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Old Dominion 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
September 27, 1981
500 laps on 0.525 mile paved oval; 262.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 500
| 29,275
| running
| 149 |
| 2
| 3
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Pontiac
| 500
| 18,570
| running
| 253 |
| 3
| 5
| Mark Martin
| 02
| Bud Reeder
| Pontiac
| 497
| 7,525
| running
| 40 |
| 4
| 10
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 497
| 4,500
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 6
| Joe Millikan
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 497
| 7,425
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 20
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 494
| 5,920
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 24
| Jimmy Hensley
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Buick
| 487
| 4,650
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 2
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 486
| 7,950
| running
| 1 |
| 9
| 11
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 481
| 5,850
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 8
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Buick
| 479
| 6,000
| running
| 21 |
| 11
| 25
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 477
| 3,340
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 23
| Tommy Houston
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 469
| 3,170
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 27
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 458
| 2,960
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 22
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 439
| 2,800
| transmission
| 1 |
| 15
| 28
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 437
| 2,640
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 30
| Bob McElee
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 414
| 2,180
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 9
| Joe Ruttman
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Buick
| 375
| 5,225
| transmission
| 0 |
| 18
| 16
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 357
| 5,200
| engine
| 0 |
| 19
| 21
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 328
| 1,995
| rear end
| 0 |
| 20
| 13
| Tim Richmond
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Buick
| 305
| 1,300
| engine
| 14 |
| 21
| 18
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 287
| 2,890
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 26
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Buick
| 223
| 1,880
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 12
| Geoff Bodine
| 01
| Emanuel Zervakis
| Buick
| 204
| 670
| rear end
| 3 |
| 24
| 4
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 198
| 5,610
| valve
| 0 |
| 25
| 19
| Lennie Pond
| 68
| Lennie Pond
| Buick
| 187
| 650
| rear end
| 0 |
| 26
| 7
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 148
| 2,690
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 29
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac
| 115
| 1,180
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 14
| Morgan Shepherd
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Pontiac
| 63
| 870
| accident
| 18 |
| 29
| 17
| Buddy Baker
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Buick
| 43
| 610
| accident
| 0 |
| 30
| 15
| Tommy Ellis
| 55
| Tommy Ellis
| Chevrolet
| 14
| 600
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:44:57
Average Speed: 70.089 MPH
Pole Speed: 81.232 seconds
11 cautions for 72 laps
Attendance: 37,000