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1980 Atlanta 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 5 of 31 Sunday, March 16, 1980 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA 328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.216 miles) Time of race: 3:42:32 Average speed: 134.808 mph Pole speed: 166.212 mph Cautions: 7 for 45 laps Margin of victory: 9.55 sec Attendance: 62500 Lead changes: 27 Glossary    1980 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1980 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Buddy Baker 28 Oldsmobile 32.965   166.212   2   Neil Bonnett 21 Mercury 33.392   164.087   3   Cale Yarborough 11 Chevrolet 33.468   163.714   4   Donnie Allison 1 Chevrolet 33.576   163.187   5   Ricky Rudd 40 Chevrolet 33.617   162.988   6   Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 33.657   162.795   7   Rusty Wallace 16 Chevrolet 33.657   162.795   8   Richard Petty 43 Chevrolet 33.671   162.727   9   Bobby Allison 15 Ford 33.683   162.669   10   Don Whittington 51 Oldsmobile 33.688   162.645   11   Darrell Waltrip 88 Chevrolet 33.721   162.486   12   Benny Parsons 27 Chevrolet 33.746   162.365   13   Terry Labonte 44 Chevrolet 33.774   162.231   14   Tighe Scott 30 Buick 33.874   161.752   15   Jody Ridley 90 Mercury 33.889   161.680   16   Harry Gant 47 Chevrolet 33.911   161.575   17   Buck Simmons 12 Chevrolet 33.948   161.399   18   Lennie Pond 75 Chevrolet 34.070   160.821   19   Tommy Gale 64 Ford 34.130   160.539   20   Joe Millikan 72 Chevrolet 34.172   160.341   21   Kevin Housby 8 Chevrolet 34.331   159.599   22   Roger Hamby 17 Chevrolet 34.332   159.594   23   Bill Elliott 9 Mercury 34.481   158.904   24   Dick Brooks 7 Chevrolet 34.497   158.831   25   Lake Speed 66 Chevrolet 34.516   158.743   26   Ronnie Thomas 25 Chevrolet 34.746   157.692   27   Slick Johnson 53 Chevrolet 34.752   157.665   28   Richard Childress 3 Chevrolet 34.776   157.556   29   Bruce Hill 50 Chevrolet 34.786   157.511   30   Jimmy Means 52 Chevrolet 34.844   157.249   31   Dale Earnhardt 2 Chevrolet 33.836   161.934   32   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 33.951   161.385   33   Ralph Jones 65 Ford 34.454   159.029   34   James Hylton 48 Chevrolet 34.539   158.638   35   Bobby Wawak 74 Buick 34.614   158.294   36   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 34.667   158.052   37   Randy Ogden 18 Chevrolet 34.815   157.380   38   Rick Newsom 20 Oldsmobile 34.825   157.335   39   Kyle Petty 42 Chevrolet 34.836   157.285   40   Baxter Price 45 Oldsmobile 34.880   157.087   41   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 34.917   156.920   42   Cecil Gordon 24 Oldsmobile 35.067   156.249   OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available