Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Melling Tool 420

Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville

May 9th, 1981

Race #11 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 420
  • Miles: 210.0
  • Average Speed: 89.756 mph
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 23
  • Lead Changes: 5
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos at the Twelve Thirty Club on December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 15 Benny Parsons Ford 180 175 5 420 209 Running
2 5 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 175 170 5 420 1 Running
3 14 28 Bobby Allison Pontiac 165 165 0 420 0 Running
4 7 43 Richard Petty Buick 160 160 0 419 0 Running
5 1 88 Ricky Rudd Buick 165 155 10 419 210 Running
6 11 44 Terry Labonte Buick 150 150 0 418 0 Running
7 13 42 Kyle Petty Buick 146 146 0 417 0 Running
8 4 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 142 142 0 416 0 Running
9 25 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 138 138 0 414 0 Running
10 8 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 134 134 0 413 0 Running
11 2 37 Mike Alexander Buick 130 130 0 410 0 Running
12 19 99 Tim Richmond Buick 127 127 0 408 0 Running
13 18 3 Richard Childress Pontiac 124 124 0 405 0 Running
14 20 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 121 121 0 402 0 Running
15 21 17 Mike Potter Chevrolet 118 118 0 401 0 Running
16 23 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 115 115 0 400 0 Running
17 16 64 Tommy Gale Ford 112 112 0 399 0 Running
18 22 94 Bobby Wawak Buick 109 109 0 397 0 Running
19 27 24 Cecil Gordon Pontiac 106 106 0 383 0 Running
20 12 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 103 103 0 379 0 Running
21 24 48 James Hylton Pontiac 100 100 0 378 0 Running
22 9 12 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 97 97 0 227 0 Engine
23 10 40 DK Ulrich Buick 94 94 0 200 0 Engine
24 26 66 Lake Speed Pontiac 91 91 0 125 0 Alternator
25 15 90 Jody Ridley Ford 88 88 0 116 0 Engine
26 17 25 Charlie Chamblee Pontiac 85 85 0 10 0 Oil pressure
27 6 02 Mark Martin Pontiac 82 82 0 2 0 Cam