1981 Official NASCAR Winston Cup Series Driver Point Standings

Race #17 | Firecracker 400

After the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway on 07-04-1981.

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Rank +/- Driver Points Back Starts Pole Win Top-5 Top-10 Winnings
1 -- Bobby Allison 2596 0 17 2 4 11 13 $353,670
2 -- Darrell Waltrip 2390 -206 17 11 5 8 11 $236,835
3 +2 Harry Gant 2305 -291 17 3 0 7 10 $137,125
4 -1 Ricky Rudd 2260 -336 17 3 0 9 10 $214,810
5 -1 Dale Earnhardt 2246 -350 17 0 0 7 10 $228,445
6 +1 Richard Petty 2206 -390 17 0 2 9 10 $243,590
7 -1 Jody Ridley 2172 -424 17 0 1 2 11 $137,750
8 -- Terry Labonte 2124 -472 17 2 0 2 8 $146,625
9 -- Benny Parsons 1953 -643 17 0 2 7 7 $159,805
10 -- Buddy Arrington 1939 -657 17 0 0 0 4 $72,715
11 -- Dave Marcis 1925 -671 17 1 0 3 5 $88,495
12 -- Morgan Shepherd 1862 -734 15 1 1 3 8 $106,055
13 -- Richard Childress 1853 -743 17 0 0 1 1 $61,700
14 +1 Kyle Petty 1834 -762 17 0 0 1 5 $56,490
15 -1 J.D. McDuffie 1829 -767 17 0 0 0 1 $59,900
16 -- Jimmy Means 1777 -819 17 0 0 0 1 $53,355
17 -- Tommy Gale 1714 -882 16 0 0 0 0 $56,880
18 -- Tim Richmond 1678 -918 15 0 0 0 3 $55,475
19 -- James Hylton 1614 -982 16 0 0 0 0 $49,250
20 -- Cecil Gordon 1465 -1131 16 0 0 0 0 $38,330
21 +2 Lake Speed 1367 -1229 13 0 0 0 4 $37,235
22 -1 Joe Millikan 1352 -1244 12 0 0 0 5 $63,675
23 +1 Neil Bonnett 1319 -1277 12 1 0 3 4 $72,715
24 -2 Ronnie Thomas 1313 -1283 14 0 0 0 0 $36,215
25 -- Cale Yarborough 1244 -1352 10 2 2 4 7 $120,370
26 -- Mike Alexander 1140 -1456 12 0 0 0 2 $22,340
27 -- Buddy Baker 1056 -1540 8 0 0 4 5 $91,950
28 +2 Ron Bouchard 904 -1692 9 1 0 0 4 $33,880
29 -- Elliott Forbes-Robinson 893 -1703 9 0 0 0 3 $23,305
30 -2 Bobby Wawak 890 -1706 10 0 0 0 1 $14,725
31 +1 Johnny Rutherford 734 -1862 6 0 0 1 2 $31,255
32 -1 Bill Elliott 663 -1933 7 1 0 1 3 $46,295
33 +4 Stan Barrett 578 -2018 8 0 0 0 0 $23,350
34 +1 Joe Ruttman 575 -2021 5 0 0 0 3 $17,295
35 -2 Donnie Allison 527 -2069 6 0 0 1 1 $27,745
36 -2 D.K. Ulrich 506 -2090 8 0 0 1 1 $16,640
37 -1 Rick Newsom 489 -2107 6 0 0 0 0 $6,250
38 -- Bruce Hill 459 -2137 6 0 0 0 0 $12,655
39 -- Dick May 387 -2209 5 0 0 0 1 $18,830
40 +11 Lennie Pond 342 -2254 4 0 0 0 0 $18,970
41 +13 Connie Saylor 300 -2296 3 0 0 0 0 $9,730
42 -2 Joe Fields 300 -2296 4 0 0 0 0 $6,010
