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1980 Daytona 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 2 of 31
Sunday, February 17, 1980 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:48:55
Average speed: 177.602 mph
Pole speed: 194.009 mph

Cautions: 5 for 15 laps
Margin of victory: under caution
Attendance: 125000
Lead changes: 29

Glossary 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1980 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	28	Buddy Baker	NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks (Harry Ranier)	Oldsmobile	200	102175	running	143	185
2	9	15	Bobby Allison	Mike Curb / Hodgdon (Bud Moore)	Mercury	200	54450	running	9	175
3	3	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	199	51100	engine	8	170
4	32	2	Dale Earnhardt	Mike Curb / Hodgdon (Rod Osterlund)	Oldsmobile	199	36350	running	10	165
5	14	27	Benny Parsons	Melling Pumper (M.C. Anderson)	Oldsmobile	197	32375	running	0	155
6	17	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	197	26475	running	0	150
7	2	1	Donnie Allison	Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington)	Oldsmobile	195	35160	running	2	151
8	36	14	Sterling Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	Chevrolet	194	17810	running	0	142
9	12	75	Lennie Pond	Burger King (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Buick	194	18000	running	0	138
10	27	90	Jody Ridley	Truxmore / Sunny King (Junie Donlavey)	Mercury	194	20305	running	0	134
11	18	82	Janet Guthrie	Texaco Star (Rod Osterlund)	Chevrolet	193	13925	running	0	130
12	24	9	Bill Elliott	Knutsons RV (George Elliott)	Mercury	192	12390	running	0	127
13	22	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress)	Oldsmobile	190	13540	running	0	124
14	39	53	Slick Johnson	J.D. Johnson	Chevrolet	189	9055	running	0	121
15	26	52	Jimmy Means	Mr. Transmission (Jimmy Means)	Buick	188	11310	running	0	118
16	23	17	Don Whittington	Kings Inn Daytona (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	187	9510	running	0	115
17	28	74	Joe Booher	Booher Farms (Bobby Wawak)	Buick	186	7920	running	0
18	6	33	John Anderson	Draime Race Engines (Russ Draime)	Oldsmobile	183	9135	vibration	0	109
19	5	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch (Junior Johnson)	Oldsmobile	183	17150	running	24	111
20	29	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	176	7340	running	0	103
21	19	24	Cecil Gordon	Sadler Motors / Smith Used Cars (Cecil Gordon)	Oldsmobile	176	6425	running	0	100
22	13	71	Dave Marcis	Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission (Dave Marcis)	Oldsmobile	174	6285	running	0	97
23	20	73	Bill Schmitt	Olympus Mahogany Hot Tubs (Bill Schmitt)	Oldsmobile	172	5120	engine	0	94
24	38	05	Bill Elswick	Rahmoc Enterprises	Oldsmobile	161	3515	engine	0	91
25	4	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Oldsmobile	157	15100	clutch	4	93
26	37	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton)	Oldsmobile	155	4155	running	0	85
27	25	19	J.D. McDuffie	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	Buick	150	4290	engine	0	82
28	34	00	John Utsman	Kingsport Speedway (Ed Whitaker)	Chevrolet	149	2695	running	0	79
29	33	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria (Don Robertson)	Buick	134	3080	engine	0	76
30	21	8	Kevin Housby	Taylor & Martin / Marina Inn (Jack Housby)	Oldsmobile	80	3150	engine	0	73
31	11	51	A.J. Foyt	Valvoline / Gilmore (A.J. Foyt)	Oldsmobile	69	3575	quit	0	70
32	42	40	Bill Whittington	Jim Morrison (D.K. Ulrich)	Buick	66	2985	engine	0	67
33	35	50	Bruce Hill	Global Heat Exchanger (Walter Ballard)	Oldsmobile	57	1725	engine	0	64
34	8	72	Joe Millikan	Hayes Jewelers (L.G. DeWitt)	Oldsmobile	52	8800	engine	0	61
35	15	68	Chuck Bown	Kings Mountain Truck Plaza (Jim Testa)	Oldsmobile	50	3350	clutch	0	58
36	41	7	Dick Brooks	Sanyo (Nelson Malloch)	Oldsmobile	44	3080	axle	0	55
37	40	89	Jim Vandiver	O.L. Nixon	Oldsmobile	38	2215	transmission	0	52
38	30	79	Jim Hurlbert	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	33	2950	clutch	0	49
39	16	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs (Walter Ballard)	Buick	24	2900	engine	0	46
40	7	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (DiGard Racing)	Oldsmobile	20	8750	engine	0	43
41	31	67	Buddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	17	2230	engine	0	40
42	10	47	Harry Gant	Western Steer / Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Oldsmobile	15	3025	engine	0	37

