| Busch Nashville 420 | Date: | 7/11/1981 |
| Finish | Start | CarNo | Driver | Laps | Status | Division: | Cup |
| 1 | 4 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | 420 | Running |
| 2 | 12 | 28 | Bobby Allison | 420 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | Benny Parsons | 420 | Running |
| 4 | 2 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | 419 | Running |
| 5 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | 418 | Running |
| 6 | 13 | 42 | Kyle Petty | 418 | Running |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 418 | Running |
| 8 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | 417 | Running |
| 9 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | 417 | Running |
| 10 | 20 | 90 | Jody Ridley | 416 | Running |
| 11 | 1 | 02 | Mark Martin | 415 | Running |
| 12 | 6 | 75 | Tim Richmond | 413 | Running |
| 13 | 5 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | 413 | Running |
| 14 | 24 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 406 | Running |
| 15 | 15 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 406 | Running |
| 16 | 27 | 48 | James Hylton | 401 | Running |
| 17 | 25 | 3 | Richard Childress | 401 | Running |
| 18 | 28 | 24 | Steve Spencer | 400 | Running |
| 19 | 19 | 17 | Tommy Houston | 400 | Running |
| 20 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 400 | Running |
| 21 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale | 397 | Running |
| 22 | 18 | 66 | Lake Speed | 374 | Running |
| 23 | 17 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | 331 | Running |
| 24 | 22 | 18 | Randy Ogden | 318 | Running |
| 25 | 14 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 292 | Distributor |
| 26 | 26 | 99 | Sterling Marlin | 244 | Engine failure |
| 27 | 10 | 37 | Mike Alexander | 220 | Ignition |
| 28 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 93 | Engine failure |
| 29 | 29 | 94 | Cecil Gordon | 2 | Rear end |
| 30 | 30 | 08 | Don Satterfield | 1 | Brakes |