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1981 - Winston Cup Series Race Summary

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1981 - Winston Cup Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.


Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
1/11/1981 Bobby Allison Winston Western 500 (January) Riverside International Raceway
2/15/1981 Richard Petty Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
2/22/1981 Darrell Waltrip Richmond 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway
3/1/1981 Darrell Waltrip Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway
3/15/1981 Cale Yarborough Coca-Cola 500 Atlanta International Raceway
3/29/1981 Darrell Waltrip Valleydale 500 Bristol International Speedway
4/5/1981 Richard Petty Northwestern Bank 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
4/12/1981 Darrell Waltrip CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 Darlington Raceway
4/26/1981 Morgan Shepherd Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway
5/3/1981 Bobby Allison Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway
5/9/1981 Benny Parsons Melling Tool 420 Nashville Speedway
5/17/1981 Jody Ridley Mason-Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway
5/24/1981 Bobby Allison World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway
6/7/1981 Benny Parsons Budweiser NASCAR 400 Texas World Speedway
6/14/1981 Darrell Waltrip Warner W. Hodgdon 400 Riverside International Raceway
6/21/1981 Bobby Allison Gabriel 400 Michigan International Speedway
7/4/1981 Cale Yarborough Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway
7/11/1981 Darrell Waltrip Busch Nashville 420 Nashville Speedway
7/26/1981 Darrell Waltrip Mountain Dew 500 Pocono International Raceway
8/2/1981 Ron Bouchard Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway
8/16/1981 Richard Petty Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway
8/22/1981 Darrell Waltrip Busch 500 Bristol International Speedway
9/7/1981 Neil Bonnett Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
9/13/1981 Benny Parsons Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway
9/20/1981 Neil Bonnett CRC Chemicals 500 Dover Downs International Speedway
9/27/1981 Darrell Waltrip Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway
10/4/1981 Darrell Waltrip Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
10/11/1981 Darrell Waltrip National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway
11/1/1981 Darrell Waltrip American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway
11/8/1981 Neil Bonnett Atlanta Journal 500 Atlanta International Raceway
11/22/1981 Bobby Allison Winston Western 500 (November) Riverside International Raceway