| 1980 125 Mile Qualifying Race #1 NASCAR Cup Series | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $0 | Race Date: | Apr 17, 2026 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 6 FT | Race Duration: | 54Min 15Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 8 Among / 6 Drivers | Average Speed: | 138.250 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 34 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 11 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner and Pole Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Non-Points Race | ||||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #28 Oldsmobile | |||||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | |||||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | |||||
| Laps Led: | 7 of 50 | Pole Speed: | 194.099 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 125 Mile Qualifying Race #1 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers |  | 0 | 50 | 7 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson |  | 0 | 50 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Harry Ranier | | 0 | 50 | 29 | Running |
| 4 | 10 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard | | 0 | 50 | 1 | Running |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Bud Moore | | 0 | 50 | 1 | Running |
| 6 | 8 | 51 | A.J. Foyt | Foyt Enterprises | | 0 | 50 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 9 | 71 | Dave Marcis | | 0 | 50 | 11 | Running | |
| 8 | 16 | 68 | Chuck Bown | Jim Testa | | 0 | 50 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 6 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Billy Hagan | | 0 | 50 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 29 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | | 0 | 49 | 0 | Running | |
| 11 | 32 | 8 | Kevin Housby | Housby Racing |  | 0 | 48 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 17 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby Automotive | | 0 | 48 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 21 | 19 | Bill Dennis | Henley Gray |  | 0 | 48 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 18 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Junie Donlavey |  | 0 | 48 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Elmo Langley | | 0 | 48 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 33 | 65 | Ralph Jones | | 0 | 48 | 0 | Running | |
| 17 | 19 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch | | 0 | 47 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 20 | 81 | Terry Ryan | Bill Monaghan | | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 19 | 24 | 34 | Steve Peles | | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 20 | 22 | 85 | Wayne Watercutter | Ward Racing | | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 21 | 27 | 5 | Bill Elswick | | 0 | 29 | 0 | Accident | |
| 22 | 13 | 12 | Buck Simmons | Kennie Childers | | 0 | 25 | 0 | Accident |
| 23 | 11 | 0 | John Utsman | Ed Whitaker | | 0 | 25 | 0 | Accident |
| 24 | 31 | 4 | Phil Finney | | 0 | 25 | 0 | Accident | |
| 25 | 26 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Jocko's | | 0 | 25 | 0 | Accident |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Gary Baker | G.C. Spencer | | 0 | 24 | 0 | Accident |
| 27 | 14 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises |  | 0 | 24 | 0 | Accident |
| 28 | 7 | 55 | Don Whittington | DiGard | | 0 | 23 | 0 | Accident |
| 29 | 15 | 45 | Roy Smith | Baxter Price | | 0 | 23 | 0 | Accident |
| 30 | 28 | 40 | Bill Whittington | D.K. Ulrich | | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 31 | 3 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Rod Osterlund | | 0 | 7 | 1 | Engine |
| 32 | 26 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 33 | 23 | 20 | Rick Newsom | | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 34 | 35 | 60 | Bob Riley | Joe May | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 0 | 0 | Ricky Knotts | Knotts Racing | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
