Complete historical schedule and race results for the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

31 points races

1981 Schedule & Results

# Date Race Track Winner Make
1 Jan 11 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Bobby Allison Chevrolet
2 Feb 15 Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Richard Petty Buick
3 Feb 22 Richmond 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Darrell Waltrip Buick
4 Mar 1 Carolina 500 North Carolina Speedway Darrell Waltrip Buick
5 Mar 15 Coca-Cola 500 Atlanta International Raceway Cale Yarborough Buick
6 Mar 29 Valleydale 500 Bristol International Raceway Darrell Waltrip Buick
7 Apr 5 Northwestern Bank 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Richard Petty Buick
8 Apr 12 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 Darlington Raceway Darrell Waltrip Buick
9 Apr 26 Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Morgan Shepherd Pontiac
10 May 3 Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Bobby Allison Buick
11 May 9 Melling Tool 420 Nashville (Fairgrounds) Benny Parsons Ford
12 May 17 Mason-Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Jody Ridley Ford
13 May 24 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Bobby Allison Buick
14 Jun 7 Budweiser NASCAR 400 Texas World Speedway Benny Parsons Ford
15 Jun 14 Warner W. Hodgdon 400 Riverside International Raceway Darrell Waltrip Buick
16 Jun 21 Gabriel 400 Michigan International Speedway Bobby Allison Buick
17 Jul 4 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway Cale Yarborough Buick
18 Jul 11 Busch Nashville 420 Nashville (Fairgrounds) Darrell Waltrip Buick
19 Jul 26 Mountain Dew 500 Pocono International Raceway Darrell Waltrip Buick
20 Aug 2 Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Ron Bouchard Buick
21 Aug 16 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway Richard Petty Buick
22 Aug 22 Busch 500 Bristol International Raceway Darrell Waltrip Buick
23 Sep 7 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway Neil Bonnett Ford
24 Sep 13 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Benny Parsons Ford
25 Sep 20 CRC Chemicals 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Neil Bonnett Ford
26 Sep 27 Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Darrell Waltrip Buick
27 Oct 4 Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Darrell Waltrip Buick
28 Oct 11 National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway Darrell Waltrip Buick
29 Nov 1 American 500 North Carolina Speedway Darrell Waltrip Buick
30 Nov 8 Atlanta Journal 500 Atlanta International Raceway Neil Bonnett Ford
31 Nov 22 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Bobby Allison Buick