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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Winston Western 500

Riverside International Raceway

November 22nd, 1981

Race #31 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 119
  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Makes
    • Buick (23)
    • Chevrolet (1)
    • Dodge (1)
    • Ford (5)
    • Oldsmobile (3)
    • Pontiac (7)
  • Last Riverside International Raceway race (Warner W. Hodgdon 400)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#5 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 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
0 Roy Smith Buick Aircraft Standards Robert Beadle
01 Hershel McGriff Buick Howard Johnson's Gerald Craker
07 Gene Thonesen Buick Thonesen Racing Gene Thonesen
1 Chuck Pittenger Buick Pitt's Performance Chuck Pittinger
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 Buick Rose Auto Wrecking Dick Bown
17 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Buick Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby
2 Joe Ruttman Upland, CA Buick J.D. Stacy Jim Stacy
21 Neil Bonnett Ford Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. Wood Brothers
24 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Buick Washington Freightliner Cecil Gordon
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
35 Pat Mintey Chevrolet Marv's Chevy Only Pat Mintey
37 Tim Richmond Buick Rogers Auto Leasing Bob Rogers
38 Don Waterman Buick St. John's Auto Parts Don Waterman
41 Richard Childress Buick Junior Johnson Junior Johnson
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 Buick Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton
5 Joe Millikan Pontiac Performance Connection Cliff Stewart
51 Scott Miller Pontiac J.D. Stacy J.D. Stacy
64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Hills Racing Buddy Arrington
69 Bob Bondurant Pontiac HFJ Racing HFJ Racing
70 JD McDuffie Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Pontiac J.D. Stacy Dave Marcis
73 Bill Schmitt Buick Shasta County Bill Schmitt
74 Gary Kershaw Buick Edgett Racing John Edgett
75 Gary Balough Buick Chaparral Trailers RahMoc Enterprises
78 Jim Robinson Oldsmobile Hammer Security Jack Williams
85 Mark Stahl Ford Stahl Racing Mark Stahl
88 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Buick Gatorade DiGard
90 Jody Ridley Ford Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey
93 Don Whittington Oldsmobile Scott Smith Scott Smith
99 Terry Herman Buick Jim Davis D.K. Ulrich