| Teams for 1981 Richmond 400 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Osterlund Racing | Dale Earnhardt |  |
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Richard Childress | |
| 5 | Cliff Stewart Racing | Morgan Shepherd | |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Assoc. | Darrell Waltrip |  |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Benny Parsons |  |
| 17 | Hamby Racing | Glenn Jarrett |  |
| 20 | Newsom Racing | Rick Newsom | |
| 24 | Gordon Racing | Cecil Gordon | |
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas | |
| 28 | Ranier Racing | Bobby Allison | |
| 37 | Rogers Racing | Don Sprouse |  |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Kyle Petty | |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | |
| 44 | Hagan Racing | Terry Labonte | |
| 45 | Price Racing | Baxter Price | |
| 47 | Race Hill Farms Racing | Harry Gant | |
| 48 | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means Racing | Jimmy Means | |
| 66 | Lake Speed Racing | Lake Speed | |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington |  |
| 68 | Testa Racing | Lennie Pond | |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 71 | Marcis Auto Racing | Dave Marcis | |
| 75 | RahMoc Entrprises | Joe Millikan | |
| 79 | Miller Racing | Tommy Gale | |
| 88 | DiGard Racing | Ricky Rudd | |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Jody Ridley | |
| 92 | Fields Racing | Joe Fields | |
| 94 | Wawak Racing | Henry Jones | |
| 99 | Ulrich Racing | Tim Richmond | |
