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1980 National 500


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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 28 of 31
Sunday, October 5, 1980 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:42:18
Average speed: 135.243 mph
Pole speed: 165.634 mph
Cautions: 8 for 44 laps
Margin of victory: 1.83 sec
Attendance: 70000
Lead changes: 43

Glossary    1980 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1980 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
3 128   Buddy Baker NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks   (Harry Ranier)Buick33421850running48170
4 222   Ricky Rudd LYF-TMY Building Supply   (Al Rudd)Chevrolet33415350running1165
2 311   Cale Yarborough Busch   (Junior Johnson)Chevrolet33430200running47175
1 42   Dale Earnhardt Mike Curb / Hodgdon   (Rod Osterlund)Chevrolet33449050running148185
18 588   Darrell Waltrip Gatorade   (DiGard Racing)Chevrolet3228050engine29114
16 647   Harry Gant Race Hill Farm   (Jack Beebe)Chevrolet3245905running0115
29 715   Bobby Allison Mike Curb / Hodgdon   (Bud Moore)Mercury1906075ball joint3581
30 821   Neil Bonnett Purolator   (Wood Brothers)Mercury1832100crash1078
33 927   Benny Parsons Melling Tool   (M.C. Anderson)Chevrolet1686185crash369
311044   Terry Labonte Apache Stove   (Billy Hagan)Chevrolet1835975crash1175
51112   Donnie Allison Ramey's Chevy City   (Kennie Childers)Chevrolet3338400running0155
371262   Rick Wilson Florida Equipment & Service   (Rick Wilson)Chevrolet671425engine052
391396   Mike Miller Dairyland Transportation   (Mike Miller)Ford531405head gasket046
251402   Chuck Bown Halpern Enterprises   (Joel Halpern)Chevrolet2711750engine088
171582   Dick May Dick Brooks Honda   (Ferrel Harris)Dodge3233700running0112
6169   Bill Elliott Melling Timing Components   (George Elliott)Mercury3326300running0150
38171   David Pearson Hawaiian Tropic   (Hoss Ellington)Chevrolet66910ignition049
351875   John Anderson Rahmoc EnterprisesChevrolet149955steering058
271943   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises)Chevrolet2527375engine187
222064   Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley)Ford3072915running097
122140   Tim Richmond UNO / Apache Stove   (D.K. Ulrich)Chevrolet3276095running0127
82290   Jody Ridley Truxmore / Sunny King   (Junie Donlavey)Mercury3297625running0142
7237   Lake Speed Sanyo   (Nelson Malloch)Chevrolet33021225running0146
192471   Dave Marcis Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission   (Dave Marcis)Oldsmobile3184995running0106
142516   Rusty Wallace Norton / CAM2 / Gould   (Roger Penske)Chevrolet3258610running0121
342668   Lennie Pond Kings Mountain Truck Plaza   (Jim Testa)Chevrolet168970steering061
11273   Richard Childress CRC Chemicals   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet32813805running1135
362814   Sterling Marlin Buck Stove   (H.B. Cunningham)Chevrolet138940crash0 
262979   Junior Miller Miller Roofing   (Junior Miller)Chevrolet2592315running085
32306   Marty Robbins M.C. Anderson   (M.C. Anderson)Chevrolet1711000crash067
413105   Jim Sauter Prototype Engines / Buck Stove   (Rahmoc Enterprises)Chevrolet33900engine040
213219   James Hylton Belden Asphalt   (Henley Gray)Chevrolet3123425running0100
243324   Cecil Gordon South Hill Texaco   (Cecil Gordon)Oldsmobile2922400running091
133467   Buddy Arrington Reid Trailer Sales   (Buddy Arrington)Dodge3265885running0124
283517   Roger Hamby Kings Inn Daytona   (Roger Hamby)Chevrolet1951730valve079
93642   Kyle Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises)Chevrolet3284310running0138
153777   Kenny Hemphill Warren Fabricating   (John Rebhan)Chevrolet3253360running0118
23384   Connie Saylor Mitco   (G.C. Spencer)Chevrolet3011400running094
103941   Dick Brooks Billy MatthewsChevrolet3284210running0134
404053   Slick Johnson Johnson Racing   (J.D. Johnson)Chevrolet42900cam043
204170   J.D. McDuffie Bailey Excavating   (J.D. McDuffie)Chevrolet3184735running0103

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
166  
793   #15,22 spun turn 4 
103324  
34374   #05,4,62 accident turn 4 
38142105  
1431464   #14 accident turn 4 
1471482  
1491524   #47 accident turn 2 
15317018  
1711744   #27,68,88 accident turn 2 
1751762  
1771804   #6 lost wheel 
1811844  
1851928   #02,9,15,21,43,44 accident turn 4 
19321018  
21122313   rain 
224334111  
  Percent of race run under caution: 13.2%             Average green flag run: 32.2 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Buddy Baker111
  Ricky Rudd221
  Buddy Baker342
  Darrell Waltrip551
  Dale Earnhardt6127
  Darrell Waltrip13142
  Neil Bonnett15162
  Dale Earnhardt17182
  Darrell Waltrip19191
  Dale Earnhardt20223
  Darrell Waltrip23231
  Dale Earnhardt24241
  Buddy Baker25251
  Darrell Waltrip26349
  Richard Petty35351
  Richard Childress36361
  Cale Yarborough37426
  Darrell Waltrip435715
  Dale Earnhardt588629
  Bobby Allison87959
  Dale Earnhardt96961
  Benny Parsons97993
  Terry Labonte1001056
  Bobby Allison10613126
  Dale Earnhardt13214312
  Terry Labonte1441441
  Dale Earnhardt14515814
  Neil Bonnett1591613
  Dale Earnhardt1621621
  Neil Bonnett1631631
  Dale Earnhardt1641641
  Neil Bonnett1651684
  Dale Earnhardt1691713
  Terry Labonte1721754
  Cale Yarborough1761805
  Buddy Baker18119111
  Dale Earnhardt19220110
  Buddy Baker20222019
  Cale Yarborough2212266
  Buddy Baker22723711
  Dale Earnhardt23825417
  Cale Yarborough25528430
  Buddy Baker2852873
  Dale Earnhardt28833447

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Dale Earnhardt 4217    
2   Cale Yarborough 4102   -115  
3   Richard Petty 3951   -266  
4   Benny Parsons 3937   -280  
5   Darrell Waltrip 3881   -336  
6   Bobby Allison 3720   -497  
7   Jody Ridley 3553   -664  
8   Harry Gant 3433   -784  
9   Dave Marcis 3365   -852  
10   Richard Childress 3348   -869  
11   Terry Labonte 3304   -913  
12   James Hylton 3099   -1118  
13   Buddy Arrington 3070   -1147  
14   Ronnie Thomas 2741   -1476  
15   Cecil Gordon 2675   -1542  
16   Jimmy Means 2650   -1567  
17   J.D. McDuffie 2635   -1582  
18   Tommy Gale 2549   -1668  
19   Neil Bonnett 2422   -1795  
20   Roger Hamby 2367   -1850  
21   Buddy Baker 2351   -1866