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1981 Melling Tool 420 crew chiefs Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 11 of 31 Saturday, May 9, 1981 at Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN 420 laps on a 0.596 mile paved track (250.320 miles) Time of race: 2:47:02 Average speed: 89.756 mph Pole speed: 104.409 mph Cautions: 5 for 23 laps Margin of victory: 1 cl Attendance: 18000 Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1981 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1981 standings

Crew Chiefs for this race: Nbr Driver Owner Car Crew Chief 2 Dale Earnhardt Rod Osterlund Pontiac Doug Richert 3 Richard Childress Richard Childress Pontiac Kirk Shelmerdine 5 Morgan Shepherd Cliff Stewart Pontiac Raymond Kelly 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson Buick Tim Brewer 15 Benny Parsons Bud Moore Ford Bud Moore 24 Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon Pontiac Charles Hammack 28 Bobby Allison Harry Ranier Pontiac Waddell Wilson 42 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Buick Mike Beam 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Buick Wade Thornburg 44 Terry Labonte Billy Hagan Buick Darrell Bryant 64 Tommy Gale Elmo Langley Ford Elmo Langley 66 Lake Speed Harry Dinwiddie Pontiac Darel Dieringer 67 Buddy Arrington Ed Negre Dodge Joey Arrington 70 J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie Pontiac Jimmy Byrd 71 Dave Marcis Dave Marcis Chevrolet Claude Queen 88 Ricky Rudd DiGard Buick Gary Nelson 90 Jody Ridley Junie Donlavey Ford Junie Donlavey 99 Tim Richmond D.K. Ulrich Buick Dennis Connor A note about crew chief data:   Crew chief data has been compiled from various sources and is unverified in some cases.  If you find an error or can fill in missing data please contact us.   Thanks!