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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
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - November 16th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. 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