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Northwestern Bank 400 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 31
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$115,945	Race Date:	Apr 5, 1981	North Wilkesboro Speedway
Margin of Victory:	3.700 Seconds	Race Duration:	2Hr 55Min 41Sec.	North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	12	Average Speed:	85.381 MPH	.625 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	31	No. of Cautions:	10 For 87 Laps	savethespeedway.net/history.html

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Richard Petty R. Petty	Driver:	Dave Marcis D. Marcis	Buick:	9
Car No.:	#43 Buick	Car No.:	#71 Chevrolet	Pontiac:	0
Team:	Petty Enterprises	Team:	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet:	0
Crew Chief:	Wade Thornburg	Crew Chief:	Claude Queen	Oldsmobile:	0
Laps Led:	89 of 400	Pole Speed:	114.647 MPH

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Official 1981 Northwestern Bank 400 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	13	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	STP	180	400	89	Running
2	3	28	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Tuf-Lon	180	400	127	Running
3	7	11	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Mountain Dew	170	400	2	Running
4	1	71	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	Hudson Chevrolet	165	400	123	Running
5	8	12	Harry Gant H. GantHarry Gant	Five Racers	155	400	0	Running
6	4	88	Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky Rudd	Gatorade	150	399	0	Running
7	16	44	Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry Labonte	Stratagraph Incorporated	146	399	0	Running
8	10	47	Ron Bouchard R. Bouchard (R)Ron Bouchard	Race Hill Farm	142	399	0	Running
9	9	5	Morgan Shepherd M. Shepherd (R)Morgan Shepherd	Performance Connection	138	399	0	Running
10	2	2	Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans	134	395	0	Running
11	11	37	Mike Alexander M. Alexander (R)Mike Alexander	Rogers Auto Leasing	130	395	0	Running
12	15	25	Ronnie Thomas R. ThomasRonnie Thomas	Thomas Racing	127	394	0	Running
13	23	40	D.K. Ulrich D. UlrichD.K. Ulrich	Mastin Pool Company	124	393	0	Running
14	28	52	Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy Means	Broadway Motors	121	393	0	Running
15	17	48	James Hylton J. HyltonJames Hylton	Palatine Automotive	118	393	0	Running
16	29	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating	115	389	0	Running
17	19	3	Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard Childress	Childress Racing	112	381	0	Running
18	22	99	Tim Richmond T. Richmond (R)Tim Richmond	Uno	109	342	0	Running
19	30	64	Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy Gale	Sunny King Ford	106	339	0	Running
20	24	17	Tommy Houston T. HoustonTommy Houston	Lowe's	0	339	0	Running
21	6	15	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	Melling Tool Company	100	324	0	Engine
22	20	42	Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle Petty	STP	97	319	0	Accident
23	18	66	Lake Speed L. SpeedLake Speed	Lake Speed Racing	94	290	0	Accident
24	12	26	Butch Lindley B. LindleyButch Lindley	Lindley Racing	91	278	0	Engine
25	25	92	Joe Fields J. FieldsJoe Fields	The Shop	88	191	0	Engine
26	21	75	Joe Millikan J. MillikanJoe Millikan	Rahmoc Racing	85	174	0	Oil Pressure
27	5	2	Mark Martin M. MartinMark Martin	Prototype / Amsoil	82	166	0	Rear Gear
28	14	90	Jody Ridley J. RidleyJody Ridley	Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford	79	126	0	Rear Gear
29	31	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Hill's Racing	76	111	0	Engine
30	26	94	Bobby Wawak B. WawakBobby Wawak	Louise Smith	73	67	0	Engine
31	27	53	Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil Gordon	Broadway Motors	70	8	0	Rear Gear
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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