Entry List

The official 1981 Gabriel 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.

Gabriel 400

Sunday, June 21st, 1981

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

  • 5 Ford
  • 16 Buick
  • 10 Pontiac
  • 1 Dodge
  • 4 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 130.589
  • Cautions: 7 for 36 laps
  • Lead Changes: 47
  • 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
5
Conover, NC
Oct 21, 1941
39
Pontiac
Performance Connection
4
88
Chesapeake, VA
Sep 12, 1956
24
Buick
Gatorade
5
44
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 16, 1956
24
Buick
Stratagraph
6
15
 
 
Ford
Melling Tool
7
28
 
 
Buick
Hardee's
8
94
 
 
Buick
Louise Smith
9
67
 
 
Dodge
Hills Racing
11
27
 
 
Buick
Valvoline
12
19
 
 
Buick
Belden Asphalt
13
99
 
 
Oldsmobile
UNO
14
2
Kannapolis, NC
Apr 29, 1951
30
Pontiac
Wrangler
15
11
Franklin, TN
Feb 5, 1947
34
Buick
Mountain Dew
16
71
Wausau, WI
Mar 1, 1941
40
Buick
Transmissions Unlimited
17
33
 
 
Pontiac
Skoal Bandit
18
70
 
 
Pontiac
Bailey Excavating
19
48
Roanoke, VA
Aug 26, 1934
46
Pontiac
Palatine Auto Parts
20
52
 
 
Pontiac
Broadway Motors
21
90
 
 
Ford
Truxmore / Sunny King
22
40
 
 
Buick
Ulrich Racing
23
75
 
 
Chevrolet
RahMoc Enterprises
24
98
 
 
Pontiac
Levi Garrett
25
66
Jackson, MS
Jan 17, 1948
33
Buick
Sheraton University Inn
26
37
 
 
Buick
Rogers Auto Leasing
27
17
 
 
Buick
Kings Inn Daytona
29
18
 
 
Oldsmobile
Piedmont Airlines
30
3
 
 
Pontiac
Childress Racing
32
62
Bartow, FL
Jan 31, 1953
28
Oldsmobile
Florida Equipment & Service
33
47
 
 
Buick
Race Hill Farm
34
25
 
 
Pontiac
Thomas Racing
35
22
 
 
Pontiac
Skoal Bandit
36
12
 
 
Oldsmobile
UNO
37
64
 
 
Ford
Sunny King Ford & Honda