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Series Stats : 1981
The following data is compiled from all races run with this series.
| Champion | Sheldon Kinser |
| Driver Count | 102 |
| Race Count | 21 |
| Average Car Count | 27 |
| Driver Count at every race | 1 |
| Driver Count running half of the races | 18 |
21 Winning Time Trial Positions
| Time Trial (Average: 4.9) | Count |
| 1 |
| 1st | 3 |
| 2nd | 2 |
| 3rd | 3 |
| 4th | 1 |
| 5th | 5 |
| 6th | 1 |
| 7th | 3 |
| 8th | 1 |
| 19th | 1 |
Count: 21
| Race Date | Track | Race | Car Count | Winner | Story |
| Saturday, April 25, 1981 | Eldora,OH | | 35 | Dave Peperak | Dave Peperak wins USAC at Eldora | |
| Sunday, May 3, 1981 | Terre Haute,IN | Tony Hulman Classic | 29 | Sheldon Kinser | | |
| Friday, May 22, 1981 | State Fairgrounds,IN | | 28 | Joe Saldana | Joe Saldana wins USAC at State Fairgrounds | |
| Friday, June 5, 1981 | Lakeside,KS | | 24 | Smokey Snellbaker | | |
| Friday, June 19, 1981 | Santa Fe,IL | | 20 | Sheldon Kinser | | |
| Saturday, June 20, 1981 | Eldora,OH | | 25 | Sheldon Kinser | Sheldon Kinser wins USAC at Eldora | |
| Friday, July 3, 1981 | Eldora,OH | | 27 | Rich Vogler | Rich Vogler wins USAC at Eldora | |
| Wednesday, July 22, 1981 | Kokomo,IN | | 24 | Tom Bigelow | Tom Bigelow wins USAC at Kokomo | |
| Sunday, July 26, 1981 | Winchester,IN | | 21 | Rich Vogler | | |
| Thursday, July 30, 1981 | Beaver Dam,WI | | 16 | Tom Bigelow | | |
| Friday, July 31, 1981 | Santa Fe,IL | | 26 | Sheldon Kinser | | |
| Sunday, August 9, 1981 | Terre Haute,IN | | 40 | Rich Vogler | | |
| Wednesday, August 19, 1981 | Route 44,IN | | 26 | Steve Long | | |
| Friday, September 4, 1981 | Route 44,IN | | 26 | Sheldon Kinser | | |
| Sunday, September 6, 1981 | Baer Field,IN | | 18 | Rich Vogler | | |
| Monday, September 7, 1981 | Terre Haute,IN | | 36 | Sheldon Kinser | | |
| Wednesday, September 9, 1981 | Paragon,IN | | 23 | Rickey Hood | Rickey Hood wins USAC at Paragon | |
| Wednesday, September 16, 1981 | Lincoln Park,IN | | 21 | Sheldon Kinser | | |
| Saturday, October 3, 1981 | Fremont,OH | | 27 | Eddie Leavitt | Eddie Leavitt wins USAC at Fremont | |
| Sunday, October 11, 1981 | Eldora,OH | 4-Crown Nationals | 43 | Steve Kinser | Steve Kinser wins USAC at Eldora | |
| Sunday, October 18, 1981 | Charlestown,IN | | 31 | Eddie Leavitt | | |
Drivers running at least half of the races (18)
| Driver | Races | Wins | Avg Finish | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg TT |
| 1 | Sheldon Kinser | 20 | 7 | 4.8 | 14 | 17 | 4.1 |
| 2 | Rich Vogler | 16 | 4 | 6.3 | 8 | 13 | 7.1 |
| 3 | Tom Bigelow | 16 | 2 | 8.6 | 8 | 11 | 5.8 |
| 4 | Eddie Leavitt | 14 | 2 | 7.7 | 8 | 10 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Steve Long | 19 | 1 | 11.7 | 5 | 10 | 7.9 |
| 6 | Dave Peperak | 16 | 1 | 14.8 | 2 | 3 | 9.1 |
| 7 | Joe Saldana | 13 | 1 | 12.0 | 3 | 5 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Johnny Coogan | 21 | 0 | 12.0 | 2 | 9 | 12.6 |
| 9 | Red Bledsoe | 20 | 0 | 12.9 | 2 | 5 | 15.2 |
| 10 | Steve Ball | 17 | 0 | 16.5 | 1 | 5 | 17.2 |
| 11 | David Smith | 17 | 0 | 20.2 | 0 | 2 | 20.2 |
| 12 | Larry Rice | 15 | 0 | 11.2 | 3 | 8 | 15.5 |
| 13 | Greg Leffler | 15 | 0 | 11.5 | 1 | 8 | 14.7 |
| 14 | Tim Boyd | 14 | 0 | 18.6 | 0 | 1 | 18.9 |
| 15 | Jack Hewitt | 12 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 8 | 11.4 |
| 16 | Eric Trousdale | 12 | 0 | 12.7 | 2 | 4 | 12.7 |
| 17 | Bill Tyler | 11 | 0 | 15.2 | 2 | 5 | 18.0 |
| 18 | Bud Wilmot | 11 | 0 | 24.4 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 |
Drivers NOT running at least half of the races (84)
| Driver | Races | Wins | Avg Finish | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg TT |
| 1 | Rickey Hood | 5 | 1 | 13.0 | 2 | 3 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Smokey Snellbaker | 3 | 1 | 5.3 | 2 | 2 | 14.7 |
| 3 | Steve Kinser | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Larry Martin | 10 | 0 | 11.4 | 2 | 6 | 9.5 |
| 5 | Mike Winblad | 10 | 0 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 |
| 6 | Kerry Norris | 9 | 0 | 14.3 | 1 | 2 | 12.2 |
| 7 | Gary Irvin | 9 | 0 | 18.3 | 0 | 1 | 17.2 |
| 8 | Bob Kinser | 8 | 0 | 8.5 | 2 | 5 | 10.2 |
| 9 | Ken Schrader | 8 | 0 | 12.3 | 3 | 5 | 14.1 |
| 10 | Gary Gray | 8 | 0 | 14.4 | 0 | 4 | 9.9 |
| 11 | Gary Bettenhausen | 8 | 0 | 17.6 | 2 | 2 | 13.8 |
| 12 | Steve Chassey | 7 | 0 | 8.7 | 3 | 4 | 9.3 |
| 13 | Jerry Miller | 7 | 0 | 13.6 | 2 | 4 | 15.4 |
| 14 | Johnny Parsons | 7 | 0 | 13.7 | 2 | 3 | 11.9 |
| 15 | Larry Gates | 7 | 0 | 14.7 | 1 | 3 | 16.0 |
| 16 | Manny Rockhold | 7 | 0 | 18.6 | 0 | 2 | 15.6 |
| 17 | Frank Weiss | 7 | 0 | 18.9 | 0 | 3 | 17.0 |
| 18 | Brent Whited | 7 | 0 | 20.1 | 0 | 0 | 22.3 |
| 19 | Mark Alderson | 6 | 0 | 14.5 | 1 | 2 | 20.5 |
| 20 | Randy Kinser | 6 | 0 | 17.5 | 1 | 2 | 15.3 |
