Entry List
Valleydale 500
Sunday, March 29th, 1981
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 31
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 89.530
- Cautions: 8 for 44 laps
- Lead Changes: 21
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 64 | Buick | STP | Petty Enterprises | |
| 2 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Oct 21, 1941 | 82 | Pontiac | Performance Connection | Cliff Stewart | |
| 3 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Sep 12, 1956 | 68 | Oldsmobile | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 67 | Buick | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | |
| 5 | 15 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Melling Tool | Bud Moore | |
| 6 | 28 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Tuf-Lon | Harry Ranier | |
| 7 | 50 | Bruce Hill | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | Hill Racing | Bruce Hill | |
| 8 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Hills Racing | Buddy Arrington | |
| 9 | 26 | Butch Lindley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Lindley Racing | Butch Lindley | |
| 10 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | Brian's Steakhouse | Cecil Gordon | |
| 11 | 45 | DK Ulrich | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | McWhirter Grading | Baxter Price | |
| 12 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 73 | Pontiac | Wrangler | Rod Osterlund | |
| 13 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 77 | Buick | Mountain Dew | Junior Johnson | |
| 14 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 83 | Chevrolet | Bowlin Coal / Hudson | Dave Marcis | |
| 15 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Howard & Egerton | Richard Howard | |
| 16 | 06 | Ernie Cline | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Bush Inc. | Ernie Cline | |
| 17 | 48 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | James Hylton | |
| 18 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 19 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | |
| 20 | 90 | Jody Ridley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | Junie Donlavey | |
| 21 | 75 | Joe Millikan | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | RahMoc Enterprises | RahMoc Enterprises | |
| 22 | 66 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Jan 17, 1948 | 76 | Oldsmobile | Speed Racing | Lake Speed | |
| 23 | 37 | Mike Alexander | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Rogers Auto Leasing | Bob Rogers | |
| 24 | 3 | Richard Childress | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Nichols | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 25 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | STP | Petty Enterprises | |
| 26 | 20 | Rick Newsom | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | City | Rick Newsom | |
| 27 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | |
| 28 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | Ronnie Thomas | |
| 29 | 17 | Steve Spencer | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Slick 50 | Roger Hamby | |
| 30 | 99 | Tim Richmond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | UNO | D.K. Ulrich | |
| 31 | 64 | Tommy Gale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley |