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Virginia 500 1981
Virginia 500 1981
Martinsville Speedway
· 1981 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Morgan Shepherd
Cliff Stewart Racing
Pontiac
500
185
2
Neil Bonnett
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
500
175
3
Ricky Rudd
DiGard Motorsports
Buick
499
170
4
Harry Gant
Kennie Childers (Owner)
Oldsmobile
497
165
5
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Buick
497
155
6
Jody Ridley
Donlavey Racing
Ford
494
150
7
Lake Speed
Lake Speed Racing
Oldsmobile
493
146
8
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Dodge
492
142
9
Ron Bouchard
Race Hill Farm Team
Pontiac
491
138
10
Mike Alexander
Rogers Racing
Oldsmobile
486
134
11
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Chevrolet
485
130
12
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Pontiac
484
127
13
Bobby Allison
Ranier Racing
Pontiac
477
124
14
Tim Richmond
Ulrich Racing
Buick
476
121
15
Kyle Petty
Petty Enterprises
Buick
469
118
16
Joe Fields
Fields Racing
Buick
469
115
17
James Hylton
Hylton Engineering
Pontiac
461
112
18
Tommy Gale
Ulrich Racing
Buick
422
109
19
Bobby Wawak
Wawak Racing
Buick
398
106
20
Tommy Houston
Hamby Racing
Chevrolet
324
0
21
Cale Yarborough
M.C. Anderson Racing
Buick
317
105
22
Richard Childress
Richard Childress Racing
Pontiac
271
97
23
Benny Parsons
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
198
94
24
Cecil Gordon
Gordon Racing
Buick
198
91
25
Dale Earnhardt
Osterlund Motorsports
Pontiac
155
88
26
Darrell Waltrip
Junior Johnson & Associates
Buick
150
85
27
Butch Lindley
Lindley Racing
Chevrolet
87
87
28
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Buick
40
79
29
Joe Millikan
RahMoc Enterprises
Buick
40
76
30
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Pontiac
17
73
31
Ronnie Thomas
Ronnie Thomas Racing
Pontiac
3
70
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1981 NASCAR Cup season
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Cliff Stewart Racing
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