Entry List

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

Champion Spark Plug 400

Sunday, August 16th, 1981

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

  • 5 Ford
  • 20 Buick
  • 1 Chevrolet
  • 1 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Dodge
  • 8 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 123.457
  • Cautions: 9 for 51 laps
  • Lead Changes: 65
  • 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
02
Conover, NC
Oct 21, 1941
39
Buick
Ams Oil
4
88
Chesapeake, VA
Sep 12, 1956
24
Chevrolet
Gatorade
5
44
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 16, 1956
24
Buick
Stratagraph
6
15
 
 
Ford
Melling Tool
7
97
 
 
Oldsmobile
Test Tube
8
28
 
 
Buick
Hardee's
9
94
 
 
Buick
Wawak Racing
10
50
 
 
Buick
Hill Racing
11
67
 
 
Dodge
Hills Racing
13
27
 
 
Buick
Valvoline
14
24
 
 
Buick
Gordon Racing
15
3
Kannapolis, NC
Apr 29, 1951
30
Pontiac
Wrangler
16
11
Franklin, TN
Feb 5, 1947
34
Buick
Mountain Dew
17
71
Wausau, WI
Mar 1, 1941
40
Buick
Transmissions Unlimited
18
19
 
 
Buick
Belden Asphalt
19
75
 
 
Buick
Chaparral Trailers
20
33
 
 
Pontiac
Skoal Bandit
21
70
 
 
Pontiac
Bailey Excavating
22
48
Roanoke, VA
Aug 26, 1934
46
Pontiac
Palatine Auto Parts
23
52
 
 
Pontiac
Broadway Motors
24
90
 
 
Ford
Truxmore / Sunny King
25
40
 
 
Buick
Booher Farms
26
5
 
 
Pontiac
Performance Connection
27
2
Upland, CA
Oct 28, 1944
36
Pontiac
J.D. Stacy
28
98
 
 
Pontiac
Levi Garrett
29
66
Jackson, MS
Jan 17, 1948
33
Buick
Speed Racing
30
37
 
 
Buick
Rogers Auto Leasing
31
21
 
 
Ford
Warner Hodgdon / National Eng.
33
99
 
 
Buick
Kargas Sports
34
47
 
 
Buick
J.D. Stacy
36
64
 
 
Ford
Sunny King Ford & Honda