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1980 Atlanta Journal 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 30 of 31
Sunday, November 2, 1980 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA
328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.216 miles)

Time of race: 3:48:19
Average speed: 131.19 mph
Pole speed: 165.62 mph

Cautions: 6 for 49 laps
Margin of victory: 2.01 sec
Attendance: 40000
Lead changes: 28

Glossary 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1980 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	12	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	328	31600	running	269	185
2	3	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	328	12600	running	9	175
3	13	2	Dale Earnhardt	Mike Curb / Hodgdon (Rod Osterlund)	Chevrolet	327	14700	running	1	170
4	10	28	Buddy Baker	NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks (Harry Ranier)	Buick	327	7050	running	14	165
5	11	44	Terry Labonte	Apache Stove (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	327	9850	running	4	160
6	25	90	Jody Ridley	Truxmore / Sunny King (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	326	9675	running	1	155
7	20	68	Lennie Pond	Kings Mountain Truck Plaza (Jim Testa)	Chevrolet	326	5000	running	0	146
8	27	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria (Don Robertson)	Chevrolet	323	7265	running	0	142
9	29	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	322	5995	running	10	143
10	24	40	Stan Barrett	Needham-Reynolds (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	321	5885	running	0
11	28	67	Buddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	320	4575	running	0	130
12	23	17	Roger Hamby	Kings Inn / Busch (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	319	3655	running	0	127
13	17	73	Steve Moore	Barnes Freight Lines (Willard Moore)	Chevrolet	318	1850	running	0	124
14	36	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	317	3745	running	0	121
15	19	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	313	3385	running	0	118
16	35	45	Charlie Chamblee	Ryan Homes (Baxter Price)	Buick	298	2825	running	0
17	30	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Chevrolet	289	2615	running	0	112
18	2	9	Bill Elliott	Melling Timing Components (George Elliott)	Mercury	268	1700	running	0	109
19	40	5	Clay Young	Baird & Trivette	Oldsmobile	265	1150	crash	0
20	37	52	Jimmy Means	Thompson Industries (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	264	2200	hub	0	103
21	15	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Chevrolet	256	7125	engine	1	105
22	16	71	Dave Marcis	Hudson / Buck Stove (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	255	1965	running	2	102
23	33	75	Joe Millikan	Rahmoc Enterprises	Chevrolet	224	850	cam	1	99
24	14	7	Lake Speed	Sanyo (Nelson Malloch)	Chevrolet	209	1905	flywheel	0	91
25	34	19	Cecil Gordon	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	Chevrolet	166	1860	hub	0	88
26	7	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade / DiGard (DiGard Racing)	Chevrolet	147	5210	overheating	1	90
27	21	4	Connie Saylor	Mitco (G.C. Spencer)	Chevrolet	131	1750	engine	1	87
28	18	96	Mike Miller	Dairyland Transportation (Mike Miller)	Ford	123	740	overheating	0	79
29	32	6	Tim Richmond	UNO / Howard Johnson's (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	110	730	clutch	0	76
30	39	46	Travis Tiller	Ring Enterprises (Travis Tiller)	Oldsmobile	104	720	radiator	0	73
31	5	1	David Pearson	Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington)	Oldsmobile	93	700	quit	0	70
32	6	27	Benny Parsons	Melling Tool (M.C. Anderson)	Chevrolet	71	5140	engine	0	67
33	22	77	John Anderson	Warren Fabricating (John Rebhan)	Chevrolet	52	1180	oil line	0	64
34	38	39	Blackie Wangerin	Wangerin Racing (Blackie Wangerin)	Mercury	51	670	valve	0	61
35	31	79	Junior Miller	Warren Racing (Junior Miller)	Chevrolet	50	1160	engine	0	58
36	9	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Chevrolet	17	1140	crash	0	55
37	4	12	Donnie Allison	Ramey's Chevy City (Kennie Childers)	Chevrolet	17	630	crash	0	52
38	1	15	Bobby Allison	Mike Curb / Hodgdon (Bud Moore)	Mercury	16	7420	crash	14	54
39	8	87	Gary Balough	Tri-City Aluminum (Billie Harvey)	Chevrolet	16	610	crash	0	46
40	26	80	John Callis	Bo Laws Automotive (John Callis)	Ford	15	600	engine	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Cecil Gordon	24	South Hill Texaco	Cecil Gordon	Oldsmobile

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Allison	1	3	3
Neil Bonnett	4	4	1
Bobby Allison	5	12	8
Darrell Waltrip	13	13	1
Bobby Allison	14	16	3
Buddy Baker	17	18	2
Richard Petty	19	19	1
Joe Millikan	20	20	1
Connie Saylor	21	21	1
Richard Childress	22	31	10
Buddy Baker	32	41	10
Cale Yarborough	42	73	32
Dave Marcis	74	75	2
Jody Ridley	76	76	1
Buddy Baker	77	77	1
Dale Earnhardt	78	78	1
Cale Yarborough	79	136	58
Buddy Baker	137	137	1
Cale Yarborough	138	197	60
Terry Labonte	198	198	1
Cale Yarborough	199	216	18
Neil Bonnett	217	222	6
Cale Yarborough	223	266	44
Terry Labonte	267	269	3
Cale Yarborough	270	309	40
Neil Bonnett	310	310	1
Cale Yarborough	311	311	1
Neil Bonnett	312	312	1
Cale Yarborough	313	328	16

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	4501
2	Cale Yarborough	4472	-29
3	Richard Petty	4182	-319
4	Darrell Waltrip	4141	-360
5	Benny Parsons	4098	-403
6	Jody Ridley	3863	-638
7	Bobby Allison	3859	-642
8	Harry Gant	3663	-838
9	Richard Childress	3642	-859
10	Terry Labonte	3624	-877
11	Dave Marcis	3622	-879
12	James Hylton	3358	-1143
13	Buddy Arrington	3327	-1174
14	Ronnie Thomas	3017	-1484
15	Cecil Gordon	2881	-1620
16	Jimmy Means	2877	-1624
17	J.D. McDuffie	2847	-1654
18	Tommy Gale	2770	-1731
19	Neil Bonnett	2690	-1811
20	Roger Hamby	2606	-1895
21	Buddy Baker	2603	-1898