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CUP Series

NASCAR CUP Series

1981 Cup Driver Standings

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Standings After Race #20 at Talladega Superspeedway - Sunday, August 2nd, 1981

1981 Cup Series Driver Standings
RNK RNK +/- STS DRIVER # MAKE PNTS BHND PO PTS POLE WIN T5 T10 STG W DNF
1 - 20 Bobby Allison 28 Buick 3029 0 0 2 4 13 15 0 0
2 - 20 Darrell Waltrip 11 Buick 2935 -94 0 11 7 11 14 0 0
3 - 20 Harry Gant 33 Pontiac 2777 -252 0 3 0 9 13 0 0
4 - 20 Ricky Rudd 88 Chevrolet 2664 -365 0 3 0 10 12 0 0
5 - 20 Dale Earnhardt 2 Pontiac 2608 -421 0 0 0 7 11 0 0
6 +2 20 Terry Labonte 44 Buick 2573 -456 0 2 0 4 10 0 0
7 - 20 Jody Ridley 90 Ford 2566 -463 0 0 1 2 13 0 0
8 -2 20 Richard Petty 43 Buick 2562 -467 0 0 2 10 12 0 0
9 - 20 Benny Parsons 15 Ford 2417 -612 0 0 2 9 9 0 0
10 +1 20 Kyle Petty 42 Buick 2272 -757 0 0 0 1 8 0 0
11 +1 20 Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 2216 -813 0 1 0 3 6 0 0
12 -2 20 Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 2173 -856 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
13 +1 20 Richard Childress 3 Pontiac 2144 -885 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
14 -1 18 Morgan Shepherd 5 Pontiac 2117 -912 0 1 1 3 8 0 0
15 +1 20 Jimmy Means 52 Pontiac 2116 -913 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 -1 19 JD McDuffie 70 Pontiac 2041 -988 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 - 19 Tommy Gale 64 Ford 1993 -1036 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 +1 18 Tim Richmond 99 Buick 1877 -1152 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
19 -1 19 James Hylton 48 Pontiac 1872 -1157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 - 19 Cecil Gordon 24 Buick 1753 -1276 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 - 16 Lake Speed 66 Oldsmobile 1701 -1328 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
22 - 16 Ronnie Thomas 25 Pontiac 1492 -1537 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 - 12 Cale Yarborough 27 Buick 1488 -1541 0 2 2 5 8 0 0
24 - 14 Neil Bonnett 21 Ford 1442 -1587 0 1 0 3 4 0 0
25 +1 15 Mike Alexander 37 Buick 1392 -1637 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
26 -1 12 Joe Millikan 5 Pontiac 1352 -1677 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
27 - 10 Buddy Baker 1 Buick 1274 -1755 0 0 0 4 6 0 0
28 - 11 Ron Bouchard 47 Buick 1218 -1811 0 1 1 1 6 0 0
29 - 10 Elliott Forbes-Robinson 86 Buick 1020 -2009 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
30 - 11 Bobby Wawak 94 Buick 996 -2033 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
31 +1 10 Stan Barrett 22 Pontiac 842 -2187 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
32 +1 8 Bill Elliott 9 Ford 793 -2236 0 1 0 1 3 0 0
33 -2 6 Johnny Rutherford 98 Pontiac 734 -2295 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
34 +1 6 Joe Ruttman 6 Buick 672 -2357 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
35 -1 9 DK Ulrich 99 Buick 600 -2429 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
36 - 7 Rick Newsom 20 Chevrolet 574 -2455 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 +1 7 Bruce Hill 50 Buick 532 -2497 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 -1 6 Donnie Allison 12 Oldsmobile 527 -2502 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
39 - 6 Dick May 40 Buick 505 -2524 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
40 +1 5 Lennie Pond 68 Buick 433 -2596 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 +5 6 Rick Wilson 62 Oldsmobile 380 -2649 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 -2 4 Randy Ogden 18 Oldsmobile 367 -2662 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 -1 4 Connie Saylor 4 Oldsmobile 364 -2665 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 -1 4 Joe Fields 64 Buick 300 -2729 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 -1 3 Mark Martin 02 Pontiac 299 -2730 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
46 -1 2 Jim Robinson 78 Oldsmobile 284 -2745 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
47 - 3 Glenn Jarrett 17 Chevrolet 276 -2753 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 - 3 AJ Foyt 51 Oldsmobile 271 -2758 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
49 - 3 Butch Lindley 26 Chevrolet 266 -2763 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 - 2 Don Whittington 93 Chevrolet 242 -2787 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 - 2 Don Waterman 38 Buick 233 -2796 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
52 - 2 Don Sprouse 37 Oldsmobile 221 -2808 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 - 3 Slick Johnson 53 Chevrolet 216 -2813 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 - 2 Roy Smith 0 Buick 212 -2817 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
55 - 3 Lowell Cowell 17 Chevrolet 191 -2838 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 - 5 Tommy Houston 17 Chevrolet 188 -2841 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 - 2 Bill Schmitt 73 Buick 188 -2841 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
58 - 2 Don Puskarich 13 Oldsmobile 179 -2850 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 - 3 Dick Brooks 13 Ford 173 -2856 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 +23 2 Rusty Wallace 98 Pontiac 173 -2856 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 -1 2 Geoff Bodine 01 Buick 170 -2859 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 +4 3 Jack Ingram 13 Ford 162 -2867 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
63 -2 2 Hershel McGriff 01 Dodge 157 -2872 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 -2 5 David Pearson 16 Chevrolet 154 -2875 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
65 -2 1 John Borneman 81 Chevrolet 127 -2902 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
66 -2 1 HB Bailey 36 Pontiac 118 -2911 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 -2 1 Rick O'Dell 8 Buick 115 -2914 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
68 -1 1 Ronnie Sanders 19 Buick 109 -2920 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
69 -1 3 Steve Spencer 17 Buick 103 -2926 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 -1 1 Henry Jones 94 Buick 103 -2926 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 -1 1 Bill Dennis 19 Buick 100 -2929 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
72 -1 1 Bob Bondurant 03 Oldsmobile 100 -2929 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
73 -1 3 Bill Elswick 57 Oldsmobile 91 -2938 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
74 -1 2 Steve Pfeifer 94 Chevrolet 91 -2938 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 -1 1 John Gunn 64 Chevrolet 88 -2941 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
76 -1 1 Rick McCray 08 Chevrolet 85 -2944 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 -1 1 Junior Miller 79 Oldsmobile 85 -2944 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
78 -1 1 Roger Hamby 17 Chevrolet 82 -2947 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
79 -1 2 Billie Harvey 31 Pontiac 80 -2949 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 -1 1 Elmo Langley 66 Oldsmobile 76 -2953 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 -1 2 Baxter Price 45 Buick 73 -2956 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
82 -1 2 Jimmy Insolo 9 Buick 73 -2956 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
83 -1 1 Ernie Cline 06 Pontiac 73 -2956 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
84 - 1 Sandy Satullo 38 Buick 70 -2959 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 -1 2 Bob Riley 94 Buick 67 -2962 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
86 -1 1 Jim Bown 16 Oldsmobile 67 -2962 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 -1 1 Robert Tartaglia 2W Chevrolet 58 -2971 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 -1 1 Kevin Housby 99 Oldsmobile 55 -2974 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
89 -1 1 Blackie Wangerin 39 Ford 37 -2992 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 -1 2 Gary Balough 75 Buick 0 -3029 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 - 1 Terry Herman 99 Buick 0 -3029 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
92 -2 4 Mike Potter 17 Buick 0 -3029 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
93 -2 3 Joe Booher 40 Buick 0 -3029 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
94 -2 1 Rick Baldwin 40 Oldsmobile 0 -3029 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
95 -2 1 Al Loquasto 99 Buick 0 -3029 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
96 -2 1 Charlie Chamblee 25 Pontiac 0 -3029 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
97 -2 1 Sterling Marlin 99 Buick 0 -3029 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
98 -2 1 Don Satterfield 08 Chevrolet 0 -3029 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 -2 1 Bruce Jacobi 08 Buick 0 -3029 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
100 -2 1 Kirk Shelmerdine 8 Pontiac 0 -3029 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
101 -2 1 Chuck Bown 16 Buick 0 -3029 0 0 0 0 0 0 0