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Valleydale 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
March 29, 1981
500 laps on 0.533 mile paved oval; 266.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 500
| 22,450
| running
| 323 |
| 2
| 5
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Oldsmobile
| 500
| 14,375
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 11
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Pontiac
| 500
| 10,450
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 7
| Morgan Shepherd
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 500
| 4,600
| running
| 18 |
| 5
| 8
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 499
| 7,375
| running
| 57 |
| 6
| 6
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 497
| 5,920
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 4
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 495
| 6,550
| running
| 1 |
| 8
| 14
| Harry Gant
| 48
| James Hylton
| Pontiac
| 493
| 4,270
| running
| 1 |
| 9
| 21
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Oldsmobile
| 491
| 3,800
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 13
| Tim Richmond
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 491
| 3,590
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 23
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 487
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 12
| Mike Alexander
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Oldsmobile
| 486
| 1,300
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 19
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 485
| 3,020
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 26
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 480
| 2,810
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 24
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 479
| 2,600
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 20
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 476
| 2,415
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 18
| Joe Millikan
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Buick
| 474
| 2,230
| running
| 1 |
| 18
| 10
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac
| 473
| 2,020
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 17
| D.K. Ulrich
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Buick
| 473
| 850
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 31
| Steve Spencer
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 468
| 1,625
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 25
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Buick
| 461
| 1,600
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 22
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 377
| 925
| valve
| 0 |
| 23
| 30
| Rick Newsom
| 20
| Rick Newsom
| Chevrolet
| 356
| 650
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 3
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 349
| 875
| engine
| 6 |
| 25
| 15
| Butch Lindley
| 26
| Butch Lindley
| Chevrolet
| 194
| 600
| engine
| 9 |
| 26
| 27
| Bruce Hill
| 50
| Bruce Hill
| Buick
| 184
| 590
| wheel
| 0 |
| 27
| 28
| Elliott Forbes-Robinson
| 86
| Richard Howard
| Oldsmobile
| 164
| 580
| sway bar
| 0 |
| 28
| 2
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Pontiac
| 140
| 7,270
| accident
| 65 |
| 29
| 9
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 116
| 5,010
| engine
| 1 |
| 30
| 29
| Ernie Cline
| 06
| Ernie Cline
| Pontiac
| 77
| 550
| brakes
| 0 |
| 31
| 16
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 60
| 1,100
| rear end
| 18 |
Time of race: 02:58:36
Average Speed: 89.53 MPH
Pole Speed: 17.113 seconds
8 cautions for 44 laps
Attendance: 33,000