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Entry List

The official 1981 Warner W. Hodgdon 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Riverside International Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Warner W. Hodgdon 400

Sunday, June 14th, 1981

Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA

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  • 15 Buick
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 3 Ford
  • 1 Dodge
  • 5 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 95
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 93.597
  • Cautions: 6 for 21 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Results
Warner W. Hodgdon 400 at Riverside International Raceway 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 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 73 Bill Schmitt , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Pro-Power Engines Bill Schmitt
7 28 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Hardee's Harry Ranier
8 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Dodge Hills Racing Buddy Arrington
9 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Johnson Truck Body Cecil Gordon
10 64 DK Ulrich , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Bondurant Driving School D.K. Ulrich
11 2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 30 Pontiac Wrangler Rod Osterlund
12 11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 34 Buick Mountain Dew Junior Johnson
13 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 40 Chevrolet Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission Dave Marcis
14 13 Don Puskarich , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Puskarich Racing Matt Puskarich
15 38 Don Waterman , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick St. John's Auto Parts Don Waterman
16 86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Cal-Tex Richard Howard
17 33 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
18 01 Hershel McGriff , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Industrial Leasing Gerald Craker
19 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
20 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 46 Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton
21 16 Jim Bown , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Rose Auto Wrecking Dick Bown
22 78 Jim Robinson , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Hammer Security Jack Williams
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 21 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Purolator Wood Brothers Racing
26 18 Randy Ogden , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines Jack Ogden
27 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac McDonald's Richard Childress Racing
28 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
29 8 Rick O'Dell , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Behn's Ent. / Delta Inst. Torsten Behn
30 25 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Thomas Racing Ronnie Thomas
31 0 Roy Smith , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Aircraft Standards Robert Beadle
32 22 Stan Barrett , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
33 17 Steve Pfeifer , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby
34 99 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick UNO D.K. Ulrich
35 40 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Price Racing D.K. Ulrich