Standings After Race #8 at Darlington Raceway - Sunday, April 12th, 1981
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 8 | Bobby Allison | 28 | Buick | 1262 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | +2 | 8 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | Buick | 1137 | -125 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 8 | Harry Gant | 33 | Pontiac | 1133 | -129 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | +1 | 8 | Ricky Rudd | 88 | Chevrolet | 1078 | -184 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +2 | 8 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Ford | 1071 | -191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | -4 | 8 | Richard Petty | 43 | Buick | 1059 | -203 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | -1 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Pontiac | 1051 | -211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 8 | Joe Millikan | 5 | Pontiac | 1010 | -252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 8 | Benny Parsons | 15 | Ford | 1006 | -256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 8 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Buick | 932 | -330 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +2 | 8 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 909 | -353 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -1 | 8 | Richard Childress | 3 | Pontiac | 849 | -413 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | -1 | 8 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Pontiac | 842 | -420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 8 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 840 | -422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 8 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 835 | -427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 8 | Tim Richmond | 99 | Buick | 831 | -431 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +2 | 7 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 769 | -493 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 8 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Buick | 758 | -504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -2 | 6 | Morgan Shepherd | 5 | Pontiac | 750 | -512 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +1 | 7 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Pontiac | 718 | -544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | +1 | 7 | James Hylton | 48 | Pontiac | 682 | -580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +1 | 8 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Buick | 629 | -633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -3 | 6 | Lake Speed | 66 | Oldsmobile | 616 | -646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +3 | 4 | Buddy Baker | 1 | Buick | 518 | -744 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -1 | 5 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 86 | Buick | 492 | -770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Ford | 481 | -781 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -1 | 4 | Johnny Rutherford | 98 | Pontiac | 467 | -795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +3 | 3 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 458 | -804 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 4 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | Buick | 412 | -850 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 5 | Mike Alexander | 37 | Buick | 376 | -886 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | -3 | 4 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Chevrolet | 346 | -916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +2 | 4 | Bobby Wawak | 94 | Buick | 322 | -940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -1 | 3 | Glenn Jarrett | 17 | Chevrolet | 276 | -986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -1 | 2 | Don Whittington | 93 | Chevrolet | 242 | -1020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 3 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Buick | 225 | -1037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +8 | 3 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | Buick | 224 | -1038 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -1 | 2 | Don Sprouse | 37 | Oldsmobile | 221 | -1041 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | +5 | 3 | Slick Johnson | 53 | Chevrolet | 216 | -1046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | -2 | 2 | Lennie Pond | 68 | Buick | 212 | -1050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -2 | 2 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 204 | -1058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | -2 | 3 | Donnie Allison | 12 | Oldsmobile | 188 | -1074 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | -2 | 2 | Butch Lindley | 26 | Chevrolet | 179 | -1083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | +10 | 2 | Geoff Bodine | 01 | Buick | 170 | -1092 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -3 | 4 | David Pearson | 16 | Chevrolet | 154 | -1108 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -3 | 1 | Jim Robinson | 78 | Oldsmobile | 150 | -1112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -1 | 1 | Don Waterman | 38 | Buick | 134 | -1128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -1 | 1 | Joe Ruttman | 6 | Buick | 134 | -1128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -1 | 1 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 127 | -1135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -1 | 3 | Stan Barrett | 22 | Pontiac | 124 | -1138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | +23 | 2 | Dick Brooks | 13 | Ford | 118 | -1144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -2 | 1 | Ronnie Sanders | 19 | Buick | 109 | -1153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -2 | 2 | Steve Spencer | 17 | Buick | 103 | -1159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -2 | 1 | Henry Jones | 94 | Buick | 103 | -1159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -2 | 1 | Bob Bondurant | 03 | Oldsmobile | 100 | -1162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | 1 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Buick | 97 | -1165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 1 | Dick May | 40 | Buick | 91 | -1171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 1 | Steve Pfeifer | 94 | Chevrolet | 91 | -1171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -1 | 2 | Joe Fields | 64 | Buick | 88 | -1174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -1 | 1 | John Gunn | 64 | Chevrolet | 88 | -1174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -1 | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Chevrolet | 85 | -1177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -1 | 1 | Mark Martin | 02 | Pontiac | 82 | -1180 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -1 | 1 | Jimmy Insolo | 9 | Buick | 73 | -1189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -1 | 1 | Baxter Price | 45 | Buick | 73 | -1189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -1 | 1 | Ernie Cline | 06 | Pontiac | 73 | -1189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -1 | 1 | Roy Smith | 0 | Buick | 70 | -1192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -1 | 1 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Oldsmobile | 67 | -1195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -1 | 1 | Hershel McGriff | 01 | Dodge | 64 | -1198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -1 | 1 | Robert Tartaglia | 2W | Chevrolet | 58 | -1204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | -1 | 1 | Rick Wilson | 62 | Oldsmobile | 58 | -1204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | -1 | 1 | Billie Harvey | 31 | Pontiac | 40 | -1222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | -1 | 1 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Ford | 37 | -1225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | -1 | 2 | Bill Elswick | 57 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -1262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | -1 | 3 | DK Ulrich | 99 | Buick | 0 | -1262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | - | 1 | Tommy Houston | 17 | Chevrolet | 0 | -1262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | - | 1 | Mike Potter | 17 | Buick | 0 | -1262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |