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Entry List

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

Busch 500

Saturday, August 22nd, 1981

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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  • 12 Buick
  • 3 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 1 Dodge
  • 9 Pontiac
  • 2 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 84.723
  • Cautions: 7 for 52 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Results
Busch 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 42 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Jun 2, 1960 21 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
2 24 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Oct 21, 1941 39 Buick Gordon Racing Cecil Gordon
3 88 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Sep 12, 1956 24 Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
4 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 24 Buick Stratagraph Billy Hagan
5 15 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Melling Tool Bud Moore
6 28 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Hardee's Harry Ranier
7 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Dodge Hills Racing Buddy Arrington
8 40 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Dixie Engineering D.K. Ulrich
9 3 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 30 Pontiac Wrangler Richard Childress Racing
10 11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 34 Buick Mountain Dew Junior Johnson
11 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 40 Buick Bowlin Coal Dave Marcis
12 99 Elliott Forbes-Robinson , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Ulrich Racing D.K. Ulrich
13 33 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
14 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
15 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 46 Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton
16 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
17 90 Jody Ridley , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey
18 5 Joe Millikan , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Performance Connection Cliff Stewart
19 2 Joe Ruttman Upland, CA Oct 28, 1944 36 Pontiac J.D. Stacy Jim Stacy
20 08 Joel Stowe , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Don Satterfield Don Satterfield
21 66 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Jan 17, 1948 33 Oldsmobile Speed Racing Lake Speed
22 68 Lennie Pond , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Bekaert Lennie Pond
23 37 Mike Alexander , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Rogers Auto Leasing Bob Rogers
24 17 Mike Potter , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby
25 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
26 20 Rick Newsom , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Newsom Racing Rick Newsom
27 47 Ron Bouchard , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick J.D. Stacy Jack Beebe
28 25 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Thomas Racing Ronnie Thomas
29 12 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile UNO Kennie Childers
30 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley