1981 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400

Race 24 of 31

Richmond
400 laps
Time of race: 3:05:50
Average speed of winner: 69.998 mph
Margin of victory: 3 car lengths
Lead changes: 18 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 63 laps
Lap leaders: Martin pole, Waltrip 1-57, Ellis 58, Gant 59-74, Waltrip 75-139, R. Petty 140, Marcis 141, Waltrip 142-168, Labonte 169-181, Parsons 182, Allison 183-233, R. Petty 234, Marcis 235, Allison 236-264, Parsons 265-345, R. Petty 346, Parsons 347-360, Allison 361-375, Parsons 376-400

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Benny Parsons	15	Melling Tool Company	Ford	Moore	Moore		400	4	121	running	18525	180
2	3	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Pontiac	Needham	Carter		400	1	16	running	10195	175
3	2	Darrell Waltrip	11	Mountain Dew	Buick	Johnson	Brewer		400	3	149	running	12500	175
4	10	Terry Labonte	44	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Hagan	Elder		400	1	13	running	7550	165
5	7	Bobby Allison	28	Hardee's	Buick	Ranier	Wilson		400	3	95	running	7275	160
6	11	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Pontiac	Childress	Shelmerdine		398	0	0	running	6270	150
7	1	Mark Martin	02	Amsoil/Prototype	Pontiac	Reeder		93.435	398	0	0	running	3300	146
8	8	Joe Millikan	5	Performance Connection	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart	Darrell Bryant		397	0	0	running	5675	142
9	19	Jody Ridley	90	Truxmore/Sunny King	Ford	Donlavey			396	0	0	running	4750	138
10	22	Gary Balough	75	Chaparral Trailers	Buick	RahMoc	Rahilly		395	0	0	running	3580	134
11	21	Richard Petty	43	STP	Buick	Petty	Hmiel		395	3	3	running	5660	135
12	12	Ricky Rudd	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Nelson		392	0	0	running	5550	127
13	30	Buddy Arrington	67	Hills Racing	Dodge	Arrington			389	0	0	running	3120	124
14	17	Tim Richmond	12	UNO	Buick	Childers			388	0	0	running	1465	121
15	18	Joe Fields	92	Fields Racing	Buick	Joe Fields			387	0	0	running	965	118
16	27	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Pontiac	Means			385	0	0	running	2900	115
17	20	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			378	0	0	running	2740	112
18	32	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Pontiac	Hylton			375	0	0	running	2305	109
19	13	Dave Marcis	71	J.D. Stacy Racing	Chevrolet	Marcis			374	2	2	engine	2470	111
20	28	Lake Speed	66	Speed Racing	Oldsmobile	Speed			364	0	0	running	2285	103
21	14	D.K. Ulrich	99	Ulrich Racing	Buick	Ulrich			362	0	0	engine	1940	100
22	29	Kyle Petty	42	STP	Buick	Petty			343	0	0	running	1665	97
23	26	Cecil Gordon	40	Midlothian Texaco	Buick	Ulrich			323	0	0	running	690	94
24	25	Ronnie Thomas	25	Thomas Racing	Chevrolet	Ronnie Thomas			320	0	0	running	1240	91
25	5	Ron Bouchard	47	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Jack Beebe			229	0	0	accident	1230	88
26	6	Tommy Ellis	55	Industrial Boilers	Chevrolet	Tommy Ellis			207	1	1	brakes	635	90
27	15	Lennie Pond	68	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Pond			149	0	0	rear end	615	82
28	23	Dave Dion	29	Central Seeding	Ford	Dave Dion			143	0	0	accident	615	79
29	16	Morgan Shepherd	24	Washington Freightliners	Buick	Cecil Gordon			125	0	0	transmission	1115	76
30	9	Joe Ruttman	2	J.D. Stacy Racing	Pontiac	Stacy	Inman		68	0	0	engine	4950	73
31	24	Johnny Rutherford	98	Levi Garrett	Pontiac	Benfield	Buddy Parrott		53	0	0	accident	525	70
32	31	Mike Alexander	37	Rogers Auto Leasing	Buick	Bob Rogers			0	0	0	wiring	500	67

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	3648	24	2	4	15	19
2	Darrell Waltrip	3645	24	6	8	15	18
3	Harry Gant	3373	24	2	0	11	15
4	Ricky Rudd	3225	24	2	0	12	14
5	Terry Labonte	3194	24	2	0	7	13
6	Dale Earnhardt	3128	24	0	0	7	14
7	Jody Ridley	3066	24	0	1	2	14
8	Richard Petty	3051	24	0	3	11	13
9	Benny Parsons	2883	24	0	3	10	11
10	Dave Marcis	2770	24	1	0	4	8
11	Kyle Petty	2615	24	0	0	1	8
12	Buddy Arrington	2541	24	0	0	0	5
13	Jimmy Means	2495	24	0	0	0	1
14	Morgan Shepherd	2480	22	1	1	3	8
15	Tommy Gale	2404	23	0	0	0	0
16	J.D. McDuffie	2380	22	0	0	0	1
17	Tim Richmond	2310	22	0	0	0	5
18	James Hylton	2268	23	0	0	0	0
19	Lake Speed	2192	20	0	0	0	6
20	Richard Childress	2144	20	0	0	1	1
21	Cecil Gordon	2011	23	0	0	0	0
22	Joe Millikan	1809	16	0	0	0	6
23	Mike Alexander	1784	19	0	0	0	3
24	Ronnie Thomas	1774	19	0	0	0	0
25	Cale Yarborough	1744	14	2	2	5	9