|| *Comments on the 1981 Virginia 500:* View the most recent comment <#17> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. Dalejrfan14 posted: 03.14.2006 - 8:37 pm Rate this comment: (3) (2) YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!WINNER!WINNER!WINNER! 2. Matt posted: 06.03.2006 - 3:28 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Butch Lindley had a really strong run going and looked like he could've pulled off the upset win until his brakes burned off on lap 86. 3. Steve.M. posted: 05.09.2007 - 4:57 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) one of ESPNs first broadcasts, 2nd i believe it was tape delayed 4. anonymous posted: 07.08.2007 - 5:30 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Morgan Shepherd's first Winston Cup win. 5. 18fan posted: 01.05.2009 - 3:54 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Buddy Arrington's best starting position of his career (3rd) 6. Anonymous posted: 01.20.2009 - 11:43 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Ricky Rudd's first pole, and it came in his home state. 7. zuel660 posted: 03.10.2010 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Before this race, when was the last time a Pontiac won a Cup series race?? 8. Anonymous posted: 11.26.2010 - 11:55 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) October 27, 1963 when Joe Weatherly won at Orange Speedway. 9. rob posted: 12.03.2011 - 5:29 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) wow. i was at both races. weatherly smoked em in 1963 and shep spanked em in this one. hard to believe nearly 18 years between the two routs for pontiac. 10. robby burns posted: 04.29.2015 - 11:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The only race Morgan Shepherd won that wasn't at Atlanta Motor Speedway He won the Race in March of 1986 in the #47 Buick for Jack Beebe He won the race in November 1990 in the #15 Motorcraft Ford for Bud Moore His final win was in the Blizzard of '93 spring race in March driving the #21 CITGO Ford for the Wood Brothers This win came for Cliff Stewart in #5 pontiac 4 wins for 4 different car owners. 11. KW posted: 10.04.2016 - 9:24 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The NASCAR Modified Division ran the Azalea 150 the day before this race, the winner was Richie Evans, followed by Ron Bouchard, Maynard Troyer, Jerry Cook and Ray Hendrick. Geoff Bodine was 6th, Greg Sacks was 18th, and Neil Bonnett was 29th. 12. Altracing posted: 04.01.2017 - 10:54 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Second time and last time as of 2017 that a rookie won at Martinsville the other being Earl Ross in 1974 13. saltsburgtrojanfan posted: 12.22.2017 - 5:15 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution 1: Lap 5-14: #25 accident turn 2 Caution 2: Lap 43-55: #43,75,88 accident turn 3 Caution 3: Lap 152-156: #11 spun turn 2 Caution 4: Lap 287-291: Caution 5: Lap 385-389: 14. RaceFanX posted: 03.24.2018 - 1:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cale Yarborough had a lot of success at Martinsville over the years, including six wins, but while his final start at the paperclip saw him lead a good chunk of the race's first half a blown motor ultimately doomed him to his first finish outside the top-20 here since 1969. 15. Jimmie4life posted: 06.02.2018 - 10:33 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Morgan Shepherd, age 39, at the time, becomes the oldest driver to gain their first cup win(only to get beat by Harry Gant the next year, when he won at age 42). 16. @Statscrash posted: 08.29.2018 - 10:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If Terry Labonte is retired for good this time as of today Morgan is the earliest Cup winner still active running a top NASCAR series as of August 29th 2018. I would think at least? 17. rateus posted: 02.09.2021 - 4:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Driver Change - DK Ulrich qualified his own #40 before handing over to Tommy Gale for the race. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: