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Valleydale 500 1981
Valleydale 500 1981
Bristol Motor Speedway
· 1981 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Darrell Waltrip
Junior Johnson & Associates
Buick
500
185
2
Ricky Rudd
DiGard Motorsports
Oldsmobile
500
170
3
Bobby Allison
Ranier Racing
Pontiac
500
165
4
Morgan Shepherd
Cliff Stewart Racing
Pontiac
500
165
5
Benny Parsons
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
499
160
6
Jody Ridley
Donlavey Racing
Ford
497
150
7
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Buick
495
151
8
Harry Gant
Hylton Engineering
Pontiac
493
147
9
Lake Speed
Lake Speed Racing
Oldsmobile
491
138
10
Tim Richmond
Ulrich Racing
Buick
491
134
11
Kyle Petty
Petty Enterprises
Buick
487
130
12
Mike Alexander
Rogers Racing
Oldsmobile
486
127
13
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Dodge
485
124
14
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
480
121
15
Tommy Gale
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Ford
479
118
16
Richard Childress
Richard Childress Racing
Pontiac
476
115
17
Joe Millikan
RahMoc Enterprises
Buick
474
117
18
Ronnie Thomas
Ronnie Thomas Racing
Pontiac
473
109
19
D.K. Ulrich
Price Racing
Buick
473
0
20
Steve Spencer
Hamby Racing
Chevrolet
468
103
21
Cecil Gordon
Gordon Racing
Buick
461
100
22
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Pontiac
377
97
23
Rick Newsom
Newsom Racing
Chevrolet
356
94
24
Ron Bouchard
Race Hill Farm Team
Buick
349
0
25
Butch Lindley
Lindley Racing
Chevrolet
194
93
26
Bruce Hill
Hill Racing
Buick
184
85
27
Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Howard & Egerton Racing
Oldsmobile
164
82
28
Dale Earnhardt
Osterlund Motorsports
Pontiac
140
84
29
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Buick
116
81
30
Ernie Cline
Cline Racing
Pontiac
77
73
31
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Chevrolet
60
75
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1981 NASCAR Cup season
Winner: Darrell Waltrip
Junior Johnson & Associates
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