| 1980 Winston 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $274,550 | Race Date: | May 4, 1980 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3 FT | Race Duration: | 2Hr 56Min | Lincoln, 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 with MDM | Team: | Ellington Racing | Mercury: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 3 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 61 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 197.704 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 Winston 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | Running |  | 185 | 188 | 61 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Running | | 175 | 188 | 55 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | David Pearson | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 170 | 188 | 21 |
| 4 | 7 | 68 | Lennie Pond | King Mountain Truck | Running | | 165 | 187 | 1 |
| 5 | 9 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running | | 160 | 186 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 155 | 186 | 32 |
| 7 | 20 | 66 | Lake Speed (R) | Dozie & Company | Running |  | 151 | 185 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 147 | 185 | 3 |
| 9 | 31 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo Electronics | Running | | 138 | 184 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Running |  | 134 | 183 | 0 |
| 11 | 32 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 130 | 181 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 132 | 180 | 2 |
| 13 | 42 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 124 | 178 | 0 |
| 14 | 34 | 73 | Steve Moore | Tuesday's Tavern | Running | | 121 | 178 | 0 |
| 15 | 35 | 82 | Dick May | Dick Brooks Honda | Running |  | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 16 | 40 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running |  | 115 | 176 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 112 | 173 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running | | 109 | 166 | 0 |
| 19 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Fellowship Baptist Church | Running | | 106 | 158 | 0 |
| 20 | 41 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Running |  | 103 | 156 | 0 |
| 21 | 16 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Elliott Racing | Ignition | | 105 | 154 | 1 |
| 22 | 15 | 4 | Gary Baker | Waylon Jennings | Oil Pump | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 23 | 38 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Sadler Motors / Smith Used Cars | Overheating | | 94 | 137 | 0 |
| 24 | 26 | 12 | Buck Simmons | Kencoal | Running | | 91 | 127 | 0 |
| 25 | 37 | 2 | Donnie Allison | Halpern Racing | Oil Pump | | 88 | 127 | 0 |
| 26 | 39 | 19 | John Anderson | Belden Asphalt | Engine | | 85 | 120 | 0 |
| 27 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Engine | | 87 | 99 | 5 |
| 28 | 22 | 40 | Dick Skillen | Ulrich Racing | Engine | | 79 | 76 | 0 |
| 29 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove | Engine | | 81 | 72 | 1 |
| 30 | 33 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | The Protector | Engine | | 73 | 58 | 0 |
| 31 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 70 | 57 | 0 |
| 32 | 19 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Engine | | 67 | 57 | 0 |
| 33 | 36 | 6 | Marty Robbins | Marty Robbins Racing | Engine | | 64 | 54 | 0 |
| 34 | 14 | 51 | Don Whittington | Sun Systems | Accident | | 61 | 46 | 0 |
| 35 | 23 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Performer Boats | Engine | | 58 | 43 | 0 |
| 36 | 28 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Global Heat Exchange | Engine | | 55 | 42 | 0 |
| 37 | 24 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 52 | 36 | 0 |
| 38 | 30 | 4 | Phil Finney | Ashville Savings Bank | Engine | | 49 | 36 | 0 |
| 39 | 29 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Ignition | | 46 | 33 | 0 |
| 40 | 11 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Clutch | | 43 | 28 | 0 |
| 41 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Engine | | 40 | 19 | 0 |
| 42 | 13 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Camshaft | | 37 | 4 | 0 |
