| 1980 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $230,600 | Race Date: | Sep 1, 1980 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 4Hr 21Min 5Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 28 | Average Speed: | 115.210 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 14 For 79 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #44 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Mercury: | 6 | |||
| Team: | Hagan Racing | Team: | DiGard Racing | Ford: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Dodge: | 3 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 2 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 153.838 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove | Running |  | 180 | 367 | 2 |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | David Pearson | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 175 | 367 | 30 |
| 3 | 9 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 170 | 367 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 165 | 367 | 72 |
| 5 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Running |  | 160 | 367 | 23 |
| 6 | 12 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Running |  | 155 | 366 | 2 |
| 7 | 8 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Running | | 151 | 366 | 27 |
| 8 | 14 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove / Hudson Chevrolet | Running | | 142 | 365 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 143 | 365 | 2 |
| 10 | 21 | 41 | Dick Brooks | Hayes Jewelers | Running | | 134 | 364 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 75 | Chuck Bown | Rahmoc Racing | Running | | 130 | 364 | 0 |
| 12 | 26 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 127 | 362 | 1 |
| 13 | 27 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 124 | 360 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 355 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 53 | Slick Johnson (R) | Johnson Racing | Running | | 118 | 355 | 0 |
| 16 | 33 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries | Running | | 115 | 353 | 0 |
| 17 | 32 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 112 | 353 | 0 |
| 18 | 40 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 109 | 351 | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | South Hill Texaco | Running |  | 106 | 348 | 0 |
| 20 | 38 | 82 | Ferrel Harris | Dick Brooks Honda | Running | | 0 | 342 | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 100 | 342 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Running | | 97 | 339 | 0 |
| 23 | 29 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Engine | | 94 | 339 | 0 |
| 24 | 34 | 65 | Ralph Jones | Spohn's Body Shop | Running | | 91 | 334 | 0 |
| 25 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Timing Chain | | 98 | 329 | 196 |
| 26 | 4 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | Engine | | 90 | 324 | 4 |
| 27 | 17 | 66 | Lake Speed (R) | Lake Speed Racing | Running | | 82 | 316 | 0 |
| 28 | 36 | 9 | Dick May | Pokey's Of Doylestown | Engine |  | 79 | 304 | 0 |
| 29 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 76 | 277 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Steering | | 73 | 271 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Accident | | 70 | 266 | 0 |
| 32 | 7 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Ramey's Chevy City | Overheating | | 67 | 237 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales | Oil Pump | | 69 | 236 | 1 |
| 34 | 16 | 7 | Ricky Rudd | Sanyo Electronics | Steering | | 61 | 201 | 0 |
| 35 | 41 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Clutch | | 58 | 151 | 0 |
| 36 | 28 | 19 | John Anderson | Belden Asphalt | Engine | | 55 | 127 | 0 |
| 37 | 39 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Accident | | 52 | 111 | 0 |
| 38 | 23 | 93 | Don Whittington | Sun Systems | Valves | | 49 | 87 | 0 |
| 39 | 37 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Louise Smith Special | | 46 | 56 | 0 | |
| 40 | 18 | 68 | Lennie Pond | U.S. Army | Engine | | 43 | 31 | 0 |
| 41 | 20 | 77 | Kenny Hemphill | Warren Fabricating | Engine | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