43 -2 Jim Robinson 284 -2312 2 0 0 0 2 $8,555
44 +2 Rick Wilson 277 -2319 5 0 0 0 0 $6,350
45 -3 Randy Ogden 276 -2320 3 0 0 0 0 $3,395
46 -3 Glenn Jarrett 276 -2320 3 0 0 0 0 $12,650
47 +5 A.J. Foyt 271 -2325 3 0 0 0 1 $9,210
48 -4 Butch Lindley 266 -2330 3 0 0 0 0 $2,375
49 -4 Don Whittington 242 -2354 2 0 0 0 0 $13,185
50 -3 Don Waterman 233 -2363 2 0 0 0 1 $5,540
51 -3 Don Sprouse 221 -2375 2 0 0 0 0 $6,865
52 -3 Slick Johnson 216 -2380 3 0 0 0 0 $2,725
53 -3 Roy Smith 212 -2384 2 0 0 0 1 $6,540
54 -1 Bill Schmitt 188 -2408 2 0 0 0 0 $3,370
55 -- Don Puskarich 179 -2417 2 0 0 0 0 $2,610
56 -- Dick Brooks 173 -2423 3 0 0 0 0 $11,670
57 -- Geoffrey Bodine 170 -2426 2 0 0 0 0 $6,390
58 -- Mark Martin 164 -2432 2 2 0 0 0 $1,100
59 -- Hershel McGriff 157 -2439 2 0 0 0 0 $1,400
60 -- David Pearson 154 -2442 5 1 0 0 1 $12,300
61 -- John Borneman 127 -2469 1 0 0 0 0 $3,140
62 -- H.B. Bailey 118 -2478 1 0 0 0 0 $2,000
63 -- Rick O'Dell 115 -2481 1 0 0 0 0 $2,145
64 +17 Jack Ingram 113 -2483 2 0 0 0 0 $2,590
65 -1 Lowell Cowell 112 -2484 2 0 0 0 0 $3,600
66 -1 Ronnie Sanders 109 -2487 1 0 0 0 0 $7,635
67 -1 Steve Spencer 103 -2493 2 0 0 0 0 $3,915
68 -1 Henry Jones 103 -2493 1 0 0 0 0 $765
69 -1 Bill Dennis 100 -2496 1 0 0 0 0 $3,200
70 -1 Bob Bondurant 100 -2496 1 0 0 0 0 $1,130
71 +14 Bill Elswick 91 -2505 3 0 0 0 0 $20,100
72 -2 Steve Pfeifer 91 -2505 2 0 0 0 0 $4,063
73 -2 John Gunn 88 -2508 1 0 0 0 0 $2,225
74 -2 Rick McCray 85 -2511 1 0 0 0 0 $1,655
75 -2 Junior Miller 85 -2511 1 0 0 0 0 $1,880
76 +10 Tommy Houston 82 -2514 4 0 0 0 0 $13,095
77 -3 Roger Hamby 82 -2514 1 0 0 0 0 $2,450
78 +5 Billie Harvey 80 -2516 2 0 0 0 0 $3,915
79 -4 Elmo Langley 76 -2520 1 0 0 0 0 $575
80 -4 Baxter Price 73 -2523 2 0 0 0 0 $1,400
81 -4 Jimmy Insolo 73 -2523 2 0 0 0 0 $755
82 -4 Ernie Cline 73 -2523 1 0 0 0 0 $550
83 -4 Rusty Wallace 73 -2523 1 0 0 0 0 $2,020
84 -4 Jim Bown 67 -2529 1 0 0 0 0 $625
85 -3 Robert Tartaglia 58 -2538 1 0 0 0 0 $500
86 -- Kevin Housby 55 -2541 1 0 0 0 0 $2,480
87 -3 Blackie Wangerin 37 -2559 1 0 0 0 0 $2,750
88 -1 Mike Potter 0 -2596 3 0 0 0 0 $6,615
89 -1 Rick Baldwin 0 -2596 1 0 0 0 0 $1,550
90 -1 Joe Booher 0 -2596 1 0 0 0 0 $1,055
91 -1 Charlie Chamblee 0 -2596 1 0 0 0 0 $830
92 -1 Bob Riley 0 -2596 1 0 0 0 0 $550
93 -1 Kirk Shelmerdine 0 -2596 1 0 0 0 0 $950
94 -1 Chuck Bown 0 -2596 1 0 0 0 0 $1,950

