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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Carolina 500

North Carolina Speedway

March 1st, 1981

Race #4 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Makes
    • Buick (11)
    • Chevrolet (5)
    • Dodge (2)
    • Ford (3)
    • Oldsmobile (6)
    • Pontiac (10)
  • Last North Carolina Speedway race (American 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos at the Twelve Thirty Club on December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
1 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile UNO Hoss Ellington
11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Buick Mountain Dew Junior Johnson
12 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile The 5 Racers Kennie Childers
15 Benny Parsons Ford Melling Tool Bud Moore
16 David Pearson Chevrolet Halpern Enterprises Joel Halpern
17 Glenn Jarrett Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby
2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Pontiac Wrangler Rod Osterlund
20 Rick Newsom Chevrolet Newsom Racing Rick Newsom
21 Neil Bonnett Ford Purolator Wood Brothers
22 Stan Barrett Pontiac Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
24 Cecil Gordon Buick South Hill Texaco Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac Thomas Racing Ronnie Thomas
27 Cale Yarborough Buick Valvoline M.C. Anderson
28 Bobby Allison Pontiac Tuf-Lon Harry Ranier
3 Richard Childress Pontiac Childress Racing Richard Childress
37 Mike Alexander Oldsmobile 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 Apache Stove Billy Hagan
47 Harry Gant 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
53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet Johnson Racing J.D. Johnson
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 George's T-Shirts Lake Speed
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Reid Trailer Sales Buddy Arrington
70 JD McDuffie Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Dodge Buck Stove Dave Marcis
75 Joe Millikan Chevrolet RahMoc Enterprises RahMoc Enterprises
79 Jody Ridley Oldsmobile Miller Roofing Junior Miller
86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Buick Howard & Egerton Richard Howard
88 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Oldsmobile Gatorade DiGard
94 Bobby Wawak Buick Louise Smith Bobby Wawak
98 Johnny Rutherford Pontiac Levi Garrett Ron Benfield
99 Tim Richmond Buick UNO D.K. Ulrich