Standings After Race #18 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville - Saturday, July 11th, 1981
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 18 | Bobby Allison | 28 | Buick | 2771 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 18 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | Buick | 2575 | -196 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 18 | Harry Gant | 33 | Pontiac | 2447 | -324 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 18 | Ricky Rudd | 88 | Chevrolet | 2420 | -351 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 18 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Pontiac | 2392 | -379 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 18 | Richard Petty | 43 | Buick | 2344 | -427 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 18 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Ford | 2306 | -465 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 18 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Buick | 2279 | -492 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 18 | Benny Parsons | 15 | Ford | 2123 | -648 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 18 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 2018 | -753 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -1 | 18 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 2018 | -753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 16 | Morgan Shepherd | 5 | Pontiac | 1986 | -785 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +1 | 18 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Buick | 1984 | -787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -1 | 18 | Richard Childress | 3 | Pontiac | 1965 | -806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 18 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 1932 | -839 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 18 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Pontiac | 1895 | -876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 17 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 1814 | -957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +1 | 17 | James Hylton | 48 | Pontiac | 1729 | -1042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -1 | 16 | Tim Richmond | 99 | Buick | 1678 | -1093 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 17 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Buick | 1541 | -1230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 14 | Lake Speed | 66 | Oldsmobile | 1464 | -1307 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +2 | 15 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Pontiac | 1434 | -1337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -1 | 12 | Joe Millikan | 5 | Pontiac | 1352 | -1419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -1 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Ford | 1319 | -1452 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 10 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | Buick | 1244 | -1527 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 13 | Mike Alexander | 37 | Buick | 1222 | -1549 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 8 | Buddy Baker | 1 | Buick | 1056 | -1715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 9 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | Buick | 904 | -1867 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 9 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 86 | Buick | 893 | -1878 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 10 | Bobby Wawak | 94 | Buick | 890 | -1881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 6 | Johnny Rutherford | 98 | Pontiac | 734 | -2037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 7 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 663 | -2108 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +3 | 9 | DK Ulrich | 99 | Buick | 600 | -2171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -1 | 8 | Stan Barrett | 22 | Pontiac | 578 | -2193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -1 | 5 | Joe Ruttman | 6 | Buick | 575 | -2196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | 6 | Donnie Allison | 12 | Oldsmobile | 527 | -2244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 6 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Chevrolet | 489 | -2282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 6 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Buick | 459 | -2312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 5 | Dick May | 40 | Buick | 387 | -2384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | +5 | 4 | Randy Ogden | 18 | Oldsmobile | 367 | -2404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | -1 | 4 | Lennie Pond | 68 | Buick | 342 | -2429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | -1 | 3 | Connie Saylor | 4 | Oldsmobile | 300 | -2471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -1 | 4 | Joe Fields | 64 | Buick | 300 | -2471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | +14 | 3 | Mark Martin | 02 | Pontiac | 299 | -2472 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -2 | 2 | Jim Robinson | 78 | Oldsmobile | 284 | -2487 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -2 | 5 | Rick Wilson | 62 | Oldsmobile | 277 | -2494 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -1 | 3 | Glenn Jarrett | 17 | Chevrolet | 276 | -2495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -1 | 3 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 271 | -2500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -1 | 3 | Butch Lindley | 26 | Chevrolet | 266 | -2505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -1 | 2 | Don Whittington | 93 | Chevrolet | 242 | -2529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -1 | 2 | Don Waterman | 38 | Buick | 233 | -2538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -1 | 2 | Don Sprouse | 37 | Oldsmobile | 221 | -2550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -1 | 3 | Slick Johnson | 53 | Chevrolet | 216 | -2555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -1 | 2 | Roy Smith | 0 | Buick | 212 | -2559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | +21 | 5 | Tommy Houston | 17 | Chevrolet | 188 | -2583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -2 | 2 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Buick | 188 | -2583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -2 | 2 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Oldsmobile | 179 | -2592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -2 | 3 | Dick Brooks | 13 | Ford | 173 | -2598 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -2 | 2 | Geoff Bodine | 01 | Buick | 170 | -2601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -1 | 2 | Hershel McGriff | 01 | Dodge | 157 | -2614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -1 | 5 | David Pearson | 16 | Chevrolet | 154 | -2617 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -1 | 1 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 127 | -2644 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -1 | 1 | HB Bailey | 36 | Pontiac | 118 | -2653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -1 | 1 | Rick O'Dell | 8 | Buick | 115 | -2656 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -1 | 2 | Jack Ingram | 13 | Ford | 113 | -2658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -1 | 2 | Lowell Cowell | 17 | Chevrolet | 112 | -2659 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -1 | 1 | Ronnie Sanders | 19 | Buick | 109 | -2662 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -1 | 3 | Steve Spencer | 17 | Buick | 103 | -2668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | -1 | 1 | Henry Jones | 94 | Buick | 103 | -2668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | -1 | 1 | Bill Dennis | 19 | Buick | 100 | -2671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | -1 | 1 | Bob Bondurant | 03 | Oldsmobile | 100 | -2671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | -1 | 3 | Bill Elswick | 57 | Oldsmobile | 91 | -2680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | -1 | 2 | Steve Pfeifer | 94 | Chevrolet | 91 | -2680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | -1 | 1 | John Gunn | 64 | Chevrolet | 88 | -2683 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | -1 | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Chevrolet | 85 | -2686 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | -1 | 1 | Junior Miller | 79 | Oldsmobile | 85 | -2686 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | - | 1 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Chevrolet | 82 | -2689 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | - | 2 | Billie Harvey | 31 | Pontiac | 80 | -2691 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | - | 1 | Elmo Langley | 66 | Oldsmobile | 76 | -2695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | - | 2 | Baxter Price | 45 | Buick | 73 | -2698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | - | 2 | Jimmy Insolo | 9 | Buick | 73 | -2698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | - | 1 | Ernie Cline | 06 | Pontiac | 73 | -2698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | - | 1 | Rusty Wallace | 98 | Pontiac | 73 | -2698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | - | 1 | Jim Bown | 16 | Oldsmobile | 67 | -2704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | - | 1 | Robert Tartaglia | 2W | Chevrolet | 58 | -2713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | - | 1 | Kevin Housby | 99 | Oldsmobile | 55 | -2716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | - | 1 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Ford | 37 | -2734 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | - | 3 | Mike Potter | 17 | Buick | 0 | -2771 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | - | 1 | Rick Baldwin | 40 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -2771 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | - | 1 | Joe Booher | 40 | Buick | 0 | -2771 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | - | 1 | Charlie Chamblee | 25 | Pontiac | 0 | -2771 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | - | 1 | Sterling Marlin | 99 | Buick | 0 | -2771 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | -1 | 1 | Bob Riley | 94 | Buick | 0 | -2771 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | - | 1 | Don Satterfield | 08 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2771 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | -2 | 1 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 8 | Pontiac | 0 | -2771 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | -2 | 1 | Chuck Bown | 16 | Buick | 0 | -2771 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |