1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Season recap

1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

Section Title: Season recap
Table Section Text: None

Round	Date	Event	Track	Winner	Broadcaster

1	January 11	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Bobby Allison	Untelevised

February 8	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	CBS

2	February 15	Daytona 500	Richard Petty

3	February 22	Richmond 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Darrell Waltrip	Untelevised

4	March 1	Carolina 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	ESPN

5	March 15	Coca-Cola 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Cale Yarborough	ABC

6	March 29	Valleydale 500	Bristol International Raceway	Darrell Waltrip	Untelevised

7	April 5	Northwestern Bank 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Richard Petty

8	April 12	CRC Rebel 500	Darlington International Raceway	Darrell Waltrip	ABC

9	April 26	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Morgan Shepherd	ESPN

10	May 3	Winston 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison

11	May 9	Melling Tool 420	Nashville Speedway	Benny Parsons	Untelevised

12	May 17	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover Downs International Speedway	Jody Ridley	ESPN

13	May 24	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	CBS

14	June 7	Budweiser 400	Texas World Speedway	Benny Parsons	Untelevised

15	June 14	Hodgdon 400	Riverside International Raceway	Darrell Waltrip

16	June 21	Gabriel 400	Michigan International Speedway	Bobby Allison

17	July 4	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Cale Yarborough	ABC

18	July 11	Busch Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Untelevised

19	July 26	Mt. Dew 500	Pocono Raceway	Darrell Waltrip	NBC

20	August 2	Talladega 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	Ron Bouchard	CBS

21	August 16	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway	Richard Petty	Untelevised

22	August 22	Busch 500	Bristol International Raceway	Darrell Waltrip

23	September 7	Southern 500	Darlington International Raceway	Neil Bonnett	ABC

24	September 13	Wrangler SanforSet 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Benny Parsons	Untelevised

25	September 20	CRC Chemicals 500	Dover Downs International Speedway	Neil Bonnett	ESPN

26	September 27	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Untelevised

27	October 4	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Darrell Waltrip

28	October 11	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	NBC

29	November 1	American 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Untelevised

30	November 8	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Neil Bonnett	ESPN

31	November 22	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Bobby Allison	Untelevised

Sentence(s)

The 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series began at Riverside International Raceway with the first Winston Western 500 on January 11, 1981 and ended with the same event on November 22.

final_sentence: The 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series began at Riverside International Raceway with the first Winston Western 500 on January 11, 1981 and ended with the same event on November 22.