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1981 Old Dominion 500


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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 26 of 31
Sunday, September 27, 1981 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a 0.525 mile paved track (262.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:44:57
Average speed: 70.089 mph
Pole speed: 89.014 mph		Cautions: 11 for 72 laps
Margin of victory: 7.8 sec
Attendance: 37000
Lead changes: 14

Glossary    1981 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1981 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 111   Darrell Waltrip Mountain Dew   (Junior Johnson)Buick50029275running149180
2 333   Harry Gant Skoal Bandit   (Hal Needham)Pontiac50018570running253180
3 502   Mark Martin Ams Oil   (Bud Reeder)Pontiac4977525running40170
41021   Neil Bonnett Warner Hodgdon / National Eng.   (Wood Brothers)Ford4974500running0160
5 65   Joe Millikan Performance Connection   (Cliff Stewart)Pontiac4977425running0155
62047   Ron Bouchard J.D. Stacy   (Jack Beebe)Buick4945920running0150
72424   Jimmy Hensley Washington Freightliner   (Cecil Gordon)Buick4874650running0146
8 288   Ricky Rudd Gatorade   (DiGard Racing)Chevrolet4867950running1147
91144   Terry Labonte J.D. Stacy   (Billy Hagan)Buick4815850running0138
10 828   Bobby Allison Hardee's   (Harry Ranier)Buick4796000running21139
112567   Buddy Arrington Kyle Petty's Boot Barn   (Buddy Arrington)Dodge4773340running0130
122317   Tommy Houston Kings Inn Daytona   (Roger Hamby)Chevrolet4693170running0127
132764   Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley)Ford4582960running0124
142271   Dave Marcis J.D. Stacy   (Dave Marcis)Chevrolet4392800transmission1126
152852   Jimmy Means Broadway Motors   (Jimmy Means)Pontiac4372640running0118
163099   Bob McElwee Alva Racing   (D.K. Ulrich)Buick4142180running0115
17 92   Joe Ruttman J.D. Stacy   (Jim Stacy)Buick3755225transmission0112
181643   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises)Buick3575200engine0109
192142   Kyle Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises)Buick3281995rear end0106
201337   Tim Richmond Rogers Auto Leasing   (Bob Rogers)Buick3051300engine14108
211890   Jody Ridley Truxmore / Sunny King   (Junie Donlavey)Ford2872890engine0100
222666   Lake Speed Speed Racing   (Lake Speed)Buick2231880engine097
231201   Geoffrey Bodine Zervakis Racing   (Emanuel Zervakis)Buick204670rear end399
24 415   Benny Parsons Melling Tool   (Bud Moore)Ford1985610valve091
251968   Lennie Pond J.D. Stacy   (Lennie Pond)Buick187650rear end088
26 73   Dale Earnhardt Wrangler   (Richard Childress)Pontiac1482690engine085
272925   Ronnie Thomas Five Zeros   (Ronnie Thomas)Pontiac1151180engine082
281498   Morgan Shepherd Levi Garrett   (Ron Benfield)Pontiac63870crash1884
291712   Buddy Baker Ramey's Chevy City   (Kennie Childers)Buick43610crash076
301555   Tommy Ellis Industrial Boiler   (Tommy Ellis)Chevrolet14600crash073

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Eddie Falk09Charlie Falk's Auto WholesalersKathryn FalkPontiac
Wayne Morgan80Foreign Crash CarsWayne MorganFord
Joe Fields92Jones RacingJerry JonesBuick
WDGary Balough75RahMoc EnterprisesBuick

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Darrell Waltrip14545
  Morgan Shepherd466318
  Geoffrey Bodine64663
  Bobby Allison678721
  Harry Gant8812033
  Tim Richmond1211299
  Harry Gant13014314
  Tim Richmond1441485
  Mark Martin14918840
  Harry Gant18923143
  Ricky Rudd2322321
  Darrell Waltrip23330068
  Dave Marcis3013011
  Harry Gant302464163
  Darrell Waltrip46550036

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Darrell Waltrip 4000    
2   Bobby Allison 3957   -43  
3   Harry Gant 3657   -343  
4   Ricky Rudd 3532   -468  
5   Terry Labonte 3413   -587  
6   Dale Earnhardt 3331   -669  
7   Richard Petty 3299   -701  
8   Jody Ridley 3296   -704  
9   Dave Marcis 3043   -957  
10   Benny Parsons 3035   -965  
11   Kyle Petty 2867   -1133  
12   Buddy Arrington 2792   -1208  
13   Jimmy Means 2719   -1281  
14   Morgan Shepherd 2686   -1314  
15   Tim Richmond 2683   -1317  
16   Tommy Gale 2619   -1381  
17   J.D. McDuffie 2459   -1541  
18   Lake Speed 2371   -1629  
19   James Hylton 2335   -1665  
20   Richard Childress 2144   -1856  
21   Cecil Gordon 2096   -1904