1981 Cale Yarborough 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 | 
| 2 | Daytona | 29 | 8 | 27 | Valvoline | Oldsmobile | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 197 | 0 | 0 | running | 20325 | 142 | |
| 4 | Rockingham | 1 | 2 | 27 | Valvoline | Buick | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 140.448 | 492 | 10 | 320 | running | 12370 | 0 | 
| 5 | Atlanta | 17 | 1 | 27 | Valvoline | Buick | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 328 | 5 | 71 | running | 28950 | 180 | |
| 8 | Darlington | 7 | 26 | 27 | Valvoline | Buick | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 233 | 4 | 134 | engine | 1650 | 90 | |
| 9 | Martinsville | 21 | 21 | 27 | Valvoline | Buick | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 317 | 3 | 48 | engine | 940 | 105 | |
| 10 | Talladega | 8 | 24 | 27 | Valvoline | Buick | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 86 | 0 | 0 | engine | 2860 | 91 | |
| 12 | Dover | 6 | 10 | 27 | Valvoline | Buick | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 480 | 5 | 32 | engine | 2925 | 139 | |
| 13 | Charlotte | 2 | 3 | 27 | Valvoline | Buick | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 398 | 0 | 0 | running | 22425 | 165 | |
| 16 | Michigan | 17 | 8 | 27 | Valvoline | Buick | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 200 | 11 | 29 | running | 3300 | 147 | |
| 17 | Daytona | 1 | 1 | 27 | Valvoline | Buick | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 192.852 | 160 | 11 | 78 | running | 24625 | 185 | 
| 19 | Pocono | 10 | 5 | 27 | Valvoline | Buick | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 200 | 1 | 2 | running | 4290 | 160 | |
| 20 | Talladega | 5 | 28 | 27 | Valvoline | Buick | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 83 | 3 | 6 | accident | 2725 | 84 | |
| 21 | Michigan | 2 | 17 | 27 | Valvoline | Buick | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 198 | 5 | 9 | running | 2445 | 117 | |
| 23 | Darlington | 2 | 10 | 27 | Valvoline | Buick | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 363 | 1 | 24 | running | 5925 | 139 | |
| 25 | Dover | 6 | 13 | 27 | Valvoline | Buick | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 492 | 0 | 0 | running | 2210 | 124 | |
| 28 | Charlotte | 3 | 31 | 27 | Valvoline | Buick | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 153 | 1 | 2 | engine | 2100 | 75 | |
| 29 | Rockingham | 8 | 25 | 27 | Valvoline | Buick | M.C. Anderson | David Anderson | 214 | 0 | 0 | accident | 1225 | 88 | |
| 30 | Atlanta | 21 | 3 | 27 | Valvoline | Buick | M.C. Anderson | David Anderson | 328 | 3 | 14 | running | 8800 | 170 | 

