1981 Official NASCAR Winston Cup Series Driver Point Standings

Race #3 | Richmond 400

After the Richmond 400 at Richmond International Raceway on 02-22-1981.

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Rank +/- Driver Points Back Starts Pole Win Top-5 Top-10 Winnings
1 +1 Richard Petty 510 0 3 0 1 3 3 $104,600
2 +1 Dale Earnhardt 471 -39 3 0 0 2 3 $61,240
3 -2 Bobby Allison 459 -51 3 2 1 2 2 $114,065
4 +1 Ricky Rudd 456 -54 3 3 0 2 2 $73,465
5 -1 Jody Ridley 434 -76 3 0 0 0 3 $40,500
6 -- Joe Millikan 405 -105 3 0 0 0 2 $28,380
7 +5 Harry Gant 362 -148 3 3 0 0 1 $14,265
8 +10 Darrell Waltrip 357 -153 3 11 1 1 1 $48,075
9 +7 Benny Parsons 340 -170 3 0 0 1 1 $27,650
10 +1 Richard Childress 338 -172 3 0 0 1 1 $15,045
11 -2 Buddy Arrington 338 -172 3 0 0 0 1 $17,465
12 +1 Jimmy Means 330 -180 3 0 0 0 0 $12,750
13 +4 J.D. McDuffie 319 -191 3 0 0 0 1 $11,755
14 -4 Terry Labonte 303 -207 3 2 0 1 1 $33,460
15 -1 Dave Marcis 299 -211 3 1 0 0 0 $15,545
16 -1 James Hylton 267 -243 3 0 0 0 0 $9,245
17 +7 Tim Richmond 261 -249 3 0 0 0 0 $8,215
18 +1 Kyle Petty 261 -249 3 0 0 0 0 $11,085
19 -12 Don Whittington 242 -268 2 0 0 0 0 $13,185
20 -12 Elliott Forbes-Robinson 230 -280 2 0 0 0 1 $6,785
21 +14 Don Sprouse 221 -289 2 0 0 0 0 $6,865
22 +9 Tommy Gale 221 -289 2 0 0 0 0 $13,870
23 +10 Cecil Gordon 213 -297 3 0 0 0 0 $6,645
24 +18 Lennie Pond 212 -298 2 0 0 0 0 $7,320
25 +9 Glenn Jarrett 194 -316 2 0 0 0 0 $10,735
26 +23 Lake Speed 188 -322 2 0 0 0 0 $1,650
27 +17 Ronnie Thomas 179 -331 2 0 0 0 0 $6,765
28 -- Morgan Shepherd 165 -345 1 1 0 1 1 $5,100
29 -9 Buddy Baker 165 -345 1 0 0 1 1 $35,740
30 -9 Neil Bonnett 156 -354 2 1 0 0 0 $12,030
31 -9 Bill Elliott 155 -355 1 1 0 0 1 $30,615
32 -9 Jim Robinson 150 -360 1 0 0 0 1 $4,960
33 -8 Cale Yarborough 142 -368 1 2 0 0 1 $20,325
34 -8 Don Waterman 134 -376 1 0 0 0 1 $3,970
35 -8 Johnny Rutherford 134 -376 1 0 0 0 1 $17,285
36 -8 John Borneman 127 -383 1 0 0 0 0 $3,140
37 -8 Donnie Allison 127 -383 1 0 0 0 0 $12,660
38 -8 Stan Barrett 124 -386 1 0 0 0 0 $12,870
39 -7 Ronnie Sanders 109 -401 1 0 0 0 0 $7,635
40 -- Henry Jones 103 -407 1 0 0 0 0 $765
41 -5 Bob Bondurant 100 -410 1 0 0 0 0 $1,130
42 -5 Geoffrey Bodine 97 -413 1 0 0 0 0 $5,260
43 -5 Bill Schmitt 97 -413 1 0 0 0 0 $1,845
44 -5 Steve Pfeifer 91 -419 1 0 0 0 0 $1,055
45 -5 John Gunn 88 -422 1 0 0 0 0 $2,225
46 -5 Rick McCray 85 -425 1 0 0 0 0 $1,655
47 -- Rick Newsom 82 -428 1 0 0 0 0 $615
48 -5 David Pearson 81 -429 1 1 0 0 0 $4,350
49 -4 Jimmy Insolo 73 -437 1 0 0 0 0 $755
50 -- Baxter Price 73 -437 1 0 0 0 0 $500
51 -5 Roy Smith 70 -440 1 0 0 0 0 $1,800
52 -5 Don Puskarich 67 -443 1 0 0 0 0 $650
53 -5 Hershel McGriff 64 -446 1 0 0 0 0 $600
54 -4 Robert Tartaglia 58 -452 1 0 0 0 0 $500
55 -4 A.J. Foyt 58 -452 1 0 0 0 0 $3,750
56 -4 Bruce Hill 46 -464 1 0 0 0 0 $3,450
57 -4 Billie Harvey 40 -470 1 0 0 0 0 $2,915
58 -4 Blackie Wangerin 37 -473 1 0 0 0 0 $2,750
59 -4 Bill Elswick 0 -510 1 0 0 0 0 $14,365
60 -4 Dick Brooks 0 -510 1 0 0 0 0 $7,920
61 -- Joe Fields 0 -510 1 0 0 0 0 $590

