NW Bank 400 | April 05, 1981 | Race 7 of 31
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | 180/5 | 400 | Running | 18,850 |
| 2 | 3 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Pontiac | Tuf-Lon | 180/10 | 400 | Running | 12,350 |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 170/5 | 400 | Running | 9,875 |
| 4 | 1 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Hudson | 165/5 | 400 | Running | 10,470 |
| 5 | 8 | 12 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Five Racers | 155/0 | 400 | Running | 2,550 |
| 6 | 4 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Gatorade | 150/0 | 399 | Running | 6,550 |
| 7 | 16 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Stratagraph | 146/0 | 399 | Running | 6,200 |
| 8 | 10 | 47 | Ron Bouchard * | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 142/0 | 399 | Running | 3,820 |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 138/0 | 399 | Running | 1,350 |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | Wrangler Jeans | 134/0 | 395 | Running | 8,800 |
| 11 | 11 | 37 | Mike Alexander | Oldsmobile | Rogers Auto Leasing | 130/0 | 395 | Running | 1,150 |
| 12 | 15 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 127/0 | 394 | Running | 2,800 |
| 13 | 23 | 40 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Mastin Pool Co. | PE | 393 | Running | 1,000 |
| 14 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 121/0 | 393 | Running | 2,590 |
| 15 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 118/0 | 393 | Running | 2,545 |
| 16 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 115/0 | 389 | Running | 2,335 |
| 17 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | Childress Racing | 112/0 | 381 | Running | 2,250 |
| 18 | 22 | 99 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Uno | 109/0 | 342 | Running | 2,065 |
| 19 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 106/0 | 339 | Running | 1,930 |
| 20 | 24 | 17 | Tommy Houston | Buick | Lowe's | PE | 339 | Running | 1,820 |
| 21 | 6 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 100/0 | 324 | Engine Failure | 5,200 |
| 22 | 20 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP | 97/0 | 319 | Accident | 635 |
| 23 | 18 | 66 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Speed Racing | 94/0 | 290 | Accident | 1,560 |
| 24 | 12 | 26 | Butch Lindley | Chevrolet | Lindley Racing | 91/0 | 278 | Engine Failure | 645 |
| 25 | 25 | 92 | Joe Fields | Buick | The Shop | 88/0 | 191 | Engine Failure | 635 |
| 26 | 21 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Rahmoc Racing | 85/0 | 174 | No Oil Pressure | 1,410 |
| 27 | 5 | 02 | Mark Martin | Pontiac | Prototype / Amsoil | 82/0 | 166 | Rear End | 625 |
| 28 | 14 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 79/0 | 126 | Rear End | 1,820 |
| 29 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hill's Racing | 76/0 | 111 | Engine Failure | 760 |
| 30 | 26 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Louise Smith | 73/0 | 67 | Engine Failure | 550 |
| 31 | 27 | 53 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Broadway Motors | 70/0 | 8 | Rear End | 550 |