Photos from practice for the 1981 Nashville 420 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, July 10, 1981

Dale Earnhardt waiting for practice to begin

Lake Speed's Oldsmobile

Mike Alexander standing beside his Bob Rogers-owned Buick

Darrell Waltrip

Darrell Waltrip's Junior Johnson Buick

Benny Parsons' Bud Moore Ford

Lake climbing in for some practice runs

Ricky Rudd

Lake Speed

Harry Gant

Morgan Shepherd

Tim Richmond

Ricky Rudd

Darrell and friend

Ricky Rudd

Dale Earnhardt
He would only drive this JD Stacy Pontiac two more races after Nashville before moving over to the Richard Childress #3

Harry Hyde overlooking Mark Martin's car.
This was only Mark's third Cup race and he qualified on the pole!

Darrell Waltrip

Bobby Allison

Bobby's Harry Ranier Buick

Harry Gant waiting on a tire sheet

The Petty clan

Lake ready for more practice

Bobby Allison making laps