| M.C. Anderson's 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Race Statistics |
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| Race | Driver | Start | Finish | Car | Mfg | Sponsor | Laps | Led | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981-02 | Cale Yarborough | 29 | 8 | 27 |  | Valvoline | 197 | 0 |
| 2 | 1981-04 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | 2 | 27 |  | Valvoline | 492 | 320 |
| 3 | 1981-05 | Cale Yarborough | 17 | 1 | 27 | | Valvoline | 328 | 71 |
| 4 | 1981-08 | Cale Yarborough | 7 | 26 | 27 | | Valvoline | 233 | 134 |
| 5 | 1981-09 | Cale Yarborough | 21 | 21 | 27 | | Valvoline | 317 | 48 |
| 6 | 1981-10 | Cale Yarborough | 8 | 24 | 27 | | Valvoline | 86 | 0 |
| 7 | 1981-12 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | 10 | 27 | | Valvoline | 480 | 32 |
| 8 | 1981-13 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 3 | 27 | | Valvoline | 398 | 0 |
| 9 | 1981-16 | Cale Yarborough | 17 | 8 | 27 | | Valvoline | 200 | 29 |
| 10 | 1981-17 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | 1 | 27 | | Valvoline | 160 | 78 |
| 11 | 1981-19 | Cale Yarborough | 10 | 5 | 27 | | Valvoline | 200 | 2 |
| 12 | 1981-20 | Cale Yarborough | 5 | 28 | 27 | | Valvoline | 83 | 6 |
| 13 | 1981-21 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 17 | 27 | | Valvoline | 198 | 9 |
| 14 | 1981-23 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 10 | 27 | | Valvoline | 363 | 24 |
| 15 | 1981-25 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | 13 | 27 | | Valvoline | 492 | 0 |
| 16 | 1981-28 | Cale Yarborough | 3 | 31 | 27 | | Valvoline | 153 | 2 |
| 17 | 1981-29 | Cale Yarborough | 8 | 25 | 27 | | Valvoline | 214 | 0 |
| 18 | 1981-30 | Cale Yarborough | 21 | 3 | 27 | | Valvoline | 328 | 14 |
