| 1981 Melling Tool 420 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $101,525 | Race Date: | May 9, 1981 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | 42 Car Length | Race Duration: | 2Hr 47Min 2Sec. | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 | Average Speed: | 89.756 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 27 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 23 Laps | http | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Driver: | Ricky Rudd R. Rudd | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Ford | Car No.: | #88 Buick | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | DiGard Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 209 of 420 | Pole Speed: | 104.409 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Melling Tool 420 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running |  | 180 | 420 | 209 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running |  | 175 | 420 | 1 |
| 3 | 14 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Jim Stacy | Running |  | 165 | 420 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 160 | 419 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Running | | 165 | 419 | 210 |
| 6 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 150 | 418 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Running | | 146 | 417 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Performance Connection | Running | | 142 | 416 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing | Running |  | 138 | 414 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited | Running |  | 134 | 413 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 37 | Mike Alexander (R) | Roger's Auto Leasing | Running | | 130 | 410 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 99 | Tim Richmond (R) | Uno | Running | | 127 | 408 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Nichols | Running | | 124 | 405 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 121 | 402 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 17 | Mike Potter | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 0 | 401 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 115 | 400 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford | Running | | 112 | 399 | 0 |
| 18 | 22 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Louise Smith | Running | | 109 | 397 | 0 |
| 19 | 27 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 106 | 383 | 0 |
| 20 | 12 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 103 | 379 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 100 | 378 | 0 |
| 22 | 9 | 12 | Harry Gant | Kencoal | Engine |  | 97 | 227 | 0 |
| 23 | 10 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Price Racing | Engine | | 94 | 200 | 0 |
| 24 | 26 | 66 | Lake Speed | Dinwiddie Racing | Alternator | | 91 | 125 | 0 |
| 25 | 15 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Engine | | 88 | 116 | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 25 | Charlie Chamblee | Broadway Motors | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 27 | 6 | 2 | Mark Martin | Amsoil / Prototype | Camshaft | | 82 | 2 | 0 |
