| 1981 Winston Cup Race Winners | |||
| Race # | Race | Location | Winner |
| 1 | Winston Western 500 | Riverside CA | Bobby Allison |
| 2 | Daytona 500 | Daytona Beach FL | Richard Petty |
| 3 | Richmond 500 | Richmond VA | Darrell Waltrip |
| 4 | Carolina 500 | Rockingham NC | Darrell Waltrip |
| 5 | Coca-Cola 500 | Atlanta GA | Cale Yarborough |
| 6 | Valleydale 500 | Bristol TN | Darrell Waltrip |
| 7 | Northwestern Bank 400 | N Wilkesboro NC | Richard Petty |
| 8 | CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 | Darlington SC | Darrell Waltrip |
| 9 | Virginia 500 | Martinsville VA | Morgan Shepherd |
| 10 | Winston 500 | Talladega AL | Bobby Allison |
| 11 | Melling Tool 420 | Nashville TN | Benny Parsons |
| 12 | Mason Dixon 500 | Dover DE | Jody Ridley |
| 13 | World 600 | Charlotte NC | Bobby Allison |
| 14 | Budweiser NASCAR 400 | College Station TX | Benny Parsons |
| 15 | Warner W. Hodgdon 400 | Riverside CA | Darrell Waltrip |
| 16 | Gabriel 400 | Brooklyn MI | Bobby Allison |
| 17 | Firecracker 400 | Daytona Beach FL | Cale Yarborough |
| 18 | Busch Nashville 420 | Nashville TN | Darrell Waltrip |
| 19 | Mountain Dew 500 | Pocono PA | Darrell Waltrip |
| 20 | Talladega 500 | Talladega AL | Ron Bouchard |
| 21 | Champion Spark Plug 400 | Brooklyn MI | Richard Petty |
| 22 | Busch 500 | Bristol TN | Darrell Waltrip |
| 23 | Southern 500 | Darlington SC | Neil Bonnett |
| 24 | Wrangler Sanforset 400 | Richmond VA | Benny Parsons |
| 25 | CRC Chemicals 500 | Dover DE | Neil Bonnett |
| 26 | Old Dominion 500 | Martinsville VA | Darrell Waltrip |
| 27 | Holly Farms 400 | N Wilkesboro NC | Darrell Waltrip |
| 28 | National 500 | Charlotte NC | Darrell Waltrip |
| 29 | American 500 | Rockingham NC | Darrell Waltrip |
| 30 | Atlanta Journal 500 | Atlanta GA | Neil Bonnett |
| 31 | Winston Western 500 | Riverside CA | Bobby Allison |