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1981 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 24 of 31
Sunday, September 13, 1981 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a .542 mile paved track (216.8 miles)

Time of race: 3:05:50
Average Speed: 69.998 mph
Pole Speed: 93.435 mph

Cautions: 9 for 63 laps
Margin of Victory: 3 cl
Attendance: 27,000
Lead changes: 18

Glossary 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1981 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	4	15	Benny Parsons	Melling Tool (Bud Moore)	Ford	400	18,525	running	121	180
2	3	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Pontiac	400	10,195	running	16	175
3	2	11	Darrell Waltrip	Mountain Dew (Junior Johnson)	Buick	400	12,500	running	149	175
4	10	44	Terry Labonte	J.D. Stacy (Billy Hagan)	Buick	400	7,550	running	13	165
5	7	28	Bobby Allison	Hardee's (Harry Ranier)	Buick	400	7,275	running	95	160
6	11	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler (Richard Childress)	Pontiac	398	6,270	running	0	150
7	1	02	Mark Martin	Ams Oil / Prototype (Bud Reeder)	Pontiac	398	3,300	running	0	146
8	8	5	Joe Millikan	Performance Connection (Cliff Stewart)	Pontiac	397	5,675	running	0	142
9	19	90	Jody Ridley	Truxmore / Sunny King (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	396	4,750	running	0	138
10	22	75	Gary Balough	Chaparral Trailers (RahMoc Enterprises)	Buick	395	3,580	running	0	134
11	21	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Buick	395	5,660	running	3	135
12	12	88	Ricky Rudd	Gatorade (DiGard)	Chevrolet	392	5,550	running	0	127
13	30	67	Buddy Arrington	Hills Racing (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	389	3,120	running	0	124
14	17	12	Tim Richmond	UNO (Kennie Childers)	Buick	388	1,465	running	0	121
15	18	92	Joe Fields	Fields Racing (Joe Fields)	Buick	387	965	running	0	118
16	27	52	Jimmy Means	Broadway Motors (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	385	2,900	running	0	115
17	20	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	378	2,740	running	0	112
18	32	48	James Hylton	Palatine Auto Parts (James Hylton)	Pontiac	375	2,305	running	0	109
19	13	71	Dave Marcis	J.D. Stacy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	374	2,470	engine	2	111
20	28	66	Lake Speed	Speed Racing (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	364	2,285	running	0	103
21	14	99	D.K. Ulrich	Ulrich Racing (D.K. Ulrich)	Buick	362	1,940	engine	0	100
22	29	42	Kyle Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Buick	343	1,665	running	0	97
23	26	40	Cecil Gordon	Midlothian Texaco (D.K. Ulrich)	Buick	323	690	running	0	94
24	25	25	Ronnie Thomas	Thomas Racing (Ronnie Thomas)	Chevrolet	320	1,240	running	0	91
25	5	47	Ron Bouchard	J.D. Stacy (Jack Beebe)	Buick	229	1,230	crash	0	88
26	6	55	Tommy Ellis	Industrial Boiler (Tommy Ellis)	Chevrolet	207	635	brakes	1	90
27	15	68	Lennie Pond	J.D. Stacy (Lennie Pond)	Buick	149	615	rear end	0	82
28	23	29	Dave Dion	Central Seeding (Dave Dion)	Ford	143	615	crash	0	79
29	16	24	Morgan Shepherd	Washington Freightliner (Cecil Gordon)	Buick	125	1,115	transmission	0	76
30	9	2	Joe Ruttman	Jim Stacy	Pontiac	68	4,950	engine	0	73
31	24	98	Johnny Rutherford	Levi Garrett (Ron Benfield)	Pontiac	53	525	crash	0	70
32	31	37	Mike Alexander	Rogers Auto Leasing (Bob Rogers)	Buick	0	500	wiring	0	67

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Darrell Waltrip	1	57	57
Tommy Ellis	58	58	1
Harry Gant	59	74	16
Darrell Waltrip	75	139	65
Richard Petty	140	140	1
Dave Marcis	141	141	1
Darrell Waltrip	142	168	27
Terry Labonte	169	181	13
Benny Parsons	182	182	1
Bobby Allison	183	233	51
Richard Petty	234	234	1
Dave Marcis	235	235	1
Bobby Allison	236	264	29
Benny Parsons	265	345	81
Richard Petty	346	346	1
Benny Parsons	347	360	14
Bobby Allison	361	375	15
Benny Parsons	376	400	25

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Bobby Allison	3648
2	Darrell Waltrip	3645	-3
3	Harry Gant	3378	-270
4	Ricky Rudd	3225	-423
5	Terry Labonte	3194	-454
6	Dale Earnhardt	3128	-520
7	Jody Ridley	3066	-582
8	Richard Petty	3051	-597
9	Benny Parsons	2883	-765
10	Dave Marcis	2770	-878
11	Kyle Petty	2615	-1033
12	Buddy Arrington	2541	-1107
13	Jimmy Means	2495	-1153
14	Morgan Shepherd	2475	-1173
15	Tim Richmond	2437	-1211
16	Tommy Gale	2404	-1244
17	J.D. McDuffie	2380	-1268
18	James Hylton	2268	-1380
19	Lake Speed	2192	-1456
20	Richard Childress	2144	-1504

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