1981 Old Dominion 500

Race 26 of 31

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:44:43
Average speed of winner: 70.089 mph
Margin of victory: 7.8 sec.
Lead changes: 14 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 11 for 72 laps
Lap leaders: Waltrip 1-45, Shepherd 46-63, Bodine 64-66, Allison 67-87, Gant 88-120, Richmond 121-129, Gant 130-143, Richmond 144-148, Martin 149-188, Gant 189-231, Rudd 232, Waltrip 233-300, Marcis 301, Gant 302-464, Waltrip 465-500

Race notes: Debut for Bob McElee.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Darrell Waltrip	11	Mountain Dew	Buick	Johnson	Brewer	89.014	500	3	149	running	29275	180
2	3	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Pontiac	Needham	Carter		500	4	253	running	18570	180
3	5	Mark Martin	02	Amsoil	Pontiac	Reeder			497	1	40	running	7525	170
4	10	Neil Bonnett	21	Warner Hodgdon/National Engineering	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		497	0	0	running	4500	160
5	6	Joe Millikan	5	Performance Connection	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart	Darrell Bryant		497	0	0	running	7425	155
6	20	Ron Bouchard	47	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Jack Beebe			494	0	0	running	5920	150
7	24	Jimmy Hensley	24	Washington Freightliners	Buick	Cecil Gordon			487	0	0	running	4650	0
8	2	Ricky Rudd	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Nelson		486	1	1	running	7950	147
9	11	Terry Labonte	44	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Hagan	Elder	90.052	481	0	0	running	5850	138
10	8	Bobby Allison	28	Hardee's	Buick	Ranier	Wilson		479	1	21	running	6000	139
11	25	Buddy Arrington	67	Kyle Petty's Boot Barn	Dodge	Arrington			477	0	0	running	3340	130
12	23	Tommy Houston	17	Kings Inn Daytona	Chevrolet	Hamby			469	0	0	running	3170	127
13	27	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			458	0	0	running	2960	124
14	22	Dave Marcis	71	J.D. Stacy Racing	Chevrolet	Marcis			439	1	1	transmission	2800	126
15	28	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Pontiac	Means			437	0	0	running	2640	118
16	30	Bob McElee	99	Alva Racing	Buick	Ulrich			414	0	0	running	2180	0
17	9	Joe Ruttman	2	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Stacy	Inman		375	0	0	transmission	5225	112
18	16	Richard Petty	43	STP	Buick	Petty	Hmiel		357	0	0	engine	5200	109
19	21	Kyle Petty	42	STP	Buick	Petty			328	0	0	rear end	1995	106
20	13	Tim Richmond	37	Rogers Auto Leasing	Buick	Bob Rogers			305	2	14	engine	1300	108
21	18	Jody Ridley	90	Truxmore/Sunny King	Ford	Donlavey			287	0	0	engine	2890	100
22	26	Lake Speed	66	Speed Racing	Buick	Speed			223	0	0	engine	1880	97
23	12	Geoff Bodine	01	Zervakis Racing	Buick	Zervakis			204	1	3	rear end	670	99
24	4	Benny Parsons	15	Melling Tool Company	Ford	Moore	Moore		198	0	0	valve spring	5610	91
25	19	Lennie Pond	68	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Pond			187	0	0	rear end	650	88
26	7	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Pontiac	Childress	Shelmerdine		148	0	0	engine	2690	85
27	29	Ronnie Thomas	25	Five Zeros	Pontiac	Ronnie Thomas			115	0	0	engine	1180	82
28	14	Morgan Shepherd	98	Levi Garrett	Pontiac	Benfield	Buddy Parrott		53	1	18	accident	870	84
29	17	Buddy Baker	12	Ramey's Chevy City	Buick	Childers			43	0	0	accident	610	0
30	15	Tommy Ellis	55	Industrial Boilers	Chevrolet	Tommy Ellis			14	0	0	accident	600	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Darrell Waltrip	4000	26	7	9	17	20
2	Bobby Allison	3957	26	2	4	16	21
3	Harry Gant	3652	26	2	0	12	16
4	Ricky Rudd	3532	26	3	0	13	16
5	Terry Labonte	3413	26	2	0	7	14
6	Dale Earnhardt	3331	26	0	0	7	14
7	Richard Petty	3299	26	0	3	11	14
8	Jody Ridley	3296	26	0	1	2	14
9	Dave Marcis	3043	26	1	0	4	9
10	Benny Parsons	3035	26	0	3	10	11
11	Kyle Petty	2867	26	0	0	1	9
12	Buddy Arrington	2792	26	0	0	0	5
13	Jimmy Means	2719	26	0	0	0	1
14	Morgan Shepherd	2691	24	1	1	3	8
15	Tommy Gale	2619	25	0	0	0	0
16	Tim Richmond	2556	24	0	0	0	6
17	J.D. McDuffie	2459	23	0	0	0	1
18	Lake Speed	2371	22	0	0	0	6
19	James Hylton	2335	24	0	0	0	0
20	Richard Childress	2144	20	0	0	1	1
21	Cecil Gordon	2096	24	0	0	0	0
22	Joe Millikan	2064	18	0	0	1	7
23	Neil Bonnett	2056	18	1	2	6	7
24	Ron Bouchard	1977	17	1	1	3	9
25	Ronnie Thomas	1959	21	0	0	0	0