- 1981 Melling Tool 420 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1981 Melling Tool 420 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Benny Parsons | 209 | #15 Ford | Melling Tool | 180 | 420 | Finish | $15,950 | |
| 2 | 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 1 | #11 Buick | Mountain Dew | 175 | 420 | Finish | $10,950 | |
| 3 | 14 | Bobby Allison | 0 | #28 Pontiac | Jim Stacy | 165 | 420 | Finish | $8,500 | |
| 4 | 7 | Richard Petty | 0 | #43 Buick | STP | 160 | 419 | Finish | $6,950 | |
| 5 | 1 | Ricky Rudd | 210 | #88 Buick | Gatorade | 165 | 419 | Finish | $7,375 | |
| 6 | 11 | Terry Labonte | 0 | #44 Buick | Stratagraph | 150 | 418 | Finish | $5,975 | |
| 7 | 13 | Kyle Petty | 0 | #42 Buick | STP | 146 | 417 | Finish | $3,095 | |
| 8 | 4 | Morgan Shepherd | 0 | #5 Pontiac | Performance Connection | 142 | 416 | Finish | $6,025 | |
| 9 | 25 | Buddy Arrington | 0 | #67 Dodge | Hills Racing | 138 | 414 | Finish | $3,095 | |
| 10 | 8 | Dave Marcis | 0 | #71 Chevy | Transmission Enterprise | 134 | 413 | Finish | $2,975 | |
| 11 | 2 | Mike Alexander | 0 | #37 Buick | Rogers Auto Leasing | 130 | 410 | Finish | $1,525 | |
| 12 | 19 | Tim Richmond | 0 | #99 Buick | UNO | 127 | 408 | Finish | $2,540 | |
| 13 | 18 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #3 Pontiac | Nichols | 124 | 405 | Finish | $2,395 |
| 14 | 20 | Jimmy Means | 0 | #52 Chevy | Broadway Motors | 121 | 402 | Finish | $2,260 | |
| 15 | 21 | Mike Potter | 0 | #17 Chevy | Kings Inn Daytona | 0 | 401 | Finish | $2,175 | |
| 16 | 23 | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | #70 Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 115 | 400 | Finish | $1,940 | |
| 17 | 16 | Tommy Gale | 0 | #64 Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 112 | 399 | Finish | $1,805 | |
| 18 | 22 | Bobby Wawak | 0 | #94 Buick | Louise Smith | 109 | 397 | Finish | $600 | |
| 19 | 27 | Cecil Gordon | 0 | #24 Pontiac | Gordon Racing | 106 | 383 | Finish | $1,645 | |
| 20 | 12 | Dale Earnhardt | 0 | #2 Pontiac | Wrangler | 103 | 379 | Finish | $6,500 | |
| 21 | 24 | James Hylton | 0 | #48 Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | 100 | 378 | Finish | $1,490 | |
| 22 | 9 | Harry Gant | 0 | #12 Oldsmobile | Kencoal Mining | 97 | 227 | Engine | $530 | |
| 23 | 10 | D.K. Ulrich | 0 | #40 Buick | Price Racing | 94 | 200 | Engine | $520 | |
| 24 | 26 | Lake Speed | 0 | #66 Pontiac | Dinwiddie Racing | 91 | 125 | Alternator | $1,360 | |
| 25 | 15 | Jody Ridley | 0 | #90 Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 88 | 116 | Engine | $2,045 | |
| 26 | 17 | Charlie Chamblee | 0 | #25 Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 0 | 10 | Oil Pressure | $830 | |
| 27 | 6 | Mark Martin | 0 | #02 Pontiac | Ams Oil / Prototype | 82 | 2 | Cam | $475 |