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Entry List

The official 1981 Coca-Cola 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Atlanta Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Coca-Cola 500

Sunday, March 15th, 1981

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

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  • 5 Ford
  • 17 Buick
  • 11 Pontiac
  • 5 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Dodge
  • 3 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 133.619
  • Cautions: 5 for 39 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Results
Coca-Cola 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Oct 8, 1955 25 Ford Mell-Gear George Elliott
2 42 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Jun 2, 1960 20 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
3 5 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Oct 21, 1941 39 Pontiac Performance Connection Cliff Stewart
4 88 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Sep 12, 1956 24 Buick Gatorade DiGard
5 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 24 Buick Stratagraph Billy Hagan
6 51 AJ Foyt , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Gilmore / Valvoline A.J. Foyt
7 15 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Melling Tool Bud Moore
8 57 Bill Elswick , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Performance Boat RahMoc Enterprises
9 28 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Tuf-Lon Harry Ranier
10 94 Bobby Wawak , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Louise Smith Bobby Wawak
11 7 Bruce Hill , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Hill Racing Bruce Hill
12 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Dodge Hills Racing Buddy Arrington
13 1 Buddy Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile UNO Hoss Ellington
14 27 Cale Yarborough , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Valvoline M.C. Anderson
15 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Gordon Racing Cecil Gordon
16 2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 29 Pontiac Wrangler Rod Osterlund
17 11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 34 Buick Mountain Dew Junior Johnson
18 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 40 Oldsmobile Bowlin Coal Dave Marcis
19 16 David Pearson , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Halpern Enterprises Joel Halpern
20 79 Dick May , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Miller Roofing Junior Miller
21 12 Donnie Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile The 5 Racers Kennie Childers
22 86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Howard & Egerton Richard Howard
23 47 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
24 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
25 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 46 Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton
26 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
27 90 Jody Ridley , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey
28 75 Joe Millikan , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick RahMoc Enterprises RahMoc Enterprises
29 6 Joe Ruttman Upland, CA Oct 28, 1944 36 Buick The 5 Racers Jim Stacy
30 98 Johnny Rutherford , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Levi Garrett Ron Benfield
31 66 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Jan 17, 1948 33 Buick Speed Racing Lake Speed
32 37 Mike Alexander , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Rogers Auto Leasing Bob Rogers
33 21 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Purolator Wood Brothers Racing
34 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Downey's Auto Parts Richard Childress Racing
35 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
36 20 Rick Newsom , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet City Rick Newsom
37 25 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Thomas Racing Ronnie Thomas
38 53 Slick Johnson , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Johnson Racing J.D. Johnson
39 22 Stan Barrett , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
40 17 Steve Spencer , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby
41 99 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick UNO D.K. Ulrich
42 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley