| 1981 Northwestern Bank 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 31 | |||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| Official 1981 Northwestern Bank 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 89 |
| 2 | 3 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Tuf-Lon | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 185 |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running | | 170 | 400 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Chevrolet | Running |  | 165 | 400 | 123 |
| 5 | 8 | 12 | Harry Gant | Five Racers | Running |  | 155 | 400 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Running | | 150 | 399 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 146 | 399 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 47 | Ron Bouchard (R) | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 142 | 399 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Performance Connection | Running | | 138 | 399 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 134 | 395 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 37 | Mike Alexander (R) | Rogers Auto Leasing | Running | | 130 | 395 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | | 127 | 394 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Mastin Pool Company | Running | | 124 | 393 | 0 |
| 14 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 121 | 393 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 118 | 393 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 115 | 389 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | Childress Racing | Running | | 112 | 381 | 0 |
| 18 | 22 | 99 | Tim Richmond (R) | Uno | Running | | 109 | 342 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford | Running |  | 106 | 339 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 17 | Tommy Houston | Lowe's | Running | | 0 | 339 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Engine | | 100 | 324 | 0 |
| 22 | 20 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Accident | | 97 | 319 | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | 66 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Accident | | 94 | 290 | 0 |
| 24 | 12 | 26 | Butch Lindley | Lindley Racing | Engine | | 91 | 278 | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | 92 | Joe Fields | The Shop | Engine | | 88 | 191 | 0 |
| 26 | 21 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Rahmoc Racing | Oil Pressure | | 85 | 174 | 0 |
| 27 | 5 | 2 | Mark Martin | Prototype / Amsoil | Rear Gear | | 82 | 166 | 0 |
| 28 | 14 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Rear Gear | | 79 | 126 | 0 |
| 29 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hill's Racing | Engine |  | 76 | 111 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Louise Smith | Engine | | 73 | 67 | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | 53 | Cecil Gordon | Broadway Motors | Rear Gear | | 70 | 8 | 0 |
