1981 Official NASCAR Winston Cup Series Driver Point Standings
Race #27 | Holly Farms 400
After the Holly Farms 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on 10-04-1981.
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| Rank | +/- | Driver | Points | Back | Starts | Pole | Win | Top-5 | Top-10 | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -- | Darrell Waltrip | 4185 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 21 | $436,390 |
| 2 | -- | Bobby Allison | 4132 | -53 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 22 | $453,775 |
| 3 | -- | Harry Gant | 3743 | -442 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 16 | $204,725 |
| 4 | -- | Ricky Rudd | 3620 | -565 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 16 | $303,835 |
| 5 | +1 | Dale Earnhardt | 3491 | -694 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | $297,160 |
| 6 | -1 | Terry Labonte | 3486 | -699 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | $234,165 |
| 7 | +1 | Jody Ridley | 3447 | -738 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | $188,580 |
| 8 | -1 | Richard Petty | 3404 | -781 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | $335,500 |
| 9 | -- | Dave Marcis | 3163 | -1022 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | $132,560 |
| 10 | -- | Benny Parsons | 3111 | -1074 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | $245,425 |
| 11 | -- | Kyle Petty | 2976 | -1209 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | $86,465 |
| 12 | -- | Buddy Arrington | 2926 | -1259 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | $100,560 |
| 13 | -- | Jimmy Means | 2857 | -1328 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $82,875 |
| 14 | -- | Morgan Shepherd | 2841 | -1344 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | $142,105 |
| 15 | -- | Tommy Gale | 2740 | -1445 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $83,705 |
| 16 | -- | Tim Richmond | 2680 | -1505 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | $74,085 |
| 17 | -- | J.D. McDuffie | 2586 | -1599 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $80,220 |
| 18 | -- | Lake Speed | 2453 | -1732 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | $71,240 |
| 19 | -- | James Hylton | 2453 | -1732 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $71,590 |
| 20 | +2 | Joe Millikan | 2229 | -1956 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | $111,475 |
| 21 | -- | Cecil Gordon | 2202 | -1983 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $51,700 |
| 22 | -2 | Richard Childress | 2144 | -2041 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $69,915 |
| 23 | +1 | Ron Bouchard | 2132 | -2053 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | $116,250 |
| 24 | +1 | Ronnie Thomas | 2071 | -2114 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $51,780 |
| 25 | -2 | Neil Bonnett | 2056 | -2129 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | $134,790 |
| 26 | -- | Cale Yarborough | 1868 | -2317 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | $137,965 |
| 27 | -- | Mike Alexander | 1784 | -2401 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $33,305 |
| 28 | -- | Buddy Baker | 1589 | -2596 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | $108,400 |
| 29 | -- | Joe Ruttman | 1320 | -2865 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | $66,280 |
| 30 | -- | Bobby Wawak | 1157 | -3028 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $20,800 |
| 31 | -- | Bill Elliott | 1081 | -3104 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | $58,320 |
| 32 | +1 | Lennie Pond | 1045 | -3140 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $28,470 |
| 33 | -1 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 1020 | -3165 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $27,350 |
| 34 | -- | Johnny Rutherford | 933 | -3252 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $35,580 |
| 35 | -- | D.K. Ulrich | 879 | -3306 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $25,110 |
| 36 | -- | Stan Barrett | 842 | -3343 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $28,540 |
| 37 | +1 | Rick Newsom | 768 | -3417 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $8,625 |
| 38 | -1 | Dick May | 754 | -3431 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $26,380 |
| 39 | -- | Mark Martin | 615 | -3570 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $13,950 |
| 40 | -- | Bruce Hill | 596 | -3589 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $15,485 |
| 41 | -- | Donnie Allison | 527 | -3658 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $27,745 |
| 42 | -- | Joe Fields | 418 | -3767 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $6,975 |
| 43 | -- | Connie Saylor | 407 | -3778 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $12,380 |
