1981 NASCAR Winston West Series

The 1981 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 28th season of the series. The title was won by Roy Smith, his second in the series and second in succession.

Schedule and results The 1981 season included 14 individual races, although Riverside International Raceway hosted four races. Three of the races at Riverside were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. DateNameRacetrackLocationWinnerJanuary 11Winston Western 500Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaBobby Allison May 16Stockton Winston 150Stockton 99 SpeedwayStockton, CaliforniaJimmy Insolo May 24Winston Roseville 150All American SpeedwayRoseville, CaliforniaJim RobinsonMay 30Winston Mesa Marin 150Mesa Marin RacewayBakersfield, CaliforniaRoy SmithJune 14Warner W. Hodgdon 400Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaDarrell WaltripJune 28Coca-Cola 200Laguna Seca RacewayMonterey, CaliforniaRoy SmithJuly 5G.I. Joe's Portland 150Rose City SpeedwayPortland, OregonJim RobinsonJuly 8Juan De Fuca News 150Western SpeedwayVictoria, British ColumbiaJim BownJuly 12Evergreen 200Evergreen SpeedwayMonroe, WashingtonRoy SmithAugust 8Winston Shasta 150Shasta SpeedwayAnderson, CaliforniaJim RobinsonAugust 30Warner W. Hodgdon 200Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaRoy SmithSeptember 27Sears Point Winston 200Sears Point International RacewaySonoma, CaliforniaBill SchmittNovember 22Winston Western 500 Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaBobby AllisonNovember 29Warner W. Hodgdon 250Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaRichard Petty

Full Drivers' Championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. † – Ineligible for West Series points DriverRSDS99AASMMRRSDLAGPORWSPEVGSHARSDSONRSDPHO1Roy Smith3113101*81*1451*71*33066772Jim Robinson671*181071*2*3117832166583Bill Schmitt22494242724*311456204Don Waterman101041123412913913415106155Jim BownDNQ18233232116221636146066Hershel McGriff33219825163358161638235817Pat Mintey15169111076157173485308Gene Thonesen2018139131012102522134959Don Puskarich321120161713222212439410Rick McCray2621111715836537211Rick O'Dell175516191814141236612Johnny Kieper111376211524613Terry Forsythe2110581511924314Sumner McKnightDNQ166414242324215Jimmy Insolo301*32362023716Derrike Cope615182718817Robert Tartaglia359812141516318Harry Goularte566172213619Scott Miller1929712520Don Graham87205511821Moe Willits17151011822Randy Becker19101811423Russ Pursley16151410824Eddie Westwood121322DNQ10625John Borneman1272199226Reg Kennedy978927Gary Johnson612412*8428Ken McCray Jr.1758429Gary Kershaw12178430Mark Stahl1123†118431Dan Reed3178332John Krebs18118133Steve Pfeifer241418217634Jim Hopkinson1414815187435Richard Petty5†3†7†16036Kyle Petty20†6†37†34837Bob Bondurant2118204738Bobby Allison1*†29†61*†44639Jack Jeffery84440Bill Sedgwick10204041Larry Burton163742Jim Thirkettle153643Dale Earnhardt3†2†194†3544Mike Chase193245St. James Davis1912263246Don Stanley212314123047Chuck Pittenger223048Gary Mayeda232849Glenn Francis241227Sharon Bishop91111131020Bob Kennedy813Glen Ward149Pappy Pryor1517Neil Bonnett27†4†33†2*Billy Hitchcox4Ross Kusah4Mark Walbridge9Al Vanderbyl12Glen Thorburn19Don SprouseDNQHarry DinwiddieDNQHenry JonesDNQDavey AllisonDNQKirk RogersDNQ

See also

1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

References