RESULTS
1981 Official Race Results : Melling Tool 420
Melling Tool 420 | May 09, 1981 | Race 11 of 31
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| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
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| 1 | 3 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 180/5 | 420 | Running | 15,950 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 175/5 | 420 | Running | 10,950 |
| 3 | 14 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Pontiac | Jim Stacy | 165/0 | 420 | Running | 8,500 |
| 4 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | 160/0 | 419 | Running | 6,950 |
| 5 | 1 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Gatorade | 165/10 | 419 | Running | 7,375 |
| 6 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Stratagraph | 150/0 | 418 | Running | 5,975 |
| 7 | 13 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP | 146/0 | 417 | Running | 3,095 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 142/0 | 416 | Running | 6,025 |
| 9 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | 138/0 | 414 | Running | 3,095 |
| 10 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Transmission Enterprise | 134/0 | 413 | Running | 2,975 |
| 11 | 2 | 37 | Mike Alexander | Buick | Rogers Leasing | 130/0 | 410 | Running | 1,525 |
| 12 | 19 | 99 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Uno | 127/0 | 408 | Running | 2,540 |
| 13 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | Nichols | 124/0 | 405 | Running | 2,395 |
| 14 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 121/0 | 402 | Running | 2,260 |
| 15 | 21 | 17 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | PE | 401 | Running | 2,175 |
| 16 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 115/0 | 400 | Running | 1,940 |
| 17 | 16 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 112/0 | 399 | Running | 1,805 |
| 18 | 22 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Louise Smith | 109/0 | 397 | Running | 600 |
| 19 | 27 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Pontiac | Gorson Racing | 106/0 | 383 | Running | 1,645 |
| 20 | 12 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | Wrangler Jeans | 103/0 | 379 | Running | 6,500 |
| 21 | 24 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | Palatine Automotive | 100/0 | 378 | Running | 1,490 |
| 22 | 9 | 12 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Kencoal | 97/0 | 227 | Engine Failure | 530 |
| 23 | 10 | 40 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Price Racing | 94/0 | 200 | Engine Failure | 520 |
| 24 | 26 | 66 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Dinwiddie Racing | 91/0 | 125 | Alternator | 1,360 |
| 25 | 15 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 88/0 | 116 | Engine Failure | 2,045 |
| 26 | 17 | 25 | Charlie Chamblee | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | PE | 10 | No Oil Pressure | 830 |
| 27 | 6 | 02 | Mark Martin | Pontiac | Amsoil / Prototype | 82/0 | 2 | Camshaft | 475 |
* Denotes Rookie
RACE FACTS
Average Speed: 89.756 mph
Margin of Victory: 1 car length
Time of Race: 02:47:20
Lead Changes: 5
Cautions: 5 for 23 laps.
Margin of Victory: 1 car length
Time of Race: 02:47:20
Lead Changes: 5
Cautions: 5 for 23 laps.
Updated: Saturday 8:05 pm
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