| Teams for 1981 Busch Nashville 420 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Reeder Racing | Mark Martin |  |
| 2 | Jim Stacy Racing | Dale Earnhardt | |
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Richard Childress | |
| 5 | Cliff Stewart Racing | Morgan Shepherd | |
| 8 | Satterfield Racing | Don Satterfield |  |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Assoc. | Darrell Waltrip |  |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Benny Parsons |  |
| 17 | Hamby Racing | Tommy Houston | |
| 18 | Ogden Racing | Randy Ogden |  |
| 24 | Gordon Racing | Steve Spencer | |
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas | |
| 28 | Ranier Racing | Bobby Allison | |
| 33 | Mach 1 Racing | Harry Gant | |
| 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 | |
| 48 | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means Racing | Jimmy Means | |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Tommy Gale | |
| 66 | Lake Speed Racing | Lake Speed | |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington |  |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 71 | Negre Racing | Dave Marcis | |
| 75 | RahMoc Entrprises | Tim Richmond | |
| 88 | DiGard Racing | Ricky Rudd | |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Jody Ridley | |
| 94 | Wawak Racing | Cecil Gordon | |
| 99 | Ulrich Racing | Sterling Marlin | |
