- 1981 Valleydale 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1981 Valleydale 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 323 | #11 Buick | Mountain Dew | 185 | 500 | Finish | $22,450 | |
| 2 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | 0 | #88 Oldsmobile | Gatorade | 170 | 500 | Finish | $14,375 | |
| 3 | 11 | Bobby Allison | 0 | #28 Pontiac | Tuf-Lon | 165 | 500 | Finish | $10,450 | |
| 4 | 7 | Morgan Shepherd | 18 | #5 Pontiac | Performance Connection | 165 | 500 | Finish | $4,600 | |
| 5 | 8 | Benny Parsons | 57 | #15 Ford | Melling Tool | 160 | 499 | Finish | $7,375 | |
| 6 | 6 | Jody Ridley | 0 | #90 Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 150 | 497 | Finish | $5,920 | |
| 7 | 4 | Terry Labonte | 1 | #44 Buick | Stratagraph | 151 | 495 | Finish | $6,550 | |
| 8 | 14 | Harry Gant | 1 | #48 Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | 147 | 493 | Finish | $4,270 | |
| 9 | 21 | Lake Speed | 0 | #66 Oldsmobile | Speed Racing | 138 | 491 | Finish | $3,800 | |
| 10 | 13 | Tim Richmond | 0 | #99 Buick | UNO | 134 | 491 | Finish | $3,590 | |
| 11 | 23 | Kyle Petty | 0 | #42 Buick | STP | 130 | 487 | Finish | $1,400 | |
| 12 | 12 | Mike Alexander | 0 | #37 Oldsmobile | Rogers Auto Leasing | 127 | 486 | Finish | $1,300 | |
| 13 | 19 | Buddy Arrington | 0 | #67 Dodge | Hills Racing | 124 | 485 | Finish | $3,020 | |
| 14 | 26 | Jimmy Means | 0 | #52 Chevy | Broadway Motors | 121 | 480 | Finish | $2,810 | |
| 15 | 24 | Tommy Gale | 0 | #64 Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 118 | 479 | Finish | $2,600 | |
| 16 | 20 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #3 Pontiac | Nichols | 115 | 476 | Finish | $2,415 |
| 17 | 18 | Joe Millikan | 1 | #75 Buick | 117 | 474 | Finish | $2,230 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Ronnie Thomas | 0 | #25 Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 109 | 473 | Finish | $2,020 | |
| 19 | 17 | D.K. Ulrich | 0 | #45 Buick | McWhirter Grading | 0 | 473 | Finish | $850 | |
| 20 | 31 | Steve Spencer | 0 | #17 Chevy | Slick 50 | 103 | 468 | Finish | $1,625 | |
| 21 | 25 | Cecil Gordon | 0 | #24 Buick | Brian's Steakhouse | 100 | 461 | Finish | $1,600 | |
| 22 | 22 | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | #70 Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 97 | 377 | Valve | $925 | |
| 23 | 30 | Rick Newsom | 0 | #20 Chevy | City | 94 | 356 | Engine | $650 | |
| 24 | 3 | Ron Bouchard | 6 | #47 Buick | Race Hill Farm | 0 | 349 | Engine | $875 | |
| 25 | 15 | Butch Lindley | 9 | #26 Chevy | Lindley Racing | 0 | 194 | Engine | $600 | |
| 26 | 27 | Bruce Hill | 0 | #50 Buick | Hill Racing | 85 | 184 | Wheel | $590 | |
| 27 | 28 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 0 | #86 Oldsmobile | Howard & Egerton | 82 | 164 | Sway Bar | $580 | |
| 28 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 65 | #2 Pontiac | Wrangler | 84 | 140 | Accident | $7,270 | |
| 29 | 9 | Richard Petty | 1 | #43 Buick | STP | 81 | 116 | Engine | $5,010 | |
| 30 | 29 | Ernie Cline | 0 | #06 Pontiac | Bush Inc. | 73 | 77 | Brakes | $550 | |
| 31 | 16 | Dave Marcis | 18 | #71 Chevy | Bowlin Coal / Hudson | 75 | 60 | Rear End | $1,100 |