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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Mason-Dixon 500

Dover International Speedway

May 17th, 1981

Race #12 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Drivers Entered: 32
  • Makes
    • Buick (13)
    • Chevrolet (3)
    • Dodge (1)
    • Ford (3)
    • Oldsmobile (5)
    • Pontiac (7)
  • Last Dover International Speedway race (CRC Chemicals 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
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Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Buick Mountain Dew Junior Johnson
12 David Pearson Oldsmobile Kencoal Mining Kennie Childers
15 Benny Parsons Ford Melling Tool Bud Moore
17 Lowell Cowell Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby
2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Pontiac Wrangler Rod Osterlund
21 Neil Bonnett Ford Purolator Wood Brothers
24 Cecil Gordon Buick Buffalo Stampede Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac Drummond Racing Ronnie Thomas
27 Cale Yarborough Buick Valvoline M.C. Anderson
28 Bobby Allison Buick The 5 Racers Harry Ranier
3 Richard Childress Pontiac Nichols Richard Childress
33 Harry Gant Chevrolet Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
37 Mike Alexander Oldsmobile Rogers Auto Leasing Bob Rogers
40 Tommy Gale Buick Ulrich Racing D.K. Ulrich
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
64 Joe Fields Buick Richmond Printing Joe Fields
66 Elmo Langley Oldsmobile Speed Racing Lake Speed
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Hills Racing Buddy Arrington
70 JD McDuffie Pontiac Golden Corral J.D. McDuffie
71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet Hudson / Transmissions Unlimited Dave Marcis
77 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile Warren Fabricating John Rebhan
79 Junior Miller Oldsmobile Miller Roofing Junior Miller
88 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Buick Gatorade DiGard
90 Jody Ridley Ford Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey
94 Bob Riley Buick Atlanta Int. Messenger Joe May
99 DK Ulrich Buick UNO D.K. Ulrich