| 21 | Gary Griffith | 6 | 0 | 24.2 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 |
| 22 | Bill Burks Jr | 6 | 0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 27.8 |
| 23 | Rick Nichols | 5 | 0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 15.2 |
| 24 | Danny Milburn | 5 | 0 | 17.8 | 0 | 1 | 18.8 |
| 25 | Ron Fuller | 5 | 0 | 18.2 | 0 | 1 | 18.0 |
| 26 | Jerry Carman | 5 | 0 | 18.4 | 1 | 2 | 18.2 |
| 27 | Chuck Mohr | 5 | 0 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 | 25.4 |
| 28 | Bob Hale | 5 | 0 | 26.8 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 |
| 29 | Jerry Stuckey | 5 | 0 | 28.4 | 0 | 0 | 30.4 |
| 30 | Bill Mroz | 5 | 0 | 28.4 | 0 | 0 | 28.4 |
| 31 | Jerry Potter | 4 | 0 | 16.3 | 0 | 1 | 13.8 |
| 32 | Ron Fisher | 4 | 0 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 |
| 33 | Duke Cook | 4 | 0 | 18.3 | 0 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 34 | King Kramer | 4 | 0 | 26.3 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 |
| 35 | Quint Cullison | 4 | 0 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 |
| 36 | Marvin Carman | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 2 | 3 | 10.3 |
| 37 | Jerry Nemire | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 19.0 |
| 38 | Chuck Amati | 3 | 0 | 10.7 | 2 | 2 | 17.7 |
| 39 | Rick Schmidt | 3 | 0 | 18.0 | 1 | 1 | 20.7 |
| 40 | Allen Barr | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 21.3 |
| 41 | Phil Miller | 3 | 0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 25.7 |
| 42 | Bobby Grim Jr | 3 | 0 | 32.3 | 0 | 0 | 31.7 |
| 43 | Jeff Bloom | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 6.5 |
| 44 | Lennie Waldo | 2 | 0 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 45 | Gary Grissom | 2 | 0 | 10.5 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 46 | Jerry Weeks | 2 | 0 | 10.5 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 47 | Malcolm Lovelace | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 |
| 48 | Bob Frey | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 49 | Dean Best | 2 | 0 | 13.0 | 1 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 50 | Mack McClellan | 2 | 0 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| 51 | Bimbo Atkins | 2 | 0 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
| 52 | Al Hager | 2 | 0 | 20.5 | 0 | 1 | 22.0 |
| 53 | Joe Miller | 2 | 0 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 |
| 54 | Chris Cumberworth | 2 | 0 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 |
| 55 | Larry Goad | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 56 | Mike Johnson | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 14.0 |
| 57 | Bubby Jones | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 58 | Marvin Deputy | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 17.0 |
| 59 | Bobby Marshall | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 60 | Jeff Nuckles | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 |
| 61 | Andy Hillenburg | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 62 | Bob Christian | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 |
| 63 | Rick Lemanski | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
| 64 | Kelly Kinser | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| 65 | Jerry Walkingstick | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| 66 | Chuck Mynett | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
| 67 | Tom Stookey | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 |
| 68 | Bruce Robey | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 |
| 69 | Bob Matecki Jr | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| 70 | Ron Shuman | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| 71 | Roger Hurst | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
| 72 | Jac Haudenschild | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| 73 | Ray Godsey | 1 | 0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 |
| 74 | Denny Donaldson | 1 | 0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 |
| 75 | Frank Swain | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 |
| 76 | Robin Miller | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 |
| 77 | Jim Coogan | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| 78 | Roger Rager | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| 79 | Buck Boughan | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 |
| 80 | Mike Brooks | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
| 81 | Jack Ziegler | 1 | 0 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 |
| 82 | Larry Dickson | 1 | 0 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 |
| 83 | Rocky Fisher | 1 | 0 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 |
| 84 | Ron Dorsett | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
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