Standings After Race #15 at Riverside International Raceway - Sunday, June 14th, 1981
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 15 | Bobby Allison | 28 | Buick | 2332 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 15 | Ricky Rudd | 88 | Chevrolet | 2139 | -193 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 15 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | Buick | 2100 | -232 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | +1 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Pontiac | 2023 | -309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +1 | 15 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Ford | 1963 | -369 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | -2 | 15 | Harry Gant | 33 | Pontiac | 1955 | -377 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | +1 | 15 | Richard Petty | 43 | Buick | 1881 | -451 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | -1 | 15 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Buick | 1852 | -480 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 15 | Benny Parsons | 15 | Ford | 1737 | -595 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 15 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1720 | -612 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -1 | 15 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 1700 | -632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | +1 | 15 | Richard Childress | 3 | Pontiac | 1647 | -685 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | -1 | 13 | Morgan Shepherd | 5 | Pontiac | 1641 | -691 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +2 | 15 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 1600 | -732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -1 | 15 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Pontiac | 1589 | -743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +1 | 15 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Buick | 1584 | -748 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -2 | 14 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 1553 | -779 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 13 | Tim Richmond | 99 | Buick | 1439 | -893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 14 | James Hylton | 48 | Pontiac | 1423 | -909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +2 | 14 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Buick | 1295 | -1037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -1 | 11 | Joe Millikan | 5 | Pontiac | 1277 | -1055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +1 | 13 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Pontiac | 1225 | -1107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -2 | 11 | Lake Speed | 66 | Oldsmobile | 1188 | -1144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 10 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Ford | 1103 | -1229 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 10 | Mike Alexander | 37 | Buick | 922 | -1410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 8 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | Buick | 912 | -1420 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 9 | Bobby Wawak | 94 | Buick | 826 | -1506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +1 | 8 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 86 | Buick | 799 | -1533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -1 | 6 | Buddy Baker | 1 | Buick | 762 | -1570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 7 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | Buick | 632 | -1700 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 5 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 544 | -1788 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 6 | Donnie Allison | 12 | Oldsmobile | 527 | -1805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 4 | Joe Ruttman | 6 | Buick | 499 | -1833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 6 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Chevrolet | 489 | -1843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 4 | Johnny Rutherford | 98 | Pontiac | 467 | -1865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +1 | 7 | DK Ulrich | 99 | Buick | 403 | -1929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | +5 | 6 | Stan Barrett | 22 | Pontiac | 379 | -1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -2 | 5 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Buick | 344 | -1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | -1 | 4 | Dick May | 40 | Buick | 317 | -2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -1 | 4 | Joe Fields | 64 | Buick | 300 | -2032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | +13 | 2 | Jim Robinson | 78 | Oldsmobile | 284 | -2048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | -2 | 3 | Glenn Jarrett | 17 | Chevrolet | 276 | -2056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -2 | 3 | Butch Lindley | 26 | Chevrolet | 266 | -2066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -1 | 2 | Don Whittington | 93 | Chevrolet | 242 | -2090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | +10 | 2 | Don Waterman | 38 | Buick | 233 | -2099 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -2 | 2 | Don Sprouse | 37 | Oldsmobile | 221 | -2111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -2 | 3 | Slick Johnson | 53 | Chevrolet | 216 | -2116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | +16 | 2 | Randy Ogden | 18 | Oldsmobile | 215 | -2117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | +27 | 2 | Roy Smith | 0 | Buick | 212 | -2120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -4 | 3 | Lennie Pond | 68 | Buick | 212 | -2120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -4 | 2 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 204 | -2128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | +13 | 2 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Buick | 188 | -2144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -5 | 3 | Rick Wilson | 62 | Oldsmobile | 188 | -2144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -5 | 2 | Connie Saylor | 4 | Oldsmobile | 179 | -2153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | +22 | 2 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Oldsmobile | 179 | -2153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -6 | 3 | Dick Brooks | 13 | Ford | 173 | -2159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -6 | 2 | Geoff Bodine | 01 | Buick | 170 | -2162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -6 | 2 | Mark Martin | 02 | Pontiac | 164 | -2168 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | +19 | 2 | Hershel McGriff | 01 | Dodge | 157 | -2175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -7 | 5 | David Pearson | 16 | Chevrolet | 154 | -2178 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -5 | 1 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 127 | -2205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -5 | 1 | HB Bailey | 36 | Pontiac | 118 | -2214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 1 | Rick O'Dell | 8 | Buick | 115 | -2217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -6 | 2 | Lowell Cowell | 17 | Chevrolet | 112 | -2220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -6 | 1 | Ronnie Sanders | 19 | Buick | 109 | -2223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -6 | 2 | Steve Spencer | 17 | Buick | 103 | -2229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -6 | 1 | Henry Jones | 94 | Buick | 103 | -2229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -6 | 1 | Bill Dennis | 19 | Buick | 100 | -2232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | -6 | 1 | Bob Bondurant | 03 | Oldsmobile | 100 | -2232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | -4 | 2 | Steve Pfeifer | 94 | Chevrolet | 91 | -2241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | -4 | 1 | John Gunn | 64 | Chevrolet | 88 | -2244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | -4 | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Chevrolet | 85 | -2247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | -4 | 1 | Junior Miller | 79 | Oldsmobile | 85 | -2247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | -4 | 1 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Chevrolet | 82 | -2250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | -4 | 1 | Elmo Langley | 66 | Oldsmobile | 76 | -2256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | -4 | 2 | Baxter Price | 45 | Buick | 73 | -2259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | -4 | 2 | Jimmy Insolo | 9 | Buick | 73 | -2259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | -4 | 1 | Ernie Cline | 06 | Pontiac | 73 | -2259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | -4 | 1 | Rusty Wallace | 98 | Pontiac | 73 | -2259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | - | 1 | Jim Bown | 16 | Oldsmobile | 67 | -2265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | -2 | 1 | Jack Ingram | 13 | Ford | 61 | -2271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | -2 | 1 | Robert Tartaglia | 2W | Chevrolet | 58 | -2274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | -2 | 1 | Billie Harvey | 31 | Pontiac | 40 | -2292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | -2 | 1 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Ford | 37 | -2295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | -2 | 2 | Bill Elswick | 57 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -2332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | -2 | 3 | Tommy Houston | 17 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | -2 | 2 | Mike Potter | 17 | Buick | 0 | -2332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | -2 | 1 | Rick Baldwin | 40 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -2332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | -2 | 1 | Charlie Chamblee | 25 | Pontiac | 0 | -2332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | -2 | 1 | Bob Riley | 94 | Buick | 0 | -2332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | -2 | 1 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 8 | Pontiac | 0 | -2332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | -2 | 1 | Chuck Bown | 16 | Buick | 0 | -2332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |