wawak Racing
Buick
363
103
21
Ronnie Thomas
Ronnie Thomas Racing
Pontiac
358
100
22
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Dodge
321
97
23
Bobby Allison
Lindley Racing
Chevrolet
276
94
24
Kyle Petty
Petty Enterprises
Buick
223
91
25
Glenn Jarrett
Hamby Racing
Chevrolet
216
88
26
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Buick
204
85
27
Rick Newsom
Newsom Racing
Chevrolet
169
82
28
Joe Fields
Fields Racing
Pontiac
118
0
29
James Hylton
Hylton Engineering
Pontiac
47
76
30
Baxter Price
Price Racing
Buick
16
73
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1981 NASCAR Cup season
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Junior Johnson & Associates
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