| Teams for 1981 Northwestern Bank 400 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Osterlund Racing | Dale Earnhardt |  |
| 2 | Reeder Racing | Mark Martin | |
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Richard Childress | |
| 5 | Cliff Stewart Racing | Morgan Shepherd | |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Assoc. | Darrell Waltrip |  |
| 12 | Kenny Childers Racing | Harry Gant |  |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Benny Parsons |  |
| 17 | Hamby Racing | Tommy Houston | |
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas | |
| 26 | Butch Lindley | Butch Lindley |  |
| 28 | Ranier Racing | Bobby Allison | |
| 37 | Rogers Racing | Mike Alexander | |
| 40 | Ulrich Racing | D.K. Ulrich | |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Kyle Petty | |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | |
| 44 | Hagan Racing | Terry Labonte | |
| 47 | Race Hill Farms Racing | Ron Bouchard | |
| 48 | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means Racing | Jimmy Means | |
| 53 | Jimmy Means Racing | Cecil Gordon | |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Tommy Gale | |
| 66 | Lake Speed Racing | Lake Speed | |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington |  |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 71 | Marcis Auto Racing | Dave Marcis | |
| 75 | RahMoc Entrprises | Joe Millikan | |
| 88 | DiGard Racing | Ricky Rudd | |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Jody Ridley | |
| 92 | Fields Racing | Joe Fields | |
| 94 | Wawak Racing | Bobby Wawak | |
| 99 | Ulrich Racing | Tim Richmond | |
