Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Coca-Cola 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway

March 15th, 1981

Race #5 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Drivers Entered: 42
  • Makes
    • Buick (17)
    • Chevrolet (3)
    • Dodge (1)
    • Ford (5)
    • Oldsmobile (5)
    • Pontiac (11)
  • Last Atlanta Motor Speedway race (Atlanta Journal 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#3 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: The #3 NASCAR Next Gen car is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
1 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile UNO Hoss Ellington
11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Buick Mountain Dew Junior Johnson
12 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile The 5 Racers Kennie Childers
15 Benny Parsons Ford Melling Tool Bud Moore
16 David Pearson Chevrolet Halpern Enterprises Joel Halpern
17 Steve Spencer Buick Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby
2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Pontiac Wrangler Rod Osterlund
20 Rick Newsom Chevrolet City Rick Newsom
21 Neil Bonnett Ford Purolator Wood Brothers
22 Stan Barrett Pontiac Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
24 Cecil Gordon Buick Gordon Racing Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac Thomas Racing Ronnie Thomas
27 Cale Yarborough Buick Valvoline M.C. Anderson
28 Bobby Allison Pontiac Tuf-Lon Harry Ranier
3 Richard Childress Pontiac Downey's Auto Parts Richard Childress
37 Mike Alexander Buick Rogers Auto Leasing Bob Rogers
42 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Buick STP Petty Enterprises
43 Richard Petty Buick STP Petty Enterprises
44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Buick Stratagraph Billy Hagan
47 Harry Gant Buick Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton
5 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Pontiac Performance Connection Cliff Stewart
51 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile Gilmore / Valvoline A.J. Foyt
52 Jimmy Means Pontiac Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet Johnson Racing J.D. Johnson
57 Bill Elswick Buick Performance Boat RahMoc Enterprises
6 Joe Ruttman Upland, CA Buick The 5 Racers Jim Stacy
64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
66 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Buick Speed Racing Lake Speed
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Hills Racing Buddy Arrington
7 Bruce Hill Buick Hill Racing Bruce Hill
70 JD McDuffie Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Oldsmobile Bowlin Coal Dave Marcis
75 Joe Millikan Buick RahMoc Enterprises RahMoc Enterprises
79 Dick May Oldsmobile Miller Roofing Junior Miller
86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Buick Howard & Egerton Richard Howard
88 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Buick Gatorade DiGard
9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Ford Mell-Gear George Elliott
90 Jody Ridley Ford Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey
94 Bobby Wawak Pontiac Louise Smith Bobby Wawak
98 Johnny Rutherford Pontiac Levi Garrett Ron Benfield
99 Tim Richmond Buick UNO D.K. Ulrich