1981 Northwestern Bank 400 | ![]() |
Held on April 5, 1981 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, NC | |
400 L, 250 M, 402.4 KM - Scheduled Distance |
RESULTS |
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Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Buick | 400 | 89 | running | 180 |
2 | 3 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Tuf-Lon | Pontiac | 400 | 186 | running | 180 |
3 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Buick | 400 | 2 | running | 170 |
4 | 1 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson | Chevy | 400 | 123 | running | 165 |
5 | 8 | 12 | Harry Gant | The 5 Racers | Oldsmobile | 400 | 0 | running | 155 |
6 | 4 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Buick | 399 | 0 | running | 150 |
7 | 16 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph | Buick | 399 | 0 | running | 146 |
8 | 10 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Buick | 399 | 0 | running | 142 |
9 | 9 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Performance Connection | Pontiac | 399 | 0 | running | 138 |
10 | 2 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler | Pontiac | 395 | 0 | running | 134 |
11 | 11 | 37 | Mike Alexander | Rogers Auto Leasing | Oldsmobile | 395 | 0 | running | 130 |
12 | 15 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 394 | 0 | running | 127 |
13 | 23 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Mastin Pool | Buick | 393 | 0 | running | 124 |
14 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Chevy | 393 | 0 | running | 121 |
15 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Auto Parts | Chevy | 393 | 0 | running | 118 |
16 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Pontiac | 389 | 0 | running | 115 |
17 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | Childress Racing | Pontiac | 381 | 0 | running | 112 |
18 | 22 | 99 | Tim Richmond | UNO | Buick | 342 | 0 | running | 109 |
19 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Ford | 339 | 0 | running | 106 |
20 | 24 | 17 | Tommy Houston | Lowe's | Buick | 339 | 0 | running | 103 |
21 | 6 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool | Ford | 324 | 0 | engine | 100 |
22 | 20 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Buick | 319 | 0 | crash | 97 |
23 | 18 | 66 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | 290 | 0 | crash | 94 |
24 | 12 | 26 | Butch Lindley | Lindley Racing | Chevy | 278 | 0 | engine | 91 |
25 | 25 | 92 | Joe Fields | The Shop | Buick | 191 | 0 | engine | 88 |
26 | 21 | 75 | Joe Millikan | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevy | 174 | 0 | oil pressure | 85 |
27 | 5 | 02 | Mark Martin | Prototype, AMSOIL | Pontiac | 166 | 0 | rear end | 82 |
28 | 14 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore, Sunny King | Ford | 126 | 0 | rear end | 79 |
29 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing | Dodge | 111 | 0 | engine | 76 |
30 | 26 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Louise Smith | Buick | 67 | 0 | engine | 73 |
31 | 27 | 53 | Cecil Gordon | Broadway Motors | Buick | 8 | 0 | rear end | 70 |
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