| 1981 Valleydale 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $123,400 | Race Date: | Mar 29, 1981 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.500 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 59m 36s | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 | Average Speed: | 89.530 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 31 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 44 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Buick | Car No.: | #11 Buick | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 323 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 112.125 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Valleydale 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 323 |
| 2 | 5 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Tuf-Lon | Running |  | 165 | 500 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Performance Connection | Running | | 165 | 500 | 18 |
| 5 | 8 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running |  | 160 | 499 | 57 |
| 6 | 6 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Running | | 150 | 497 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 151 | 495 | 1 |
| 8 | 14 | 48 | Harry Gant | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 147 | 493 | 1 |
| 9 | 21 | 66 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Running | | 138 | 491 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 99 | Tim Richmond (R) | Uno | Running | | 134 | 491 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Running | | 130 | 487 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 37 | Mike Alexander (R) | Roger's Auto Leasing | Running | | 127 | 486 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing | Running |  | 124 | 485 | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running |  | 121 | 480 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Honda | Running | | 118 | 479 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 3 | Richard Childress | Nichols | Running | | 115 | 476 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Rahmoc Racing | Running | | 117 | 474 | 1 |
| 18 | 10 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | | 109 | 473 | 0 |
| 19 | 17 | 45 | D.K. Ulrich | McWhirter Grading | Running | | 0 | 473 | 0 |
| 20 | 31 | 17 | Steve Spencer | Slick 50 | Running | | 103 | 468 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Brian's Steakhouse | Running | | 100 | 461 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Valves | | 97 | 377 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 20 | Rick Newsom | City Chevy | Engine | | 94 | 356 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 47 | Ron Bouchard (R) | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 0 | 349 | 6 |
| 25 | 15 | 26 | Butch Lindley | Lindley Racing | Engine | | 88 | 194 | 9 |
| 26 | 27 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Wheel Stud | | 85 | 184 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robin (R) | Howard & Egerton Racing | Sway Bar | | 82 | 164 | 0 |
| 28 | 2 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 84 | 140 | 65 |
| 29 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | | 81 | 116 | 1 |
| 30 | 29 | 6 | Ernie Cline | Bush Incorporated | Brakes | | 73 | 77 | 0 |
| 31 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | W.H. Bolin / Hudson Chrevolet | Rear Gear | | 75 | 60 | 18 |
