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Melling Tool 420
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Music City Motorplex, Nashville, TN
May 9, 1981
420 laps on 0.596 mile paved oval; 250.32 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 3
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 420
| 15,950
| running
| 209 |
2
| 5
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 420
| 10,950
| running
| 1 |
3
| 14
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Pontiac
| 420
| 8,500
| running
| 0 |
4
| 7
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 419
| 6,950
| running
| 0 |
5
| 1
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Buick
| 419
| 7,375
| running
| 210 |
6
| 11
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 418
| 5,975
| running
| 0 |
7
| 13
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 417
| 3,095
| running
| 0 |
8
| 4
| Morgan Shepherd
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 416
| 6,025
| running
| 0 |
9
| 25
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Ed Negre
| Dodge
| 414
| 3,095
| running
| 0 |
10
| 8
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 413
| 2,975
| running
| 0 |
11
| 2
| Mike Alexander
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Buick
| 410
| 1,525
| running
| 0 |
12
| 19
| Tim Richmond
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 408
| 2,540
| running
| 0 |
13
| 18
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 405
| 2,395
| running
| 0 |
14
| 20
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 402
| 2,260
| running
| 0 |
15
| 21
| Mike Potter
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 401
| 2,175
| running
| 0 |
16
| 23
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 400
| 1,940
| running
| 0 |
17
| 16
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 399
| 1,805
| running
| 0 |
18
| 22
| Bobby Wawak
| 94
| Bobby Wawak
| Buick
| 397
| 600
| running
| 0 |
19
| 27
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Pontiac
| 383
| 1,645
| running
| 0 |
20
| 12
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Pontiac
| 379
| 6,500
| running
| 0 |
21
| 24
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Pontiac
| 378
| 1,490
| running
| 0 |
22
| 9
| Harry Gant
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Oldsmobile
| 227
| 530
| engine
| 0 |
23
| 10
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| Baxter Price
| Buick
| 200
| 520
| engine
| 0 |
24
| 26
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Harry Dinwiddie
| Pontiac
| 125
| 1,360
| alternator
| 0 |
25
| 15
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 116
| 2,045
| engine
| 0 |
26
| 17
| Charlie Chamblee
| 25
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 10
| 830
| oil pressure
| 0 |
27
| 6
| Mark Martin
| 02
| Bud Reeder
| Pontiac
| 2
| 475
| cam
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:47:02
Average Speed: 89.756 MPH
Pole Speed: 20.55 seconds
5 cautions for 23 laps
Attendance: 18,000