1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Jayverse)

The 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the thirty-third season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 10th modern-era Cup Season. The season began at Riverside International Raceway with the Winston Western 500 on February 18, 1981 and ended with the Los Angeles Times 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway on November 22, 1981. Jody Ridley enters the season as the Defending Champion

Teams and Drivers for 1981
Arrington Racing - Dodge


 * 1) 67 Buddy Arrington - Landmark Dodge

Benfield Racing - Pontiac


 * 1) 98 Johnny Rutherford - Levi Garrett

Bud Moore Engineering - Ford


 * 1) 15 Benny Parsons - Melling

Cliff Stewart Racing - Pontiac


 * 1) 5 Joe Millikan - Performance Connection

DiGard Motorsports - Chevrolet


 * 1) 88 Ricky Rudd - Gatorade

Donlavey Racing - Ford


 * 1) 90 Jody Ridley - Truxmore/Sunny King

Ellington Racing - Chevrolet


 * 1) 1 Bobby Allison - UNO

Gordon Racing - Buick


 * 1) 24 Cecil Gordon - Washington Freightliner

Hagan Racing - Buick


 * 1) 44 Terry Labonte - JD Stacy/Stratagraph

Howard & Egerton Racing - Buick


 * 1) 86 Elliott Forbes-Racing - Howard & Egerton

Hylton Racing - Pontiac


 * 1) 48 James Hylton - Palatine Auto Parts

Junior Johnson & Assoociates - Buick


 * 1) 11 Darrell Waltrip - Mountain Dew

Langley Racing - Ford


 * 1) 64 Tommy Gale - Sunny King Ford

Lennie Pond Racing - Buick


 * 1) 68 Lennie Pond - Bekaert

Mach 1 Racing - Pontiac


 * 1) 22 Stan Barrett - Skoal Bandit


 * 1) 33 Harry Gant - Skoal

MC Anderson Racing - Buick


 * 1) 27 Cale Yarborough - Valvoline

McDuffie Racing - Pontiac


 * 1) 70 JD McDuffie - Bailey Excavating

Means Racing - Pontiac


 * 1) 52 Jimmy Means - Broadway Motor Company

Osterlund Racing - Pontiac


 * 1) 2 Dale Earnhardt - Wrangler Jeans

Petty Enterprises - Buick


 * 1) 42 Kyle Petty - STP


 * 1) 43 Richard Petty - STP

Race Hill Farm Team - Buick


 * 1) 47 Ron Bouchard - Race Hill Farms/JD Stacy

RahMoc Enterprises - Buick


 * 1) 75 Gary Balough - Rahmoc Enterprises

Ranier-Lundy Racing - Buick


 * 1) 28 Buddy Baker - Hardee's/Tuflon

Richard Childress Racing - Chevrolet


 * 1) 3 Richard Childress - Ronnie Steele

Rogers Racing - Buick


 * 1) 37 Mike Alexander/Tim Richmond - Rogers Auto Leasing

Ronnie Thomas Racing - Pontiac


 * 1) 25 Ronnie Thomas - Falls Radiator

Ulrich Racing - Buick


 * 1) 99 DK Ulrich - Price Racing

Bobby Wawak Racing


 * 1) 94 Bobby Wawaak - Louise Smith Special

Wood Brothers - Ford


 * 1) 21 Neil Bonnett - Purolator/Hodgdon