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Kyle Petty 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Click on the Race Number to see the complete results for that race. Click on the Site to see Kyle Petty's career results at that track. Glossary View career statistics for Kyle Petty     Post

Race	Site	Cars	St	Fin	#	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points	Rank
1	Riverside	36	15	20	43	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Chevrolet	96/119	6,645	engine	0	103	20
2	Daytona	42	11	32	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	128/200	3,755	engine	0	67	19
3	Richmond	30	17	24	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	223/400	665	rear end	0	91	17
4	Rockingham	37	26	8	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	486/492	2,670	running	0	142	14
5	Atlanta	42	9	41	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	17/328	900	engine	0	40	19
6	Bristol	31	23	11	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	487/500	1,400	running	0	130	17
7	North Wilkesboro	31	20	22	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	319/400	635	crash	0	97	18
8	Darlington	36	21	25	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	239/367	1,200	engine	0	88	18
9	Martinsville	31	22	15	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	469/500	850	engine	0	118	19
10	Talladega	40	25	30	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	38/188	1,585	ignition	0	73	19
11	Nashville	27	13	7	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	417/420	3,095	running	0	146	19
12	Dover	32	16	20	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	342/500	2,240	engine	0	103	18
13	Charlotte	42	18	5	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	396/400	13,080	running	0	155	15
14	College Station	34	17	29	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	34/200	1,150	engine	0	76	17
15	Riverside	36	13	6	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	95/95	4,860	running	2	155	16
16	Michigan	37	16	21	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	193/200	2,825	engine	0	100	15
17	Daytona	42	10	6	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	160/160	8,915	running	0	150	14
18	Nashville	30	13	6	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	418/420	3,195	running	0	150	12
19	Pocono	35	9	8	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	198/200	4,750	running	0	142	11
20	Talladega	42	31	7	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	187/188	6,800	running	0	146	10
21	Michigan	36	17	19	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	197/200	3,250	running	0	106	10
22	Bristol	30	11	28	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	28/500	860	transmission	0	79	11
23	Darlington	40	18	34	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	130/367	1,625	engine	0	61	11
24	Richmond	32	29	22	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	343/400	1,665	running	0	97	11
25	Dover	34	7	7	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	495/500	4,685	running	0	146	11
26	Martinsville	30	21	19	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	328/500	1,995	rear end	0	106	11
27	North Wilkesboro	30	8	18	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	306/400	1,150	engine	0	109	11
28	Charlotte	41	15	20	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	259/334	6,475	crash	6	108	11
29	Rockingham	37	6	37	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	19/492	870	engine	0	52	12
30	Atlanta	40	19	8	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	328/328	6,155	running	12	147	12
31	Riverside	40	27	37	42	STP   (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief:  Mike Beam	Buick	27/119	780	brakes	0	52	12

Rank is calculated after each race and may not reflect penalties; drivers tied in points are shown with identical ranks.

31 starts, 7402 of 10417 laps completed (71.1%), 20 laps led Win: 0 ( 0.0%)Average start:16.9Total Winnings:$100,725 Top 5: 1 ( 3.2%)Average finish:19.1(excluding bonuses) Top 10:10 ( 32.3%) DNF:18