1981–82 USAC Championship Car season Schedule and results Schedule and results

| Rnd | Date_ | Race_Name | Length_ | Track | Location_ | Type_ | Pole_Position | Winning_Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 24, 1981 | Indianapolis 500-Mile Race | mi (km) | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway , Indiana | Paved oval | Bobby Unser | Bobby Unser |
| 2 | June 21, 1981 | Van Scoy Diamond Mines 500 | mi (km) | Pocono International Raceway | Long Pond , Pennsylvania | Paved oval | A. J. Foyt | A. J. Foyt |
| 3 | August 15, 1981 | Tony Bettenhausen 100 | mi (km) | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield , Illinois | Dirt oval | Tom Bigelow | George Snider |
| 4 | August 30, 1981 | DuQuoin 100 | mi (km) | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | Du Quoin , Illinois | Dirt oval | Bill Engelhart | Rich Vogler |
| 5 | September 12, 1981 | Hoosier Hundred | mi (km) | grounds Indiana State Fair | Indianapolis , Indiana | Dirt oval | Larry Rice | Larry Rice |