| All-American 400 Lap | Date: | 11/1/1981 |
| Finish | Start | CarNo | Driver | Laps | Status | Division: | AA |
| 1 | 5 | 16 | Butch Lindley | 400 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Mark Martin | 400 | Running |
| 3 | 10 | 99 | Dick Trickle | 400 | Running |
| 4 | 8 | 36 | Joe Shear | 399 | Running |
| 5 | 21 | 7 | Don Sprouse | 394 | Running |
| 6 | 31 | 97 | Alan Kulwicki | 394 | Running |
| 7 | 17 | 37 | Dave Watson | 393 | Running |
| 8 | 12 | 61 | Bruce VanderLaan | 392 | Running |
| 9 | 29 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | 391 | Running |
| 10 | 13 | V6 | Buddy Schrock | 391 | Running |
| 11 | 9 | 02 | Bobby Tinkham | 388 | Running |
| 12 | 27 | 81 | Harold Fair | 388 | Running |
| 13 | 30 | 52 | Butch Miller | 387 | Running |
| 14 | 11 | 62 | Rick Wilson | 383 | Running |
| 15 | 19 | 46 | Rat Lane | 380 | Running |
| 16 | 26 | 51 | Dennis Vogel | 379 | Running |
| 17 | 7 | 14 | Rusty Wallace | 377 | Suspension |
| 18 | 39 | 8 | Junior Neidecken | 376 | Running |
| 19 | 2 | 84 | Bob Senneker | 351 | Rear end |
| 20 | 23 | 10 | Doug Klein | 348 | Ignition |
| 21 | 33 | 22 | Jackie McGuire | 343 | Running |
| 22 | 24 | 58 | Alton Jones | 331 | Running |
| 23 | 20 | 23 | Tony Cunningham | 330 | Engine failure |
| 24 | 16 | 74 | Freddy Fryar | 327 | Hub |
| 25 | 40 | 24 | Bob Strait | 318 | Engine failure |
| 26 | 28 | 98 | John Knaus | 316 | Running |
| 27 | 22 | 7 | Don Gregory | 270 | Engine failure |
| 28 | 14 | 12 | Randy Couch | 257 | Overheating |
| 29 | 32 | 17 | Larry Moyer | 241 | Oil line |
| 30 | 6 | 88 | Mike Eddy | 234 | Clutch |
| 31 | 38 | 32 | Steve Grissom | 231 | Engine failure |
| 32 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | 190 | Head gasket |
| 33 | 25 | 15 | Kasper Miles | 190 | Brakes |
| 34 | 18 | 19 | Darryl Sage | 143 | Engine failure |
| 35 | 34 | 70 | Bob Sensiba | 134 | Accident |
| 36 | 31 | 43 | Don Biederman | 125 | Oil pump |
| 37 | 15 | 5 | Jimmy Finger | 86 | Crankshaft |
| 38 | 35 | 78 | John Briggs | 86 | Transmission |
| 39 | 4 | 1 | Rodney Combs | 18 | Oil circulation |
| 40 | 36 | 11 | Robin McCall | 11 | Engine failure |