Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Warner W. Hodgdon 400
Riverside International Raceway
June 14th, 1981
Race #15 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 95
- Drivers Entered: 35
- Makes
- Buick (15)
- Chevrolet (3)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (3)
- Oldsmobile (5)
- Pontiac (8)
- Last Riverside International Raceway
race (Winston Western 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Roy Smith | Buick | Aircraft Standards | Robert Beadle | ||
| 01 | Hershel McGriff | Buick | Industrial Leasing | Gerald Craker | ||
| 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Buick | Mountain Dew | Junior Johnson | |
| 13 | Don Puskarich | Oldsmobile | Puskarich Racing | Matt Puskarich | ||
| 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool | Bud Moore | ||
| 16 | Jim Bown | Oldsmobile | Rose Auto Wrecking | Dick Bown | ||
| 17 | Steve Pfeifer | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | Roger Hamby | ||
| 18 | Randy Ogden | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | Jack Ogden | ||
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Pontiac | Wrangler | Rod Osterlund | |
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Purolator | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Stan Barrett | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Johnson Truck Body | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | Ronnie Thomas | ||
| 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Hardee's | Harry Ranier | ||
| 3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | McDonald's | Richard Childress | ||
| 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | ||
| 38 | Don Waterman | Buick | St. John's Auto Parts | Don Waterman | ||
| 40 | Tommy Gale | 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 | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | |
| 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 | ||
| 64 | DK Ulrich | Oldsmobile | Bondurant Driving School | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission | Dave Marcis | |
| 73 | Bill Schmitt | Buick | Pro-Power Engines | Bill Schmitt | ||
| 78 | Jim Robinson | Oldsmobile | Hammer Security | Jack Williams | ||
| 8 | Rick O'Dell | Buick | Behn's Ent. / Delta Inst. | Torsten Behn | ||
| 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | Cal-Tex | Richard Howard | ||
| 88 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Buick | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 99 | Tim Richmond | Buick | UNO | D.K. Ulrich |