1981 Results
1981 June 30th – July 2nd
Day 1. Conrad to Great Falls to Craig to Dutton to Conrad
Day 2. Conrad to Sweetgrass to Shelby to Brady to Conrad
Day 3. Conrad to Dutton to Ledger
Mileage: 427
| Pos. | Name | Hometown | State | Car No. | Time | Avg. Speed* | Notes |
| 1. | Terry Peters | Ledger | MT | 2 | 7:59:35 | 53.42MPH | |
| 2. | Ed Delzer | Conrad | MT | 3 | 8:04:42 | 52.86MPH | |
| 3. | Scott Rawlings | Lancaster | CA | 17 | 8:05:39 | 52.75MPH | |
| 4. | Lester “Bud” Peters | Ledger | MT | 4 | 8:06:28 | 52.67MPH | |
| 5. | Jim Halseth | Dutton | MT | 8 | 8:06:44 | 52.64MPH | |
| 6. | Chuck Worthington | Livingston | MT | 6 | 8:09:25 | 52.35MPH | |
| 7. | Al Rieker | Boulder | MT | 20 | 8:12:46 | 51.99MPH | |
| 8. | Dave Meuli | Conrad | MT | 16 | 8:13:28 | 51.92MPH | |
| 9. | Fred Upshaw | Anaheim | CA | 22 | 8:13:29 | 51.92MPH | |
| 10. | Doug Langel | Rudyard | MT | 18 | 8:14:09 | 51.85MPH | |
| 11. | Ray Habel | Dutton | MT | 30 | 8:24:17 | 50.80MPH | |
| 12. | Frank Nickol | Ledger | MT | 13 | 8:25:05 | 50.72MPH | |
| 13. | John Frick | Dutton | MT | 29 | 8:25:42 | 50.66MPH | |
| 14. | Lewis Rector | Helena | MT | 23 | 8:29:24 | 50.29MPH | |
| 15. | John French | Lancaster | CA | 14 | 8:29:26 | 50.29MPH | |
| 16. | Rich Armstrong | Helena | MT | 21 | 8:35:08 | 49.73MPH | |
| 17. | Ed Hencz Jr. | Livingston | MT | 9 | 8:43:40 | 48.92MPH | |
| 18. | Gene Hansard | Rudyard | MT | 10 | 8:50:24 | 48.30MPH | |
| 19. | Joe Wilkinson | Rocky Ford | CO | 12 | 8:54:20 | 47.95MPH | |
| 20. | Frank Iverson | Ledger | MT | 15 | 8:58:05 | 47.61MPH | |
| 21. | Ted Mathews | Helena | MT | 25 | 9:13:37 | 46.28MPH | |
| 22. | Ed Hencz Sr. | Livingston | MT | 7 | 9:20:50 | 45.68MPH | |
| Floyd Rossell | Bryant | SD | 1 | -out 2nd day- | |||
| Jack Engdahl | Montara | CA | 28 | -out- | |||
| Tillman Oblander | La Grange Park | IL | 5 | -out- | |||
| Andy Mangold | Hingham | MT | 11 | -out- | |||
| Perry Mathews | Helena | MT | 26 | -out- | |||
| David Ratzburg | Ledger | MT | 24 | -last day only- | |||
| M. R. “Dutch” Watters | Rocky Ford | CO | 19 | 7:54:33 | 53.99 MPH | -disqualified- | |
| Rudy Uhlich | Harlem | MT | 27 | 8:03:43 | 52.96 MPH | -disqualified- |
The board of directors told Ed Delzer and Dutch Watters not to bring back the pistons they used this year.