30°32′13″N 96°13′16″W / 30.537°N 96.221°W
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 14 of 31 in the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Layout of Texas World Speedway | |||
| Date | June 7, 1981 | ||
| Official name | Texas 400 | ||
| Location | Texas World Speedway, College Station, Texas | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.000 mi (3.218 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 400 mi (404 km) | ||
| Weather | Extremely hot with temperatures of 91 °F (33 °C); wind speeds of 12.8 miles per hour (20.6 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 132.475 miles per hour (213.198 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 18,000[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hagan Enterprises | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | |
| Laps | 96 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 15 | Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1981 Budweiser NASCAR 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on June 7, 1981, at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas.
- ^ Weather information for the 1981 Budweiser NASCAR 400 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- ^ 1981 Budweiser NASCAR 400 racing information at Racing Reference