Official Race Results: Richmond 400 at Richmond International Raceway on 02-22-1981

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Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Status Winnings
1 7 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick Mountain Dew 185 400 Running 18,800
2 8 88 Ricky Rudd Oldsmobile Gatorade 175 400 Running 13,400
3 3 43 Richard Petty Buick STP 170 399 Running 9,775
4 1 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac Performance Connection 165 399 Running 5,100
5 4 15 Benny Parsons Ford Melling Tool 155 399 Running 7,050
6 2 47 Harry Gant Buick Race Hill Farm 150 399 Running 4,770
7 6 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac Wrangler 146 397 Running 7,550
8 25 90 Jody Ridley Ford Truxmore / Sunny King 142 397 Running 4,845
9 14 75 Joe Millikan Buick RahMoc Enterprises 138 396 Running 3,450
10 10 70 J.D. McDuffie Pontiac Bailey Excavating 134 395 Running 3,240
11 12 68 Lennie Pond Buick The 5 Racers 130 395 Running 2,720
12 26 66 Lake Speed Oldsmobile Speed Racing 127 392 Running 1,100
13 18 3 Richard Childress Pontiac Childress Racing 124 391 Running 2,710
14 20 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac Broadway Motors 121 390 Running 2,565
15 11 37 Don Sprouse Oldsmobile Rogers Auto Leasing 118 389 Running 950
16 19 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Hills Racing 115 385 Running 2,380
17 27 99 Tim Richmond Buick UNO 112 382 Running 2,220
18 23 79 Tommy Gale Oldsmobile Miller Roofing 109 381 Running 2,035
19 24 24 Cecil Gordon Buick Home Craft Homes 106 380 Running 1,690
20 30 94 Henry Jones Buick Louise Smith 103 363 Running 765
21 13 25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac Thomas Racing 100 358 Running 1,640
22 16 71 Dave Marcis Dodge Hudson / Bowlin Coal 97 321 Driveshaft 965
23 5 28 Bobby Allison Chevrolet J.W. Hunt Produce 94 276 Rear end 5,415
24 17 42 Kyle Petty Buick STP 91 223 Rear end 665
25 22 17 Glenn Jarrett Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona 88 216 Transmission 905
26 9 44 Terry Labonte Buick Apache Stove 85 204 Clutch 5,085
27 29 20 Rick Newsom Chevrolet Newsom Racing 82 169 Rear end 615
28 21 92 Joe Fields Pontiac Richmond Printing 79 118 Running 590
29 15 48 James Hylton Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts 76 47 Distributor 815
30 28 45 Baxter Price Buick McWhirter Grading 73 16 Driveshaft 500

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