| 1981 Holly Farms 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $124,215 | Race Date: | Oct 4, 1981 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 2Hr 41Min 8Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 10 | Average Speed: | 93.091 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 49 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Buick | Car No.: | #11 Buick | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 318 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 114.065 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Holly Farms 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 318 |
| 2 | 2 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's | Running | | 175 | 399 | 76 |
| 3 | 12 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Performance Connection | Running |  | 165 | 399 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 160 | 399 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 47 | Ron Bouchard (R) | J.D. Stacy | Running | | 155 | 398 | 0 |
| 6 | 20 | 24 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Washington Freightliner | Running | | 150 | 393 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Running |  | 151 | 391 | 4 |
| 8 | 24 | 99 | Bob McElwee | Alva Racing | Running | | 142 | 389 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running |  | 138 | 388 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kyle Petty's Boot Barn | Running |  | 134 | 386 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 17 | Tommy Houston | Kings Inn Daytona | Running |  | 130 | 379 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 127 | 378 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 37 | Tim Richmond (R) | Roger's Auto Leasing | Running | | 124 | 377 | 0 |
| 14 | 28 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 121 | 375 | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 118 | 375 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 71 | Dave Marcis | J.D. Stacy Racing | Running | | 120 | 352 | 1 |
| 17 | 23 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | | 112 | 325 | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Engine | | 109 | 306 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 40 | Cecil Gordon | Price Racing | Running | | 106 | 296 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 79 | Junior Miller | Bee Foreign Car Parts | Rear Gear | | 103 | 230 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | | 105 | 210 | 1 |
| 22 | 29 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Superior Piping | Engine | | 97 | 161 | 0 |
| 23 | 19 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Shoney's | Engine | | 94 | 159 | 0 |
| 24 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 91 | 138 | 0 |
| 25 | 15 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Accident | | 88 | 112 | 0 |
| 26 | 5 | 2 | Joe Ruttman (R) | J.D. Stacy | Accident | | 85 | 111 | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | 66 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Accident | | 82 | 110 | 0 |
| 28 | 11 | 77 | Dean Combs | Boulevard Datsun Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 29 | 6 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Ignition | | 76 | 75 | 0 |
| 30 | 3 | 44 | Terry Labonte | J.D. Stacy Racing | Engine | | 73 | 60 | 0 |
