1981 Dale Earnhardt NASCAR Winston Cup results
1981 season results | 1981 season standings
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| Race # | Track | Start | Finish | Car # | Sponsor | Engine | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
| 1 | Riverside | 6 | 3 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Osterlund | Richert | 119 | 0 | 0 | running | 16325 | 165 | |
| 2 | Daytona | 7 | 5 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Osterlund | Richert | 200 | 2 | 4 | running | 37365 | 160 | |
| 3 | Richmond | 6 | 7 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Osterlund | Richert | 397 | 0 | 0 | running | 7550 | 146 | |
| 4 | Rockingham | 11 | 26 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Osterlund | Richert | 285 | 0 | 0 | accident | 8250 | 85 | |
| 5 | Atlanta | 5 | 3 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Osterlund | Richert | 327 | 0 | 0 | running | 19400 | 165 | |
| 6 | Bristol | 2 | 28 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Osterlund | Richert | 140 | 3 | 65 | accident | 7270 | 84 | |
| 7 | North Wilkesboro | 2 | 10 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Osterlund | Richert | 395 | 0 | 0 | running | 8800 | 134 | |
| 8 | Darlington | 5 | 17 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Osterlund | Richert | 346 | 0 | 0 | running | 9150 | 112 | |
| 9 | Martinsville | 10 | 25 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Osterlund | Richert | 155 | 0 | 0 | engine | 6600 | 88 | |
| 10 | Talladega | 4 | 8 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Osterlund | Richert | 183 | 2 | 5 | running | 14775 | 147 | |
| 11 | Nashville | 12 | 20 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Osterlund | Richert | 379 | 0 | 0 | running | 6500 | 103 | |
| 12 | Dover | 14 | 3 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Osterlund | Richert | 499 | 0 | 0 | running | 15125 | 165 | |
| 13 | Charlotte | 5 | 18 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Osterlund | Richert | 362 | 3 | 54 | engine | 13675 | 114 | |
| 14 | Texas World | 3 | 2 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Osterlund | Richert | 200 | 12 | 96 | running | 18650 | 180 | |
| 15 | Riverside | 2 | 2 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Osterlund | Richert | 95 | 3 | 11 | running | 18725 | 175 | |
| 16 | Michigan | 7 | 5 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Osterlund | Richert | 200 | 7 | 37 | running | 11925 | 160 | |
| 17 | Daytona | 3 | 35 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Stacy | Richert | 71 | 1 | 1 | vibration | 8360 | 63 | |
| 18 | Nashville | 7 | 7 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Stacy | Richert | 418 | 0 | 0 | running | 7375 | 146 | |
| 19 | Pocono | 8 | 11 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Stacy | Richert | 198 | 3 | 4 | running | 9190 | 135 | |
| 20 | Talladega | 3 | 29 | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Stacy | Richert | 83 | 2 | 5 | transmission | 9375 | 81 | |
| 21 | Michigan | 10 | 9 | 3 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Childress | Shelmerdine | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 7955 | 138 | |
| 22 | Bristol | 14 | 27 | 3 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Childress | Shelmerdine | 31 | 0 | 0 | accident | 2620 | 82 | |
| 23 | Darlington | 10 | 6 | 3 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Childress | Shelmerdine | 366 | 0 | 0 | running | 10695 | 150 | |
| 24 | Richmond | 11 | 6 | 3 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Childress | Shelmerdine | 398 | 0 | 0 | running | 6270 | 150 | |
| 25 | Dover | 22 | 15 | 3 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Childress | Shelmerdine | 490 | 0 | 0 | running | 5275 | 118 | |
| 26 | Martinsville | 7 | 26 | 3 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Childress | Shelmerdine | 148 | 0 | 0 | engine | 2690 | 85 | |
| 27 | North Wilkesboro | 10 | 4 | 3 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Childress | Shelmerdine | 399 | 0 | 0 | running | 7270 | 160 | |
| 28 | Charlotte | 24 | 25 | 3 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Childress | Shelmerdine | 220 | 1 | 2 | ignition | 4920 | 93 | |
| 29 | Rockingham | 5 | 9 | 3 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Childress | Shelmerdine | 489 | 2 | 16 | running | 7360 | 143 | |
| 30 | Atlanta | 9 | 24 | 3 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Childress | Shelmerdine | 222 | 0 | 0 | engine | 4290 | 91 | |
| 31 | Riverside | 3 | 4 | 3 | Wrangler Jeans | Pontiac | Childress | Shelmerdine | 119 | 0 | 0 | running | 10560 | 160 |
