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The official 1981 Budweiser NASCAR 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Texas World Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Budweiser NASCAR 400

Sunday, June 7th, 1981

Texas World Speedway, College Station, TX

Previous race at Texas World Speedway
  • 10 Pontiac
  • 11 Buick
  • 6 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 1 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 34
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 132.475
  • Cautions: 5 for 31 laps
  • Lead Changes: 35
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
Budweiser NASCAR 400 at Texas World Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 8 Kirk Shelmerdine Winston-Salem, NC Mar 8, 1958 23 Pontiac McDonald's Richard Childress Racing
2 42 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Jun 2, 1960 21 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 50 Baxter Price , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
7 15 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Melling Tool Bud Moore
8 28 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Hardee's Harry Ranier
9 94 Bobby Wawak , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Louise Smith Bobby Wawak
10 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Dodge Hills Racing Buddy Arrington
11 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Gordon Racing Cecil Gordon
12 98 DK Ulrich , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick UNO D.K. Ulrich
13 2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 30 Pontiac Wrangler Rod Osterlund
14 11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 34 Buick Mountain Dew Junior Johnson
15 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 40 Buick Norton Company Dave Marcis
16 75 Dick May , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick RahMoc Enterprises RahMoc Enterprises
17 36 HB Bailey , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts H.B. Bailey
18 33 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
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 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
22 90 Jody Ridley , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey
23 6 Joe Ruttman Upland, CA Oct 28, 1944 36 Buick The 5 Racers Jim Stacy
24 66 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Jan 17, 1948 33 Oldsmobile Speed Racing Lake Speed
25 77 Lowell Cowell , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby
26 18 Randy Ogden , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines Jack Ogden
27 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Texas Steel Hauler Richard Childress Racing
28 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
29 40 Rick Baldwin , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Price Racing D.K. Ulrich
30 20 Rick Newsom , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Superior Piping Rick Newsom
31 17 Roger Hamby , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby
32 25 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Thomas Racing Ronnie Thomas
33 99 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile UNO D.K. Ulrich
34 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley