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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Northwestern Bank 400

North Wilkesboro Speedway

April 5th, 1981

Race #7 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Drivers Entered: 31
  • Makes
    • Buick (12)
    • Chevrolet (5)
    • Dodge (1)
    • Ford (3)
    • Oldsmobile (3)
    • Pontiac (7)
  • Last North Wilkesboro Speedway race (Holly Farms 400)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#12 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
02 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Pontiac Prototype / Ams Oil Bud Reeder
11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Buick Mountain Dew Junior Johnson
12 Harry Gant Oldsmobile The 5 Racers Kennie Childers
15 Benny Parsons Ford Melling Tool Bud Moore
17 Tommy Houston Buick Lowe's Roger Hamby
2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Pontiac Wrangler Rod Osterlund
25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac Thomas Racing Ronnie Thomas
26 Butch Lindley Chevrolet Lindley Racing Butch Lindley
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
40 DK Ulrich Buick Mastin Pool 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 Chevrolet Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton
5 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Pontiac Performance Connection Cliff Stewart
52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
53 Cecil Gordon Buick 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 Hills Racing Buddy Arrington
70 JD McDuffie Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet Hudson Dave Marcis
75 Joe Millikan Chevrolet RahMoc Enterprises RahMoc Enterprises
88 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Buick Gatorade DiGard
90 Jody Ridley Ford Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey
92 Joe Fields Buick The Shop Joe Fields
94 Bobby Wawak Buick Louise Smith Bobby Wawak
99 Tim Richmond Buick UNO D.K. Ulrich