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1981 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 24 of 31 Sunday, September 13, 1981 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA 400 laps on a 0.542 mile paved track (216.800 miles) Time of race: 3:05:50 Average speed: 69.998 mph Pole speed: 93.435 mph Cautions: 9 for 63 laps Margin of victory: 3 cl Attendance: 27000 Lead changes: 18 Glossary    1981 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1981 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 32 31 37   Mike Alexander Rogers Auto Leasing   (Bob Rogers) Buick 0 500 wiring 0 67 5 7 28   Bobby Allison Hardee's   (Harry Ranier) Buick 400 7275 running 95 160 13 30 67   Buddy Arrington Hills Racing   (Buddy Arrington) Dodge 389 3120 running 0 124 10 22 75   Gary Balough Chaparral Trailers   (Rahmoc Enterprises) Buick 395 3580 running 0 134 25 5 47   Ron Bouchard J.D. Stacy   (Jack Beebe) Buick 229 1230 crash 0 88 28 23 29   Dave Dion Central Seeding   (Dave Dion) Ford 143 615 crash 0 79 6 11 3   Dale Earnhardt Wrangler   (Richard Childress) Pontiac 398 6270 running 0 150 26 6 55   Tommy Ellis Industrial Boiler   (Tommy Ellis) Chevrolet 207 635 brakes 1 90 15 18 92   Joe Fields Fields Racing   (Joe Fields) Buick 387 965 running 0 118 17 20 64   Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley) Ford 378 2740 running 0 112 2 3 33   Harry Gant Skoal Bandit   (Hal Needham) Pontiac 400 10195 running 16 175 23 26 40   Cecil Gordon Midlothian Texaco   (D.K. Ulrich) Buick 323 690 running 0 94 18 32 48   James Hylton Palatine Auto Parts   (James Hylton) Pontiac 375 2305 running 0 109 4 10 44   Terry Labonte J.D. Stacy   (Billy Hagan) Buick 400 7550 running 13 165 19 13 71   Dave Marcis J.D. Stacy   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 374 2470 engine 2 111 7 1 02   Mark Martin Ams Oil / Prototype   (Bud Reeder) Pontiac 398 3300 running 0 146 16 27 52   Jimmy Means Broadway Motors   (Jimmy Means) Pontiac 385 2900 running 0 115 8 8 5   Joe Millikan Performance Connection   (Cliff Stewart) Pontiac 397 5675 running 0 142 1 4 15   Benny Parsons Melling Tool   (Bud Moore) Ford 400 18525 running 121 180 22 29 42   Kyle Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Buick 343 1665 running 0 97 11 21 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Buick 395 5660 running 3 135 27 15 68   Lennie Pond J.D. Stacy   (Lennie Pond) Buick 149 615 rear end 0 82 14 17 12   Tim Richmond UNO   (Kennie Childers) Buick 388 1465 running 0 121 9 19 90   Jody Ridley Truxmore / Sunny King   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 396 4750 running 0 138 12 12 88   Ricky Rudd Gatorade   (DiGard Racing) Chevrolet 392 5550 running 0 127 31 24 98   Johnny Rutherford Levi Garrett   (Ron Benfield) Pontiac 53 525 crash 0 70 30 9 2   Joe Ruttman Jim Stacy Pontiac 68 4950 engine 0 73 29 16 24   Morgan Shepherd Washington Freightliner   (Cecil Gordon) Buick 125 1115 transmission 0 76 20 28 66   Lake Speed Speed Racing   (Lake Speed) Oldsmobile 364 2285 running 0 103 24 25 25   Ronnie Thomas Thomas Racing   (Ronnie Thomas) Chevrolet 320 1240 running 0 91 21 14 99   D.K. Ulrich Ulrich Racing   (D.K. Ulrich) Buick 362 1940 engine 0 100 3 2 11   Darrell Waltrip Mountain Dew   (Junior Johnson) Buick 400 12500 running 149 175

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Darrell Waltrip 1 57 57   Tommy Ellis 58 58 1   Harry Gant 59 74 16   Darrell Waltrip 75 139 65   Richard Petty 140 140 1   Dave Marcis 141 141 1   Darrell Waltrip 142 168 27   Terry Labonte 169 181 13   Benny Parsons 182 182 1   Bobby Allison 183 233 51   Richard Petty 234 234 1   Dave Marcis 235 235 1   Bobby Allison 236 264 29   Benny Parsons 265 345 81   Richard Petty 346 346 1   Benny Parsons 347 360 14   Bobby Allison 361 375 15   Benny Parsons 376 400 25 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Bobby Allison 3648     2   Darrell Waltrip 3645   -3   3   Harry Gant 3378   -270   4   Ricky Rudd 3225   -423   5   Terry Labonte 3194   -454   6   Dale Earnhardt 3128   -520   7   Jody Ridley 3066   -582   8   Richard Petty 3051   -597   9   Benny Parsons 2883   -765   10   Dave Marcis 2770   -878   11   Kyle Petty 2615   -1033   12   Buddy Arrington 2541   -1107   13   Jimmy Means 2495   -1153   14   Morgan Shepherd 2475   -1173   15   Tim Richmond 2437   -1211   16   Tommy Gale 2404   -1244   17   J.D. McDuffie 2380   -1268   18   James Hylton 2268   -1380   19   Lake Speed 2192   -1456   20   Richard Childress 2144   -1504   21   Cecil Gordon 2011   -1637