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National 500 1980 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 31
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$286,710	Race Date:	Oct 5, 1980	Charlotte Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:	1.830 Seconds	Race Duration:	3Hr 42Min 18Sec.	Concord, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	43	Average Speed:	135.243 MPH	1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval
No. of Cars:	41	No. of Cautions:	8 For 44 Laps	charlottemotorspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt	Driver:	Buddy Baker B. Baker	Chevrolet:	9
Car No.:	#2 Chevrolet	Car No.:	#28 Buick	Buick:	6
Team:	Osterlund Racing	Team:	Ranier Racing	Mercury:	4
Crew Chief:	Doug Richert	Crew Chief:	Waddell Wilson	Dodge:	3
Laps Led:	148 of 334	Pole Speed:	165.634 MPH

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Official 1980 National 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	4	2	Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale Earnhardt	Mike Curb / Hodgdon	185	334	127	Running
2	3	11	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Busch	175	334	47	Running
3	1	28	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Napa Regal Ride Shocks	170	334	48	Running
4	2	22	Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky Rudd	LYF-TMY Buliding Supply	165	334	1	Running
5	11	12	Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie Allison	Ramey's Chevy City	155	333	0	Running
6	16	9	Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill Elliott	Melling Timing Components	150	332	0	Running
7	23	7	Lake Speed L. Speed (R)Lake Speed	Sanyo Electronics	146	330	0	Running
8	22	90	Jody Ridley J. Ridley (R)Jody Ridley	Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford	142	329	0	Running
9	36	42	Kyle Petty K. Petty (R)Kyle Petty	STP	138	328	0	Running
10	39	41	Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick Brooks	Billy Matthews Racing	134	328	0	Running
11	27	3	Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard Childress	CRC Chemicals	135	328	1	Running
12	21	40	Tim Richmond T. RichmondTim Richmond	Uno / Apache Stove	127	327	0	Running
13	34	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales	124	326	0	Running
14	25	16	Rusty Wallace R. WallaceRusty Wallace	Norton / Cam2 / Gould	121	325	0	Running
15	37	77	Kenny Hemphill K. HemphillKenny Hemphill	Warren Farbicating	118	325	0	Running
16	6	47	Harry Gant H. GantHarry Gant	Race Hill Farm	115	324	0	Running
17	15	82	Dick May D. MayDick May	Dick Brooks Honda	112	323	0	Running
18	5	88	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Gatorade	114	322	29	Engine
19	24	71	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	Buck Stove / Hudson Chevrolet	106	318	0	Running
20	41	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating	103	318	0	Running
21	32	19	James Hylton J. HyltonJames Hylton	Belden Asphalt	100	312	0	Running
22	20	64	Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda	97	307	0	Running
23	38	4	Connie Saylor C. SaylorConnie Saylor	Mitco	94	301	0	Running
24	33	24	Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil Gordon	South Hill Texaco	91	292	0	Running
25	14	2	Chuck Bown C. BownChuck Bown	Halpern Enterprises	88	271	0	Engine
26	29	79	Junior Miller J. MillerJunior Miller	Miller Roofing	85	259	0	Running
27	19	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	STP	87	252	1	Engine
28	35	17	Roger Hamby R. HambyRoger Hamby	Kings Inn Daytona	79	195	0	Valves
29	7	15	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb	81	190	35	Ball Joint
30	8	21	Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil Bonnett	Purolator	78	183	10	Accident
31	10	44	Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry Labonte	Apache Stove	75	183	11	Accident
32	30	6	Marty Robbins M. RobbinsMarty Robbins	M.C. Anderson Racing	67	171	0	Accident
33	9	27	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	Melling Tool Company	69	168	3	Accident
34	26	68	Lennie Pond L. PondLennie Pond	King Mountain Truck	61	168	0	Steering
35	18	75	John Anderson J. AndersonJohn Anderson	Rahmoc Racing	58	149	0	Steering
36	28	14	Sterling Marlin S. MarlinSterling Marlin	Buck Stove	0	138	0	Accident
37	12	62	Rick Wilson R. WilsonRick Wilson	Florida Equipment & Service	52	67	0	Engine
38	17	1	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Hawaiian Tropic	49	66	0	Ignition
39	13	96	Mike Miller M. MillerMike Miller	Dairyland Transport	46	53	0	Head Gasket
40	40	53	Slick Johnson S. Johnson (R)Slick Johnson	Johnson Racing	43	42	0	Camshaft
41	31	5	Jim Sauter J. SauterJim Sauter	Prototype Eng / Buck Stove	40	33	0	Engine
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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