| Riverside International Raceway
November 22, 1981 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.62-Mile Road Course 119 Laps/312 Miles |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 4,880 | 31 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 7.2 |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | 4,827 | 31 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6.8 |
| 3 | Harry Gant | 4,215 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 11.9 |
| 4 | Terry Labonte | 4,052 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 12.7 |
| 5 | Jody Ridley | 4,002 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12.5 |
| 6 | Ricky Rudd | 3,988 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 13.7 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 3,975 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 13.5 |
| 8 | Richard Petty | 3,880 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 15.4 |
| 9 | Dave Marcis | 3,507 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17.9 |
| 10 | Benny Parsons | 3,449 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 19.0 |
| 11 | Buddy Arrington | 3,381 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18.1 |
| 12 | Kyle Petty | 3,335 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 19.1 |
| 13 | Morgan Shepherd | 3,256 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17.9 |
| 14 | Jimmy Means | 3,142 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19.4 |
| 15 | Tommy Gale | 3,140 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 |
| 16 | Tim Richmond | 3,091 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17.6 |
| 17 | Lake Speed | 2,817 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19.9 |
| 18 | James Hylton | 2,753 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.6 |
| 19 | Joe Millikan | 2,682 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16.3 |
| 20 | Ron Bouchard | 2,594 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14.6 |
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | 2,449 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20.1 |
| 22 | Cecil Gordon | 2,320 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.4 |
| 23 | Cale Yarborough | 2,201 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13.1 |
| 24 | Richard Childress | 2,144 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 2,138 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.3 |