Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Holly Farms 400
North Wilkesboro Speedway
October 4th, 1981
Race #27 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 400
- Drivers Entered: 30
- Makes
- Buick (12)
- Chevrolet (4)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (3)
- Oldsmobile (3)
- Pontiac (7)
- Last North Wilkesboro Speedway
race (Northwestern Bank 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Buick | Mountain Dew | Junior Johnson | |
| 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Tommy Houston | Oldsmobile | Kings Inn Daytona | Roger Hamby | ||
| 2 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy | Jim Stacy | |
| 20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Superior Piping | Rick Newsom | ||
| 24 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Buick | Washington Freightliner | Cecil Gordon | |
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | Ronnie Thomas | ||
| 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 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Rogers Auto Leasing | Bob Rogers | ||
| 40 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Price 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 | J.D. Stacy | 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 | ||
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | ||
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 66 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Oldsmobile | Speed Racing | Lake Speed | |
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Kyle Petty's Boot Barn | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 68 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Shoney's | Lennie Pond | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | J.D. Stacy | Dave Marcis | |
| 77 | Dean Combs | Buick | Boulevard Datsun | Irv Sanderson | ||
| 79 | Junior Miller | Oldsmobile | Bee Foreign Car Parts | Junior Miller | ||
| 88 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 99 | Bob McElee | Buick | Alva Racing | D.K. Ulrich |