| Bristol Motor Speedway
August 22, 1981 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg Fin |
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| 1 | Bobby Allison | 3,345 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 7.9 |
| 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 3,295 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 9.2 |
| 3 | Harry Gant | 3,077 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 10.6 |
| 4 | Ricky Rudd | 3,004 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 11.5 |
| 5 | Terry Labonte | 2,864 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 12.6 |
| 6 | Richard Petty | 2,838 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 14.5 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 2,828 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 13.6 |
| 8 | Jody Ridley | 2,801 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13.1 |
| 9 | Benny Parsons | 2,657 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 16.1 |
| 10 | Dave Marcis | 2,489 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17.7 |
| 11 | Kyle Petty | 2,457 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 17.7 |
| 12 | Buddy Arrington | 2,365 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18.7 |
| 13 | Jimmy Means | 2,331 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 |
| 14 | Morgan Shepherd | 2,284 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17.5 |
| 15 | Tommy Gale | 2,216 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 |
| 16 | Richard Childress | 2,144 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19.0 |
| 17 | Tim Richmond | 2,092 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17.6 |
| 18 | James Hylton | 2,074 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.6 |
| 19 | Lake Speed | 1,965 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18.5 |
| 20 | Cecil Gordon | 1,917 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.9 |
| 21 | Mike Alexander | 1,614 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20.5 |
| 22 | Cale Yarborough | 1,605 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11.8 |
| 23 | Ronnie Thomas | 1,601 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.9 |
| 24 | Joe Millikan | 1,558 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18.0 |
| 25 | Neil Bonnett | 1,526 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22.6 |