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Entry List

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

Carolina 500

Sunday, March 1st, 1981

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

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  • 11 Buick
  • 10 Pontiac
  • 6 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Ford
  • 2 Dodge
  • 5 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 114.594
  • Cautions: 14 for 75 laps
  • Lead Changes: 36
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Results
Carolina 500 at North Carolina 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 Oldsmobile Gatorade DiGard
4 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 24 Buick Apache Stove Billy Hagan
5 15 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Melling Tool Bud Moore
6 28 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Tuf-Lon Harry Ranier
7 94 Bobby Wawak , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Louise Smith Bobby Wawak
8 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Dodge Reid Trailer Sales Buddy Arrington
9 1 Buddy Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile UNO Hoss Ellington
10 27 Cale Yarborough , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Valvoline M.C. Anderson
11 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick South Hill Texaco 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 Dodge Buck Stove Dave Marcis
15 16 David Pearson , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Halpern Enterprises Joel Halpern
16 12 Donnie Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile The 5 Racers Kennie Childers
17 86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Howard & Egerton Richard Howard
18 17 Glenn Jarrett , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby
19 47 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
20 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
21 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 46 Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton
22 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
23 79 Jody Ridley , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Miller Roofing Junior Miller
24 75 Joe Millikan , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet RahMoc Enterprises RahMoc Enterprises
25 98 Johnny Rutherford , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Levi Garrett Ron Benfield
26 66 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Jan 17, 1948 33 Buick George's T-Shirts Lake Speed
27 37 Mike Alexander , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Rogers Auto Leasing Bob Rogers
28 21 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Purolator Wood Brothers Racing
29 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing
30 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
31 20 Rick Newsom , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Newsom Racing Rick Newsom
32 62 Rick Wilson Bartow, FL Jan 31, 1953 28 Oldsmobile Florida Equipment & Service Rick Wilson
33 25 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Thomas Racing Ronnie Thomas
34 53 Slick Johnson , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Johnson Racing J.D. Johnson
35 22 Stan Barrett , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
36 99 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick UNO D.K. Ulrich
37 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley