Entry List

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

Virginia 500

Sunday, April 26th, 1981

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

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

  • Drivers Entered: 31
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 75.019
  • Cautions: 5 for 38 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 42 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Jun 2, 1960 20 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
2 5 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Oct 21, 1941 39 Pontiac Performance Connection Cliff Stewart
3 88 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Sep 12, 1956 24 Buick 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 Pontiac Ranier Racing Harry Ranier
7 94 Bobby Wawak , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Louise Smith Bobby Wawak
8 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Dodge Hills Racing Buddy Arrington
9 26 Butch Lindley , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Lindley Racing Butch Lindley
10 27 Cale Yarborough , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Valvoline M.C. Anderson
11 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Gordon Racing Cecil Gordon
12 2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 29 Pontiac Wrangler Rod Osterlund
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 Chevrolet Hudson Dave Marcis
15 12 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Kencoal Mining Kennie Childers
16 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
17 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 46 Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton
18 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
19 90 Jody Ridley , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey
20 64 Joe Fields , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Richmond Printing Joe Fields
21 75 Joe Millikan , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Hayes Jewelers RahMoc Enterprises
22 66 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Jan 17, 1948 33 Oldsmobile Speed Racing Lake Speed
23 37 Mike Alexander , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Rogers Auto Leasing Bob Rogers
24 21 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Purolator Wood Brothers Racing
25 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Nichols Richard Childress Racing
26 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
27 47 Ron Bouchard , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
28 25 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Thomas Racing Ronnie Thomas
29 99 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick UNO D.K. Ulrich
30 40 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick McWhirter Grading D.K. Ulrich
31 17 Tommy Houston , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby