1981 Holly Farms 400

Race 27 of 31

North Wilkesboro
400 laps
Time of race: 2:41:08
Average speed of winner: 93.091 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap + 10 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 49 laps
Lap leaders: Waltrip pole, Allison 1-31, Marcis 32, Ridley 33-36, Waltrip 37-114, R. Petty 115, Waltrip 116-211, Allison 212-230, Waltrip 231-251, Allison 252-277, Waltrip 278-400

Race notes: Debut for Dean Combs. Finale for Bob McElee and Junior Miller.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Darrell Waltrip	11	Mountain Dew	Buick	Johnson	Brewer	114.065	400	4	318	running	23725	185
2	2	Bobby Allison	28	Hardee's	Buick	Ranier	Wilson		399	3	76	running	12725	175
3	12	Joe Millikan	5	Performance Connection	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart	Darrell Bryant		399	0	0	running	9600	165
4	10	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Pontiac	Childress	Shelmerdine		399	0	0	running	7270	160
5	14	Ron Bouchard	47	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Jack Beebe			398	0	0	running	5145	155
6	20	Morgan Shepherd	24	Washington Freightliners	Buick	Cecil Gordon			393	0	0	running	4050	150
7	16	Jody Ridley	90	Truxmore/Sunny King Ford-Honda	Ford	Donlavey			391	1	4	running	4640	151
8	24	Bob McElee	99	Alva Racing	Buick	Ulrich			389	0	0	running	3270	0
9	22	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Chevrolet	Means			388	0	0	running	3160	138
10	18	Buddy Arrington	67	Kyle Petty's Boot Barn	Dodge	Arrington			386	0	0	running	3050	134
11	25	Tommy Houston	17	Kings Inn Daytona	Oldsmobile	Hamby			379	0	0	running	2740	0
12	21	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Pontiac	McDuffie			378	0	0	running	2580	127
13	13	Tim Richmond	37	Rogers Auto Leasing	Buick	Bob Rogers			377	0	0	running	1000	124
14	28	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			375	0	0	running	2320	121
15	27	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Pontiac	Hylton			375	0	0	running	2150	118
16	4	Dave Marcis	71	J.D. Stacy Racing	Chevrolet	Marcis			352	1	1	running	2075	120
17	23	Ronnie Thomas	25	Thomas Racing	Pontiac	Ronnie Thomas			325	0	0	running	1400	112
18	8	Kyle Petty	42	STP	Buick	Petty			306	0	0	engine	1150	109
19	26	Cecil Gordon	40	Price Racing	Buick	Baxter Price			296	0	0	running	800	106
20	30	Junior Miller	79	Bee Foreign Car Parts	Oldsmobile	Junior Miller			230	0	0	rear end	1250	103
21	9	Richard Petty	43	STP	Buick	Petty	Hmiel		210	1	1	accident	5425	105
22	29	Rick Newsom	20	Superior Piping	Chevrolet	Newsom			161	0	0	engine	685	97
23	19	Lennie Pond	68	Shoney's	Buick	Pond			159	0	0	engine	670	94
24	7	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Pontiac	Needham	Carter		138	0	0	engine	970	91
25	15	Ricky Rudd	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Nelson		112	0	0	accident	5085	88
26	5	Joe Ruttman	2	J.D. Stacy Racing	Pontiac	Stacy	Inman		111	0	0	accident	5085	85
27	17	Lake Speed	66	Speed Racing	Oldsmobile	Speed			110	0	0	accident	1100	82
28	11	Dean Combs	77	Boulevard Datsun Racing	Buick	Sanderson			94	0	0	rear end	570	0
29	6	Benny Parsons	15	Melling Tool Company	Ford	Moore	Moore		75	0	0	ignition	5035	76
30	3	Terry Labonte	44	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Hagan	Elder		60	0	0	engine	6500	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Darrell Waltrip	4185	27	8	10	18	21
2	Bobby Allison	4132	27	2	4	17	22
3	Harry Gant	3743	27	2	0	12	16
4	Ricky Rudd	3620	27	3	0	13	16
5	Dale Earnhardt	3491	27	0	0	8	15
6	Terry Labonte	3486	27	2	0	7	14
7	Jody Ridley	3447	27	0	1	2	15
8	Richard Petty	3404	27	0	3	11	14
9	Dave Marcis	3163	27	1	0	4	9
10	Benny Parsons	3111	27	0	3	10	11
11	Kyle Petty	2976	27	0	0	1	9
12	Buddy Arrington	2926	27	0	0	0	6
13	Jimmy Means	2857	27	0	0	0	2
14	Morgan Shepherd	2841	25	1	1	3	9
15	Tommy Gale	2740	26	0	0	0	0
16	Tim Richmond	2680	25	0	0	0	6
17	J.D. McDuffie	2586	24	0	0	0	1
18	Lake Speed	2453	23	0	0	0	6
19	James Hylton	2453	25	0	0	0	0
20	Joe Millikan	2229	19	0	0	2	8
21	Cecil Gordon	2202	25	0	0	0	0
22	Richard Childress	2144	20	0	0	1	1
23	Ron Bouchard	2132	18	1	1	4	10
24	Ronnie Thomas	2071	22	0	0	0	0
25	Neil Bonnett	2056	18	1	2	6	7