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Northwestern Bank 400 1981
Northwestern Bank 400 1981
North Wilkesboro Speedway
· 1981 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Buick
400
180
2
Bobby Allison
Ranier Racing
Pontiac
400
180
3
Darrell Waltrip
Junior Johnson & Associates
Buick
400
170
4
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Chevrolet
400
165
5
Harry Gant
Kennie Childers (Owner)
Oldsmobile
400
155
6
Ricky Rudd
DiGard Motorsports
Buick
399
150
7
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Buick
399
146
8
Ron Bouchard
Race Hill Farm Team
Buick
399
142
9
Morgan Shepherd
Cliff Stewart Racing
Pontiac
399
138
10
Dale Earnhardt
Osterlund Motorsports
Pontiac
395
134
11
Mike Alexander
Rogers Racing
Oldsmobile
395
130
12
Ronnie Thomas
Ronnie Thomas Racing
Pontiac
394
127
13
D.K. Ulrich
Ulrich Racing
Buick
393
0
14
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
393
121
15
James Hylton
Hylton Engineering
Pontiac
389
118
16
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Pontiac
387
115
17
Richard Childress
Richard Childress Racing
Pontiac
381
112
18
Tim Richmond
Ulrich Racing
Buick
342
109
19
Tommy Gale
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Ford
339
106
20
Tommy Houston
Hamby Racing
Buick
339
0
21
Benny Parsons
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
324
100
22
Kyle Petty
Petty Enterprises
Buick
319
97
23
Lake Speed
Lake Speed Racing
Oldsmobile
290
94
24
Butch Lindley
Lindley Racing
Chevrolet
278
91
25
Joe Fields
Fields Racing
Buick
191
88
26
Joe Millikan
RahMoc Enterprises
Chevrolet
174
85
27
Mark Martin
Martin Racing
Pontiac
166
82
28
Jody Ridley
Donlavey Racing
Ford
126
79
29
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Dodge
111
76
30
Bobby Wawak
Wawak Racing
Buick
67
73
31
Cecil Gordon
Jimmy Means Racing
Buick
8
70
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Petty Enterprises
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