- 1981 Budweiser NASCAR 400 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1981 Budweiser NASCAR 400 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Benny Parsons | 58 | #15 Ford | Melling Tool | 180 | 200 | Finish | $22,750 | |
| 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 96 | #2 Pontiac | Wrangler | 180 | 200 | Finish | $18,650 | |
| 3 | 2 | Bobby Allison | 17 | #28 Buick | Hardee's | 170 | 200 | Finish | $14,650 | |
| 4 | 5 | Richard Petty | 0 | #43 Buick | STP | 160 | 199 | Finish | $12,550 | |
| 5 | 13 | Dave Marcis | 0 | #71 Buick | Norton Company | 155 | 198 | Finish | $8,935 | |
| 6 | 6 | Jody Ridley | 1 | #90 Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 155 | 198 | Finish | $8,610 | |
| 7 | 16 | Tim Richmond | 0 | #99 Oldsmobile | UNO | 146 | 196 | Finish | $6,840 | |
| 8 | 14 | Lake Speed | 4 | #66 Oldsmobile | Speed Racing | 147 | 196 | Finish | $5,630 | |
| 9 | 12 | Joe Ruttman | 3 | #6 Buick | The 5 Racers | 143 | 195 | Finish | $3,100 | |
| 10 | 7 | Harry Gant | 4 | #33 Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 139 | 193 | Finish | $2,700 | |
| 11 | 25 | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | #70 Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 130 | 191 | Finish | $4,470 | |
| 12 | 15 | Tommy Gale | 0 | #64 Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 127 | 189 | Finish | $4,250 | |
| 13 | 18 | Buddy Arrington | 0 | #67 Dodge | Hills Racing | 124 | 189 | Finish | $4,040 | |
| 14 | 10 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #3 Pontiac | Texas Steel Hauler | 121 | 188 | Finish | $3,830 |
| 15 | 20 | H.B. Bailey | 0 | #36 Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 118 | 187 | Finish | $2,000 | |
| 16 | 27 | Dick May | 0 | #75 Buick | 0 | 184 | Finish | $3,520 | ||
| 17 | 26 | Lowell Cowell | 0 | #77 Oldsmobile | Kings Inn Daytona | 112 | 184 | Finish | $1,800 | |
| 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 0 | #24 Buick | Gordon Racing | 109 | 183 | Finish | $3,160 | |
| 19 | 21 | Jimmy Means | 0 | #52 Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 106 | 175 | Finish | $2,890 | |
| 20 | 23 | Ronnie Thomas | 0 | #25 Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 103 | 171 | Finish | $2,330 | |
| 21 | 29 | Rick Baldwin | 0 | #40 Buick Unk | Price Racing | 0 | 149 | Engine | $1,550 | |
| 22 | 19 | Randy Ogden | 0 | #18 Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 97 | 137 | Rear End | $1,500 | |
| 23 | 1 | Terry Labonte | 5 | #44 Buick | Stratagraph | 99 | 131 | Accident | $8,400 | |
| 24 | 11 | Ricky Rudd | 0 | #88 Oldsmobile | Gatorade | 91 | 122 | Engine | $6,850 | |
| 25 | 22 | James Hylton | 0 | #48 Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | 88 | 115 | Engine | $2,570 | |
| 26 | 31 | Bobby Wawak | 0 | #94 Buick | Louise Smith | 85 | 92 | Engine | $1,300 | |
| 27 | 34 | Roger Hamby | 0 | #17 Chevy | Kings Inn Daytona | 82 | 72 | Engine | $2,450 | |
| 28 | 30 | Rick Newsom | 0 | #20 Chevy | Superior Piping | 79 | 40 | Accident | $1,200 | |
| 29 | 17 | Kyle Petty | 0 | #42 Buick | STP | 76 | 34 | Engine | $1,150 | |
| 30 | 9 | Darrell Waltrip | 12 | #11 Buick | Mountain Dew | 78 | 33 | Cylinder Head | $6,550 | |
| 31 | 8 | Morgan Shepherd | 0 | #5 Pontiac | Performance Connection | 70 | 17 | Radiator | $6,000 | |
| 32 | 28 | D.K. Ulrich | 0 | #98 Buick | UNO | 67 | 4 | Quit | $1,000 | |
| 33 | 32 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 0 | #8 Pontiac | McDonald's | 0 | 2 | Quit | $950 | |
| 34 | 33 | Baxter Price | 0 | #50 Chevy | Broadway Motors | 0 | 1 | Quit | $900 |