1981 Melling Tool 420

Race 11 of 31

Nashville
420 laps
Time of race: 2:47:02
Average speed of winner: 89.756 mph
Margin of victory: 1 car length
Lead changes: 5 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 23 laps
Lap leaders: Rudd 1-209, Parsons 210-280, Rudd 281, Parsons 282-335, Waltrip 336, Parsons 337-420

Race notes: Finale for Charlie Chamblee.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Benny Parsons	15	Melling Tool Company	Ford	Moore	Moore		420	3	209	running	15950	180
2	5	Darrell Waltrip	11	Mountain Dew	Buick	Johnson	Brewer		420	1	1	running	10950	175
3	14	Bobby Allison	28	Jim Stacy	Pontiac	Ranier	Wilson		420	0	0	running	8500	165
4	7	Richard Petty	43	STP	Buick	Petty	Hmiel		419	0	0	running	6950	160
5	1	Ricky Rudd	88	Gatorade	Buick	DiGard	Nelson	104.409	419	2	210	running	7375	165
6	11	Terry Labonte	44	Stratagraph	Buick	Hagan			418	0	0	running	5975	150
7	13	Kyle Petty	42	STP	Buick	Petty			417	0	0	running	3095	146
8	4	Morgan Shepherd	5	Performance Connection	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart	Darrell Bryant		416	0	0	running	6025	142
9	25	Buddy Arrington	67	Hills Racing	Dodge	Negre			414	0	0	running	3095	138
10	8	Dave Marcis	71	Transmission Enterprise	Chevrolet	Marcis			413	0	0	running	2975	134
11	2	Mike Alexander	37	Rogers Auto Leasing	Buick	Bob Rogers			410	0	0	running	1525	130
12	19	Tim Richmond	99	UNO	Buick	Ulrich			408	0	0	running	2540	127
13	18	Richard Childress	3	Nichols	Pontiac	Childress	Shelmerdine		405	0	0	running	2395	124
14	20	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Chevrolet	Means			402	0	0	running	2260	121
15	21	Mike Potter	17	Kings Inn	Chevrolet	Hamby			401	0	0	running	2175	0
16	23	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Pontiac	McDuffie			400	0	0	running	1940	115
17	16	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			399	0	0	running	1805	112
18	22	Bobby Wawak	94	Louise Smith	Buick	Wawak			397	0	0	running	600	109
19	27	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon Racing	Pontiac	Cecil Gordon			383	0	0	running	1645	106
20	12	Dale Earnhardt	2	Wrangler Jeans	Pontiac	Osterlund	Richert		379	0	0	running	6500	103
21	24	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Pontiac	Hylton			378	0	0	running	1490	100
22	9	Harry Gant	12	Kencoal	Oldsmobile	Childers			227	0	0	engine	530	97
23	10	D.K. Ulrich	40	Price Racing	Buick	Ulrich			200	0	0	engine	520	94
24	26	Lake Speed	66	Dinwiddie Racing	Pontiac	Dinwiddie			125	0	0	alternator	1360	91
25	15	Jody Ridley	90	Truxmore/Sunny King	Ford	Donlavey			116	0	0	engine	2045	88
26	17	Charlie Chamblee	25	Broadway Motors	Pontiac	Means			10	0	0	oil pressure	830	0
27	6	Mark Martin	02	Amsoil/Prototype	Pontiac	Reeder			2	0	0	camshaft	475	82

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	1731	11	2	2	7	9
2	Ricky Rudd	1578	11	2	0	6	7
3	Darrell Waltrip	1567	11	2	4	7	7
4	Harry Gant	1456	11	0	0	4	6
5	Dale Earnhardt	1389	11	0	0	3	6
6	Terry Labonte	1388	11	1	0	2	6
7	Jody Ridley	1379	11	0	0	0	7
8	Richard Petty	1344	11	0	2	6	6
9	Benny Parsons	1335	11	0	1	5	5
10	Dave Marcis	1294	11	1	0	2	3
11	Tim Richmond	1229	11	0	0	0	2
12	Buddy Arrington	1227	11	0	0	0	3
13	Richard Childress	1199	11	0	0	1	1
14	Jimmy Means	1172	11	0	0	0	0
15	Morgan Shepherd	1171	9	1	1	3	6
16	Joe Millikan	1135	10	0	0	0	4
17	J.D. McDuffie	1125	11	0	0	0	1
18	Tommy Gale	1120	10	0	0	0	0
19	Kyle Petty	1095	11	0	0	0	2
20	James Hylton	1005	10	0	0	0	0
21	Lake Speed	962	9	0	0	0	3
22	Cecil Gordon	944	11	0	0	0	0
23	Ronnie Thomas	873	9	0	0	0	0
24	Mike Alexander	740	8	0	0	0	1
25	Neil Bonnett	723	7	0	0	2	2