Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Winston Western 500
Riverside International Raceway
November 22nd, 1981
Race #31 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- 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:
| 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 |