- 1981 Northwestern Bank 400 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1981 Northwestern Bank 400 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Richard Petty | 89 | #43 Buick | STP | 180 | 400 | Finish | $18,850 | |
| 2 | 3 | Bobby Allison | 186 | #28 Pontiac | Tuf-Lon | 180 | 400 | Finish | $12,350 | |
| 3 | 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 2 | #11 Buick | Mountain Dew | 170 | 400 | Finish | $9,875 | |
| 4 | 1 | Dave Marcis | 123 | #71 Chevy | Hudson | 165 | 400 | Finish | $10,470 | |
| 5 | 8 | Harry Gant | 0 | #12 Oldsmobile | The 5 Racers | 155 | 400 | Finish | $2,550 | |
| 6 | 4 | Ricky Rudd | 0 | #88 Buick | Gatorade | 150 | 399 | Finish | $6,550 | |
| 7 | 16 | Terry Labonte | 0 | #44 Buick | Stratagraph | 146 | 399 | Finish | $6,200 | |
| 8 | 10 | Ron Bouchard | 0 | #47 Buick | Race Hill Farm | 142 | 399 | Finish | $3,820 | |
| 9 | 9 | Morgan Shepherd | 0 | #5 Pontiac | Performance Connection | 138 | 399 | Finish | $1,350 | |
| 10 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 0 | #2 Pontiac | Wrangler | 134 | 395 | Finish | $8,800 | |
| 11 | 11 | Mike Alexander | 0 | #37 Oldsmobile | Rogers Auto Leasing | 130 | 395 | Finish | $1,150 | |
| 12 | 15 | Ronnie Thomas | 0 | #25 Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 127 | 394 | Finish | $2,800 | |
| 13 | 23 | D.K. Ulrich | 0 | #40 Buick | Mastin Pool | 0 | 393 | Finish | $1,000 | |
| 14 | 28 | Jimmy Means | 0 | #52 Chevy | Broadway Motors | 121 | 393 | Finish | $2,590 | |
| 15 | 17 | James Hylton | 0 | #48 Chevy | Palatine Auto Parts | 118 | 393 | Finish | $2,545 | |
| 16 | 29 | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | #70 Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 115 | 389 | Finish | $2,335 | |
| 17 | 19 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #3 Pontiac | Childress Racing | 112 | 381 | Finish | $2,250 |
| 18 | 22 | Tim Richmond | 0 | #99 Buick | UNO | 109 | 342 | Finish | $2,065 | |
| 19 | 30 | Tommy Gale | 0 | #64 Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 106 | 339 | Finish | $1,930 | |
| 20 | 24 | Tommy Houston | 0 | #17 Buick | Lowe's | 0 | 339 | Finish | $1,820 | |
| 21 | 6 | Benny Parsons | 0 | #15 Ford | Melling Tool | 100 | 324 | Engine | $5,200 | |
| 22 | 20 | Kyle Petty | 0 | #42 Buick | STP | 97 | 319 | Accident | $635 | |
| 23 | 18 | Lake Speed | 0 | #66 Oldsmobile | Speed Racing | 94 | 290 | Accident | $1,560 | |
| 24 | 12 | Butch Lindley | 0 | #26 Chevy | Lindley Racing | 91 | 278 | Engine | $645 | |
| 25 | 25 | Joe Fields | 0 | #92 Buick | The Shop | 88 | 191 | Engine | $635 | |
| 26 | 21 | Joe Millikan | 0 | #75 Chevy | 85 | 174 | Oil Pressure | $1,410 | ||
| 27 | 5 | Mark Martin | 0 | #02 Pontiac | Prototype / Ams Oil | 82 | 166 | Rear End | $625 | |
| 28 | 14 | Jody Ridley | 0 | #90 Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 79 | 126 | Rear End | $1,820 | |
| 29 | 31 | Buddy Arrington | 0 | #67 Dodge | Hills Racing | 76 | 111 | Engine | $760 | |
| 30 | 26 | Bobby Wawak | 0 | #94 Buick | Louise Smith | 73 | 67 | Engine | $550 | |
| 31 | 27 | Cecil Gordon | 0 | #53 Buick | Broadway Motors | 70 | 8 | Rear End | $550 |