| 1981 Dogwood 500 Classic | 
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| Held on March 15, 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 | Pontiac | 250 | 83 | Running | ||
| 2 | 2 | 00 | Sam Ard | Olds | 250 | 167 | Running | ||
| 3 | 11 | 4 | Tommy Ellis | Pontiac | 250 | 0 | Running | ||
| 4 | 10 | 0 | Jay Hedgecock | Pontiac | 250 | 0 | Running | ||
| 5 | 13 | 11 | Jack Ingram | Pontiac | 250 | 0 | Running | ||
| 6 | 9 | 88 | Monk Tate | Olds | 250 | 0 | Running | ||
| 7 | 8 | 63 | Jimmy Hensley | Pontiac | 250 | 0 | Running | ||
| 8 | 20 | 3 | Mike Porter | Pontiac | 249 | 0 | Running | ||
| 9 | 24 | 44 | Bob Pressley | Chevy | 249 | 0 | Running | ||
| 10 | 17 | 2 | Jeff Hensley | Buick | 249 | 0 | Running | ||
| 11 | 29 | 27 | Phil Parsons | Pontiac | 249 | 0 | Running | ||
| 12 | 16 | 1 | Bill Dennis | Pontiac | 248 | 0 | Running | ||
| 13 | 12 | 7 | John Settlemyre | Pontiac | 248 | 0 | Running | ||
| 14 | 31 | 55 | Jerry Taylor | Chevy | 246 | 0 | Running | ||
| 15 | 5 | 15 | Brad Teague | Pontiac | 245 | 0 | Running | ||
| 16 | 22 | 04 | Eddie Falk | Olds | 244 | 0 | Running | ||
| 17 | 40 | 9 | Tony Hulin | Olds | 242 | 0 | Running | ||
| 18 | 35 | 37 | John Livingston | Chevy | 231 | 0 | Running | ||
| 19 | 27 | 34 | Steve Poulin | Pontiac | 227 | 0 | Running | ||
| 20 | 3 | 71 | Gene Glover | Pontiac | 211 | 0 | Engine | ||
| 21 | 39 | 8 | Bubba Nissen | Pontiac | 175 | 0 | Wreck | ||
| 22 | 32 | 73 | Wayne Broome | Chevy | 152 | 0 | Engine | ||
| 23 | 36 | 26 | Jimmy Lawson | Pontiac | 149 | 0 | Wreck | ||
| 24 | 6 | 5 | Paul Radford | Pontiac | 135 | 0 | Wreck | ||
| 25 | 33 | 02 | Snookie Farmer | Chevy | 129 | 0 | Oil Temperature | ||
| 26 | 34 | 41 | Louie Littlepage | Chevy | 122 | 0 | Engine | ||
| 27 | 20 | 77 | Bud Elliott | Pontiac | 103 | 0 | Engine | ||
| 28 | 25 | 87 | Steve Jarvis | Chevy | 102 | 0 | Overheating | ||
| 29 | 14 | 10 | Dick McCabe | Pontiac | 78 | 0 | Handling | ||
| 30 | 7 | 81 | Sonny Hutchins | Pontiac | 76 | 0 | Oil Pressure | ||
| 31 | 19 | 59 | Ray Hendrick | Pontiac | 61 | 0 | Brakes | ||
| 32 | 30 | 21 | Danny Fair | Pontiac | 47 | 0 | Engine | ||
| 33 | 15 | 95 | Tommy Houston | Pontiac | 46 | 0 | Engine | ||
| 34 | 37 | 6 | Kent Fogleman | Chevy | 42 | 0 | Brakes | ||
| 35 | 26 | 51 | Bobby Fleming | Pontiac | 42 | 0 | Oil Pump | ||
| 36 | 4 | 01 | Butch Lindley | Pontiac | 27 | 0 | Engine | ||
| 37 | 28 | 19 | Diane Teel | Pontiac | 23 | 0 | Wreck | ||
| 38 | 38 | 40 | Frank Butler | Ford | 18 | 0 | Engine | ||
| 39 | 18 | 97 | Harry Lee Hill | Pontiac | 15 | 0 | Engine | ||
| 40 | 23 | 22 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | 15 | 0 | Engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 2h:15:01 | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Geoffrey Bodine - 20.540 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.900 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 58.387 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 17 for 84 laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among 2 drivers - not available |
