Standings After Race #16 at Michigan International Speedway - Sunday, June 21st, 1981
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 16 | Bobby Allison | 28 | Buick | 2512 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | +1 | 16 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | Buick | 2256 | -256 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | -1 | 16 | Ricky Rudd | 88 | Chevrolet | 2217 | -295 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 16 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Pontiac | 2183 | -329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +1 | 16 | Harry Gant | 33 | Pontiac | 2130 | -382 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | -1 | 16 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Ford | 2123 | -389 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 16 | Richard Petty | 43 | Buick | 2036 | -476 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 16 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Buick | 1982 | -530 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 16 | Benny Parsons | 15 | Ford | 1907 | -605 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 16 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 1827 | -685 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -1 | 16 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1801 | -711 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | +1 | 14 | Morgan Shepherd | 5 | Pontiac | 1759 | -753 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | -1 | 16 | Richard Childress | 3 | Pontiac | 1753 | -759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 16 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 1697 | -815 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | +1 | 16 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Buick | 1684 | -828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | -1 | 16 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Pontiac | 1668 | -844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 15 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 1608 | -904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 14 | Tim Richmond | 99 | Buick | 1560 | -952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 15 | James Hylton | 48 | Pontiac | 1517 | -995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 15 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Buick | 1377 | -1135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 12 | Joe Millikan | 5 | Pontiac | 1352 | -1160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 14 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Pontiac | 1313 | -1199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 12 | Lake Speed | 66 | Oldsmobile | 1303 | -1209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 11 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Ford | 1241 | -1271 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +1 | 9 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | Buick | 1059 | -1453 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -1 | 11 | Mike Alexander | 37 | Buick | 989 | -1523 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | +2 | 7 | Buddy Baker | 1 | Buick | 891 | -1621 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | -1 | 10 | Bobby Wawak | 94 | Buick | 890 | -1622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -1 | 8 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 86 | Buick | 799 | -1713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 8 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | Buick | 766 | -1746 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 6 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 602 | -1910 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +3 | 5 | Johnny Rutherford | 98 | Pontiac | 579 | -1933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -1 | 6 | Donnie Allison | 12 | Oldsmobile | 527 | -1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | +2 | 8 | DK Ulrich | 99 | Buick | 506 | -2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -2 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | 6 | Buick | 499 | -2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -2 | 6 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Chevrolet | 489 | -2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 7 | Stan Barrett | 22 | Pontiac | 488 | -2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 5 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Buick | 344 | -2168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 4 | Dick May | 40 | Buick | 317 | -2195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 4 | Joe Fields | 64 | Buick | 300 | -2212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 2 | Jim Robinson | 78 | Oldsmobile | 284 | -2228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | +6 | 3 | Randy Ogden | 18 | Oldsmobile | 276 | -2236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -1 | 3 | Glenn Jarrett | 17 | Chevrolet | 276 | -2236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -1 | 3 | Butch Lindley | 26 | Chevrolet | 266 | -2246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -1 | 2 | Don Whittington | 93 | Chevrolet | 242 | -2270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | +7 | 4 | Rick Wilson | 62 | Oldsmobile | 240 | -2272 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -2 | 2 | Don Waterman | 38 | Buick | 233 | -2279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -2 | 2 | Don Sprouse | 37 | Oldsmobile | 221 | -2291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -2 | 3 | Slick Johnson | 53 | Chevrolet | 216 | -2296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -1 | 2 | Roy Smith | 0 | Buick | 212 | -2300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -1 | 3 | Lennie Pond | 68 | Buick | 212 | -2300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -1 | 2 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 204 | -2308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -1 | 2 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Buick | 188 | -2324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 2 | Connie Saylor | 4 | Oldsmobile | 179 | -2333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 2 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Oldsmobile | 179 | -2333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 3 | Dick Brooks | 13 | Ford | 173 | -2339 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 2 | Geoff Bodine | 01 | Buick | 170 | -2342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 2 | Mark Martin | 02 | Pontiac | 164 | -2348 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 2 | Hershel McGriff | 01 | Dodge | 157 | -2355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 5 | David Pearson | 16 | Chevrolet | 154 | -2358 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 1 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 127 | -2385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 1 | HB Bailey | 36 | Pontiac | 118 | -2394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 1 | Rick O'Dell | 8 | Buick | 115 | -2397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 2 | Lowell Cowell | 17 | Chevrolet | 112 | -2400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 1 | Ronnie Sanders | 19 | Buick | 109 | -2403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 2 | Steve Spencer | 17 | Buick | 103 | -2409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 1 | Henry Jones | 94 | Buick | 103 | -2409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | - | 1 | Bill Dennis | 19 | Buick | 100 | -2412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | - | 1 | Bob Bondurant | 03 | Oldsmobile | 100 | -2412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | - | 2 | Steve Pfeifer | 94 | Chevrolet | 91 | -2421 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | - | 1 | John Gunn | 64 | Chevrolet | 88 | -2424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | - | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Chevrolet | 85 | -2427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | - | 1 | Junior Miller | 79 | Oldsmobile | 85 | -2427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | - | 1 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Chevrolet | 82 | -2430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | - | 1 | Elmo Langley | 66 | Oldsmobile | 76 | -2436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | - | 2 | Baxter Price | 45 | Buick | 73 | -2439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | - | 2 | Jimmy Insolo | 9 | Buick | 73 | -2439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | - | 1 | Ernie Cline | 06 | Pontiac | 73 | -2439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | - | 1 | Rusty Wallace | 98 | Pontiac | 73 | -2439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | - | 1 | Jim Bown | 16 | Oldsmobile | 67 | -2445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | - | 1 | Jack Ingram | 13 | Ford | 61 | -2451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | - | 1 | Robert Tartaglia | 2W | Chevrolet | 58 | -2454 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | - | 1 | Billie Harvey | 31 | Pontiac | 40 | -2472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | - | 1 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Ford | 37 | -2475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | - | 2 | Bill Elswick | 57 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -2512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | - | 3 | Tommy Houston | 17 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | - | 3 | Mike Potter | 17 | Buick | 0 | -2512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | - | 1 | Rick Baldwin | 40 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -2512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | - | 1 | Joe Booher | 40 | Buick | 0 | -2512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | -1 | 1 | Charlie Chamblee | 25 | Pontiac | 0 | -2512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | -1 | 1 | Bob Riley | 94 | Buick | 0 | -2512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | -1 | 1 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 8 | Pontiac | 0 | -2512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | -1 | 1 | Chuck Bown | 16 | Buick | 0 | -2512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |