CUP Series Riverside International Raceway

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Entry List

The official 1981 Winston Western 500 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.

Winston Western 500

Sunday, January 11th, 1981

Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA

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  • 23 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 3 Buick
  • 4 Oldsmobile
  • 2 Dodge
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 119
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 95.263
  • Cautions: 6 for 31 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Results
Winston Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 43 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Jun 2, 1960 20 Chevrolet STP Petty Enterprises
2 88 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Sep 12, 1956 24 Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
3 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 24 Chevrolet Apache Stove Billy Hagan
4 15 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Melling Tool Bud Moore
5 73 Bill Schmitt , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Pro-Power Engines Bill Schmitt
6 03 Bob Bondurant , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Pro-Power Engines Bob Bondurant
7 28 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Tuf-Lon Harry Ranier
8 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Dodge Hills Racing Buddy Arrington
9 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Gordon Racing Cecil Gordon
10 2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 29 Pontiac Wrangler Rod Osterlund
11 11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 33 Chevrolet Mountain Dew Junior Johnson
12 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 39 Chevrolet Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission Dave Marcis
13 13 Don Puskarich , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Puskarich Racing Matt Puskarich
14 38 Don Waterman , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile St. John's Auto Parts Don Waterman
15 93 Don Whittington , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Road Atlanta Scott Smith
16 86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Howard & Egerton Richard Howard
17 17 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby
18 01 Hershel McGriff , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Dodge Lake's Drywall Gerald Craker
19 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
20 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 46 Chevrolet Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton
21 78 Jim Robinson , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet San Fernando Valley Lumber Jack Williams
22 9 Jimmy Insolo , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Trick Instant H.P. Trick Instant H.P.
23 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
24 90 Jody Ridley , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey
25 75 Joe Millikan , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Hodgdon / Mike Curb RahMoc Enterprises
26 81 John Borneman El Cajon, CA Apr 19, 1949 31 Chevrolet Borneman Plastering John Borneman
27 64 John Gunn , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Auto Merchant Auto Merchant
28 66 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Jan 17, 1948 32 Chevrolet Speed Racing Lake Speed
29 21 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Purolator Wood Brothers Racing
30 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet McDonald's Richard Childress Racing
31 42 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet STP Petty Enterprises
32 08 Rick McCray , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet McCray Racing Rick McCray
33 2W Robert Tartaglia , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Tartaglia Racing Robert Tartaglia
34 11W Roy Smith , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Aircraft Standards Robert Beadle
35 94 Steve Pfeifer , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Pfeifer Racing Steve Pfeifer
36 99 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet UNO D.K. Ulrich