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The official 1981 Busch Nashville 420 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Busch Nashville 420

Saturday, July 11th, 1981

Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Nashville, TN

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  • 11 Buick
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 4 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 1 Dodge
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 2 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 420
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 90.052
  • Cautions: 3 for 15 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
Busch Nashville 420 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville 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 02 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Jan 9, 1959 22 Pontiac Ams Oil / Prototype Bud Reeder
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 Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
5 99 Sterling Marlin Columbia, TN Jun 30, 1957 24 Buick Coors D.K. Ulrich
6 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 24 Buick Stratagraph Billy Hagan
7 15 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Melling Tool Bud Moore
8 28 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Hardee's Harry Ranier
9 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Dodge Hills Racing Buddy Arrington
10 94 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Louise Smith Bobby Wawak
11 40 DK Ulrich , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Ulrich Racing D.K. Ulrich
12 2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 30 Pontiac Wrangler Jim Stacy
13 11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 34 Buick Mountain Dew Junior Johnson
14 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 40 Chrysler Bowlin Coal Norman Negre
15 08 Don Satterfield , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Satterfield Racing Don Satterfield
16 33 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
17 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
18 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 46 Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton
19 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
20 90 Jody Ridley , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey
21 66 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Jan 17, 1948 33 Oldsmobile Speed Racing Lake Speed
22 37 Mike Alexander , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Rogers Auto Leasing Bob Rogers
23 18 Randy Ogden , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines Jack Ogden
24 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing
25 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
26 25 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Thomas Racing Ronnie Thomas
27 24 Steve Spencer , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Gordon Racing Cecil Gordon
28 75 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet UNO / Rahmoc Enterprises RahMoc Enterprises
29 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
30 17 Tommy Houston , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby