1981 Richmond 400 | ![]() |
Held on February 22, 1981 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, VA | |
400 L, 300 M, 482.8 KM - Scheduled Distance |
RESULTS |
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Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Buick | 400 | 204 | running | 185 |
2 | 8 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Oldsmobile | 400 | 7 | running | 175 |
3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Buick | 399 | 39 | running | 170 |
4 | 1 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Performance Connection | Pontiac | 399 | 150 | running | 165 |
5 | 4 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 155 |
6 | 2 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Buick | 399 | 0 | running | 150 |
7 | 6 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler | Pontiac | 397 | 0 | running | 146 |
8 | 25 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore, Sunny King | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 142 |
9 | 14 | 75 | Joe Millikan | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 396 | 0 | running | 138 |
10 | 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Pontiac | 395 | 0 | running | 134 |
11 | 12 | 68 | Lennie Pond | The 5 Racers | Buick | 395 | 0 | running | 130 |
12 | 26 | 66 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | 392 | 0 | running | 127 |
13 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Childress Racing | Pontiac | 391 | 0 | running | 124 |
14 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Pontiac | 390 | 0 | running | 121 |
15 | 11 | 37 | Don Sprouse | Rogers Auto Leasing | Oldsmobile | 389 | 0 | running | 118 |
16 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing | Dodge | 385 | 0 | running | 115 |
17 | 27 | 99 | Tim Richmond | UNO | Buick | 382 | 0 | running | 112 |
18 | 23 | 79 | Tommy Gale | Miller Roofing | Oldsmobile | 381 | 0 | running | 109 |
19 | 24 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Home Craft Homes | Buick | 380 | 0 | running | 106 |
20 | 30 | 94 | Henry Jones | Louise Smith | Buick | 363 | 0 | running | 103 |
21 | 13 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 358 | 0 | running | 100 |
22 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson, Bowlin Coal | Dodge | 321 | 0 | driveshaft | 97 |
23 | 5 | 28 | Bobby Allison | J.W. Hunt Produce | Chevy | 276 | 0 | rear end | 94 |
24 | 17 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Buick | 223 | 0 | rear end | 91 |
25 | 22 | 17 | Glenn Jarrett | Kings Inn Daytona | Chevy | 216 | 0 | transmission | 88 |
26 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove | Buick | 204 | 0 | clutch | 85 |
27 | 29 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevy | 169 | 0 | rear end | 82 |
28 | 21 | 92 | Joe Fields | Richmond Printing | Pontiac | 118 | 0 | running | 79 |
29 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Auto Parts | Pontiac | 47 | 0 | distributor | 76 |
30 | 28 | 45 | Baxter Price | McWhirter Grading | Buick | 16 | 0 | driveshaft | 73 |
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Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |