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Holly Farms 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
October 4, 1981
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 400
| 23,725
| running
| 318 |
| 2
| 2
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Buick
| 399
| 12,725
| running
| 76 |
| 3
| 12
| Joe Millikan
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 399
| 9,600
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 10
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 399
| 7,270
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 14
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 398
| 5,145
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 20
| Morgan Shepherd
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Buick
| 393
| 4,050
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 16
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 391
| 4,640
| running
| 4 |
| 8
| 24
| Bob McElee
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 389
| 3,270
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 22
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 388
| 3,160
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 18
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 386
| 3,050
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 25
| Tommy Houston
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Oldsmobile
| 379
| 2,740
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 21
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 378
| 2,580
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 13
| Tim Richmond
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Buick
| 377
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 28
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 375
| 2,320
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 27
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Pontiac
| 375
| 2,150
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 4
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 352
| 1,075
| running
| 1 |
| 17
| 23
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac
| 325
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 8
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 306
| 1,150
| engine
| 0 |
| 19
| 26
| Cecil Gordon
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 296
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 30
| Junior Miller
| 79
| Junior Miller
| Oldsmobile
| 230
| 1,250
| rear end
| 0 |
| 21
| 9
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 210
| 5,425
| accident
| 1 |
| 22
| 29
| Rick Newsom
| 20
| Rick Newsom
| Chevrolet
| 161
| 685
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 19
| Lennie Pond
| 68
| Lennie Pond
| Buick
| 159
| 660
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 7
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Pontiac
| 138
| 970
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 15
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 112
| 5,085
| accident
| 0 |
| 26
| 5
| Joe Ruttman
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Pontiac
| 111
| 5,085
| accident
| 0 |
| 27
| 17
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Oldsmobile
| 110
| 1,100
| accident
| 0 |
| 28
| 11
| Dean Combs
| 77
| Irv Sanderson
| Buick
| 94
| 570
| rear end
| 0 |
| 29
| 6
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 75
| 5,035
| ignition
| 0 |
| 30
| 3
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 60
| 6,500
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:41:08
Average Speed: 93.091 MPH
Pole Speed: 19.726 seconds
8 cautions for 49 laps
Attendance: 26,000