| 1980 Carolina 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $148,050 | Race Date: | Mar 9, 1980 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 36Min 6Sec. | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 108.735 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 38 | No. of Cautions: | 12 For 93 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 6 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | DiGard Racing | Mercury: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Ford: | 3 | |||
| Laps Led: | 256 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 139.905 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 Carolina 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running |  | 185 | 492 | 256 |
| 2 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 175 | 492 | 39 |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 170 | 491 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 165 | 491 | 77 |
| 5 | 12 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 155 | 491 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Running |  | 150 | 490 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Running |  | 146 | 489 | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 142 | 488 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Transmission | Running | | 138 | 486 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 134 | 483 | 0 |
| 11 | 28 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Running | | 130 | 476 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 40 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Auto Parts | Running | | 127 | 472 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 124 | 469 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 121 | 462 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | Accident | | 123 | 458 | 111 |
| 16 | 15 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo Electronics | Rear Gear | | 115 | 455 | 0 |
| 17 | 37 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Running | | 112 | 453 | 0 |
| 18 | 33 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 109 | 440 | 0 |
| 19 | 38 | 79 | Dick May | Native Tan | Running |  | 106 | 431 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Running | | 103 | 422 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Accident | | 100 | 411 | 0 |
| 22 | 13 | 12 | Buck Simmons | Kencoal | Overheating | | 97 | 411 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Rahmoc Racing | Running | | 94 | 403 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 33 | John Anderson | Draime Race Engines | Accident | | 91 | 353 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Engine | | 88 | 346 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Valves | | 85 | 332 | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Engine | | 82 | 326 | 0 |
| 28 | 2 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Hayes Jewelers | Engine | | 84 | 259 | 3 |
| 29 | 20 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Accident | | 76 | 256 | 0 |
| 30 | 14 | 53 | Slick Johnson (R) | Johnson Racing | Engine | | 73 | 205 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 42 | Kyle Petty (R) | STP | Engine | | 70 | 125 | 0 |
| 32 | 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Camshaft | | 67 | 112 | 0 |
| 33 | 29 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Accident | | 64 | 73 | 0 |
| 34 | 17 | 18 | Randy Ogden | Ogden Racing | Accident | | 61 | 49 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 92 | Bill Osborne | Bill Osborne (Car Owner) | Accident | | 58 | 22 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 76 | Mike Potter | Potter Racing | Engine | | 55 | 21 | 0 |
| 37 | 26 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Engine |  | 52 | 10 | 0 |
| 38 | 35 | 29 | Junior Miller | Pleasure Island | Engine | | 49 | 10 | 0 |
