Entry List

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

Firecracker 400

Saturday, July 4th, 1981

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 6 Ford
  • 19 Buick
  • 9 Pontiac
  • 7 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 160
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 142.588
  • Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
  • Lead Changes: 35
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
9
Dawsonville, GA
Oct 8, 1955
25
Ford
Mell-Gear
2
42
Trinity, NC
Jun 2, 1960
21
Buick
STP
3
5
Conover, NC
Oct 21, 1941
39
Pontiac
Performance Connection
4
88
Chesapeake, VA
Sep 12, 1956
24
Oldsmobile
Gatorade
5
44
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 16, 1956
24
Buick
Stratagraph
6
51
 
 
Oldsmobile
Gilmore / Valvoline
7
15
 
 
Ford
Melling Tool
8
75
 
 
Buick
RahMoc Enterprises
9
31
 
 
Pontiac
Johnson / Pistone
10
28
 
 
Buick
Hardee's
11
50
 
 
Buick
Native Tan
12
67
 
 
Dodge
Jim Peacock
13
1
 
 
Oldsmobile
UNO
14
27
 
 
Buick
Valvoline
15
24
 
 
Buick
Daytona Inn
16
4
 
 
Oldsmobile
Spencer Racing
17
2
Kannapolis, NC
Apr 29, 1951
30
Pontiac
Wrangler
18
11
Franklin, TN
Feb 5, 1947
34
Buick
Mountain Dew
19
71
Wausau, WI
Mar 1, 1941
40
Buick
Hudson Transmission
20
19
 
 
Buick
Gray Racing
22
33
 
 
Buick
Skoal Bandit
23
70
 
 
Pontiac
Bailey Excavating
24
13
 
 
Ford
Carolina Tool
25
48
Roanoke, VA
Aug 26, 1934
46
Pontiac
Palatine Auto Parts
26
52
 
 
Pontiac
Broadway Motors
27
90
 
 
Ford
Truxmore / Sunny King
28
6
Upland, CA
Oct 28, 1944
36
Buick
The 5 Racers
29
98
 
 
Pontiac
Levi Garrett
30
99
 
 
Oldsmobile
Taylor & Martin
31
66
Jackson, MS
Jan 17, 1948
33
Buick
Native Tan
32
68
 
 
Buick
The 5 Racers
33
37
 
 
Buick
Rogers Auto Leasing
37
62
Bartow, FL
Jan 31, 1953
28
Oldsmobile
Florida Equipment & Service
38
47
 
 
Buick
Race Hill Farm
39
22
 
 
Pontiac
Skoal Bandit
41
64
 
 
Ford
Sunny King Ford & Honda
42
17
 
 
Oldsmobile
Kings Inn Daytona