| 44 | -- | Rick Wilson | 380 | -3805 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $8,975 |
| 45 | -- | Randy Ogden | 367 | -3818 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3,905 |
| 46 | -- | Gary Balough | 334 | -3851 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $23,280 |
| 47 | -- | Tommy Houston | 315 | -3870 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $20,760 |
| 48 | -- | Lowell Cowell | 288 | -3897 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $8,055 |
| 49 | -- | Jim Robinson | 284 | -3901 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $8,555 |
| 50 | -- | Glenn Jarrett | 276 | -3909 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $12,650 |
| 51 | -- | A.J. Foyt | 271 | -3914 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $9,210 |
| 52 | -- | Geoffrey Bodine | 269 | -3916 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $7,060 |
| 53 | -- | Butch Lindley | 266 | -3919 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2,375 |
| 54 | -- | Don Whittington | 242 | -3943 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $13,185 |
| 55 | -- | Don Waterman | 233 | -3952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $5,540 |
| 56 | -- | Jack Ingram | 229 | -3956 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $5,565 |
| 57 | -- | Don Sprouse | 221 | -3964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $6,865 |
| 58 | -- | Slick Johnson | 216 | -3969 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $4,150 |
| 59 | -- | Roy Smith | 212 | -3973 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $6,540 |
| 60 | +22 | Junior Miller | 188 | -3997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3,130 |
| 61 | -1 | Bill Schmitt | 188 | -3997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3,370 |
| 62 | -1 | Don Puskarich | 179 | -4006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2,610 |
| 63 | -1 | Dick Brooks | 173 | -4012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $11,670 |
| 64 | -1 | H.B. Bailey | 173 | -4012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3,325 |
| 65 | -1 | Rusty Wallace | 173 | -4012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $4,245 |
| 66 | -1 | Tommy Ellis | 163 | -4022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,235 |
| 67 | -1 | Hershel McGriff | 157 | -4028 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,400 |
| 68 | -1 | David Pearson | 154 | -4031 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $17,150 |
| 69 | -1 | Bob Schacht | 140 | -4045 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,290 |
| 70 | -1 | Bob Riley | 131 | -4054 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,975 |
| 71 | -1 | John Borneman | 127 | -4058 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3,140 |
| 72 | -1 | Rick O'Dell | 115 | -4070 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2,145 |
| 73 | -1 | Ronnie Sanders | 109 | -4076 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $7,635 |
| 74 | -1 | Steve Spencer | 103 | -4082 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $5,805 |
| 75 | -1 | Henry Jones | 103 | -4082 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $765 |
| 76 | -1 | Bill Dennis | 100 | -4085 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3,200 |
| 77 | -1 | Bob Bondurant | 100 | -4085 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,130 |
| 78 | -1 | Joe Booher | 97 | -4088 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $4,995 |
| 79 | -1 | Bill Elswick | 91 | -4094 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $20,100 |
| 80 | -1 | Steve Pfeifer | 91 | -4094 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $4,063 |
| 81 | -1 | John Gunn | 88 | -4097 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2,225 |
| 82 | -1 | Rick McCray | 85 | -4100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,655 |
| 83 | -- | Roger Hamby | 82 | -4103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2,450 |
| 84 | -- | Billie Harvey | 80 | -4105 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3,915 |
| 85 | -- | Mike Potter | 79 | -4106 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $14,500 |
| 86 | -- | Dave Dion | 79 | -4106 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $615 |
| 87 | -- | Elmo Langley | 76 | -4109 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $575 |
| 88 | -- | Baxter Price | 73 | -4112 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,400 |
| 89 | -- | Jimmy Insolo | 73 | -4112 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $755 |
| 90 | -- | Ernie Cline | 73 | -4112 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $550 |
| 91 | -- | Sandy Satullo | 70 | -4115 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,500 |
| 92 | -- | Jocko Maggiacomo | 70 | -4115 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $540 |
| 93 | -- | Jim Bown | 67 | -4118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $625 |
