| 1980 Winston Western 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $153,520 | Race Date: | Jan 19, 1980 | Riverside International Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.970 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 16Min 58Sec. | Riverside, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 | Average Speed: | 94.974 MPH | 2.63 Mile Paved Road Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 30 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Oldsmobile: | 6 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | DiGard Racing | Dodge: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Ford: | 3 | |||
| Laps Led: | 56 of 119 | Pole Speed: | 113.404 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 Winston Western 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 185 | 119 | 56 |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 170 | 119 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 170 | 119 | 13 |
| 4 | 9 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Dewitt Trucking | Running | | 160 | 119 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Shasta Country Bank | Running |  | 155 | 119 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 150 | 118 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 146 | 118 | 0 |
| 8 | 28 | 40 | Bill Whittington | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 143 | 117 | 0 |
| 9 | 26 | 55 | Don Whittington | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Running | | 138 | 117 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Running | | 134 | 116 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | G.W. Dickinson | Running | | 130 | 115 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 75 | Harry Gant | Rahmoc Racing | Running | | 127 | 115 | 0 |
| 13 | 34 | 45 | Roy Smith | Iron Peddlers | Running | | 124 | 114 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Switzer Construction | Running |  | 121 | 114 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 118 | 113 | 0 |
| 16 | 35 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Running |  | 115 | 113 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Chevrolet | Running | | 117 | 112 | 9 |
| 18 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon Tool | Engine | | 109 | 109 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing | Running | | 106 | 109 | 0 |
| 20 | 31 | 19 | Vince Giamformaggio | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 103 | 109 | 0 |
| 21 | 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Running | | 100 | 108 | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo Electronics | Sway Bar | | 97 | 104 | 0 |
| 23 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Valves | | 99 | 103 | 41 |
| 24 | 21 | 78 | Jim Robinson | San-Val Supply | Running | | 91 | 103 | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | 37 | Chuck Wahl | Excel Trailer Company | Running | | 88 | 88 | 0 |
| 26 | 12 | 93 | Hershel McGriff | Bigelow Paint | Engine | | 85 | 82 | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 57 | Steve Pfeifer | Don Guy (Car Owner) | Running | | 82 | 82 | 0 |
| 28 | 7 | 48 | Dan Gurney | Lubri-Lon | Transmission | | 0 | 79 | 0 |
| 29 | 32 | 24 | Lake Speed (R) | Reliable RV | Engine | | 76 | 79 | 0 |
| 30 | 25 | 18 | Randy Ogden | Ogden Racing | Valves | | 73 | 73 | 0 |
| 31 | 18 | 81 | John Borneman | Borneman Plastering | Transmission | | 70 | 72 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 79 | Dick May | Native Tan | Oil Pump | | 67 | 71 | 0 |
| 33 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Oil Line | | 64 | 52 | 0 |
| 34 | 27 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Engine |  | 61 | 35 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 8 | Rick McCray | McCray Racing | Engine |  | 58 | 34 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 47 | Chuck Bown | J&S Trucking | Rear Gear | | 55 | 30 | 0 |
| 37 | 33 | 97 | Bill Osborne | Baldwin Engineering | Accident | | 52 | 20 | 0 |
