1981 NASCAR Race Schedule

Below is the complete 1981 NASCAR Race Schedule for Winston Cup races, ordered by date. Click on each completed NASCAR race to see the results and earnings.Click here to view Winston Cup NASCAR schedules throughout the history of NASCAR racing.

Year	Date	Order	Track	Race	Purse	TV Time
1981	Nov 22nd	31	Riverside International Raceway	1981 Winston Western 500	$145,075	(done)
1981	Nov 8th	30	Atlanta Motor Speedway	1981 Atlanta Journal 500	$185,905	(done)
1981	Nov 1st	29	North Carolina Speedway	1981 American 500	$150,400	(done)
1981	Oct 11th	28	Lowe's Motor Speedway	1981 National 500	$277,560	(done)
1981	Oct 4th	27	North Wilkesboro Speedway	1981 Holly Farms 400	$103,670	(done)
1981	Sep 27th	26	Martinsville Speedway	1981 Old Dominion 500	$133,880	(done)
1981	Sep 20th	25	Dover International Speedway	1981 CRC Chemicals 500	$145,015	(done)
1981	Sep 13th	24	Richmond International Raceway	1981 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400	$114,285	(done)
1981	Sep 7th	23	Darlington Raceway	1981 Southern 500	$224,210	(done)
1981	Aug 22nd	22	Bristol Motor Speedway	1981 Busch 500	$103,400	(done)
1981	Aug 16th	21	Michigan International Speedway	1981 Champion Spark Plug 400	$165,325	(done)
1981	Aug 2nd	20	Talladega Superspeedway	1981 Talladega 500	$234,660	(done)
1981	Jul 26th	19	Pocono Raceway	1981 Mountain Dew 500	$235,835	(done)
1981	Jul 11th	18	Nashville Speedway	1981 Busch Nashville 420	$96,065	(done)
1981	Jul 4th	17	Daytona International Speedway	1981 Firecracker 400	$208,770	(done)
1981	Jun 21st	16	Michigan International Speedway	1981 Gabriel 400	$161,395	(done)
1981	Jun 14th	15	Riverside International Raceway	1981 Warner W. Hodgdon 400	$123,185	(done)
1981	Jun 7th	14	Texas World Speedway	1981 Budweiser NASCAR 400	$161,345	(done)
1981	May 24th	13	Lowe's Motor Speedway	1981 World 600	$319,467	(done)
1981	May 17th	12	Dover International Speedway	1981 Mason-Dixon 500	$140,645	(done)
1981	May 9th	11	Nashville Speedway	1981 Melling Tool 420	$94,030	(done)
1981	May 3rd	10	Talladega Superspeedway	1981 Winston 500	$266,670	(done)
1981	Apr 26th	9	Martinsville Speedway	1981 Virginia 500	$135,830	(done)
1981	Apr 12th	8	Darlington Raceway	1981 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500	$160,985	(done)
1981	Apr 5th	7	North Wilkesboro Speedway	1981 Northwestern Bank 400	$107,850	(done)
1981	Mar 29th	6	Bristol Motor Speedway	1981 Valleydale 500	$113,730	(done)
1981	Mar 15th	5	Atlanta Motor Speedway	1981 Coca-Cola 500	$204,985	(done)
1981	Mar 1st	4	North Carolina Speedway	1981 Carolina 500	$141,510	(done)
1981	Feb 22nd	3	Richmond International Raceway	1981 Richmond 400	$102,990	(done)
1981	Feb 15th	2	Daytona International Speedway	1981 Daytona 500	$602,300	(done)
1981	Jan 11th	1	Riverside International Raceway	1981 Winston Western 500	$133,435	(done)