1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

Busch Clash

Twin 125s

Daytona 500

Carolina 500

Coca-Cola 500

Rebel 500

Virginia 500

Winston 500

Mason-Dixon 500

World 600

Firecracker 400

Mountain Dew 500

Talladega 500

Southern 500

National 500

Atlanta Journal 500

Number of races televised: 16/33, or 48%

Number of races televised live: 6/33, or 18%

Changes from previous year:

- ESPN started televising races, picking up the Carolina 500, Virginia 500, and Winston 500 (previously on MRN TV, which stopped televising races that year), the Mason-Dixon 500, and Atlanta Journal 500 (previously untelevised) which was shown live.

- The Mountain Dew 500 was moved from ABC to NBC.

- The Rebel 500 on ABC was moved from live to tape-delayed.

- The American 500, previously shown on MRN TV, was untelevised.

- The Los Angeles Times 500 was removed from the schedule.