Standings After Race #19 at Pocono Raceway - Sunday, July 26th, 1981
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 19 | Bobby Allison | 28 | Buick | 2864 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 19 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | Buick | 2760 | -104 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 19 | Harry Gant | 33 | Pontiac | 2612 | -252 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 19 | Ricky Rudd | 88 | Chevrolet | 2570 | -294 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 19 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Pontiac | 2527 | -337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 19 | Richard Petty | 43 | Buick | 2519 | -345 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 19 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Ford | 2424 | -440 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 19 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Buick | 2403 | -461 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 19 | Benny Parsons | 15 | Ford | 2293 | -571 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 19 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 2133 | -731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +2 | 19 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Buick | 2126 | -738 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -2 | 19 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 2082 | -782 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | -1 | 17 | Morgan Shepherd | 5 | Pontiac | 2062 | -802 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 19 | Richard Childress | 3 | Pontiac | 2059 | -805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 19 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 2041 | -823 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 19 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Pontiac | 2001 | -863 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 18 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 1884 | -980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 18 | James Hylton | 48 | Pontiac | 1826 | -1038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 17 | Tim Richmond | 99 | Buick | 1816 | -1048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 18 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Buick | 1641 | -1223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 15 | Lake Speed | 66 | Oldsmobile | 1546 | -1318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 16 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Pontiac | 1492 | -1372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | Buick | 1404 | -1460 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 13 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Ford | 1385 | -1479 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -2 | 12 | Joe Millikan | 5 | Pontiac | 1352 | -1512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 14 | Mike Alexander | 37 | Buick | 1334 | -1530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 9 | Buddy Baker | 1 | Buick | 1207 | -1657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 10 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | Buick | 1038 | -1826 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 9 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 86 | Buick | 893 | -1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 10 | Bobby Wawak | 94 | Buick | 890 | -1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 6 | Johnny Rutherford | 98 | Pontiac | 734 | -2130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +2 | 9 | Stan Barrett | 22 | Pontiac | 704 | -2160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -1 | 7 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 663 | -2201 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -1 | 9 | DK Ulrich | 99 | Buick | 600 | -2264 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 5 | Joe Ruttman | 6 | Buick | 575 | -2289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +1 | 7 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Chevrolet | 574 | -2290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -1 | 6 | Donnie Allison | 12 | Oldsmobile | 527 | -2337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 6 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Buick | 459 | -2405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 5 | Dick May | 40 | Buick | 387 | -2477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 4 | Randy Ogden | 18 | Oldsmobile | 367 | -2497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 4 | Lennie Pond | 68 | Buick | 342 | -2522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 3 | Connie Saylor | 4 | Oldsmobile | 300 | -2564 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 4 | Joe Fields | 64 | Buick | 300 | -2564 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 3 | Mark Martin | 02 | Pontiac | 299 | -2565 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 2 | Jim Robinson | 78 | Oldsmobile | 284 | -2580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 5 | Rick Wilson | 62 | Oldsmobile | 277 | -2587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 3 | Glenn Jarrett | 17 | Chevrolet | 276 | -2588 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 3 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 271 | -2593 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 3 | Butch Lindley | 26 | Chevrolet | 266 | -2598 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 2 | Don Whittington | 93 | Chevrolet | 242 | -2622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 2 | Don Waterman | 38 | Buick | 233 | -2631 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 2 | Don Sprouse | 37 | Oldsmobile | 221 | -2643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 3 | Slick Johnson | 53 | Chevrolet | 216 | -2648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 2 | Roy Smith | 0 | Buick | 212 | -2652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | +11 | 3 | Lowell Cowell | 17 | Chevrolet | 191 | -2673 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 5 | Tommy Houston | 17 | Chevrolet | 188 | -2676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 2 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Buick | 188 | -2676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -1 | 2 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Oldsmobile | 179 | -2685 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -1 | 3 | Dick Brooks | 13 | Ford | 173 | -2691 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -1 | 2 | Geoff Bodine | 01 | Buick | 170 | -2694 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -1 | 2 | Hershel McGriff | 01 | Dodge | 157 | -2707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -1 | 5 | David Pearson | 16 | Chevrolet | 154 | -2710 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -1 | 1 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 127 | -2737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -1 | 1 | HB Bailey | 36 | Pontiac | 118 | -2746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -1 | 1 | Rick O'Dell | 8 | Buick | 115 | -2749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -1 | 2 | Jack Ingram | 13 | Ford | 113 | -2751 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 1 | Ronnie Sanders | 19 | Buick | 109 | -2755 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | - | 3 | Steve Spencer | 17 | Buick | 103 | -2761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | - | 1 | Henry Jones | 94 | Buick | 103 | -2761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | - | 1 | Bill Dennis | 19 | Buick | 100 | -2764 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | - | 1 | Bob Bondurant | 03 | Oldsmobile | 100 | -2764 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | - | 3 | Bill Elswick | 57 | Oldsmobile | 91 | -2773 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | - | 2 | Steve Pfeifer | 94 | Chevrolet | 91 | -2773 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | - | 1 | John Gunn | 64 | Chevrolet | 88 | -2776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | - | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Chevrolet | 85 | -2779 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | - | 1 | Junior Miller | 79 | Oldsmobile | 85 | -2779 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | - | 1 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Chevrolet | 82 | -2782 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | - | 2 | Billie Harvey | 31 | Pontiac | 80 | -2784 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | - | 1 | Elmo Langley | 66 | Oldsmobile | 76 | -2788 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | - | 2 | Baxter Price | 45 | Buick | 73 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | - | 2 | Jimmy Insolo | 9 | Buick | 73 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | - | 1 | Ernie Cline | 06 | Pontiac | 73 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | - | 1 | Rusty Wallace | 98 | Pontiac | 73 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | +9 | 2 | Bob Riley | 94 | Buick | 67 | -2797 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | -1 | 1 | Jim Bown | 16 | Oldsmobile | 67 | -2797 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | -1 | 1 | Robert Tartaglia | 2W | Chevrolet | 58 | -2806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | -1 | 1 | Kevin Housby | 99 | Oldsmobile | 55 | -2809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | -1 | 1 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Ford | 37 | -2827 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | - | 1 | Gary Balough | 75 | Buick | 0 | -2864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | -2 | 3 | Mike Potter | 17 | Buick | 0 | -2864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | -1 | 2 | Joe Booher | 40 | Buick | 0 | -2864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | -3 | 1 | Rick Baldwin | 40 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -2864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | - | 1 | Al Loquasto | 99 | Buick | 0 | -2864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | -3 | 1 | Charlie Chamblee | 25 | Pontiac | 0 | -2864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | -3 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | 99 | Buick | 0 | -2864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | -2 | 1 | Don Satterfield | 08 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | - | 1 | Bruce Jacobi | 08 | Buick | 0 | -2864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | -3 | 1 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 8 | Pontiac | 0 | -2864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | -3 | 1 | Chuck Bown | 16 | Buick | 0 | -2864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |