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The 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season 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 first Winston Western 500 on January 11, 1981 and ended with the same event on November 22. Darrell Waltrip won his first championship with point margin of fifty-three points over Bobby Allison. Ron Bouchard was named Rookie of the Year.
Contents
Race reports
Final point standings
- 11-Darrell Waltrip 4880
- 28-Bobby Allison 4827
- 33-Harry Gant 4278
- 44-Terry Labonte 4052
- 90-Jody Ridley 4002
- 88-Ricky Rudd 3988
- 2/3-Dale Earnhardt 3975*
- 43-Richard Petty 3880
- 71-Dave Marcis 3507
- 15-Benny Parsons 3449
References
1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA