1981 Busch Nashville 420

Race 18 of 31

Nashville
420 laps
Time of race: 2:46:47
Average speed of winner: 90.052 mph
Margin of victory: 3 car lengths
Lead changes: 14 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 15 laps
Lap leaders: Martin 1-36, Waltrip 37-158, Marcis 159, Parsons 160-168, Waltrip 169-185, Allison 186-224, Waltrip 225, Allison 226-233, Waltrip 234-283, Allison 284-297, Parsons 298, Allison 299-301, Waltrip 302-348, Allison 349-354, Waltrip 355-420

Race notes: First pole for Mark Martin. Debut for Don Satterfield. Finale for Randy Ogden and Steve Spencer.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Darrell Waltrip	11	Mountain Dew	Buick	Johnson	Brewer		420	6	303	running	15700	185
2	12	Bobby Allison	28	Hardee's	Buick	Ranier	Wilson		420	5	70	running	10975	175
3	3	Benny Parsons	15	Melling Tool Company	Ford	Moore	Moore		420	2	10	running	8750	170
4	2	Ricky Rudd	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Nelson		419	0	0	running	7450	160
5	11	Terry Labonte	44	Stratagraph	Buick	Hagan			418	0	0	running	6300	155
6	13	Kyle Petty	42	STP	Buick	Petty			418	0	0	running	3195	150
7	7	Dale Earnhardt	2	Wrangler Jeans	Pontiac	Stacy	Richert		418	0	0	running	7375	146
8	8	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Pontiac	Needham	Carter		417	0	0	running	1325	142
9	9	Richard Petty	43	STP	Buick	Petty	Hmiel		417	0	0	running	5675	138
10	20	Jody Ridley	90	Truxmore/Sunny King	Ford	Donlavey			416	0	0	running	4445	134
11	1	Mark Martin	02	Amsoil/Prototype	Pontiac	Reeder		104.353	415	1	36	running	2025	135
12	6	Tim Richmond	75	UNO/RahMoc	Chevrolet	RahMoc	Rahilly		413	0	0	running	3450	0
13	5	Morgan Shepherd	5	Performance Connection	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart	Darrell Bryant		413	0	0	running	5025	124
14	24	Ronnie Thomas	25	Thomas Racing	Pontiac	Ronnie Thomas			406	0	0	running	2390	121
15	15	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Buick	Means			406	0	0	running	2270	118
16	27	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Pontiac	Hylton			401	0	0	running	2160	115
17	25	Richard Childress	3	Childress Racing	Pontiac	Childress	Shelmerdine		401	0	0	running	2075	112
18	28	Steve Spencer	24	Gordon Racing	Buick	Cecil Gordon			400	0	0	running	1890	0
19	19	Tommy Houston	17	Kings Inn Daytona	Chevrolet	Hamby			400	0	0	running	1755	106
20	21	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Pontiac	McDuffie			400	0	0	running	1720	103
21	23	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			397	0	0	running	1490	100
22	18	Lake Speed	66	Speed Racing	Oldsmobile	Speed			374	0	0	alternator	1380	97
23	17	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich Racing	Buick	Ulrich			331	0	0	running	520	94
24	22	Randy Ogden	18	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Jack Ogden			318	0	0	running	510	91
25	14	Dave Marcis	71	W.H. Bowlin	Chevrolet	Marcis			292	1	1	distributor	745	93
26	26	Sterling Marlin	99	Coors	Buick	Ulrich			244	0	0	engine	730	0
27	10	Mike Alexander	37	Rogers Auto Leasing	Buick	Bob Rogers			220	0	0	ignition	475	82
28	16	Buddy Arrington	67	Hills Racing	Dodge	Arrington			93	0	0	engine	720	79
29	29	Cecil Gordon	94	Louise Smith Special	Buick	Wawak			2	0	0	rear end	455	76
30	30	Don Satterfield	08	Satterfield Racing	Chevrolet	Satterfield			1	0	0	brakes	450	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	2771	18	2	4	12	14
2	Darrell Waltrip	2575	18	4	6	9	12
3	Harry Gant	2447	18	0	0	7	11
4	Ricky Rudd	2420	18	2	0	10	11
5	Dale Earnhardt	2392	18	0	0	7	11
6	Richard Petty	2344	18	0	2	9	11
7	Jody Ridley	2306	18	0	1	2	12
8	Terry Labonte	2279	18	2	0	3	9
9	Benny Parsons	2123	18	0	2	8	8
10	Dave Marcis	2018	18	1	0	3	5
11	Buddy Arrington	2018	18	0	0	0	4
12	Morgan Shepherd	1986	16	1	1	3	8
13	Kyle Petty	1984	18	0	0	1	6
14	Richard Childress	1965	18	0	0	1	1
15	J.D. McDuffie	1932	18	0	0	0	1
16	Jimmy Means	1895	18	0	0	0	1
17	Tommy Gale	1814	17	0	0	0	0
18	James Hylton	1729	17	0	0	0	0
19	Tim Richmond	1678	16	0	0	0	3
20	Cecil Gordon	1541	18	0	0	0	0
21	Lake Speed	1464	14	0	0	0	4
22	Ronnie Thomas	1434	15	0	0	0	0
23	Joe Millikan	1352	12	0	0	0	5
24	Neil Bonnett	1319	12	1	0	3	4
25	Cale Yarborough	1244	10	2	2	4	7