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Northwestern Bank 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
April 5, 1981
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 13
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 400
| 18,850
| running
| 89 |
2
| 3
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Pontiac
| 400
| 12,350
| running
| 186 |
3
| 7
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 400
| 9,875
| running
| 2 |
4
| 1
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 400
| 10,470
| running
| 123 |
5
| 8
| Harry Gant
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Oldsmobile
| 400
| 2,550
| running
| 0 |
6
| 4
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Buick
| 399
| 6,550
| running
| 0 |
7
| 16
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 399
| 6,200
| running
| 0 |
8
| 10
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 399
| 3,820
| running
| 0 |
9
| 9
| Morgan Shepherd
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 399
| 1,350
| running
| 0 |
10
| 2
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Pontiac
| 395
| 8,800
| running
| 0 |
11
| 11
| Mike Alexander
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Oldsmobile
| 395
| 1,150
| running
| 0 |
12
| 15
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac
| 394
| 2,800
| running
| 0 |
13
| 23
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 393
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
14
| 28
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 393
| 2,590
| running
| 0 |
15
| 17
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 393
| 2,590
| running
| 0 |
16
| 29
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 389
| 2,545
| running
| 0 |
17
| 19
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 381
| 2,250
| running
| 0 |
18
| 22
| Tim Richmond
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 342
| 2,065
| running
| 0 |
19
| 30
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 339
| 1,930
| running
| 0 |
20
| 24
| Tommy Houston
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Buick
| 339
| 1,820
| running
| 0 |
21
| 6
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 324
| 5,200
| engine
| 0 |
22
| 20
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 319
| 635
| accident
| 0 |
23
| 18
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Oldsmobile
| 290
| 1,560
| accident
| 0 |
24
| 12
| Butch Lindley
| 26
| Butch Lindley
| Chevrolet
| 278
| 645
| engine
| 0 |
25
| 25
| Joe Fields
| 92
| Joe Fields
| Buick
| 191
| 635
| engine
| 0 |
26
| 21
| Joe Millikan
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 174
| 1,410
| oil pressure
| 0 |
27
| 5
| Mark Martin
| 02
| Bud Reeder
| Pontiac
| 166
| 625
| rear end
| 0 |
28
| 14
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 126
| 1,820
| rear end
| 0 |
29
| 31
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 111
| 760
| engine
| 0 |
30
| 26
| Bobby Wawak
| 94
| Bobby Wawak
| Buick
| 67
| 550
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 27
| Cecil Gordon
| 53
| Jimmy Means
| Buick
| 8
| 550
| rear end
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:55:41
Average Speed: 85.381 MPH
Pole Speed: 19.625 seconds
10 cautions for 87 laps
Attendance: 22,000