Standings After Race #29 at Rockingham Speedway - Sunday, November 1st, 1981
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 29 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | Buick | 4550 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 29 | Bobby Allison | 28 | Buick | 4482 | -68 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 29 | Harry Gant | 33 | Pontiac | 3958 | -592 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 29 | Ricky Rudd | 88 | Chevrolet | 3899 | -651 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 29 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Buick | 3731 | -819 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 29 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Pontiac | 3727 | -823 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 29 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Ford | 3704 | -846 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 29 | Richard Petty | 43 | Buick | 3647 | -903 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 29 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 3338 | -1212 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 29 | Benny Parsons | 15 | Ford | 3310 | -1240 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +1 | 29 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 3181 | -1369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -1 | 29 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Buick | 3136 | -1414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 29 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Pontiac | 3087 | -1463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 27 | Morgan Shepherd | 5 | Pontiac | 3070 | -1480 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 28 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 2961 | -1589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 27 | Tim Richmond | 99 | Buick | 2891 | -1659 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 26 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 2771 | -1779 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 25 | Lake Speed | 66 | Oldsmobile | 2584 | -1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 26 | James Hylton | 48 | Pontiac | 2538 | -2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 20 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | Buick | 2417 | -2133 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 21 | Joe Millikan | 5 | Pontiac | 2393 | -2157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 25 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Buick | 2320 | -2230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +1 | 20 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Ford | 2200 | -2350 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -1 | 20 | Richard Childress | 3 | Pontiac | 2144 | -2406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 23 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Pontiac | 2138 | -2412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 17 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | Buick | 2031 | -2519 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 19 | Mike Alexander | 37 | Buick | 1784 | -2766 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 15 | Buddy Baker | 1 | Buick | 1761 | -2789 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 15 | Joe Ruttman | 6 | Buick | 1586 | -2964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | +1 | 12 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 1292 | -3258 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | -1 | 14 | Bobby Wawak | 94 | Buick | 1212 | -3338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +3 | 14 | DK Ulrich | 99 | Buick | 1112 | -3438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -1 | 12 | Lennie Pond | 68 | Buick | 1100 | -3450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 11 | Johnny Rutherford | 98 | Pontiac | 1091 | -3459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -2 | 11 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 86 | Buick | 1020 | -3530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 10 | Stan Barrett | 22 | Pontiac | 842 | -3708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 9 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Chevrolet | 768 | -3782 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 9 | Dick May | 40 | Buick | 754 | -3796 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 5 | Mark Martin | 02 | Pontiac | 615 | -3935 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 8 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Buick | 596 | -3954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 6 | Connie Saylor | 4 | Oldsmobile | 537 | -4013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 6 | Donnie Allison | 12 | Oldsmobile | 527 | -4023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 7 | Rick Wilson | 62 | Oldsmobile | 504 | -4046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 8 | Gary Balough | 75 | Buick | 492 | -4058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 4 | Geoff Bodine | 01 | Buick | 420 | -4130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 6 | Joe Fields | 64 | Buick | 418 | -4132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 5 | Jack Ingram | 13 | Ford | 367 | -4183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 4 | Randy Ogden | 18 | Oldsmobile | 367 | -4183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 3 | Rusty Wallace | 98 | Pontiac | 323 | -4227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 7 | Tommy Houston | 17 | Chevrolet | 315 | -4235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 3 | HB Bailey | 36 | Pontiac | 288 | -4262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 4 | Lowell Cowell | 17 | Chevrolet | 288 | -4262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 2 | Jim Robinson | 78 | Oldsmobile | 284 | -4266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 3 | Glenn Jarrett | 17 | Chevrolet | 276 | -4274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 3 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 271 | -4279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 3 | Butch Lindley | 26 | Chevrolet | 266 | -4284 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 2 | Don Whittington | 93 | Chevrolet | 242 | -4308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 2 | Don Waterman | 38 | Buick | 233 | -4317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 2 | Don Sprouse | 37 | Oldsmobile | 221 | -4329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 4 | Slick Johnson | 53 | Chevrolet | 216 | -4334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 2 | Roy Smith | 0 | Buick | 212 | -4338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 2 | Junior Miller | 79 | Oldsmobile | 188 | -4362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 2 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Buick | 188 | -4362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 2 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Oldsmobile | 179 | -4371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 4 | Dick Brooks | 13 | Ford | 173 | -4377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 3 | Tommy Ellis | 55 | Chevrolet | 163 | -4387 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 2 | Hershel McGriff | 01 | Dodge | 157 | -4393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | - | 6 | David Pearson | 16 | Chevrolet | 154 | -4396 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | - | 2 | Bob Schacht | 97 | Oldsmobile | 140 | -4410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | - | 3 | Bob Riley | 94 | Buick | 131 | -4419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | - | 1 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 127 | -4423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | - | 1 | Rick O'Dell | 8 | Buick | 115 | -4435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | - | 1 | Ronnie Sanders | 19 | Buick | 109 | -4441 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | - | 3 | Steve Spencer | 17 | Buick | 103 | -4447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | - | 1 | Henry Jones | 94 | Buick | 103 | -4447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | - | 1 | Bill Dennis | 19 | Buick | 100 | -4450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | - | 1 | Bob Bondurant | 03 | Oldsmobile | 100 | -4450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | - | 4 | Joe Booher | 40 | Buick | 97 | -4453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | - | 3 | Bill Elswick | 57 | Oldsmobile | 91 | -4459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | - | 2 | Steve Pfeifer | 94 | Chevrolet | 91 | -4459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | - | 1 | John Gunn | 64 | Chevrolet | 88 | -4462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | - | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Chevrolet | 85 | -4465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | - | 1 | Charlie Glotzbach | 23 | Buick | 85 | -4465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | - | 1 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Chevrolet | 82 | -4468 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | - | 2 | Billie Harvey | 31 | Pontiac | 80 | -4470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | - | 6 | Mike Potter | 17 | Buick | 79 | -4471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | - | 2 | Sterling Marlin | 99 | Buick | 79 | -4471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | +25 | 2 | Chuck Bown | 16 | Buick | 79 | -4471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | -1 | 1 | Dave Dion | 29 | Ford | 79 | -4471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | -1 | 1 | Elmo Langley | 66 | Oldsmobile | 76 | -4474 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | -1 | 2 | Baxter Price | 45 | Buick | 73 | -4477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | -1 | 2 | Jimmy Insolo | 9 | Buick | 73 | -4477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | -1 | 1 | Ernie Cline | 06 | Pontiac | 73 | -4477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | -1 | 1 | Sandy Satullo | 38 | Buick | 70 | -4480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | -1 | 1 | Jocko Maggiacomo | 63 | Oldsmobile | 70 | -4480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | -1 | 1 | Jim Bown | 16 | Oldsmobile | 67 | -4483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | -1 | 1 | Robert Tartaglia | 2W | Chevrolet | 58 | -4492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | -1 | 1 | Kevin Housby | 99 | Oldsmobile | 55 | -4495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | -1 | 1 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Ford | 37 | -4513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | -1 | 1 | Jimmy Hensley | 24 | Buick | 0 | -4550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | -1 | 2 | Bob McElee | 99 | Buick | 0 | -4550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | -1 | 1 | Terry Herman | 99 | Buick | 0 | -4550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | -1 | 1 | Rick Knoop | 99 | Buick | 0 | -4550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | -1 | 1 | Rick Baldwin | 40 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -4550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | -1 | 1 | Bob Senneker | 6 | Pontiac | 0 | -4550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | +6 | 2 | John Anderson | 17 | Buick | 0 | -4550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | -2 | 1 | Al Loquasto | 99 | Buick | 0 | -4550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | -2 | 1 | Charlie Chamblee | 25 | Pontiac | 0 | -4550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | -2 | 2 | Dean Combs | 77 | Buick | 0 | -4550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | -2 | 1 | Joel Stowe | 08 | Pontiac | 0 | -4550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | -2 | 1 | Don Satterfield | 08 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | -2 | 1 | Bruce Jacobi | 08 | Buick | 0 | -4550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | -2 | 1 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 8 | Pontiac | 0 | -4550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | - | 1 | Don Hume | 40 | Buick | 0 | -4550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |