| 1980 Old Dominion 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $125,500 | Race Date: | Sep 28, 1980 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.350 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 46Min 7Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 25 | Average Speed: | 69.654 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 31 | No. of Cautions: | 17 For 79 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #28 Chevrolet | Oldsmobile: | 6 | |||
| Team: | Osterlund Racing | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Dodge: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Doug Richert | Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Ford: | 3 | |||
| Laps Led: | 176 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 88.500 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 Old Dominion 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 7 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 176 |
| 2 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | Running | | 175 | 500 | 73 |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 51 |
| 4 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 160 | 499 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove / Hudson Chevrolet | Running | | 160 | 499 | 36 |
| 6 | 6 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Ramey's Chevy City | Running | | 155 | 499 | 36 |
| 7 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove | Running | | 146 | 497 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 142 | 496 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Running |  | 138 | 496 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 134 | 484 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford | Running | | 130 | 471 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 40 | Tim Richmond | Uno | Running | | 127 | 469 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | South Hill Texaco | Running | | 124 | 465 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 121 | 449 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 123 | 443 | 1 |
| 16 | 18 | 75 | John Anderson | Rahmoc Racing | Overheating |  | 115 | 396 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 79 | Junior Miller | Junior Miller Racing | Engine | | 112 | 349 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Sway Bar | | 109 | 330 | 0 |
| 19 | 4 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Engine |  | 106 | 319 | 0 |
| 20 | 31 | 7 | Lake Speed (R) | Sanyo Electronics | Rear Gear | | 103 | 314 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Engine | | 105 | 308 | 47 |
| 22 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Suspension | | 103 | 288 | 64 |
| 23 | 14 | 37 | Don Sprouse | Roger's Auto Leasing | Accident | | 94 | 239 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | 53 | Slick Johnson (R) | Johnson Racing | Oil Pump | | 91 | 215 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Accident | | 88 | 182 | 0 |
| 26 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Engine | | 85 | 135 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 42 | Kyle Petty (R) | STP | Rear Gear | | 82 | 113 | 0 |
| 28 | 9 | 68 | Lennie Pond | King Mountain Truck | Engine | | 84 | 96 | 16 |
| 29 | 30 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 76 | 42 | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | 45 | Jimmy Means | Iron Peddlers / Mcwhirter | Engine | | 73 | 35 | 0 |
| 31 | 24 | 29 | Dave Dion | Merrimack Lincoln-Mercury | Oil Pump | | 70 | 13 | 0 |