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Gary Baker	4	Waylon Jennings	G.C. Spencer	Oldsmobile
	Phil Finney	04	Finney Racing	Phil Finney	Oldsmobile
	Sterling Marlin	5	The 5 Racers	Jim Stacy	Oldsmobile
	Frank Freda	08	Dotti's		Dodge
	Buck Simmons	12	Kencoal Mining	Kennie Childers	Oldsmobile
	Rick Newsom	20	Louise Smith	Rick Newsom	Oldsmobile
	Jim Hurtubise	29	Miller		Chevrolet
	Ricky Knotts	31	Knotts Racing	Richard A. Knotts	Oldsmobile
	Steve Peles	34	Peles Racing	Steve Peles	Oldsmobile
	Ricky Otts	38	Otts Racing	Buster Otts	Buick
	Blackie Wangerin	39	Wangerin Racing	Blackie Wangerin	Mercury
	Kyle Petty	42	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge
	Baxter Price	45	Iron Peddlers	Baxter Price	Oldsmobile
	Bill Green	49	Parker Racing		Oldsmobile
	Don Whittington	55	DiGard Racing	DiGard	Chevrolet
	Dick May	57	McClure Motor Co. Troy, PA	Alfred McClure	Ford
	Bob Riley	60		Joe May	Chevrolet
	Bub Strickler	61	Duro-Bond	Jim Norris	Oldsmobile
	Jocko Maggiacomo	63	Jocko's Racing	Jocko Maggiacomo	Oldsmobile
	Ralph Jones	65	Spohn's Body Shop	Ron Spohn	Ford
	Lake Speed	66	Speed Racing	Lake Speed	Chevrolet
	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	J.D. McDuffie	Buick
	Bob Switzer	77	Arrington Racing	Buddy Arrington	Dodge
	Terry Ryan	81	WAM Racing	Bill Monaghan	Oldsmobile
	Jerry Hansen	83			Oldsmobile
	Wayne Watercutter	85	Ward Racing Enterprises		Oldsmobile
DC	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet
DC	Roger Hamby	17	Kings Inn Daytona	Hamby Automotive	Chevrolet
DC	Bill Dennis	19	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Buick
DC	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Frank Warren	Dodge
WD	Randy Ogden	18		Jack Ogden	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	37	37
	38	41	4	#8,68 spun turn 2
	42	42	1
	43	45	3	#89 stalled turn 1
	46	47	2
	48	50	3	#7 brushed wall
	51	108	58
	109	112	4	#71,11 accident turn 4
	113	198	86
	199	200	2	#00 engine frontstretch
Percent of race run under caution: 8.0% Average green flag run: 36.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Donnie Allison	1	2	2
Buddy Baker	3	13	11
Neil Bonnett	14	14	1
Buddy Baker	15	33	19
Cale Yarborough	34	35	2
Richard Petty	36	38	3
Buddy Baker	39	47	9
Neil Bonnett	48	51	4
Richard Petty	52	52	1
Neil Bonnett	53	53	1
Buddy Baker	54	56	3
Cale Yarborough	57	57	1
Neil Bonnett	58	59	2
Dale Earnhardt	60	60	1
Cale Yarborough	61	67	7
Dale Earnhardt	68	69	2
Cale Yarborough	70	83	14
Dale Earnhardt	84	84	1
Bobby Allison	85	87	3
Buddy Baker	88	108	21
Dale Earnhardt	109	109	1
Bobby Allison	110	110	1
Buddy Baker	111	145	35
Dale Earnhardt	146	146	1
Bobby Allison	147	151	5
Dale Earnhardt	152	154	3
Buddy Baker	158	180	23
Dale Earnhardt	181	181	1
Buddy Baker	182	200	19

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	335
2	Terry Labonte	296	-39
3	Bobby Allison	284	-51
4	Richard Childress	274	-61
5	Richard Petty	263	-72
6	Bill Schmitt	249	-86
6	Jody Ridley	249	-86
8	Neil Bonnett	231	-104
9	Darrell Waltrip	228	-107
10	Joe Millikan	221	-114
11	Benny Parsons	219	-116
12	Jimmy Means	218	-117
13	James Hylton	215	-120
14	Dave Marcis	214	-121
15	Ronnie Thomas	210	-125
15	Cale Yarborough	210	-125
17	J.D. McDuffie	200	-135
18	Buddy Baker	185	-150
19	Harry Gant	164	-171
20	Buddy Arrington	161	-174
21	Dick Brooks	152	-183