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Atlanta 500 1980 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 31
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$207,700	Race Date:	Mar 16, 1980	EchoPark Speedway
Margin of Victory:	9.550 Seconds	Race Duration:	3Hr 42Min 32Sec.	Hampton, Georgia
Lead Changes:	27	Average Speed:	134.808 MPH	1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval
No. of Cars:	42	No. of Cautions:	7 For 45 Laps	echoparkspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt	Driver:	Buddy Baker B. Baker	Chevrolet:	9
Car No.:	#3 Chevrolet	Car No.:	#28 Oldsmobile	Ford:	6
Team:	Osterlund Racing	Team:	Ranier Racing	Oldsmobile:	4
Crew Chief:	Jake Elder	Crew Chief:	Waddell Wilson	Mercury:	3
Laps Led:	50 of 328	Pole Speed:	166.212 MPH

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Official 1980 Atlanta 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	31	2	Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale Earnhardt	Mike Curb / Hodgdon	180	328	50	Running
2	7	16	Rusty Wallace R. WallaceRusty Wallace	Penske Racing	170	328	0	Running
3	9	15	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb	170	328	32	Running
4	6	71	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	Hudson Transmission	165	327	4	Running
5	24	7	Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick Brooks	Sanyo Electronics	155	325	0	Running
6	15	90	Jody Ridley J. Ridley (R)Jody Ridley	Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford	150	325	0	Running
7	1	28	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Napa Regal Ride Shocks	151	325	2	Running
8	3	11	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Busch	142	324	127	Running
9	32	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	138	324	0	Running
10	27	53	Slick Johnson S. Johnson (R)Slick Johnson	Johnson Racing	134	320	0	Running
11	25	66	Lake Speed L. Speed (R)Lake Speed	Lake Speed Racing	130	320	0	Running
12	30	52	Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy Means	Broadway Motors	127	320	0	Running
13	28	3	Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard Childress	CRC Chemicals	124	318	0	Running
14	38	42	Kyle Petty K. Petty (R)Kyle Petty	STP	121	317	0	Running
15	13	44	Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry Labonte	Stratagraph Incorporated	123	316	7	Running
16	16	47	Harry Gant H. GantHarry Gant	Race Hill Farm	115	313	0	Running
17	21	8	Kevin Housby K. HousbyKevin Housby	Taylor & Martin	112	311	0	Running
18	19	64	Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda	109	303	0	Running
19	36	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales	106	303	0	Running
20	40	79	Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank Warren	Warren Racing	103	302	0	Running
21	39	45	Baxter Price B. PriceBaxter Price	Iron Peddlers	100	261	0	Running
22	26	25	Ronnie Thomas R. ThomasRonnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria	97	253	0	Valves
23	18	75	Lennie Pond L. PondLennie Pond	Rahmoc Enterprises	94	244	0	Engine
24	41	24	Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil Gordon	Sadler Motors / Smith Used Cars	91	240	0	Engine
25	33	65	Ralph Jones R. JonesRalph Jones	Spohn's Body Shop	88	213	0	Head Gasket
26	4	1	Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie Allison	Hawaiian Tropic	90	208	33	Rear Gear
27	29	50	Bruce Hill B. HillBruce Hill	Global Heat Exchange	82	204	0	Engine
28	11	88	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Gatorade	84	192	7	Oil Leak
29	23	9	Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill Elliott	Evans Toyota-GMC	81	181	1	Engine
30	12	27	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	Melling Tool Company	73	162	0	Clutch
31	5	40	Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky Rudd	Howard Johnson	75	147	6	Accident
32	14	30	Tighe Scott T. ScottTighe Scott	Russ Togs	67	130	0	Axle
33	8	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	STP	69	117	3	Engine
34	22	17	Roger Hamby R. HambyRoger Hamby	Kings Inn Daytona	61	99	0	Engine
35	35	74	Joe Booher J. BooherJoe Booher	Booher Farms	58	81	0	Accident
36	37	20	Rick Newsom R. NewsomRick Newsom	Louise Smith Special	55	78	0	Accident
37	20	72	Joe Millikan J. MillikanJoe Millikan	L.G. Dewitt	52	72	0	Engine
38	10	51	Don Whittington D. WhittingtonDon Whittington	Road Atlanta	49	61	0	Accident
39	34	48	James Hylton J. HyltonJames Hylton	Palatine Automotive	46	46	0	Valves
40	17	12	Buck Simmons B. SimmonsBuck Simmons	Ramey's Chevy City	43	30	0	Engine
41	2	21	Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil Bonnett	Purolator	40	30	0	Rear Gear
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