Official Race Results: Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway on 07-04-1981

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Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Status Winnings
1 1 27 Cale Yarborough Buick Valvoline 185 160 Running 24,625
2 2 33 Harry Gant Buick Skoal Bandit 175 160 Running 15,350
3 14 43 Richard Petty Buick STP 170 160 Running 17,200
4 21 1 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile UNO 165 160 Running 8,765
5 9 98 Johnny Rutherford Pontiac Levi Garrett 155 160 Running 7,075
6 10 42 Kyle Petty Buick STP 150 160 Running 8,915
7 15 37 Mike Alexander Buick Rogers Auto Leasing 151 160 Running 6,200
8 5 44 Terry Labonte Buick Stratagraph 142 159 Running 10,040
9 7 47 Ron Bouchard Buick Race Hill Farm 138 159 Running 7,775
10 19 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick Mountain Dew 134 159 Running 9,610
11 16 68 Lennie Pond Buick The 5 Racers 130 159 Running 3,550
12 40 70 J.D. McDuffie Pontiac Bailey Excavating 132 159 Running 6,495
13 37 71 Dave Marcis Buick Hudson Transmission 124 157 Running 6,155
14 35 4 Connie Saylor Oldsmobile Spencer Racing 121 157 Running 3,160
15 18 12 Tim Richmond Buick UNO 118 156 Engine 2,920
16 32 50 Bruce Hill Buick Native Tan 115 155 Running 2,530
17 33 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Jim Peacock 112 155 Running 5,175
18 30 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac Broadway Motors 109 155 Running 4,870
19 34 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford &… 106 155 Running 4,475
20 39 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac Performance Connection 103 155 Running 6,870
21 6 3 Richard Childress Pontiac Ronnie Steele 100 154 Running 3,785
22 41 48 James Hylton Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts 97 154 Running 3,225
23 24 86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Buick Cal-Tex 94 153 Running 1,470
24 17 75 Bill Elswick Buick RahMoc Enterprises 91 150 Running 3,290
25 29 24 Cecil Gordon Buick Daytona Inn 88 146 Engine 2,995
26 27 22 Stan Barrett Pontiac Skoal Bandit 90 138 Engine 1,470
27 42 17 Tommy Houston Oldsmobile Kings Inn Daytona 82 127 Running 2,610
28 4 28 Bobby Allison Buick Hardee's 84 111 Valve 7,020
29 22 6 Joe Ruttman Buick The 5 Racers 76 99 Ignition 1,295
30 11 21 Neil Bonnett Ford Purolator 78 93 Engine 1,820
31 38 19 Dick May Buick Gray Racing 70 89 Engine 1,060
32 13 51 A.J. Foyt Oldsmobile Gilmore / Valvoline 67 85 Rear end 1,035
33 20 66 Lake Speed Buick Native Tan 64 76 Engine 2,565
34 25 9 Bill Elliott Ford Mell-Gear 61 72 Engine 985
35 3 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac Wrangler 63 71 Vibration 8,360
36 36 99 Kevin Housby Oldsmobile Taylor & Martin 55 53 Crash 2,480
37 28 13 Jack Ingram Ford Carolina Tool 52 52 Clutch 940
38 31 90 Jody Ridley Ford Truxmore / Sunny King 49 34 Engine 2,735
39 26 15 Benny Parsons Ford Melling Tool 46 16 Crash 6,380
40 12 88 Ricky Rudd Oldsmobile Gatorade 43 16 Crash 6,625
41 23 31 Billie Harvey Pontiac Johnson / Pistone 40 15 Crash 1,000
42 8 62 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile Florida Equipment & Service 37 8 Engine 925

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