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L.A. Times 500 1980 NASCAR Cup Series Race 31 of 31
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$179,865	Race Date:	Nov 15, 1980	Ontario Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:	6.130 Seconds	Race Duration:	3Hr 51Min 46Sec.	Ontario, California
Lead Changes:	25	Average Speed:	129.441 MPH	2.5 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	42	No. of Cautions:	6 For 30 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Benny Parsons B. Parsons	Driver:	Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough	Chevrolet:	9
Car No.:	#27 Chevrolet	Car No.:	#11 Chevrolet	Mercury:	6
Team:	M.C. Anderson Racing	Team:	Junior Johnson and Assoc.	Ford:	4
Crew Chief:	David Ifft	Crew Chief:	Tim Brewer	Dodge:	3
Laps Led:	8 of 200	Pole Speed:	155.499 MPH

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Official 1980 L.A. Times 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	4	27	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	Melling Tool Company	180	200	8	Running
2	3	21	Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil Bonnett	Purolator	175	200	8	Running
3	1	11	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Busch	170	200	65	Running
4	5	15	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb	165	200	17	Running
5	2	2	Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans	160	200	3	Running
6	11	7	Lake Speed L. Speed (R)Lake Speed	Sanyo Electronics	150	199	0	Running
7	12	75	Joe Millikan J. MillikanJoe Millikan	Rahmoc Racing	146	199	0	Running
8	10	44	Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry Labonte	Apache Stove	142	198	0	Running
9	18	77	John Anderson J. AndersonJohn Anderson	Warren Fabricating	138	197	0	Running
10	21	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Hills Racing	134	196	0	Running
11	22	73	Bill Schmitt B. SchmittBill Schmitt	Fluro Cote / Old Milwaukee	130	196	0	Running
12	20	17	Glenn Jarrett G. JarrettGlenn Jarrett	Gardena Honda	127	195	0	Running
13	28	40	Stan Barrett S. BarrettStan Barrett	Needham-Reynolds	124	194	0	Running
14	31	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating	121	194	0	Running
15	16	71	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	Buck Stove / Hudson Chevrolet	123	192	9	Running
16	19	64	Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda	115	191	0	Running
17	27	24	Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil Gordon	Norm Pressley's Truck Center	112	191	0	Running
18	17	90	Jody Ridley J. Ridley (R)Jody Ridley	Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford	109	189	0	Running
19	35	8	Rick McCray R. McCrayRick McCray	Ken McCray	106	187	0	Running
20	36	38	Don Waterman D. WatermanDon Waterman	Edwards Auto Repair	103	186	0	Running
21	25	3	Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard Childress	CRC Chemicals	100	182	0	Running
22	39	74	Henry Jones H. JonesHenry Jones	Wawak Racing	0	178	0	Running
23	14	98	Hershel McGriff H. McGriffHershel McGriff	Olympia Beer	94	158	0	Ignition
24	30	48	James Hylton J. HyltonJames Hylton	Palatine Automotive	91	148	0	Engine
25	7	88	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Gatorade	98	145	90	Engine
26	38	49	Kevin Housby K. HousbyKevin Housby	Taylor Martin	0	133	0	Wheel Stud
27	33	93	Chuck Bown C. BownChuck Bown	10000 RPM Speed Equipment	0	120	0	Accident
28	37	78	Jim Robinson J. RobinsonJim Robinson	San Fernando Valley Lumber	79	103	0	Overheating
29	15	68	Lennie Pond L. PondLennie Pond	King Mountain Truck	76	99	0	Rear Gear
30	8	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	STP	73	97	0	Engine
31	34	52	Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy Means	Broadway Motors	70	94	0	Engine
32	29	33	Glenn Francis G. FrancisGlenn Francis	Excel Trailer	67	91	0	Engine
33	23	42	Kyle Petty K. Petty (R)Kyle Petty	STP	64	81	0	Engine
34	32	79	Joe Booher J. BooherJoe Booher	Harris Electric	0	78	0	Crankshaft
35	42	60	Glen Ward G. WardGlen Ward	Rogue Valley Spa	58	77	0	Crankshaft
36	13	45	Roy Smith R. SmithRoy Smith	Aircraft Standards	55	70	0	Valves
37	24	4	D.K. Ulrich D. UlrichD.K. Ulrich	Juarez Racing	0	55	0	Valves
38	26	25	Ronnie Thomas R. ThomasRonnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria	49	47	0	Brakes
39	9	12	Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie Allison	Ramey's Chevy City	46	31	0	Rear Gear
40	40	5	Joe Ruttman J. RuttmanJoe Ruttman	The 5 Racers Corporation	0	29	0	Transmission
41	6	47	Harry Gant H. GantHarry Gant	Race Hill Farm	40	16	0	Engine
42	41	13	Don Puskarich D. PuskarichDon Puskarich	Puskarich Racing	37	2	0	Engine
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