Winston Western 500
1980 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 31
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$153,520Race Date:Jan 19, 1980Riverside International Raceway
Margin of Victory:2.970 SecondsRace Duration:3Hr 16Min 58Sec.Riverside, California
Lead Changes:5Average Speed:94.974 MPH2.63 Mile Paved Road Course
No. of Cars:37No. of Cautions:2 For 30 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDriver: Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripChevrolet:9
Car No.:#88 ChevroletCar No.:#88 ChevroletOldsmobile:6
Team:DiGard RacingTeam:DiGard RacingDodge:4
Crew Chief:Buddy ParrottCrew Chief:Jake ElderFord:3
Laps Led:56 of 119Pole Speed:113.404 MPH
Official Winston Western 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1188 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripGatorade18511956Running
252 Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtOsterlund Racing1701190Running
3343 Richard Petty R. PettySTP17011913Running
4972 Joe Millikan J. MillikanDewitt Trucking1601190Running
51073 Bill Schmitt B. SchmittShasta Country Bank1551190Running
6133 Richard Childress R. ChildressCRC Chemicals1501180Running
71544 Terry Labonte T. LabonteStratagraph Incorporated1461180Running
82840 Bill Whittington B. WhittingtonMidwestern Farm Lines1431170Running
92655 Don Whittington D. WhittingtonWarner Hodgdon / Mike Curb1381170Running
101425 Ronnie Thomas R. ThomasStone's Cafeteria1341160Running
112248 James Hylton J. HyltonG.W. Dickinson1301150Running
122075 Harry Gant H. GantRahmoc Racing1271150Running
133445 Roy Smith R. SmithIron Peddlers1241140Running
141667 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonSwitzer Construction1211140Running
151770 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieBailey Excavating1181130Running
163590 Jody Ridley J. Ridley (R)Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford1151130Running
17671 Dave Marcis D. MarcisHudson Chevrolet1171129Running
18415 Bobby Allison B. AllisonHodgdon Tool1091090Engine
192413 Don Puskarich D. PuskarichPuskarich Racing1061090Running
203119 Vince Giamformaggio V. GiamformaggioBelden Asphalt1031090Running
213752 Jimmy Means J. MeansMr. Transmission1001080Running
22117 Dick Brooks D. BrooksSanyo Electronics971040Sway Bar
23211 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughBusch9910341Valves
242178 Jim Robinson J. RobinsonSan-Val Supply911030Running
252337 Chuck Wahl C. WahlExcel Trailer Company88880Running
261293 Hershel McGriff H. McGriffBigelow Paint85820Engine
273657 Steve Pfeifer S. PfeiferDon Guy (Car Owner)82820Running
28748 Dan Gurney D. GurneyLubri-Lon0790Transmission
293224 Lake Speed L. Speed (R)Reliable RV76790Engine
302518 Randy Ogden R. OgdenOgden Racing73730Valves
311881 John Borneman J. BornemanBorneman Plastering70720Transmission
323079 Dick May D. MayNative Tan67710Oil Pump
33827 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsMelling Tool Company64520Oil Line
342721 Neil Bonnett N. BonnettPurolator61350Engine
35298 Rick McCray R. McCrayMcCray Racing58340Engine
361947 Chuck Bown C. BownJ&S Trucking55300Rear Gear
373397 Bill Osborne B. OsborneBaldwin Engineering52200Accident

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