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Entry List

The official 1981 Southern 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.

Southern 500

Monday, September 7th, 1981

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 6 Ford
  • 18 Buick
  • 2 Chevrolet
  • 2 Dodge
  • 2 Oldsmobile
  • 10 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 126.410
  • Cautions: 8 for 45 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Results
Southern 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 21 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
3 24 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Oct 21, 1941 39 Buick Gordon Racing Cecil Gordon
4 88 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Sep 12, 1956 24 Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
5 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 24 Buick J.D. Stacy Billy Hagan
6 15 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Melling Tool Bud Moore
7 28 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Hardee's 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 4 Connie Saylor , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Spencer Racing G.C. Spencer
13 99 DK Ulrich , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Ulrich Racing D.K. Ulrich
14 3 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 30 Pontiac Wrangler Richard Childress Racing
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 Buick U.S. Army Dave Marcis
17 01 David Pearson , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Ronnie Steele Hoss Ellington
18 8 Dick May , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Dodge Brooks Honda Norman Negre
19 75 Gary Balough , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Chaparral Trailers RahMoc Enterprises
20 36 HB Bailey , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts H.B. Bailey
21 33 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
22 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
23 13 Jack Ingram , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Carolina Tool Bobby Hawkins
24 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 47 Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton
25 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
26 90 Jody Ridley , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey
27 5 Joe Millikan , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Performance Connection Cliff Stewart
28 2 Joe Ruttman Upland, CA Oct 28, 1944 36 Pontiac Neo-Life Jim Stacy
29 98 Johnny Rutherford , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Levi Garrett Ron Benfield
30 66 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Jan 17, 1948 33 Buick Speed Racing Lake Speed
31 68 Lennie Pond , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick The 5 Racers Lennie Pond
32 37 Mike Alexander , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Rogers Auto Leasing Bob Rogers
33 17 Mike Potter , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby
34 21 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Warner Hodgdon Wood Brothers Racing
35 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
36 47 Ron Bouchard , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick J.D. Stacy Jack Beebe
37 25 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Thomas Racing Ronnie Thomas
38 40 Slick Johnson , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Ulrich Racing D.K. Ulrich
39 12 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick UNO Kennie Childers
40 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley