| Virginia 500 1980 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 Virginia 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Gatorade |  | 185 | 500 | 303 | Running |
| 2 | 3 | 27 | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Melling Tool Company | | 175 | 500 | 5 | Running |
| 3 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty R. Petty | STP | | 170 | 500 | 72 | Running |
| 4 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Busch | | 165 | 500 | 58 | Running |
| 5 | 7 | 72 | Joe Millikan J. Millikan | Dewitt Trucking | | 155 | 496 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 6 | 21 | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Purolator |  | 150 | 495 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 17 | 90 | Jody Ridley J. Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford |  | 146 | 492 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 12 | 71 | Dave Marcis D. Marcis | Hudson Transmission | | 142 | 490 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 27 | 53 | Slick Johnson S. Johnson (R) | Western Sizzlin | | 138 | 490 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington B. Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales |  | 134 | 487 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 23 | 3 | Richard Childress R. Childress | CRC Chemicals | | 130 | 486 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 32 | 52 | Jimmy Means J. Means | Thompson Industries | | 127 | 485 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 11 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | | 124 | 484 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 28 | 79 | Junior Miller J. Miller | Warren Racing | | 121 | 478 | 0 | Engine |
| 15 | 15 | 42 | Kyle Petty K. Petty (R) | STP | | 118 | 478 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 20 | 12 | Buck Simmons B. Simmons | Ramey's Chevy City | | 115 | 474 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 24 | 24 | Cecil Gordon C. Gordon | Sadler Motors / Smith Used Cars |  | 112 | 466 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton J. Hylton | Palatine Automotive | | 109 | 466 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 31 | 45 | Baxter Price B. Price | Iron Peddlers / Mcwhirter | | 106 | 462 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 26 | 99 | Dick May D. May | Hollar Auto Parts | | 0 | 461 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 9 | 47 | Harry Gant H. Gant | Race Hill Farm | | 100 | 437 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 21 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas R. Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | | 97 | 420 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 13 | 44 | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | | 94 | 385 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 24 | 2 | 28 | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | | 96 | 344 | 62 | Engine |
| 25 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | | 88 | 342 | 0 | Accident |
| 26 | 10 | 7 | Dick Brooks D. Brooks | Sanyo Electronics | | 85 | 332 | 0 | Accident |
| 27 | 16 | 75 | Bill Elswick B. Elswick | Rahmoc Racing | | 82 | 308 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 18 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich D. Ulrich | Mastin Pool Company | | 79 | 124 | 0 | Engine |
| 29 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale T. Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | | 76 | 118 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | | 73 | 73 | 0 | Engine |
| 31 | 29 | 74 | Bobby Wawak B. Wawak | Wawak Racing | | 70 | 45 | 0 | Engine |
| 32 | 22 | 20 | Rick Newsom R. Newsom | Louise Smith Special | | 67 | 30 | 0 | Engine |