| 94 | -- | Robert Tartaglia | 58 | -4127 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| 95 | -- | Kevin Housby | 55 | -4130 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2,480 |
| 96 | -- | Blackie Wangerin | 37 | -4148 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2,750 |
| 97 | -- | Jimmy Hensley | 0 | -4185 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $4,650 |
| 98 | +1 | Bob McElee | 0 | -4185 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $5,450 |
| 99 | -1 | Terry Herman | 0 | -4185 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $5,535 |
| 100 | -- | Rick Knoop | 0 | -4185 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3,405 |
| 101 | -- | Rick Baldwin | 0 | -4185 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,550 |
| 102 | -- | Al Loquasto | 0 | -4185 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2,345 |
| 103 | -- | Charlie Chamblee | 0 | -4185 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $830 |
| 104 | -- | Sterling Marlin | 0 | -4185 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $730 |
| 105 | -- | Dean Combs | 0 | -4185 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $570 |
| 106 | -1 | Joel Stowe | 0 | -4185 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $540 |
| 107 | -1 | Don Satterfield | 0 | -4185 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $450 |
| 108 | -1 | Bruce Jacobi | 0 | -4185 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $955 |
| 109 | -1 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 0 | -4185 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $950 |
| 110 | -1 | Chuck Bown | 0 | -4185 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,950 |
Official Race Results: Holly Farms 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on 10-04-1981
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Status | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 185 | 400 | Running | 23,725 |
| 2 | 2 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Hardee's | 175 | 399 | Running | 12,725 |
| 3 | 12 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 165 | 399 | Running | 9,600 |
| 4 | 10 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | Wrangler | 160 | 399 | Running | 7,270 |
| 5 | 14 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy | 155 | 398 | Running | 5,145 |
| 6 | 20 | 24 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Washington Freightliner | 150 | 393 | Running | 4,050 |
| 7 | 16 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 151 | 391 | Running | 4,640 |
| 8 | 24 | 99 | Bob McElee | Buick | Alva Racing | 142 | 389 | Running | 3,270 |
| 9 | 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 138 | 388 | Running | 3,160 |
| 10 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Kyle Petty's Boot Barn | 134 | 386 | Running | 3,050 |
| 11 | 25 | 17 | Tommy Houston | Oldsmobile | Kings Inn Daytona | 130 | 379 | Running | 2,740 |
| 12 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 127 | 378 | Running | 2,580 |
| 13 | 13 | 37 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Rogers Auto Leasing | 124 | 377 | Running | 1,000 |
| 14 | 28 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford &… | 121 | 375 | Running | 2,320 |
| 15 | 27 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | 118 | 375 | Running | 2,150 |
| 16 | 4 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | J.D. Stacy | 120 | 352 | Running | 1,075 |
| 17 | 23 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 112 | 325 | Running | 1,400 |
| 18 | 8 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP | 109 | 306 | Engine | 1,150 |
| 19 | 26 | 40 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Price Racing | 106 | 296 | Running | 800 |
| 20 | 30 | 79 | Junior Miller | Oldsmobile | Bee Foreign Car Parts | 103 | 230 | Rear end | 1,250 |
| 21 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | 105 | 210 | Crash | 5,425 |
| 22 | 29 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Superior Piping | 97 | 161 | Engine | 685 |
| 23 | 19 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Shoney's | 94 | 159 | Engine | 660 |
| 24 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 91 | 138 | Engine | 970 |
| 25 | 15 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 88 | 112 | Crash | 5,085 |
| 26 | 5 | 2 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy | 85 | 111 | Crash | 5,085 |
| 27 | 17 | 66 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Speed Racing | 82 | 110 | Crash | 1,100 |
| 28 | 11 | 77 | Dean Combs | Buick | Boulevard Datsun | 79 | 94 | Rear end | 570 |
| 29 | 6 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool | 76 | 75 | Ignition | 5,035 |
| 30 | 3 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | J.D. Stacy | 73 | 60 | Engine | 6,500 |
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