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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

CRC Chemicals Rebel 500

Darlington Raceway

April 12th, 1981

Race #8 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Makes
    • Buick (17)
    • Chevrolet (4)
    • Dodge (1)
    • Ford (5)
    • Pontiac (9)
  • Last Darlington Raceway race (Southern 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#41 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: A detail view of the #41 NASCAR Next Gen car driven by Cole Custer 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 Buick UNO Hoss Ellington
11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Buick Mountain Dew Junior Johnson
15 Benny Parsons Ford Melling Tool Bud Moore
16 David Pearson Chevrolet U.S. Army Joel Halpern
17 Mike Potter Chevrolet Slick 50 Roger Hamby
2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Pontiac Wrangler Rod Osterlund
21 Neil Bonnett Ford Purolator Wood Brothers
23 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Pontiac Oxford 250 Dick Bahre
24 Cecil Gordon Buick Gordon Racing Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Buick Thomas Racing Ronnie Thomas
27 Cale Yarborough Buick Valvoline M.C. Anderson
28 Bobby Allison Buick Tuf-Lon Harry Ranier
3 Richard Childress Pontiac Childress Racing Richard Childress
33 Harry Gant Pontiac Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
37 Mike Alexander Buick Rogers Auto Leasing Bob Rogers
40 DK Ulrich Buick Ulrich Racing D.K. Ulrich
41 Dick Brooks Buick Steve's Vette Billy Matthews
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 Ron Bouchard 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
52 Jimmy Means Pontiac Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet Johnson Racing J.D. Johnson
64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Hills Racing Buddy Arrington
70 JD McDuffie Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet Marcis Racing Dave Marcis
75 Joe Millikan Buick RahMoc Enterprises RahMoc Enterprises
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 Buick Louise Smith Bobby Wawak
98 Johnny Rutherford Pontiac Levi Garrett Ron Benfield
99 Tim Richmond Buick UNO D.K. Ulrich