The 1981 Richmond 400 was a Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup) event held at Richmond International Raceway on February 22, 1981. Darrell Waltrip won his first race with Junior Johnson Motorsports, leading 204 of the 400 laps in route to a 3.6-second victory on Ricky Rudd. Richard Petty padded his points lead with a 3rd place finish, holding a 39-point edge on Dale Earnhardt (7th). Stats