Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Old Dominion 500
Martinsville Speedway
September 27th, 1981
Race #26 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 30
- Makes
- Buick (14)
- Chevrolet (4)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (4)
- Pontiac (7)
- Last Martinsville Speedway
race (Virginia 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Buick | Zervakis Racing | Emanuel Zervakis | |
| 02 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Pontiac | Ams Oil | Bud Reeder | |
| 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Buick | Mountain Dew | Junior Johnson | |
| 12 | Buddy Baker | Buick | Ramey's Chevy City | Kennie Childers | ||
| 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Tommy Houston | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | Roger Hamby | ||
| 2 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Buick | J.D. Stacy | Jim Stacy | |
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. | Wood Brothers | ||
| 24 | Jimmy Hensley | Buick | Washington Freightliner | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Five Zeros | Ronnie Thomas | ||
| 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Hardee's | Harry Ranier | ||
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Pontiac | Wrangler | Richard Childress | |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | ||
| 37 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Rogers Auto Leasing | Bob Rogers | ||
| 42 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Buick | STP | Petty Enterprises | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Buick | J.D. Stacy | Billy Hagan | |
| 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy | Jack Beebe | ||
| 5 | Joe Millikan | Pontiac | Performance Connection | Cliff Stewart | ||
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | ||
| 55 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Industrial Boiler | Tommy Ellis | ||
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 66 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Buick | Speed Racing | Lake Speed | |
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Kyle Petty's Boot Barn | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 68 | Lennie Pond | Buick | J.D. Stacy | Lennie Pond | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | J.D. Stacy | Dave Marcis | |
| 88 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Pontiac | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield | |
| 99 | Bob McElee | Buick | Alva Racing | D.K. Ulrich |