| 1980 Valleydale SE 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $113,250 | Race Date: | Mar 30, 1980 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 8.700 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 44Min 53Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 | Average Speed: | 96.977 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 14 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Ford: | 6 | |||
| Team: | Osterlund Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Dodge: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Oldsmobile: | 3 | |||
| Laps Led: | 208 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 111.688 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 Valleydale SE 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 208 |
| 2 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 175 | 500 | 31 |
| 3 | 8 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Running |  | 165 | 500 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 165 | 499 | 65 |
| 5 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 160 | 498 | 187 |
| 6 | 10 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Dewitt Racing | Running | | 150 | 496 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 151 | 494 | 8 |
| 8 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 147 | 492 | 1 |
| 9 | 13 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Transmission | Running | | 138 | 491 | 0 |
| 10 | 6 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 134 | 490 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Running | | 130 | 483 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Running | | 127 | 478 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 124 | 477 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 121 | 475 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 95 | Tommy Houston | Carpenter Designs | Running | | 118 | 475 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | 40 | Dick May | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 115 | 474 | 0 |
| 17 | 14 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 112 | 469 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 109 | 466 | 0 |
| 19 | 32 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Rahmoc Racing | Running | | 106 | 465 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 19 | John Utsman | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 103 | 464 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 100 | 460 | 0 |
| 22 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Sadler Motors / Smith Used Cars | Running |  | 97 | 454 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Running | | 94 | 446 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries | Ignition | | 91 | 414 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 29 | Junior Miller | Miller Roofing | Engine | | 88 | 387 | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | 53 | Slick Johnson (R) | Johnson Racing | Oil Pump | | 85 | 385 | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo Electronics | Running | | 82 | 336 | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 79 | Travis Tiller | Warren Racing | Oil Pressure | | 79 | 323 | 0 |
| 29 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Transmission | | 76 | 319 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 76 | Mike Potter | Wilson Properties | Overheating | | 73 | 235 | 0 |
| 31 | 29 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Oil Pump | | 70 | 172 | 0 |
| 32 | 9 | 12 | Buck Simmons | Ramey's Chevy City | Clutch | | 67 | 168 | 0 |
