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Winston 500 1980 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 31
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$274,550	Race Date:	May 4, 1980	Talladega Superspeedway
Margin of Victory:	3 FT	Race Duration:	2Hr 56Min	Talladega, Alabama
Lead Changes:	40	Average Speed:	170.481 MPH	2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:	42	No. of Cautions:	6 For 28 Laps	talladegasuperspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Buddy Baker B. Baker	Driver:	David Pearson D. Pearson	Oldsmobile:	9
Car No.:	#28 Oldsmobile	Car No.:	#1 Oldsmobile	Chevrolet:	6
Team:	Ranier Racing	Team:	Ellington Racing	Mercury:	4
Crew Chief:	Waddell Wilson	Crew Chief:		Dodge:	3
Laps Led:	61 of 188	Pole Speed:	197.704 MPH

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Official 1980 Winston 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	2	28	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Napa Regal Ride Shocks	185	188	61	Running
2	4	2	Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale Earnhardt	Mike Curb / Hodgdon	175	188	55	Running
3	1	1	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Hawaiian Tropic	170	188	21	Running
4	7	68	Lennie Pond L. PondLennie Pond	King Mountain Truck	165	187	1	Running
5	9	30	Tighe Scott T. ScottTighe Scott	Russ Togs	160	186	4	Running
6	3	11	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Busch	155	186	32	Running
7	20	66	Lake Speed L. Speed (R)Lake Speed	Dozie & Company	151	185	2	Running
8	6	27	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	Melling Tool Company	147	185	3	Running
9	31	7	Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick Brooks	Sanyo Electronics	138	184	0	Running
10	17	90	Jody Ridley J. Ridley (R)Jody Ridley	Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford	134	183	0	Running
11	32	14	Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet	130	181	0	Running
12	18	3	Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard Childress	CRC Chemicals	132	180	2	Running
13	42	48	James Hylton J. HyltonJames Hylton	Palatine Automotive	124	178	0	Running
14	34	73	Steve Moore S. MooreSteve Moore	Tuesday's Tavern	121	178	0	Running
15	35	82	Dick May D. MayDick May	Dick Brooks Honda	0	178	0	Running
16	40	64	Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda	115	176	0	Running
17	25	17	Roger Hamby R. HambyRoger Hamby	Kings Inn Daytona	112	173	0	Running
18	12	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales	109	166	0	Running
19	27	79	Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank Warren	Fellowship Baptist Church	106	158	0	Running
20	41	25	Ronnie Thomas R. ThomasRonnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria	103	156	0	Running
21	16	9	Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill Elliott	Elliott Racing	105	154	1	Ignition
22	15	4	Gary Baker G. BakerGary Baker	Waylon Jennings	0	145	0	Oil Pump
23	38	24	Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil Gordon	Sadler Motors / Smith Used Cars	94	137	0	Overheating
24	26	12	Buck Simmons B. SimmonsBuck Simmons	Kencoal	91	127	0	Running
25	37	2	Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie Allison	Halpern Racing	88	127	0	Oil Pump
26	39	19	John Anderson J. AndersonJohn Anderson	Belden Asphalt	85	120	0	Engine
27	5	21	Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil Bonnett	Purolator	87	99	5	Engine
28	22	40	Dick Skillen D. SkillenDick Skillen	Ulrich Racing	79	76	0	Engine
29	8	71	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	Buck Stove	81	72	1	Engine
30	33	74	Bobby Wawak B. WawakBobby Wawak	The Protector	73	58	0	Engine
31	10	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	STP	70	57	0	Engine
32	19	44	Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry Labonte	Stratagraph Incorporated	67	57	0	Engine
33	36	6	Marty Robbins M. RobbinsMarty Robbins	Marty Robbins Racing	64	54	0	Engine
34	14	51	Don Whittington D. WhittingtonDon Whittington	Sun Systems	61	46	0	Accident
35	23	75	Bill Elswick B. ElswickBill Elswick	Performer Boats	58	43	0	Engine
36	28	50	Bruce Hill B. HillBruce Hill	Global Heat Exchange	55	42	0	Engine
37	24	47	Harry Gant H. GantHarry Gant	Race Hill Farm	52	36	0	Engine
38	30	4	Phil Finney P. FinneyPhil Finney	Ashville Savings Bank	49	36	0	Engine
39	29	89	Jim Vandiver J. VandiverJim Vandiver	Vandiver Racing	46	33	0	Ignition
40	11	15	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb	43	28	0	Clutch
41	21	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating	40	19	0	Engine
42	13	88	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Gatorade	37	4	0	Camshaft
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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