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Entry List

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

Winston 500

Sunday, May 3rd, 1981

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

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  • 5 Ford
  • 19 Buick
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 5 Oldsmobile
  • 2 Dodge
  • 1 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 149.376
  • Cautions: 7 for 44 laps
  • Lead Changes: 43
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Results
Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Oct 8, 1955 25 Ford Mell-Gear George Elliott
2 42 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Jun 2, 1960 20 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
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 Oldsmobile Gatorade DiGard
5 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 24 Buick Stratagraph Billy Hagan
6 15 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Melling Tool Bud Moore
7 28 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick The 5 Racers Harry Ranier
8 94 Bobby Wawak , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Louise Smith Bobby Wawak
9 50 Bruce Hill , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Hill Racing Bruce Hill
10 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Dodge Hills Racing Buddy Arrington
11 1 Buddy Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick UNO Hoss Ellington
12 27 Cale Yarborough , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Valvoline M.C. Anderson
13 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Gordon Racing Cecil Gordon
14 4 Connie Saylor , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Mitco G.C. Spencer
15 2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 30 Pontiac Wrangler Rod Osterlund
16 11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 34 Buick Mountain Dew Junior Johnson
17 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 40 Buick Hudson / Bowlin Coal Dave Marcis
18 25 Dick May , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Dodge Thomas Racing Ronnie Thomas
19 77 Donnie Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Warren Fabricating John Rebhan
20 86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Cal-Tex Richard Howard
21 33 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
22 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
23 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 46 Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton
24 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
25 90 Jody Ridley , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey
26 75 Joe Millikan , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile RahMoc Enterprises RahMoc Enterprises
27 6 Joe Ruttman Upland, CA Oct 28, 1944 36 Buick The 5 Racers Jim Stacy
28 66 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Jan 17, 1948 33 Buick Speed Racing Lake Speed
29 37 Mike Alexander , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Rogers Auto Leasing Bob Rogers
30 21 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Purolator Wood Brothers Racing
31 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Ronnie Steele / Nichols Richard Childress Racing
32 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
33 20 Rick Newsom , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Superior Piping Rick Newsom
34 62 Rick Wilson Bartow, FL Jan 31, 1953 28 Oldsmobile Florida Equipment & Service Rick Wilson
35 47 Ron Bouchard , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
36 40 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Price Racing Baxter Price
37 22 Stan Barrett , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
38 99 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick UNO D.K. Ulrich
39 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
40 17 Tommy Houston , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby