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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Northwestern Bank 400

North Wilkesboro Speedway

April 5th, 1981

Race #7 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 400
  • Miles: 250.0
  • Average Speed: 85.381 mph
  • Cautions: 10
  • Caution Laps: 87
  • Lead Changes: 12
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 13 43 Richard Petty Buick 180 175 5 400 89 Running
2 3 28 Bobby Allison Pontiac 180 170 10 400 186 Running
3 7 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 170 165 5 400 2 Running
4 1 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 165 160 5 400 123 Running
5 8 12 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 155 155 0 400 0 Running
6 4 88 Ricky Rudd Buick 150 150 0 399 0 Running
7 16 44 Terry Labonte Buick 146 146 0 399 0 Running
8 10 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 142 142 0 399 0 Running
9 9 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 138 138 0 399 0 Running
10 2 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 134 134 0 395 0 Running
11 11 37 Mike Alexander Oldsmobile 130 130 0 395 0 Running
12 15 25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 127 127 0 394 0 Running
13 23 40 DK Ulrich Buick 124 124 0 393 0 Running
14 28 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 121 121 0 393 0 Running
15 17 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 118 118 0 393 0 Running
16 29 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 115 115 0 389 0 Running
17 19 3 Richard Childress Pontiac 112 112 0 381 0 Running
18 22 99 Tim Richmond Buick 109 109 0 342 0 Running
19 30 64 Tommy Gale Ford 106 106 0 339 0 Running
20 24 17 Tommy Houston Buick 103 103 0 339 0 Running
21 6 15 Benny Parsons Ford 100 100 0 324 0 Engine
22 20 42 Kyle Petty Buick 97 97 0 319 0 Crash
23 18 66 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 94 94 0 290 0 Crash
24 12 26 Butch Lindley Chevrolet 91 91 0 278 0 Engine
25 25 92 Joe Fields Buick 88 88 0 191 0 Engine
26 21 75 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 85 85 0 174 0 Oil pressure
27 5 02 Mark Martin Pontiac 82 82 0 166 0 Rear end
28 14 90 Jody Ridley Ford 79 79 0 126 0 Rear end
29 31 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 76 76 0 111 0 Engine
30 26 94 Bobby Wawak Buick 73 73 0 67 0 Engine
31 27 53 Cecil Gordon Buick 70 70 0 8 0 Rear end