| 1 | 1981-01 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 10 | 4 | 3 |  | McDonald's | 119 | 11 |
| 2 | 1981-02 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 18 | 38 | 3 |  | Wachovia Carpet | 110 | 0 |
| 3 | 1981-03 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 18 | 13 | 3 | | Childress Racing | 391 | 0 |
| 4 | 1981-04 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 16 | 22 | 3 | | Childress Racing | 409 | 0 |
| 5 | 1981-05 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 8 | 17 | 3 | | Downey's Auto Parts | 311 | 1 |
| 6 | 1981-06 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 20 | 16 | 3 | | Nichols | 476 | 0 |
| 7 | 1981-07 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 19 | 17 | 3 | | Childress Racing | 381 | 0 |
| 8 | 1981-08 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 18 | 31 | 3 | | Childress Racing | 89 | 0 |
| 9 | 1981-09 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 27 | 22 | 3 | | Nichols | 271 | 0 |
| 10 | 1981-10 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 13 | 13 | 3 | | Ronnie Steel / Nichols | 180 | 4 |
| 11 | 1981-11 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 18 | 13 | 3 | | Nichols | 405 | 0 |
| 12 | 1981-12 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 24 | 17 | 3 | | Nichols | 412 | 0 |
| 13 | 1981-13 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 17 | 19 | 3 | | Uno | 340 | 0 |
| 14 | 1981-14 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 10 | 14 | 3 | | Texas Steel Hauler | 188 | 0 |
| 15 | 1981-14 |
Kirk Shelmerdine
K. Shelmerdine | 32 | 33 | 8 | | McDonald's | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | 1981-15 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 23 | 18 | 3 | | McDonald's | 83 | 0 |
| 17 | 1981-16 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 23 | 19 | 3 | | Childress Racing | 197 | 0 |
| 18 | 1981-17 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 6 | 21 | 3 | | Ronnie Steele | 154 | 0 |
| 19 | 1981-18 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 25 | 17 | 3 | | Childress Racing | 401 | 0 |
| 20 | 1981-19 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 21 | 23 | 3 | | Nichols | 185 | 0 |
| 21 | 1981-20 |
Richard Childress
R. Childress | 17 | 26 | 3 | | Ronnie Steele | 111 | 0 |
| 22 | 1981-21 |
Dale Earnhardt
D. Earnhardt | 10 | 9 | 3 | | Wrangler Jeans | 200 | 0 |
| 23 | 1981-22 |
Dale Earnhardt
D. Earnhardt | 14 | 27 | 3 | | Wrangler Jeans | 31 | 0 |
| 24 | 1981-23 |
Dale Earnhardt
D. Earnhardt | 10 | 6 | 3 | | Wrangler Jeans | 366 | 0 |
| 25 | 1981-24 |
Dale Earnhardt
D. Earnhardt | 11 | 6 | 3 | | Wrangler Jeans | 398 | 0 |
| 26 | 1981-25 |
Dale Earnhardt
D. Earnhardt | 22 | 15 | 3 | | Wrangler Jeans | 490 | 0 |
| 27 | 1981-26 |
Dale Earnhardt
D. Earnhardt | 7 | 26 | 3 | | Wrangler Jeans | 148 | 0 |
| 28 | 1981-27 |
Dale Earnhardt
D. Earnhardt | 10 | 4 | 3 | | Wrangler Jeans | 399 | 0 |
| 29 | 1981-28 |
Dale Earnhardt
D. Earnhardt | 24 | 25 | 3 | | Wrangler Jeans | 220 | 2 |
| 30 | 1981-29 |
Dale Earnhardt
D. Earnhardt | 5 | 9 | 3 | | Wrangler Jeans | 489 | 16 |
| 31 | 1981-30 |
Dale Earnhardt
D. Earnhardt | 9 | 24 | 3 | | Wrangler Jeans | 222 | 0 |
| 32 | 1981-31 |
Dale Earnhardt
D. Earnhardt | 3 | 4 | 3 | | Wrangler Jeans | 119 | 0 |
