1981 Wrangler #2 Pontiac: After the first 16 races with Rod Osterlund, Dale would race for the 4th (?) and last time with owner J.D. Stacy, Dale drove the 1981 Pontiac #2 car sponsored by Wrangler, at Daytona, Nashville, Pocono and at the Talladega 500 (race 20). Dale left the team in August to drive the #3 car for Richard Childress, starting at Michigan. This paint scheme is readily identifiable through the 'sergeants stripes' pattern on the hood and the fact that this is a Pontiac. Dale only drove the Pontiac in Winston Cup in the 1981 season.