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The official 1981 Melling Tool 420 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Melling Tool 420

Saturday, May 9th, 1981

Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Nashville, TN

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  • 9 Buick
  • 10 Pontiac
  • 3 Ford
  • 1 Dodge
  • 3 Chevrolet
  • 1 Oldsmobile

  • 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
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Results
Melling Tool 420 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 42 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Jun 2, 1960 20 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
2 02 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Jan 9, 1959 22 Pontiac Ams Oil / Prototype Bud Reeder
3 5 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Oct 21, 1941 39 Pontiac Performance Connection Cliff Stewart
4 88 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Sep 12, 1956 24 Buick Gatorade DiGard
5 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 24 Buick Stratagraph Billy Hagan
6 15 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Melling Tool Bud Moore
7 28 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Jim Stacy Harry Ranier
8 94 Bobby Wawak , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Louise Smith Bobby Wawak
9 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Dodge Hills Racing Ed Negre
10 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Gordon Racing Cecil Gordon
11 25 Charlie Chamblee , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
12 40 DK Ulrich , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Price Racing Baxter Price
13 2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 30 Pontiac Wrangler Rod Osterlund
14 11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 34 Buick Mountain Dew Junior Johnson
15 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 40 Chevrolet Transmission Enterprise Dave Marcis
16 12 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Kencoal Mining Kennie Childers
17 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
18 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 46 Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton
19 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
20 90 Jody Ridley , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey
21 66 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Jan 17, 1948 33 Pontiac Dinwiddie Racing Harry Dinwiddie
22 37 Mike Alexander , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Rogers Auto Leasing Bob Rogers
23 17 Mike Potter , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby
24 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Nichols Richard Childress Racing
25 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
26 99 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick UNO D.K. Ulrich
27 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley