| 1981 Busch Nashville 420 NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $103,425 | Race Date: | Jul 11, 1981 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | 42 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 2Hr 48Min 47Sec. | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 14 | Average Speed: | 90.052 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 15 Laps | http | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Buick | Car No.: | #2 Pontiac | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Reeder Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 303 of 420 | Pole Speed: | 104.353 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Busch Nashville 420 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running |  | 185 | 420 | 303 |
| 2 | 12 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's | Running | | 175 | 420 | 70 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running |  | 170 | 420 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Running |  | 160 | 419 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 155 | 418 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Running | | 150 | 418 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 146 | 418 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 142 | 417 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 138 | 417 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Running | | 134 | 416 | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Mark Martin | Amsoil / Prototype | Running | | 135 | 415 | 36 |
| 12 | 6 | 75 | Tim Richmond (R) | Uno / Rahmoc Racing | Running | | 127 | 413 | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Performance Connection | Running | | 124 | 413 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | | 121 | 406 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 118 | 406 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 115 | 401 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 3 | Richard Childress | Childress Racing | Running | | 112 | 401 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 24 | Steve Spencer | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 400 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 17 | Tommy Houston | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 106 | 400 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 103 | 400 | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 100 | 397 | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 66 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Alternator |  | 97 | 374 | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 94 | 331 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 18 | Randy Ogden | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 91 | 318 | 0 |
| 25 | 14 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Bowlin Coal | Distributor | | 93 | 292 | 1 |
| 26 | 26 | 99 | Sterling Marlin | Coors | Engine | | 0 | 244 | 0 |
| 27 | 10 | 37 | Mike Alexander (R) | Roger's Auto Leasing | Ignition | | 82 | 220 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hill's Racing | Engine |  | 79 | 93 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 94 | Cecil Gordon | Louise Smith Special | Rear Gear | | 76 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 8 | Don Satterfield | Satterfield Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
