Darrell Waltrip wraps up his first Winston Cup Championship and Bobby Allison wins the race in a hard fought battle with Joe Ruttman with Terry Labonte finishing in the 3 rd spot. Dale Earnhardt finished 4 th (after a rough first lap) then a surprising 5th place finish was posted by Joe Millikan with Darrell Waltrip finishing up in 6 th .
The 1981 Winston Cup Champion:
Race Winner Bobby Allison:
Bobby Allison and Terry Labonte:
Bobby Allison and Joe Ruttman:
Dale Earnhardt's 1st lap:
The Tower in this shot was actually the control tower for the drag strip at Ontario Motor Speedway (which ran down pit lane). It was brought over earlier in 1981 and erected in the spot shown. The position of the tower ruined the view for about 50 prime seats in the upper corner of the stands in turn 6. I remember talking to a few of the people who had to move to another location. Some of them had renewed the same seat for years. Mad would be an understatement.
updated by @scott-baker: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM