Entry List
Melling Tool 420
Saturday, May 9th, 1981
Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Nashville, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 27
- Laps Scheduled: 420
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 89.756
- Cautions: 5 for 23 laps
- Lead Changes: 5
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 64 | Buick | STP | Petty Enterprises | |
| 2 | 02 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Jan 9, 1959 | 65 | Pontiac | Ams Oil / Prototype | Bud Reeder | |
| 3 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Oct 21, 1941 | 82 | Pontiac | Performance Connection | Cliff Stewart | |
| 4 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Sep 12, 1956 | 68 | Buick | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 67 | Buick | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | |
| 6 | 15 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Melling Tool | Bud Moore | |
| 7 | 28 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Jim Stacy | Harry Ranier | |
| 8 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | Louise Smith | Bobby Wawak | |
| 9 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Hills Racing | Ed Negre | |
| 10 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Gordon Racing | Cecil Gordon | |
| 11 | 25 | Charlie Chamblee | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | |
| 12 | 40 | DK Ulrich | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | Price Racing | Baxter Price | |
| 13 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 73 | Pontiac | Wrangler | Rod Osterlund | |
| 14 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 77 | Buick | Mountain Dew | Junior Johnson | |
| 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 83 | Chevrolet | Transmission Enterprise | Dave Marcis | |
| 16 | 12 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Kencoal Mining | Kennie Childers | |
| 17 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 18 | 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Aug 26, 1934 | 90 | Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | James Hylton | |
| 19 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | |
| 20 | 90 | Jody Ridley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | Junie Donlavey | |
| 21 | 66 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Jan 17, 1948 | 76 | Pontiac | Dinwiddie Racing | Harry Dinwiddie | |
| 22 | 37 | Mike Alexander | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | Rogers Auto Leasing | Bob Rogers | |
| 23 | 17 | Mike Potter | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | Roger Hamby | |
| 24 | 3 | Richard Childress | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Nichols | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 25 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | STP | Petty Enterprises | |
| 26 | 99 | Tim Richmond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | UNO | D.K. Ulrich | |
| 27 | 64 | Tommy Gale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley |