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Compiled by Bill Vanselow


Track Size* Inner: .50 mi Middle: .53 mi Outer: .56 mi Width: 690 ft Length: 1105 ft
* - Measured using Google Maps "Measure Distance" functionality

Count: 27
Race DateClassSeriesRaceCar CountWinnerStartStory
Saturday, April 18, 1981WinglessWoOSeason Opener47Steve Kinser6Kinser Reigns at Knoxville
Saturday, May 2, 1981Wingless29Shane Carson1Carson Holds For Top Dollar
Saturday, May 9, 1981Wingless24Randy Smith1Randy Smith Banks “Cold” Cash
Saturday, May 16, 1981Wingless28Tim Green1Green Bags Top Knoxville Bucks
Friday, May 22, 1981WingWoO32Doug Wolfgang6Wolfgang Rockets at Knoxville WoO
Saturday, May 23, 1981WinglessWoO35Sammy Swindell6Victory to Swindell Saturday Night
Saturday, May 30, 1981Wingless24Randy Smith1Smith Nails Knoxville Mini-Nationals
Friday, June 5, 1981Wingless20John Stevenson4Stevenson Tastes Victory at Knoxville
Saturday, June 6, 1981Silver Crown24Rich Vogler2VOGLER’S ARISTOCRAT CHEVY LEADS ALL 100 AT KNOXVILLE
Saturday, June 13, 1981Wingless34Billy Robison5Robison Makes a Clean Sweep
Saturday, June 20, 1981Wingless28Tim Green6Tim Green Takes Mid-Season Championship
Saturday, June 27, 1981Wingless27John Stevenson6Stevenson Sets Records
Saturday, July 4, 1981Wingless36Doug Wolfgang6Wolfgang Takes Feature
Saturday, July 11, 1981WinglessTwin Feature 132John Stevenson8Stevenson and Rager Share Winner’s Circle
WinglessTwin Feature 216Roger Rager6Stevenson and Rager Share Winner’s Circle
Saturday, July 18, 1981Wingless29Bob Hop2Bob Hop is in Winner’s Circle for First Time
Wednesday, July 22, 1981WinglessWoO41Sammy Swindell1Sammy Swindell Wins his 27th Feature
Saturday, August 1, 1981Wingless31Billy Robison1Robison Takes his Second Feature at Knoxville
Sunday, August 9, 1981Wingless21John Stevenson5Stevenson wins two feature events
Wingless26John Stevenson2Stevenson wins two feature events
Wednesday, August 12, 1981WinglessKnoxville Nationals Prelim42Jack Hewitt6Hewitt Wins National Opener
Thursday, August 13, 1981WinglessKnoxville Nationals Prelim45Steve Kinser1Kinser Takes A Main Thursday Night
Friday, August 14, 1981WinglessKnoxville Nationals Mystery Feature20Gary Scott12Gary Scott wins Knoxville Nationals Mystery Feature
WinglessKnoxville Nationals Race of States18Steve Kinser8Steve Kinser wins Knoxville Nationals Race of States
WinglessKnoxville Nationals Friday16Tom Corbin5Tom Corbin A Main Winner on Friday
Saturday, August 15, 1981WinglessWoOKnoxville Nationals86Steve Kinser1Steve Kinser is 1981 Nationals Champion
Saturday, September 12, 1981WingWoO40Doug Wolfgang3Wolfgang wins season's final sprint car race