CUP Series Darlington Raceway

NASCAR CUP Series

Previous Race Race 8 of 31 Next Race

Entry List

The official 1981 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Darlington Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

CRC Chemicals Rebel 500

Sunday, April 12th, 1981

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

Previous race at Darlington Raceway Next race at Darlington Raceway
  • 5 Ford
  • 17 Buick
  • 9 Pontiac
  • 1 Dodge
  • 4 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 126.703
  • Cautions: 6 for 40 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • 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.
James GilbertGetty Images
Results
CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 at Darlington Raceway 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 15 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Melling Tool Bud Moore
7 28 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Tuf-Lon Harry Ranier
8 94 Bobby Wawak , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Louise Smith Bobby Wawak
9 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Dodge Hills Racing Buddy Arrington
10 1 Buddy Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick UNO Hoss Ellington
11 27 Cale Yarborough , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Valvoline M.C. Anderson
12 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Gordon Racing Cecil Gordon
13 40 DK Ulrich , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Ulrich Racing D.K. Ulrich
14 2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 29 Pontiac Wrangler Rod Osterlund
15 11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 34 Buick Mountain Dew Junior Johnson
16 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 40 Chevrolet Marcis Racing Dave Marcis
17 16 David Pearson , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet U.S. Army Joel Halpern
18 41 Dick Brooks , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Steve's Vette Billy Matthews
19 23 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Apr 18, 1949 31 Pontiac Oxford 250 Dick Bahre
20 33 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
21 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
22 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 46 Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton
23 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
24 90 Jody Ridley , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey
25 75 Joe Millikan , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick RahMoc Enterprises RahMoc Enterprises
26 98 Johnny Rutherford , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Levi Garrett Ron Benfield
27 37 Mike Alexander , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Rogers Auto Leasing Bob Rogers
28 17 Mike Potter , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Slick 50 Roger Hamby
29 21 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Purolator Wood Brothers Racing
30 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing
31 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
32 47 Ron Bouchard , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
33 25 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Thomas Racing Ronnie Thomas
34 53 Slick Johnson , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Johnson Racing J.D. Johnson
35 99 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick UNO D.K. Ulrich
36 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley