Standings After Race #22 at Bristol Motor Speedway - Saturday, August 22nd, 1981
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 22 | Bobby Allison | 28 | Buick | 3345 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 22 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | Buick | 3295 | -50 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 22 | Harry Gant | 33 | Pontiac | 3072 | -273 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 88 | Chevrolet | 3004 | -341 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +2 | 22 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Buick | 2864 | -481 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | -1 | 22 | Richard Petty | 43 | Buick | 2838 | -507 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | -1 | 22 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Pontiac | 2828 | -517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 22 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Ford | 2801 | -544 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 22 | Benny Parsons | 15 | Ford | 2657 | -688 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 22 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 2489 | -856 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -1 | 22 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Buick | 2457 | -888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 22 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 2365 | -980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 22 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Pontiac | 2331 | -1014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 20 | Morgan Shepherd | 5 | Pontiac | 2289 | -1056 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 21 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 2280 | -1065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +1 | 21 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 2216 | -1129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -1 | 20 | Richard Childress | 3 | Pontiac | 2144 | -1201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +1 | 20 | Tim Richmond | 99 | Buick | 2092 | -1253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -1 | 21 | James Hylton | 48 | Pontiac | 2074 | -1271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +1 | 18 | Lake Speed | 66 | Oldsmobile | 1965 | -1380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -1 | 21 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Buick | 1917 | -1428 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +2 | 17 | Mike Alexander | 37 | Buick | 1614 | -1731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -1 | 13 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | Buick | 1605 | -1740 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +1 | 17 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Pontiac | 1601 | -1744 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +1 | 14 | Joe Millikan | 5 | Pontiac | 1558 | -1787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -3 | 15 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Ford | 1526 | -1819 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | +1 | 13 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | Buick | 1449 | -1896 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | -1 | 11 | Buddy Baker | 1 | Buick | 1429 | -1916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 12 | Bobby Wawak | 94 | Buick | 1066 | -2279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 11 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 86 | Buick | 1020 | -2325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 9 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 935 | -2410 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 7 | Johnny Rutherford | 98 | Pontiac | 863 | -2482 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 10 | Stan Barrett | 22 | Pontiac | 842 | -2503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 8 | Joe Ruttman | 6 | Buick | 777 | -2568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +2 | 8 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Chevrolet | 671 | -2674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | 9 | DK Ulrich | 99 | Buick | 600 | -2745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -1 | 8 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Buick | 596 | -2749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 7 | Dick May | 40 | Buick | 560 | -2785 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | +1 | 6 | Lennie Pond | 68 | Buick | 554 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -1 | 6 | Donnie Allison | 12 | Oldsmobile | 527 | -2818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 6 | Rick Wilson | 62 | Oldsmobile | 380 | -2965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 4 | Randy Ogden | 18 | Oldsmobile | 367 | -2978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 4 | Connie Saylor | 4 | Oldsmobile | 364 | -2981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 4 | Joe Fields | 64 | Buick | 300 | -3045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 3 | Mark Martin | 02 | Pontiac | 299 | -3046 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 2 | Jim Robinson | 78 | Oldsmobile | 284 | -3061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 3 | Glenn Jarrett | 17 | Chevrolet | 276 | -3069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 3 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 271 | -3074 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 3 | Butch Lindley | 26 | Chevrolet | 266 | -3079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 2 | Don Whittington | 93 | Chevrolet | 242 | -3103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 2 | Don Waterman | 38 | Buick | 233 | -3112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 2 | Don Sprouse | 37 | Oldsmobile | 221 | -3124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 3 | Slick Johnson | 53 | Chevrolet | 216 | -3129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 2 | Roy Smith | 0 | Buick | 212 | -3133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 3 | Lowell Cowell | 17 | Chevrolet | 191 | -3154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 5 | Tommy Houston | 17 | Chevrolet | 188 | -3157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 2 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Buick | 188 | -3157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 2 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Oldsmobile | 179 | -3166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 3 | Dick Brooks | 13 | Ford | 173 | -3172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 98 | Pontiac | 173 | -3172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 2 | Geoff Bodine | 01 | Buick | 170 | -3175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 3 | Jack Ingram | 13 | Ford | 162 | -3183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 2 | Hershel McGriff | 01 | Dodge | 157 | -3188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 5 | David Pearson | 16 | Chevrolet | 154 | -3191 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 1 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 127 | -3218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 1 | HB Bailey | 36 | Pontiac | 118 | -3227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 1 | Rick O'Dell | 8 | Buick | 115 | -3230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | - | 1 | Ronnie Sanders | 19 | Buick | 109 | -3236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | - | 3 | Steve Spencer | 17 | Buick | 103 | -3242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | - | 1 | Henry Jones | 94 | Buick | 103 | -3242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | - | 1 | Bill Dennis | 19 | Buick | 100 | -3245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | - | 1 | Bob Bondurant | 03 | Oldsmobile | 100 | -3245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | - | 4 | Joe Booher | 40 | Buick | 97 | -3248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | - | 3 | Bill Elswick | 57 | Oldsmobile | 91 | -3254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | - | 2 | Steve Pfeifer | 94 | Chevrolet | 91 | -3254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | - | 1 | John Gunn | 64 | Chevrolet | 88 | -3257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | - | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Chevrolet | 85 | -3260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | - | 1 | Junior Miller | 79 | Oldsmobile | 85 | -3260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | - | 1 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Chevrolet | 82 | -3263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | - | 2 | Billie Harvey | 31 | Pontiac | 80 | -3265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | - | 1 | Elmo Langley | 66 | Oldsmobile | 76 | -3269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | - | 2 | Baxter Price | 45 | Buick | 73 | -3272 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | - | 2 | Jimmy Insolo | 9 | Buick | 73 | -3272 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | - | 1 | Ernie Cline | 06 | Pontiac | 73 | -3272 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | - | 1 | Sandy Satullo | 38 | Buick | 70 | -3275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | - | 2 | Bob Riley | 94 | Buick | 67 | -3278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | - | 1 | Jim Bown | 16 | Oldsmobile | 67 | -3278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | - | 1 | Bob Schacht | 97 | Oldsmobile | 67 | -3278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | - | 1 | Robert Tartaglia | 2W | Chevrolet | 58 | -3287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | - | 1 | Kevin Housby | 99 | Oldsmobile | 55 | -3290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | - | 1 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Ford | 37 | -3308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | - | 3 | Gary Balough | 75 | Buick | 0 | -3345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | - | 1 | Terry Herman | 99 | Buick | 0 | -3345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | - | 5 | Mike Potter | 17 | Buick | 0 | -3345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | - | 1 | Rick Knoop | 99 | Buick | 0 | -3345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | - | 1 | Rick Baldwin | 40 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -3345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | - | 1 | Al Loquasto | 99 | Buick | 0 | -3345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | - | 1 | Charlie Chamblee | 25 | Pontiac | 0 | -3345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | - | 1 | Sterling Marlin | 99 | Buick | 0 | -3345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | - | 1 | Joel Stowe | 08 | Pontiac | 0 | -3345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | -1 | 1 | Don Satterfield | 08 | Chevrolet | 0 | -3345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | -1 | 1 | Bruce Jacobi | 08 | Buick | 0 | -3345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | -1 | 1 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 8 | Pontiac | 0 | -3345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | -1 | 1 | Chuck Bown | 16 | Buick | 0 | -3345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |