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1980 Capital City 400


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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 24 of 31
Sunday, September 7, 1980 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a 0.542 mile paved track (216.800 miles)

Time of race: 2:43:10
Average speed: 79.722 mph
Pole speed: 93.466 mph
Cautions: 7 for 31 laps
Margin of victory: 2 sec
Attendance: 20000
Lead changes: 18

Glossary    1980 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1980 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 215   Bobby Allison Mike Curb / Hodgdon   (Bud Moore)Ford40017175running210185
2 943   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises)Chevrolet40013350running2175
3 768   Lennie Pond Kings Mountain Truck Plaza   (Jim Testa)Chevrolet4005150running0165
4 52   Dale Earnhardt Mike Curb / Hodgdon   (Rod Osterlund)Chevrolet3997575running39165
51190   Jody Ridley Truxmore / Sunny King   (Junie Donlavey)Ford3984710running0155
6 388   Darrell Waltrip Gatorade   (DiGard Racing)Chevrolet3975575running27155
7 871   Dave Marcis Hudson / Buck Stove   (Dave Marcis)Chevrolet3963260running0146
81444   Terry Labonte Apache Stove   (Billy Hagan)Chevrolet3954925running0142
92129   Dave Dion Merrimack Lincoln-Mercury   (Dave Dion)Ford3931410running0138
10 427   Benny Parsons Melling Tool   (M.C. Anderson)Chevrolet3924675running68139
11133   Richard Childress CRC Chemicals   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet3912640running6135
121967   Buddy Arrington Reid Trailer Sales   (Buddy Arrington)Dodge3882530running0127
131652   Jimmy Means Thompson Industries   (Jimmy Means)Chevrolet3832360running0124
142075   Bill Elswick Performer Boats   (Rahmoc Enterprises)Oldsmobile378965running0121
151037   Don Sprouse Rogers Auto Leasing   (Bob Rogers)Chevrolet378940running0118
162517   Roger Hamby Kings Inn Daytona   (Roger Hamby)Chevrolet3771965running0115
171848   James Hylton Palatine Automotive Parts   (James Hylton)Chevrolet3742080running0112
182224   Cecil Gordon South Hill Texaco   (Cecil Gordon)Oldsmobile3731895running0109
192364   Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley)Ford3591800running0106
20 647   Harry Gant Race Hill Farm   (Jack Beebe)Chevrolet3551875running1108
212977   Eddie Dickerson Reid Trailer Sales   (Buddy Arrington)Dodge339740running0100
221525   Ronnie Thomas Stone's Cafeteria   (Don Robertson)Chevrolet3231465battery097
231779   Junior Miller Miller Roofing   (Junior Miller)Chevrolet3071340rear end094
242445   Baxter Price Iron Peddlers / McWhirter   (Baxter Price)Chevrolet200940rear end091
251240   D.K. Ulrich Ulrich Racing   (D.K. Ulrich)Chevrolet162905transmission088
26 111   Cale Yarborough Busch   (Junior Johnson)Oldsmobile1455585cylinder head4790
272774   Bobby Wawak Wawak Racing   (Bobby Wawak)Chevrolet140615rocker arm082
282661   Bub Strickler Duro-Bond   (Jim Norris)Chevrolet63615engine0 
292870   J.D. McDuffie Bailey Excavating   (J.D. McDuffie)Chevrolet44815cylinder head076

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Cale Yarborough14646
  Richard Childress47515
  Darrell Waltrip52521
  Richard Childress53531
  Darrell Waltrip54596
  Cale Yarborough60601
  Harry Gant61611
  Darrell Waltrip628120
  Bobby Allison8213251
  Dale Earnhardt13315826
  Richard Petty1591591
  Dale Earnhardt1601656
  Bobby Allison16618116
  Dale Earnhardt1821887
  Bobby Allison18920315
  Benny Parsons20427168
  Bobby Allison27229726
  Richard Petty2982981
  Bobby Allison299400102

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Dale Earnhardt 3626    
2   Richard Petty 3515   -111  
3   Cale Yarborough 3453   -173  
4   Benny Parsons 3398   -228  
5   Darrell Waltrip 3302   -324  
6   Bobby Allison 3274   -352  
7   Jody Ridley 2997   -629  
8   Richard Childress 2967   -659  
9   Harry Gant 2907   -719  
10   Terry Labonte 2858   -768  
11   Dave Marcis 2802   -824  
12   James Hylton 2641   -985  
13   Buddy Arrington 2595   -1031  
14   Ronnie Thomas 2410   -1216  
15   Jimmy Means 2368   -1258  
16   J.D. McDuffie 2307   -1319  
17   Cecil Gordon 2221   -1405  
18   Tommy Gale 2164   -1462  
19   Neil Bonnett 2083   -1543  
20   Roger Hamby 1967   -1659  
21   Buddy Baker 1836   -1790