- 1981 Old Dominion 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1981 Old Dominion 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 149 | #11 Buick | Mountain Dew | 180 | 500 | Finish | $29,275 | |
| 2 | 3 | Harry Gant | 253 | #33 Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 180 | 500 | Finish | $18,570 | |
| 3 | 5 | Mark Martin | 40 | #02 Pontiac | Ams Oil | 170 | 497 | Finish | $7,525 | |
| 4 | 10 | Neil Bonnett | 0 | #21 Ford | Warner Hodgdon / Natl. Eng. | 160 | 497 | Finish | $4,500 | |
| 5 | 6 | Joe Millikan | 0 | #5 Pontiac | Performance Connection | 155 | 497 | Finish | $7,425 | |
| 6 | 20 | Ron Bouchard | 0 | #47 Buick | J.D. Stacy | 150 | 494 | Finish | $5,920 | |
| 7 | 24 | Jimmy Hensley | 0 | #24 Buick | Washington Freightliner | 0 | 487 | Finish | $4,650 | |
| 8 | 2 | Ricky Rudd | 1 | #88 Chevy | Gatorade | 147 | 486 | Finish | $7,950 | |
| 9 | 11 | Terry Labonte | 0 | #44 Buick | J.D. Stacy | 138 | 481 | Finish | $5,850 | |
| 10 | 8 | Bobby Allison | 21 | #28 Buick | Hardee's | 139 | 479 | Finish | $6,000 | |
| 11 | 25 | Buddy Arrington | 0 | #67 Dodge | Kyle Petty's Boot Barn | 130 | 477 | Finish | $3,340 | |
| 12 | 23 | Tommy Houston | 0 | #17 Chevy | Kings Inn Daytona | 127 | 469 | Finish | $3,170 | |
| 13 | 27 | Tommy Gale | 0 | #64 Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 124 | 458 | Finish | $2,960 | |
| 14 | 22 | Dave Marcis | 1 | #71 Chevy | J.D. Stacy | 126 | 439 | Transmission | $2,800 | |
| 15 | 28 | Jimmy Means | 0 | #52 Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 118 | 437 | Finish | $2,640 | |
| 16 | 30 | Bob McElee | 0 | #99 Buick | Alva Racing | 0 | 414 | Finish | $2,180 | |
| 17 | 9 | Joe Ruttman | 0 | #2 Buick | J.D. Stacy | 112 | 375 | Transmission | $5,225 | |
| 18 | 16 | Richard Petty | 0 | #43 Buick | STP | 109 | 357 | Engine | $5,200 | |
| 19 | 21 | Kyle Petty | 0 | #42 Buick | STP | 106 | 328 | Rear End | $1,995 | |
| 20 | 13 | Tim Richmond | 14 | #37 Buick | Rogers Auto Leasing | 108 | 305 | Engine | $1,300 | |
| 21 | 18 | Jody Ridley | 0 | #90 Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 100 | 287 | Engine | $2,890 | |
| 22 | 26 | Lake Speed | 0 | #66 Buick | Speed Racing | 97 | 223 | Engine | $1,880 | |
| 23 | 12 | Geoff Bodine | 3 | #01 Buick | Zervakis Racing | 99 | 204 | Rear End | $670 | |
| 24 | 4 | Benny Parsons | 0 | #15 Ford | Melling Tool | 91 | 198 | Valve | $5,610 | |
| 25 | 19 | Lennie Pond | 0 | #68 Buick | J.D. Stacy | 88 | 187 | Rear End | $650 | |
| 26 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #3 Pontiac | Wrangler | 85 | 148 | Engine | $2,690 |
| 27 | 29 | Ronnie Thomas | 0 | #25 Pontiac | Five Zeros | 82 | 115 | Engine | $1,180 | |
| 28 | 14 | Morgan Shepherd | 18 | #98 Pontiac | Levi Garrett | 84 | 63 | Accident | $870 | |
| 29 | 17 | Buddy Baker | 0 | #12 Buick | Ramey's Chevy City | 0 | 43 | Accident | $610 | |
| 30 | 15 | Tommy Ellis | 0 | #55 Chevy | Industrial Boiler | 73 | 14 | Accident | $600 |