Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Gabriel 400
Michigan International Speedway
June 21st, 1981
Race #16 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Drivers Entered: 37
- Makes
- Buick (16)
- Chevrolet (1)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (5)
- Oldsmobile (4)
- Pontiac (10)
- Last Michigan International Speedway
race (Champion Spark Plug 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buddy Baker | Buick | UNO | Hoss Ellington | ||
| 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Buick | Mountain Dew | Junior Johnson | |
| 12 | Tim Richmond | Oldsmobile | UNO | Kennie Childers | ||
| 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Mike Potter | Buick | Kings Inn Daytona | Roger Hamby | ||
| 18 | Randy Ogden | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | Jack Ogden | ||
| 19 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Pontiac | Wrangler | Rod Osterlund | |
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Purolator | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Stan Barrett | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | Ronnie Thomas | ||
| 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | M.C. Anderson | ||
| 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Hardee's | Harry Ranier | ||
| 3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | Childress Racing | Richard Childress | ||
| 33 | Harry Gant | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | ||
| 37 | Mike Alexander | Buick | Rogers Auto Leasing | Bob Rogers | ||
| 40 | Joe Booher | 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 | ||
| 62 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Oldsmobile | Florida Equipment & Service | Rick Wilson | |
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 66 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Buick | Sheraton University Inn | 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 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | RahMoc Enterprises | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 88 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Buick | 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 | Louise Smith | Bobby Wawak | ||
| 98 | Johnny Rutherford | Pontiac | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield | ||
| 99 | DK Ulrich | Oldsmobile | UNO | D.K. Ulrich |