| 1981 Cardinal 500 Classic | 
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| Held on November 1, 1981 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, VA | |
| 250 L, 131.5 M, 211.75 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 99 | Geoffrey Bodine | Omni | 250 | 235 | running | ||
| 2 | 12 | 1 | Bugs Stevens | Pinto | 250 | 0 | running | ||
| 3 | 23 | 6 | Maynard Troyer | Pinto | 249 | 0 | running | ||
| 4 | 18 | 2 | Ken Bouchard | Omni | 249 | 0 | running | ||
| 5 | 5 | 01 | Ray Miller | Pinto | 248 | 1 | running | ||
| 6 | 20 | 52 | Doug Hewitt | Pinto | 248 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 38 | 20 | Bill Park | Pinto | 246 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 22 | 51 | Johnny Bryant | Pinto | 246 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 27 | 62 | Don Pratt | Pinto | 241 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 33 | 31 | Don Smith | Pinto | 239 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 6 | 41 | Greg Sacks | Pinto | 235 | 0 | rear end | ||
| 12 | 37 | 29 | Jerry Miller | Arrow | 230 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 34 | 02 | Gail Barber | Pinto | 221 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 30 | 28 | Rod Spalding | Pinto | 214 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 16 | 56 | Gary Iulg | Pinto | 205 | 0 | engine | ||
| 16 | 15 | 75 | Carl Pasteryak | Pinto | 192 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 35 | 70 | Al Hill | Pinto | 188 | 0 | accident | ||
| 18 | 29 | 9 | Stan Greger | Pinto | 185 | 0 | rear end | ||
| 19 | 8 | 4 | Brian Ross | Lynx | 161 | 0 | steering | ||
| 20 | 9 | 76 | John Blewett, Jr. | Gremlin | 156 | 0 | engine | ||
| 21 | 13 | 21 | Marty Radewick | Pinto | 155 | 0 | engine | ||
| 22 | 7 | 38 | Jerry Cook | Pinto | 137 | 14 | oil pump | ||
| 23 | 4 | 09 | Jamie Tomaino | Pinto | 123 | 0 | accident | ||
| 24 | 14 | 23 | George Summers | TC3 | 92 | 0 | engine | ||
| 25 | 26 | 04 | Corky Cookman | Pinto | 82 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 26 | 10 | 19 | Ed St. Angelo, Jr. | Pinto | 79 | 0 | engine | ||
| 27 | 17 | 71 | Bob Polverari | TC3 | 73 | 0 | engine | ||
| 28 | 28 | 27 | Gerald Compton | Pinto | 57 | 0 | steering | ||
| 29 | 19 | 24 | Jimmy Spencer | Pinto | 52 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 30 | 26 | 18 | Paul Radford | Pinto | 50 | 0 | accident | ||
| 31 | 11 | 22 | Bill Hensley | Arrow | 48 | 0 | engine | ||
| 32 | 3 | 26 | George Kent | Pinto | 39 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 33 | 40 | 69 | Frank Biddle | Gremlin | 31 | 0 | engine | ||
| 34 | 32 | 07 | Satch Worley | Pinto | 24 | 0 | accident | ||
| 35 | 24 | 34 | Reggie Ruggiero | Pinto | 9 | 0 | accident | ||
| 36 | 21 | 66 | Bobby Vee | Omni | 8 | 0 | oil pump | ||
| 37 | 31 | 45 | Vincent Green | Pinto | 8 | 0 | accident | ||
| 38 | 2 | 61 | Richie Evans | Pinto | 2 | 0 | brakes | ||
| 39 | 39 | 79 | Roger Hill | Pinto | 1 | 0 | axle | ||
| 40 | 25 | 14 | Philip Smith | Vega | 0 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
