RESULTS
1981 Official Race Results : Richmond 400
Richmond 400 | February 22, 1981 | Race 3 of 31
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| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
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| 1 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 185/10 | 400 | Running | 18,800 |
| 2 | 8 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Oldsmobile | Gatorade | 175/5 | 400 | Running | 13,400 |
| 3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | 170/5 | 399 | Running | 9,775 |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 165/5 | 399 | Running | 5,100 |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 155/0 | 399 | Running | 7,050 |
| 6 | 2 | 47 | Harry Gant | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 150/0 | 399 | Running | 4,770 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | Wrangler Jeans | 146/0 | 397 | Running | 7,550 |
| 8 | 25 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 142/0 | 397 | Running | 4,845 |
| 9 | 14 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Buick | Rahmoc Racing | 138/0 | 396 | Running | 3,450 |
| 10 | 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 134/0 | 395 | Running | 3,240 |
| 11 | 12 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Buick | The 5 Racers | 130/0 | 395 | Running | 2,720 |
| 12 | 26 | 66 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Speed Racing | 127/0 | 392 | Running | 1,100 |
| 13 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | Childress Racing | 124/0 | 391 | Running | 2,710 |
| 14 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 121/0 | 390 | Running | 2,565 |
| 15 | 11 | 37 | Don Sprouse | Oldsmobile | Rogers Auto Leasing | 118/0 | 389 | Running | 965 |
| 16 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | 115/0 | 385 | Running | 2,380 |
| 17 | 27 | 99 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Uno | 112/0 | 382 | Running | 2,220 |
| 18 | 23 | 79 | Tommy Gale | Oldsmobile | Junior Miller Roofing | 109/0 | 381 | Running | 2,035 |
| 19 | 24 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Home Craft Homes | 106/0 | 380 | Running | 1,690 |
| 20 | 30 | 94 | Henry Jones | Buick | Louise Smith | 103/0 | 363 | Running | 765 |
| 21 | 13 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 100/0 | 358 | Running | 1,640 |
| 22 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | Hudson Chev / W.h. Bolin | 97/0 | 321 | Drive Shaft | 965 |
| 23 | 5 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | J.W. Hunt Produce | 94/0 | 276 | Rear End | 5,415 |
| 24 | 17 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP | 91/0 | 223 | Rear End | 665 |
| 25 | 22 | 17 | Glenn Jarrett | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 88/0 | 216 | Transmission | 905 |
| 26 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Apache Stove | 85/0 | 204 | Clutch | 5,085 |
| 27 | 29 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Newsom Racing | 82/0 | 169 | Rear End | 615 |
| 28 | 21 | 92 | Joe Fields | Pontiac | Richmond Printing | PE | 118 | Running | 590 |
| 29 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | Palatine Automotive | 76/0 | 47 | Distributor | 815 |
| 30 | 28 | 45 | Baxter Price | Buick | McWhirter Grading | 73/0 | 16 | Drive Shaft | 500 |
* Denotes Rookie
RACE FACTS
Average Speed: 76.57 mph
Margin of Victory: 5 seconds
Time of Race: 02:49:53
Lead Changes: 4
Cautions: 7 for 50 laps.
Margin of Victory: 5 seconds
Time of Race: 02:49:53
Lead Changes: 4
Cautions: 7 for 50 laps.
Updated: Monday 4:52 pm
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