| Teams for 1981 Winston Western 500 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tartaglia Racing | Robert Tartaglia |  |
| 2 | Osterlund Racing | Dale Earnhardt |  |
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Richard Childress | |
| 8 | McCray Racing | Rick McCray | |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Associates | Darrell Waltrip | |
| 13 | Puskarich Racing | Don Puskarich | |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Benny Parsons |  |
| 17 | Hamby Racing | Harry Gant | |
| 24 | Gordon Racing | Cecil Gordon |  |
| 28 | Ranier Racing | Bobby Allison | |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Kyle Petty | |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | |
| 44 | Hagan Racing | Terry Labonte | |
| 48 | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means Racing | Jimmy Means | |
| 66 | Lake Speed Racing | Lake Speed | |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington |  |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 71 | Marcis Auto Racing | Dave Marcis | |
| 73 | Schmitt Racing | Bill Schmitt |  |
| 75 | RahMoc Entrprises | Joe Millikan | |
| 81 | Borneman Motorsports | John Borneman | |
| 86 | Howard & Egerton Racing | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | |
| 88 | DiGard Racing | Ricky Rudd | |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Jody Ridley | |
| 94 | Pfeifer Racing | Steve Pfeifer | |
| 99 | Ulrich Racing | Tim Richmond | |
