Standings After Race #25 at Dover Motor Speedway - Sunday, September 20th, 1981
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | 25 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | Buick | 3820 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | -1 | 25 | Bobby Allison | 28 | Buick | 3818 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 25 | Harry Gant | 33 | Pontiac | 3472 | -348 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 25 | Ricky Rudd | 88 | Chevrolet | 3385 | -435 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 25 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Buick | 3275 | -545 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 25 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Pontiac | 3246 | -574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 25 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Ford | 3196 | -624 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 25 | Richard Petty | 43 | Buick | 3190 | -630 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 25 | Benny Parsons | 15 | Ford | 2944 | -876 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 25 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 2917 | -903 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 25 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Buick | 2761 | -1059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 25 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 2662 | -1158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +1 | 23 | Morgan Shepherd | 5 | Pontiac | 2607 | -1213 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -1 | 25 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Pontiac | 2601 | -1219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 24 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 2495 | -1325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 23 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 2459 | -1361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 23 | Tim Richmond | 99 | Buick | 2448 | -1372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 24 | James Hylton | 48 | Pontiac | 2335 | -1485 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 21 | Lake Speed | 66 | Oldsmobile | 2274 | -1546 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 20 | Richard Childress | 3 | Pontiac | 2144 | -1676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 23 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Buick | 2096 | -1724 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 17 | Joe Millikan | 5 | Pontiac | 1909 | -1911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +3 | 17 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Ford | 1896 | -1924 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 20 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Pontiac | 1877 | -1943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 15 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | Buick | 1868 | -1952 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +1 | 16 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | Buick | 1827 | -1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -4 | 19 | Mike Alexander | 37 | Buick | 1784 | -2036 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 12 | Buddy Baker | 1 | Buick | 1589 | -2231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 13 | Bobby Wawak | 94 | Buick | 1157 | -2663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | +2 | 11 | Joe Ruttman | 6 | Buick | 1123 | -2697 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | -1 | 10 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 1081 | -2739 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | -1 | 11 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 86 | Buick | 1020 | -2800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 9 | Johnny Rutherford | 98 | Pontiac | 933 | -2887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | +1 | 12 | DK Ulrich | 99 | Buick | 879 | -2941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +1 | 9 | Lennie Pond | 68 | Buick | 863 | -2957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -2 | 10 | Stan Barrett | 22 | Pontiac | 842 | -2978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | +1 | 9 | Dick May | 40 | Buick | 754 | -3066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -1 | 8 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Chevrolet | 671 | -3149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 8 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Buick | 596 | -3224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 6 | Donnie Allison | 12 | Oldsmobile | 527 | -3293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 4 | Mark Martin | 02 | Pontiac | 445 | -3375 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 5 | Joe Fields | 64 | Buick | 418 | -3402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 5 | Connie Saylor | 4 | Oldsmobile | 407 | -3413 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 6 | Rick Wilson | 62 | Oldsmobile | 380 | -3440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 4 | Randy Ogden | 18 | Oldsmobile | 367 | -3453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | +7 | 6 | Gary Balough | 75 | Buick | 334 | -3486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | +10 | 4 | Lowell Cowell | 17 | Chevrolet | 288 | -3532 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -2 | 2 | Jim Robinson | 78 | Oldsmobile | 284 | -3536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -2 | 3 | Glenn Jarrett | 17 | Chevrolet | 276 | -3544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -2 | 3 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 271 | -3549 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -2 | 3 | Butch Lindley | 26 | Chevrolet | 266 | -3554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -2 | 2 | Don Whittington | 93 | Chevrolet | 242 | -3578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -2 | 2 | Don Waterman | 38 | Buick | 233 | -3587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -2 | 4 | Jack Ingram | 13 | Ford | 229 | -3591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | 2 | Don Sprouse | 37 | Oldsmobile | 221 | -3599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 4 | Slick Johnson | 53 | Chevrolet | 216 | -3604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 2 | Roy Smith | 0 | Buick | 212 | -3608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 5 | Tommy Houston | 17 | Chevrolet | 188 | -3632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 2 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Buick | 188 | -3632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 2 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Oldsmobile | 179 | -3641 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 3 | Dick Brooks | 13 | Ford | 173 | -3647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 2 | HB Bailey | 36 | Pontiac | 173 | -3647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 98 | Pontiac | 173 | -3647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 2 | Geoff Bodine | 01 | Buick | 170 | -3650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 2 | Hershel McGriff | 01 | Dodge | 157 | -3663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 6 | David Pearson | 16 | Chevrolet | 154 | -3666 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | +25 | 2 | Bob Schacht | 97 | Oldsmobile | 140 | -3680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | +22 | 3 | Bob Riley | 94 | Buick | 131 | -3689 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | -2 | 1 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 127 | -3693 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | -2 | 1 | Rick O'Dell | 8 | Buick | 115 | -3705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | -2 | 1 | Ronnie Sanders | 19 | Buick | 109 | -3711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | -2 | 3 | Steve Spencer | 17 | Buick | 103 | -3717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | -2 | 1 | Henry Jones | 94 | Buick | 103 | -3717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | -2 | 1 | Bill Dennis | 19 | Buick | 100 | -3720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | -2 | 1 | Bob Bondurant | 03 | Oldsmobile | 100 | -3720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | -2 | 4 | Joe Booher | 40 | Buick | 97 | -3723 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | -2 | 3 | Bill Elswick | 57 | Oldsmobile | 91 | -3729 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | -2 | 2 | Steve Pfeifer | 94 | Chevrolet | 91 | -3729 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | -2 | 1 | Tommy Ellis | 55 | Chevrolet | 90 | -3730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | -2 | 1 | John Gunn | 64 | Chevrolet | 88 | -3732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | -2 | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Chevrolet | 85 | -3735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | -2 | 1 | Junior Miller | 79 | Oldsmobile | 85 | -3735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | -2 | 1 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Chevrolet | 82 | -3738 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | -2 | 2 | Billie Harvey | 31 | Pontiac | 80 | -3740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | -2 | 6 | Mike Potter | 17 | Buick | 79 | -3741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | -2 | 1 | Dave Dion | 29 | Ford | 79 | -3741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | -2 | 1 | Elmo Langley | 66 | Oldsmobile | 76 | -3744 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | -2 | 2 | Baxter Price | 45 | Buick | 73 | -3747 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | -2 | 2 | Jimmy Insolo | 9 | Buick | 73 | -3747 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | -2 | 1 | Ernie Cline | 06 | Pontiac | 73 | -3747 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | -2 | 1 | Sandy Satullo | 38 | Buick | 70 | -3750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | - | 1 | Jocko Maggiacomo | 63 | Oldsmobile | 70 | -3750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | -2 | 1 | Jim Bown | 16 | Oldsmobile | 67 | -3753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | -1 | 1 | Robert Tartaglia | 2W | Chevrolet | 58 | -3762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | -1 | 1 | Kevin Housby | 99 | Oldsmobile | 55 | -3765 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | -1 | 1 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Ford | 37 | -3783 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | -1 | 1 | Terry Herman | 99 | Buick | 0 | -3820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | -1 | 1 | Rick Knoop | 99 | Buick | 0 | -3820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | -1 | 1 | Rick Baldwin | 40 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -3820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | -1 | 1 | Al Loquasto | 99 | Buick | 0 | -3820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | -1 | 1 | Charlie Chamblee | 25 | Pontiac | 0 | -3820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | -1 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | 99 | Buick | 0 | -3820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | -1 | 1 | Joel Stowe | 08 | Pontiac | 0 | -3820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | -1 | 1 | Don Satterfield | 08 | Chevrolet | 0 | -3820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | -1 | 1 | Bruce Jacobi | 08 | Buick | 0 | -3820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | -1 | 1 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 8 | Pontiac | 0 | -3820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | -1 | 1 | Chuck Bown | 16 | Buick | 0 | -3820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |