1981 Neil Bonnett 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 | 7 | 27 | 21 | Purolator | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 59 | 2 | 9 | transmission | 1405 | 87 | |
| 2 | Daytona | 3 | 33 | 21 | Purolator | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 123 | 15 | 26 | clutch | 10625 | 69 | |
| 4 | Rockingham | 8 | 4 | 21 | Purolator | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 492 | 7 | 82 | running | 6920 | 165 | |
| 5 | Atlanta | 4 | 28 | 21 | Purolator | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 234 | 3 | 84 | water pump | 1605 | 84 | |
| 8 | Darlington | 8 | 29 | 21 | Purolator | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 176 | 0 | 0 | accident | 1590 | 76 | |
| 9 | Martinsville | 16 | 2 | 21 | Purolator | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 500 | 2 | 2 | running | 12650 | 175 | |
| 10 | Talladega | 6 | 32 | 21 | Purolator | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 15 | 0 | 0 | engine | 2000 | 67 | |
| 12 | Dover | 3 | 13 | 21 | Purolator | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 459 | 5 | 404 | engine | 2560 | 134 | |
| 13 | Charlotte | 1 | 29 | 21 | Purolator | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 158.115 | 210 | 11 | 133 | accident | 23790 | 81 |
| 15 | Riverside | 4 | 4 | 21 | Purolator | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 95 | 1 | 14 | running | 4650 | 165 | |
| 16 | Michigan | 19 | 9 | 21 | Purolator | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 199 | 0 | 0 | running | 3100 | 138 | |
| 17 | Daytona | 11 | 30 | 21 | Purolator | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 93 | 3 | 3 | engine | 1820 | 78 | |
| 19 | Pocono | 2 | 34 | 21 | Purolator | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 80 | 2 | 7 | wheel bearing | 1350 | 66 | |
| 20 | Talladega | 6 | 37 | 21 | Purolator | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 41 | 2 | 6 | ignition | 2150 | 57 | |
| 21 | Michigan | 11 | 28 | 21 | Warner W. Hodgdon/National Engineering | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 155 | 11 | 43 | valve spring | 1700 | 84 | |
| 23 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | 21 | Warner W. Hodgdon | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 367 | 7 | 216 | running | 33375 | 185 | |
| 25 | Dover | 3 | 1 | 21 | Warner Hodgdon/National Engineering | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 500 | 5 | 185 | running | 19000 | 185 | |
| 26 | Martinsville | 10 | 4 | 21 | Warner Hodgdon/National Engineering | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 497 | 0 | 0 | running | 4500 | 160 | |
| 28 | Charlotte | 7 | 29 | 21 | Warner Hodgdon/National Engineering | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 190 | 6 | 135 | rod bearing | 12450 | 86 | |
| 29 | Rockingham | 9 | 35 | 21 | Hodgdon/National Engineering | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 55 | 0 | 0 | accident | 1080 | 58 | |
| 30 | Atlanta | 5 | 1 | 21 | Hodgdon/National Engineering | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 328 | 14 | 200 | running | 31500 | 185 | |
| 31 | Riverside | 10 | 33 | 21 | Warner Hodgdon/National Engineering | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 49 | 0 | 0 | spark plug | 1100 | 64 |
