# NASCAR Winston Cup de 1981

A Temporada da NASCAR Winston Cup de 1981 foi a 33º edição da Nascar, com 31 etapas disputadas o campeão foi Darrell Waltrip.

## Calendário

| N. | Data | Corrida | Circuito | Campeão | Segundo | Terceiro |
| 1 | 11-jan | Winston Western 500 | Riverside International Raceway | Bobby Allison | Terry Labonte | Dale Earnhardt |
| 2 | 15-feb | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | Richard Petty | Bobby Allison | Ricky Rudd |
| 3 | 22-feb | Richmond 400 | Richmond International Raceway | Darrell Waltrip | Ricky Rudd | Richard Petty |
| 4 | 1-mrt | Carolina 500 | Rockingham Speedway | Darrell Waltrip | Cale Yarborough | Richard Petty |
| 5 | 15-mrt | Coca-Cola 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Cale Yarborough | Harry Gant | Dale Earnhardt |
| 6 | 29-mrt | Valleydale 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Darrell Waltrip | Ricky Rudd | Bobby Allison |
| 7 | 5-apr | Northwestern Bank 400 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Richard Petty | Bobby Allison | Darrell Waltrip |
| 8 | 12-apr | CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 | Darlington Raceway | Darrell Waltrip | Harry Gant | Dave Marcis |
| 9 | 26-apr | Virginia 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Morgan Shepherd | Neil Bonnett | Ricky Rudd |
| 10 | 3-mei | Winston 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | Bobby Allison | Buddy Baker | Darrell Waltrip |
| 11 | 9-mei | Melling Tool 420 | Music City Motorplex | Benny Parsons | Darrell Waltrip | Bobby Allison |
| 12 | 17-mei | Mason-Dixon 500 | Dover International Speedway | Jody Ridley | Bobby Allison | Dale Earnhardt |
| 13 | 24-mei | World 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Bobby Allison | Harry Gant | Cale Yarborough |
| 14 | 7-jun | Budweiser NASCAR 400 | Texas World Speedway | Benny Parsons | Dale Earnhardt | Bobby Allison |
| 15 | 14-jun | Warner W. Hodgdon 400 | Riverside International Raceway | Darrell Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Petty |
| 16 | 21-jun | Gabriel 400 | Michigan International Speedway | Bobby Allison | Harry Gant | Benny Parsons |
| 17 | 4-jul | Firecracker 400 | Daytona International Speedway | Cale Yarborough | Harry Gant | Richard Petty |
| 18 | 11-jul | Busch Nashville 420 | Music City Motorplex | Darrell Waltrip | Bobby Allison | Benny Parsons |
| 19 | 26-jul | Mountain Dew 500 | Pocono Raceway | Darrell Waltrip | Richard Petty | Benny Parsons |
| 20 | 2-aug | Talladega 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | Ron Bouchard | Darrell Waltrip | Terry Labonte |
| 21 | 16-aug | Champion Spark Plug 400 | Michigan International Speedway | Richard Petty | Darrell Waltrip | Ricky Rudd |
| 22 | 22-aug | Busch 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Darrell Waltrip | Ricky Rudd | Terry Labonte |
| 23 | 7-sep | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | Neil Bonnett | Darrell Waltrip | Dave Marcis |
| 24 | 13-sep | Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 | Richmond International Raceway | Benny Parsons | Harry Gant | Darrell Waltrip |
| 25 | 20-sep | CRC Chemicals 500 | Dover International Speedway | Neil Bonnett | Darrell Waltrip | Bobby Allison |
| 26 | 27-sep | Old Dominion 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Darrell Waltrip | Harry Gant | Mark Martin |
| 27 | 4-okt | Holly Farms 400 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Darrell Waltrip | Bobby Allison | Joe Millikan |
| 28 | 11-okt | National 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Darrell Waltrip | Bobby Allison | Ricky Rudd |
| 29 | 1-nov | American 500 | Rockingham Speedway | Darrell Waltrip | Bobby Allison | Harry Gant |
| 30 | 8-nov | Atlanta Journal 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Neil Bonnett | Darrell Waltrip | Cale Yarborough |
| 31 | 22-nov | Winston Western 500 | Riverside International Raceway | Bobby Allison | Joe Ruttman | Terry Labonte |

## Classificação final - Top 10

| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 4880 |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | 4827 |
| 3 | Harry Gant | 4213 |
| 4 | Terry Labonte | 4052 |
| 5 | Jody Ridley | 4002 |
| 6 | Ricky Rudd | 3991 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 3978 |
| 8 | Richard Petty | 3882 |
| 9 | Dave Marcis | 3510 |
| 10 | Benny Parsons | 3452 |