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CUP Series

NASCAR CUP Series

1981 Cup Driver Standings

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Standings After Race #27 at North Wilkesboro Speedway - Sunday, October 4th, 1981

1981 Cup Series Driver Standings
RNK RNK +/- STS DRIVER # MAKE PNTS BHND PO PTS POLE WIN T5 T10 STG W DNF
1 - 27 Darrell Waltrip 11 Buick 4185 0 0 11 10 18 21 0 0
2 - 27 Bobby Allison 28 Buick 4132 -53 0 2 4 17 22 0 0
3 - 27 Harry Gant 33 Pontiac 3743 -442 0 3 0 12 16 0 0
4 - 27 Ricky Rudd 88 Chevrolet 3620 -565 0 3 0 13 16 0 0
5 +1 27 Dale Earnhardt 2 Pontiac 3491 -694 0 0 0 8 15 0 0
6 -1 27 Terry Labonte 44 Buick 3486 -699 0 2 0 7 14 0 0
7 +1 27 Jody Ridley 90 Ford 3447 -738 0 0 1 2 15 0 0
8 -1 27 Richard Petty 43 Buick 3404 -781 0 0 3 11 14 0 0
9 - 27 Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 3163 -1022 0 1 0 4 9 0 0
10 - 27 Benny Parsons 15 Ford 3111 -1074 0 0 3 10 11 0 0
11 - 27 Kyle Petty 42 Buick 2976 -1209 0 0 0 1 9 0 0
12 - 27 Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 2926 -1259 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
13 - 27 Jimmy Means 52 Pontiac 2857 -1328 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 - 25 Morgan Shepherd 5 Pontiac 2841 -1344 0 1 1 3 9 0 0
15 - 26 Tommy Gale 64 Ford 2740 -1445 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 - 25 Tim Richmond 99 Buick 2680 -1505 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
17 - 24 JD McDuffie 70 Pontiac 2586 -1599 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 - 23 Lake Speed 66 Oldsmobile 2453 -1732 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
19 - 25 James Hylton 48 Pontiac 2453 -1732 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 +2 19 Joe Millikan 5 Pontiac 2229 -1956 0 0 0 2 8 0 0
21 - 24 Cecil Gordon 24 Buick 2202 -1983 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 -2 20 Richard Childress 3 Pontiac 2144 -2041 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
23 +1 18 Ron Bouchard 47 Buick 2132 -2053 0 1 1 4 10 0 0
24 +1 22 Ronnie Thomas 25 Pontiac 2071 -2114 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 -2 18 Neil Bonnett 21 Ford 2056 -2129 0 1 2 6 7 0 0
26 - 15 Cale Yarborough 27 Buick 1868 -2317 0 2 2 5 9 0 0
27 - 19 Mike Alexander 37 Buick 1784 -2401 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
28 - 13 Buddy Baker 1 Buick 1589 -2596 0 0 0 6 8 0 0
29 - 13 Joe Ruttman 6 Buick 1320 -2865 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
30 - 13 Bobby Wawak 94 Buick 1157 -3028 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
31 - 10 Bill Elliott 9 Ford 1081 -3104 0 1 0 1 5 0 0
32 +1 11 Lennie Pond 68 Buick 1045 -3140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 -1 11 Elliott Forbes-Robinson 86 Buick 1020 -3165 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
34 - 9 Johnny Rutherford 98 Pontiac 933 -3252 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
35 - 12 DK Ulrich 99 Buick 879 -3306 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
36 - 10 Stan Barrett 22 Pontiac 842 -3343 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
37 +1 9 Rick Newsom 20 Chevrolet 768 -3417 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 -1 9 Dick May 40 Buick 754 -3431 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
39 - 5 Mark Martin 02 Pontiac 615 -3570 0 2 0 1 2 0 0
40 - 8 Bruce Hill 50 Buick 596 -3589 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 - 6 Donnie Allison 12 Oldsmobile 527 -3658 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
42 - 5 Joe Fields 64 Buick 418 -3767 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 - 5 Connie Saylor 4 Oldsmobile 407 -3778 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 - 6 Rick Wilson 62 Oldsmobile 380 -3805 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 - 4 Randy Ogden 18 Oldsmobile 367 -3818 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 - 6 Gary Balough 75 Buick 334 -3851 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
47 - 7 Tommy Houston 17 Chevrolet 315 -3870 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 - 4 Lowell Cowell 17 Chevrolet 288 -3897 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 - 2 Jim Robinson 78 Oldsmobile 284 -3901 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
50 - 3 Glenn Jarrett 17 Chevrolet 276 -3909 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 - 3 AJ Foyt 51 Oldsmobile 271 -3914 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
52 - 3 Geoff Bodine 01 Buick 269 -3916 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 - 3 Butch Lindley 26 Chevrolet 266 -3919 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 - 2 Don Whittington 93 Chevrolet 242 -3943 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 - 2 Don Waterman 38 Buick 233 -3952 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
56 - 4 Jack Ingram 13 Ford 229 -3956 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 - 2 Don Sprouse 37 Oldsmobile 221 -3964 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
58 - 4 Slick Johnson 53 Chevrolet 216 -3969 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 - 2 Roy Smith 0 Buick 212 -3973 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
60 +22 2 Junior Miller 79 Oldsmobile 188 -3997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 -1 2 Bill Schmitt 73 Buick 188 -3997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 -1 2 Don Puskarich 13 Oldsmobile 179 -4006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
63 -1 3 Dick Brooks 13 Ford 173 -4012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 -1 2 HB Bailey 36 Pontiac 173 -4012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
65 -1 2 Rusty Wallace 98 Pontiac 173 -4012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
66 -1 2 Tommy Ellis 55 Chevrolet 163 -4022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 -1 2 Hershel McGriff 01 Dodge 157 -4028 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
68 -1 6 David Pearson 16 Chevrolet 154 -4031 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
69 -1 2 Bob Schacht 97 Oldsmobile 140 -4045 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 -1 3 Bob Riley 94 Buick 131 -4054 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 -1 1 John Borneman 81 Chevrolet 127 -4058 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
72 -1 1 Rick O'Dell 8 Buick 115 -4070 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
73 -1 1 Ronnie Sanders 19 Buick 109 -4076 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
74 -1 3 Steve Spencer 17 Buick 103 -4082 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 -1 1 Henry Jones 94 Buick 103 -4082 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
76 -1 1 Bill Dennis 19 Buick 100 -4085 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 -1 1 Bob Bondurant 03 Oldsmobile 100 -4085 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
78 -1 4 Joe Booher 40 Buick 97 -4088 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
79 -1 3 Bill Elswick 57 Oldsmobile 91 -4094 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 -1 2 Steve Pfeifer 94 Chevrolet 91 -4094 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 -1 1 John Gunn 64 Chevrolet 88 -4097 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
82 -1 1 Rick McCray 08 Chevrolet 85 -4100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
83 - 1 Roger Hamby 17 Chevrolet 82 -4103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
84 - 2 Billie Harvey 31 Pontiac 80 -4105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 - 6 Mike Potter 17 Buick 79 -4106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
86 - 1 Dave Dion 29 Ford 79 -4106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 - 1 Elmo Langley 66 Oldsmobile 76 -4109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 - 2 Baxter Price 45 Buick 73 -4112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
89 - 2 Jimmy Insolo 9 Buick 73 -4112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 - 1 Ernie Cline 06 Pontiac 73 -4112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 - 1 Sandy Satullo 38 Buick 70 -4115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
92 - 1 Jocko Maggiacomo 63 Oldsmobile 70 -4115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
93 - 1 Jim Bown 16 Oldsmobile 67 -4118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
94 - 1 Robert Tartaglia 2W Chevrolet 58 -4127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
95 - 1 Kevin Housby 99 Oldsmobile 55 -4130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
96 - 1 Blackie Wangerin 39 Ford 37 -4148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
97 - 1 Jimmy Hensley 24 Buick 0 -4185 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
98 +1 2 Bob McElee 99 Buick 0 -4185 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
99 -1 1 Terry Herman 99 Buick 0 -4185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
100 - 1 Rick Knoop 99 Buick 0 -4185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
101 - 1 Rick Baldwin 40 Oldsmobile 0 -4185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
102 - 1 Al Loquasto 99 Buick 0 -4185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
103 - 1 Charlie Chamblee 25 Pontiac 0 -4185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
104 - 1 Sterling Marlin 99 Buick 0 -4185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
105 - 1 Dean Combs 77 Buick 0 -4185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
106 -1 1 Joel Stowe 08 Pontiac 0 -4185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
107 -1 1 Don Satterfield 08 Chevrolet 0 -4185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
108 -1 1 Bruce Jacobi 08 Buick 0 -4185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
109 -1 1 Kirk Shelmerdine 8 Pontiac 0 -4185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
110 -1 1 Chuck Bown 16 Buick 0 -4185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0