| 1980 CRC Chemicals 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $143,350 | Race Date: | Sep 14, 1980 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .470 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 18Min 34Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 29 | Average Speed: | 116.024 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 39 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Mercury: | 6 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Ford: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Dodge: | 3 | |||
| Laps Led: | 264 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 137.583 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 CRC Chemicals 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 264 |
| 2 | 10 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 175 | 500 | 140 |
| 3 | 3 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | Running | | 170 | 500 | 16 |
| 4 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 165 | 499 | 30 |
| 5 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 160 | 499 | 1 |
| 6 | 8 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Running |  | 155 | 499 | 5 |
| 7 | 13 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Ramey's Chevy City | Running | | 151 | 498 | 34 |
| 8 | 5 | 68 | Lennie Pond | King Mountain Truck | Running | | 143 | 493 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Running |  | 138 | 491 | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Carl Shelton Construction | Running | | 134 | 489 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 7 | Lake Speed (R) | Sanyo Electronics | Running | | 130 | 488 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove / Hudson Chevrolet | Running | | 127 | 486 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Halls Racing | Running |  | 124 | 485 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 29 | Dave Dion | Merrimack Lincoln-Mercury | Running | | 121 | 481 | 0 |
| 15 | 32 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | South Hill Texaco | Running |  | 118 | 472 | 0 |
| 16 | 38 | 74 | Joe Booher | Booher Farms | Running | | 0 | 469 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 117 | 468 | 4 |
| 18 | 33 | 45 | Joel Stowe | Iron Peddlers | Running | | 109 | 460 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 106 | 455 | 0 |
| 20 | 18 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 103 | 453 | 0 |
| 21 | 36 | 80 | John Callis | Bo Law Automotive | Running | | 100 | 449 | 0 |
| 22 | 40 | 97 | Eddie Dickerson | Reid Trailer Sales | Running | | 97 | 448 | 0 |
| 23 | 24 | 75 | Kyle Petty (R) | Rahmoc Racing / STP | Running | | 94 | 416 | 0 |
| 24 | 35 | 99 | Dick May | Booher Farms | Valves | | 0 | 415 | 0 |
| 25 | 34 | 9 | Frank Warren | Countain Press | Engine | | 0 | 405 | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Ring Enterprises | Engine | | 85 | 403 | 0 |
| 27 | 19 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries | Engine | | 82 | 386 | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove | Rear Gear | | 79 | 357 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 79 | Junior Miller | Junior Miller Roofing | Valves | | 76 | 336 | 0 |
| 30 | 7 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Cylinder Head | | 78 | 264 | 1 |
| 31 | 17 | 40 | Tim Richmond | Uno | Oil Pump | | 70 | 258 | 0 |
| 32 | 23 | 19 | John Anderson | Belden Asphalt | Accident | | 67 | 248 | 0 |
| 33 | 20 | 77 | Kenny Hemphill | Warren Fabrication | Engine | | 0 | 179 | 4 |
| 34 | 9 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | | 66 | 151 | 1 | |
| 35 | 39 | 61 | Bub Strickler | Duro Bond | Engine | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine | | 55 | 115 | 0 |
| 37 | 14 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Engine | | 52 | 66 | 0 |
| 38 | 25 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Engine | | 49 | 65 | 0 |
| 39 | 30 | 4 | Bob Riley | Atlantic Interstate Messengers | | 0 | 55 | 0 | |
| 40 | 37 | 1 | Steve Gray | Belden Asphalt | Head Gasket |  | 0 | 35 | 0 |
