Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Firecracker 400
Daytona International Speedway
July 4th, 1981
Race #17 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 160
- Drivers Entered: 42
- Makes
- Buick (19)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (6)
- Oldsmobile (7)
- Pontiac (9)
- Last Daytona International Speedway
race (Daytona 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| 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 | Tim Richmond | Buick | UNO | Kennie Childers | ||
| 13 | Jack Ingram | Ford | Carolina Tool | Bobby Hawkins | ||
| 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Tommy Houston | Oldsmobile | Kings Inn Daytona | Roger Hamby | ||
| 19 | Dick May | Buick | Gray Racing | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Pontiac | Wrangler | Jim Stacy | |
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Purolator | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Stan Barrett | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Daytona Inn | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | M.C. Anderson | ||
| 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Hardee's | Harry Ranier | ||
| 3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | Ronnie Steele | Richard Childress | ||
| 31 | Billie Harvey | Pontiac | Johnson / Pistone | Billie Harvey | ||
| 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | ||
| 37 | Mike Alexander | Buick | Rogers Auto Leasing | Bob Rogers | ||
| 4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 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 | |
| 50 | Bruce Hill | Buick | Native Tan | Bruce Hill | ||
| 51 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Gilmore / Valvoline | A.J. Foyt | ||
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | ||
| 6 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Buick | The 5 Racers | Jim Stacy | |
| 62 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Oldsmobile | Florida Equipment & Service | Rick Wilson | |
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 66 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Buick | Native Tan | Lake Speed | |
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Jim Peacock | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 68 | Lennie Pond | Buick | The 5 Racers | Lennie Pond | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Buick | Hudson Transmission | Dave Marcis | |
| 75 | Bill Elswick | Buick | RahMoc Enterprises | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | Cal-Tex | Richard Howard | ||
| 88 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Oldsmobile | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Ford | Mell-Gear | George Elliott | |
| 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 98 | Johnny Rutherford | Pontiac | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield | ||
| 99 | Kevin Housby | Oldsmobile | Taylor & Martin | D.K. Ulrich |