Entry List

The official 1981 Busch 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Bristol Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Busch 500

Saturday, August 22nd, 1981

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 12 Buick
  • 3 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 1 Dodge
  • 9 Pontiac
  • 2 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 84.723
  • Cautions: 7 for 52 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
42
Trinity, NC
Jun 2, 1960
21
Buick
STP
2
24
Conover, NC
Oct 21, 1941
39
Buick
Gordon Racing
3
88
Chesapeake, VA
Sep 12, 1956
24
Chevrolet
Gatorade
4
44
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 16, 1956
24
Buick
Stratagraph
5
15
 
 
Ford
Melling Tool
6
28
 
 
Buick
Hardee's
7
67
 
 
Dodge
Hills Racing
8
40
 
 
Buick
Dixie Engineering
9
3
Kannapolis, NC
Apr 29, 1951
30
Pontiac
Wrangler
10
11
Franklin, TN
Feb 5, 1947
34
Buick
Mountain Dew
11
71
Wausau, WI
Mar 1, 1941
40
Buick
Bowlin Coal
13
33
 
 
Pontiac
Skoal Bandit
14
70
 
 
Pontiac
Bailey Excavating
15
48
Roanoke, VA
Aug 26, 1934
46
Pontiac
Palatine Auto Parts
16
52
 
 
Pontiac
Broadway Motors
17
90
 
 
Ford
Truxmore / Sunny King
18
5
 
 
Pontiac
Performance Connection
19
2
Upland, CA
Oct 28, 1944
36
Pontiac
J.D. Stacy
20
08
 
 
Pontiac
Don Satterfield
21
66
Jackson, MS
Jan 17, 1948
33
Oldsmobile
Speed Racing
22
68
 
 
Buick
Bekaert
23
37
 
 
Buick
Rogers Auto Leasing
24
17
 
 
Chevrolet
Kings Inn Daytona
26
20
 
 
Chevrolet
Newsom Racing
27
47
 
 
Buick
J.D. Stacy
28
25
 
 
Pontiac
Thomas Racing
29
12
 
 
Oldsmobile
UNO
30
64
 
 
Ford
Sunny King Ford & Honda