Standings After Race #31 at Riverside International Raceway - Sunday, November 22nd, 1981
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 31 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | Buick | 4880 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 31 | Bobby Allison | 28 | Buick | 4827 | -53 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 31 | Harry Gant | 33 | Pontiac | 4213 | -667 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | +1 | 31 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Buick | 4052 | -828 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +1 | 31 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Ford | 4002 | -878 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | -2 | 31 | Ricky Rudd | 88 | Chevrolet | 3991 | -889 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 31 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Pontiac | 3978 | -902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 31 | Richard Petty | 43 | Buick | 3882 | -998 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 31 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 3510 | -1370 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 31 | Benny Parsons | 15 | Ford | 3452 | -1428 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 31 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 3384 | -1496 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 31 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Buick | 3335 | -1545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +1 | 29 | Morgan Shepherd | 5 | Pontiac | 3264 | -1616 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -1 | 30 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Pontiac | 3145 | -1735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 30 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 3143 | -1737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 29 | Tim Richmond | 99 | Buick | 3094 | -1786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 28 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 3000 | -1880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 27 | Lake Speed | 66 | Oldsmobile | 2820 | -2060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 28 | James Hylton | 48 | Pontiac | 2756 | -2124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 23 | Joe Millikan | 5 | Pontiac | 2682 | -2198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 22 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | Buick | 2597 | -2283 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 22 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Ford | 2449 | -2431 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 25 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Buick | 2320 | -2560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 18 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | Buick | 2201 | -2679 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 21 | Richard Childress | 3 | Pontiac | 2144 | -2736 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 23 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Pontiac | 2138 | -2742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 16 | Buddy Baker | 1 | Buick | 1904 | -2976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +1 | 17 | Joe Ruttman | 6 | Buick | 1853 | -3027 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -1 | 19 | Mike Alexander | 37 | Buick | 1784 | -3096 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 13 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 1442 | -3438 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 14 | Bobby Wawak | 94 | Buick | 1212 | -3668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 15 | DK Ulrich | 99 | Buick | 1193 | -3687 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 12 | Johnny Rutherford | 98 | Pontiac | 1143 | -3737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 12 | Lennie Pond | 68 | Buick | 1100 | -3780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 11 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 86 | Buick | 1020 | -3860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 10 | Stan Barrett | 22 | Pontiac | 842 | -4038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 9 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Chevrolet | 768 | -4112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 9 | Dick May | 40 | Buick | 754 | -4126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 7 | Connie Saylor | 4 | Oldsmobile | 664 | -4216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | +3 | 10 | Gary Balough | 75 | Buick | 659 | -4221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | -1 | 8 | Rick Wilson | 62 | Oldsmobile | 639 | -4241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | -1 | 5 | Mark Martin | 02 | Pontiac | 615 | -4265 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -1 | 8 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Buick | 596 | -4284 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 6 | Donnie Allison | 12 | Oldsmobile | 527 | -4353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 5 | Geoff Bodine | 01 | Buick | 420 | -4460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 6 | Joe Fields | 64 | Buick | 418 | -4462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 5 | Jack Ingram | 13 | Ford | 367 | -4513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 4 | Randy Ogden | 18 | Oldsmobile | 367 | -4513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | +5 | 3 | Jim Robinson | 78 | Oldsmobile | 351 | -4529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | +9 | 3 | Don Waterman | 38 | Buick | 351 | -4529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -2 | 4 | Rusty Wallace | 98 | Pontiac | 323 | -4557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -2 | 7 | Tommy Houston | 17 | Chevrolet | 315 | -4565 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | +13 | 3 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Buick | 314 | -4566 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | +4 | 3 | Don Whittington | 93 | Chevrolet | 300 | -4580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -4 | 5 | Dick Brooks | 13 | Ford | 297 | -4583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -4 | 4 | HB Bailey | 36 | Pontiac | 288 | -4592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -4 | 4 | Lowell Cowell | 17 | Chevrolet | 288 | -4592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | +5 | 3 | Roy Smith | 0 | Buick | 285 | -4595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | +8 | 3 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Oldsmobile | 279 | -4601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -5 | 3 | Glenn Jarrett | 17 | Chevrolet | 276 | -4604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -5 | 3 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 271 | -4609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -5 | 3 | Butch Lindley | 26 | Chevrolet | 266 | -4614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -3 | 4 | Tommy Ellis | 55 | Chevrolet | 227 | -4653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -3 | 2 | Don Sprouse | 37 | Oldsmobile | 221 | -4659 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -3 | 4 | Slick Johnson | 53 | Chevrolet | 216 | -4664 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | +2 | 3 | Hershel McGriff | 01 | Dodge | 206 | -4674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -3 | 3 | Chuck Bown | 16 | Buick | 197 | -4683 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -3 | 2 | Junior Miller | 79 | Oldsmobile | 188 | -4692 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | - | 6 | David Pearson | 16 | Chevrolet | 154 | -4726 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | - | 2 | Bob Schacht | 97 | Oldsmobile | 140 | -4740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | - | 3 | Bob Riley | 94 | Buick | 131 | -4749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | - | 1 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 127 | -4753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | - | 1 | Gary Kershaw | 74 | Buick | 127 | -4753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | +23 | 2 | Jim Bown | 16 | Oldsmobile | 122 | -4758 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | -2 | 1 | Rick O'Dell | 8 | Buick | 115 | -4765 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | -2 | 1 | Ronnie Sanders | 19 | Buick | 109 | -4771 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | -2 | 1 | Delma Cowart | 0 | Buick | 109 | -4771 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | -2 | 3 | Steve Spencer | 17 | Buick | 103 | -4777 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | -2 | 1 | Henry Jones | 94 | Buick | 103 | -4777 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | -1 | 2 | Bob Bondurant | 03 | Oldsmobile | 100 | -4780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | -3 | 1 | Bill Dennis | 19 | Buick | 100 | -4780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | -2 | 4 | Joe Booher | 40 | Buick | 97 | -4783 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | - | 1 | Gene Thonesen | 07 | Buick | 97 | -4783 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | - | 1 | Mark Stahl | 85 | Ford | 94 | -4786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | -4 | 3 | Bill Elswick | 57 | Oldsmobile | 91 | -4789 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | -4 | 2 | Steve Pfeifer | 94 | Chevrolet | 91 | -4789 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | -4 | 1 | John Gunn | 64 | Chevrolet | 88 | -4792 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | -4 | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Chevrolet | 85 | -4795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | -4 | 1 | Charlie Glotzbach | 23 | Buick | 85 | -4795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | -4 | 1 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Chevrolet | 82 | -4798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | -4 | 2 | Billie Harvey | 31 | Pontiac | 80 | -4800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | -4 | 6 | Mike Potter | 17 | Buick | 79 | -4801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | -4 | 2 | Sterling Marlin | 99 | Buick | 79 | -4801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | -4 | 1 | Dave Dion | 29 | Ford | 79 | -4801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | -4 | 1 | Elmo Langley | 66 | Oldsmobile | 76 | -4804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | - | 1 | Scott Miller | 51 | Pontiac | 76 | -4804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | -5 | 2 | Baxter Price | 45 | Buick | 73 | -4807 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | -5 | 2 | Jimmy Insolo | 9 | Buick | 73 | -4807 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | -5 | 1 | Ernie Cline | 06 | Pontiac | 73 | -4807 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | -5 | 1 | Sandy Satullo | 38 | Buick | 70 | -4810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | -5 | 1 | Jocko Maggiacomo | 63 | Oldsmobile | 70 | -4810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | -4 | 1 | Travis Tiller | 46 | Chevrolet | 67 | -4813 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | - | 1 | Pat Mintey | 35 | Chevrolet | 61 | -4819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | -5 | 1 | Robert Tartaglia | 2W | Chevrolet | 58 | -4822 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | -5 | 1 | Kevin Housby | 99 | Oldsmobile | 55 | -4825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | -5 | 1 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Ford | 37 | -4843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | -5 | 1 | Jimmy Hensley | 24 | Buick | 0 | -4880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | -5 | 2 | Bob McElee | 99 | Buick | 0 | -4880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | -5 | 2 | Terry Herman | 99 | Buick | 0 | -4880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | -5 | 3 | John Anderson | 17 | Buick | 0 | -4880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | -5 | 1 | Rick Knoop | 99 | Buick | 0 | -4880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | -5 | 1 | Rick Baldwin | 40 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -4880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | -5 | 1 | Bob Senneker | 6 | Pontiac | 0 | -4880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | -5 | 1 | Al Loquasto | 99 | Buick | 0 | -4880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | -5 | 1 | Charlie Chamblee | 25 | Pontiac | 0 | -4880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | -5 | 2 | Dean Combs | 77 | Buick | 0 | -4880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | - | 1 | Clyde Pittinger | 0 | -4880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 118 | -6 | 1 | Joel Stowe | 08 | Pontiac | 0 | -4880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | -6 | 1 | Don Satterfield | 08 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | -6 | 1 | Bruce Jacobi | 08 | Buick | 0 | -4880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | -6 | 1 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 8 | Pontiac | 0 | -4880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | -6 | 1 | Don Hume | 40 | Buick | 0 | -4880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |