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1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results

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28 races on paved tracks
3 races on road courses

10 short track races
18 superspeedway races

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#
Date
Site
Cars
Winner(s)
St
Make/Model
Len
Sfc
Miles
Purse
Pole
Cau
Laps
Speed
LC
1
01/11/81
Riverside
36
2
Chevrolet
2.620
R
312
162,920
114.711
6
31
95.263
15
2
02/15/81
Daytona
42
8
Buick
2.500
P
500
669,135
194.624
4
18
169.651
48
3
02/22/81
Richmond
30
7
Buick
0.542
P
217
114,310
92.821
7
50
76.570
4
4
03/01/81
Rockingham
37
4
Buick
1.017
P
500
156,730
140.448
14
75
114.594
36
5
03/15/81
Atlanta
42
17
Buick
1.522
P
499
226,875
162.940
5
39
133.619
23
6
03/29/81
Bristol
31
1
Buick
0.533
P
267
123,400
112.125
8
44
89.530
21
7
04/05/81
North Wilkesboro
31
13
Buick
0.625
P
250
115,945
114.647
10
87
85.381
12
8
04/12/81
Darlington
36
3
Buick
1.366
P
501
177,925
153.896
6
40
126.703
20
9
04/26/81
Martinsville
31
12
Pontiac
0.525
P
263
141,025
89.056
5
38
75.019
13
10
05/03/81
Talladega
40
1
Buick
2.660
P
500
295,470
195.864
7
44
149.376
43
11
05/09/81
Nashville
27
3
Ford
0.596
P
250
101,525
104.409
5
23
89.756
5
12
05/17/81
Dover
32
11
Ford
1.000
P
500
156,750
138.425
2
24
116.595
12
13
05/24/81
Charlotte
42
7
Buick
1.500
P
600
357,577
158.115
7
50
129.326
32
14
06/07/81
College Station
34
4
Ford
2.000
P
400
179,075
167.543
5
31
132.475
35
15
06/14/81
Riverside
36
1
Buick
2.620
R
249
149,400
114.378
6
33
93.597
15
16
06/21/81
Michigan
37
4
Buick
2.000
P
400
182,930
160.471
7
36
130.589
47
17
07/04/81
Daytona
42
1
Buick
2.500
P
400
225,825
192.852
6
37
142.588
35
18
07/11/81
Nashville
30
4
Buick
0.596
P
250
103,425
104.353
3
15
90.052
14
19
07/26/81
Pocono
35
1
Buick
2.500
P
500
244,100
150.148
6
39
119.111
27
20
08/02/81
Talladega
42
10
Buick
2.660
P
500
254,825
195.897
8
36
156.737
39
21
08/16/81
Michigan
36
7
Buick
2.000
P
400
181,185
161.501
9
51
123.457
65
22
08/22/81
Bristol
30
1
Buick
0.533
P
267
117,450
110.818
7
52
84.723
11
23
09/07/81
Darlington
40
3
Ford
1.366
P
501
251,575
152.693
8
45
126.410
23
24
09/13/81
Richmond
32
4
Ford
0.542
P
217
124,800
93.435
9
63
69.998
18
25
09/20/81
Dover
34
3
Ford
1.000
P
500
160,080
136.757
4
22
119.561
17
26
09/27/81
Martinsville
30
1
Buick
0.525
P
263
146,125
89.014
11
72
70.089
14
27
10/04/81
North Wilkesboro
30
1
Buick
0.625
P
250
124,215
114.065
8
49
93.091
10
28
10/11/81
Charlotte
41
1
Buick
1.500
P
501
306,025
162.744
12
78
117.483
27
29
11/01/81
Rockingham
37
1
Buick
1.017
P
500
164,610
138.164
12
97
107.399
33
30
11/08/81
Atlanta
40
5
Ford
1.522
P
499
204,410
163.266
7
50
130.391
36
31
11/22/81
Riverside
40
5
Buick
2.620
R
312
176,570
114.981
7
33
95.288
19

NTT = No Time Trials; DFP = Drew For Pole; MQ = Metric Qualifying