Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Champion Spark Plug 400

Michigan International Speedway

August 16th, 1981

Race #21 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Makes
    • Buick (20)
    • Chevrolet (1)
    • Dodge (1)
    • Ford (5)
    • Oldsmobile (1)
    • Pontiac (8)
  • Last Michigan International Speedway race (Gabriel 400)
    • 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
02 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Buick Ams Oil Bud Reeder
1 Buddy Baker Buick UNO Hoss Ellington
11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Buick Mountain Dew Junior Johnson
12 Tim Richmond Buick UNO Kennie Childers
15 Benny Parsons Ford Melling Tool Bud Moore
19 Dick May Buick Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
2 Joe Ruttman Upland, CA Pontiac J.D. Stacy Jim Stacy
21 Neil Bonnett Ford Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. Wood Brothers
24 Cecil Gordon Buick Gordon Racing Cecil Gordon
27 Cale Yarborough Buick Valvoline M.C. Anderson
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 Mike Alexander Buick Rogers Auto Leasing Bob Rogers
40 Joe Booher Buick Booher Farms 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 J.D. Stacy Jack Beebe
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton
5 Joe Millikan Pontiac Performance Connection Cliff Stewart
50 Bruce Hill Buick Hill Racing Bruce Hill
52 Jimmy Means Pontiac Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
66 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Buick Speed Racing Lake Speed
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Hills Racing Buddy Arrington
70 JD McDuffie Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Buick Transmissions Unlimited Dave Marcis
75 Gary Balough Buick Chaparral Trailers RahMoc Enterprises
88 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Chevrolet 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 Wawak Racing Bobby Wawak
97 Bob Schacht Oldsmobile Test Tube Bob Schacht
98 Johnny Rutherford Pontiac Levi Garrett Ron Benfield
99 Rick Knoop Buick Kargas Sports D.K. Ulrich