| 1980 Virginia 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $124,560 | Race Date: | Apr 27, 1980 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 3Hr 46Min 6Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 | Average Speed: | 69.049 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 91 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| 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 | Mercury: | 6 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | DiGard Racing | Ford: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Dodge: | 3 | |||
| Laps Led: | 303 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 88.566 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 Virginia 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 303 |
| 2 | 3 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 175 | 500 | 5 |
| 3 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 170 | 500 | 72 |
| 4 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 165 | 500 | 58 |
| 5 | 7 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Dewitt Trucking | Running | | 155 | 496 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Running |  | 150 | 495 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Running |  | 146 | 492 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Transmission | Running | | 142 | 490 | 0 |
| 9 | 27 | 53 | Slick Johnson (R) | Western Sizzlin | Running | | 138 | 490 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 134 | 487 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 130 | 486 | 0 |
| 12 | 32 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries | Running | | 127 | 485 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Running | | 124 | 484 | 0 |
| 14 | 28 | 79 | Junior Miller | Warren Racing | Engine | | 121 | 478 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 42 | Kyle Petty (R) | STP | Running | | 118 | 478 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 12 | Buck Simmons | Ramey's Chevy City | Running | | 115 | 474 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Sadler Motors / Smith Used Cars | Running |  | 112 | 466 | 0 |
| 18 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 109 | 466 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers / Mcwhirter | Running | | 106 | 462 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 99 | Dick May | Hollar Auto Parts | Running | | 0 | 461 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 100 | 437 | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Running | | 97 | 420 | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Rear Gear | | 94 | 385 | 0 |
| 24 | 2 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | Engine | | 96 | 344 | 62 |
| 25 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Accident | | 88 | 342 | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo Electronics | Accident | | 85 | 332 | 0 |
| 27 | 16 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Rahmoc Racing | Engine | | 82 | 308 | 0 |
| 28 | 18 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Mastin Pool Company | Engine | | 79 | 124 | 0 |
| 29 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine | | 76 | 118 | 0 |
| 30 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Engine | | 73 | 73 | 0 |
| 31 | 29 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Engine | | 70 | 45 | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Louise Smith Special | Engine | | 67 | 30 | 0 |
