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1980 Winston Western 500 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 31 Sunday, January 13, 1980 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA 119 laps on a 2.620 mile road course (311.780 miles) Time of race: 3:16:58 Average speed: 94.974 mph Pole speed: 113.404 mph Cautions: 2 for 30 laps Margin of victory: 2.97 sec Attendance: 22000 Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1980 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1980 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 2 5 2   Dale Earnhardt Mike Curb / Hodgdon   (Rod Osterlund) Chevrolet 119 19400 running 0 170 6 13 3   Richard Childress CRC Chemicals   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 118 5280 running 0 150 22 11 7   Dick Brooks Sanyo   (Nelson Malloch) Chevrolet 104 2150 sway bar 0 97 35 29 08   Rick McCray Rick McCray Buick 34 500 engine 0 58 11 22 8   James Hylton G.W. Dickinson   (James Hylton) Chevrolet 115 3720 running 0 130 23 2 11   Cale Yarborough Busch   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 103 5530 engine 41 99 19 24 13   Don Puskarich Matt Puskarich Chevrolet 109 1250 running 0 106 18 4 15   Bobby Allison Mike Curb / Hodgdon   (Bud Moore) Ford 109 5750 engine 0 109 30 25 18   Randy Ogden Jack Ogden Chevrolet 73 755 engine 0 73 20 31 19   Vince Giamformaggio Belden Asphalt   (Henley Gray) Chevrolet 109 2260 running 0 103 34 27 21   Neil Bonnett Purolator   (Wood Brothers) Mercury 35 1050 oil line 0 61 29 32 24   Lake Speed Reliable RV   (Cecil Gordon) Oldsmobile 79 1305 engine 0 76 10 14 25   Ronnie Thomas Stone's Cafeteria   (Don Robertson) Chevrolet 116 4190 running 0 134 33 8 27   Benny Parsons Melling Tool   (M.C. Anderson) Chevrolet 52 5050 transmission 0 64 25 23 37   Chuck Wahl Excel Trailer   (DuWayne Wahl) Chevrolet 88 1005 running 0 88 8 28 40   Bill Whittington Midwestern Farm Lines   (D.K. Ulrich) Chevrolet 117 4400 running 0   3 3 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Chevrolet 119 15100 running 13 170 7 15 44   Terry Labonte Stratagraph   (Billy Hagan) Chevrolet 118 4810 running 0 146 13 34 45   Roy Smith Iron Peddlers   (Baxter Price) Chevrolet 114 1700 running 0 124 36 19 47   Chuck Bown J & S Trucking Chevrolet 30 500 engine 0 55 28 7 48   Dan Gurney Lubri-Lon / Theodore Racing   (Rod Osterlund) Chevrolet 79 1105 transmission 0   21 37 52   Jimmy Means Mr. Transmission   (Jimmy Means) Chevrolet 108 2185 running 0 100 9 26 55   Don Whittington Warner / Curb   (DiGard Racing) Chevrolet 117 2300 running 0   27 36 57   Steve Pfeifer Don Guy Chevrolet 82 905 running 0 82 14 16 67   Buddy Arrington Switzer Construction   (Buddy Arrington) Dodge 114 3260 running 0 121 15 17 70   J.D. McDuffie Bailey Excavating   (J.D. McDuffie) Chevrolet 113 3050 running 0 118 17 6 71   Dave Marcis Hudson Transmission   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 112 2630 running 9 117 4 9 72   Joe Millikan DeWitt Trucking   (L.G. DeWitt) Chevrolet 119 10200 running 0 160 5 10 73   Bill Schmitt Shasta County Bank   (Bill Schmitt) Oldsmobile 119 7455 running 0 155 12 20 75   Harry Gant Rahmoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 115 1800 running 0 127 24 21 78   Jim Robinson San-Val Supply   (A.J. Kurten) Chevrolet 103 1580 running 0 91 32 30 79   Dick May Native Tan   (Frank Warren) Dodge 71 1150 oil pump 0 67 31 18 81   John Borneman Borneman Plastering   (John Borneman) Chevrolet 72 700 transmission 0 70 1 1 88   Darrell Waltrip Gatorade   (DiGard Racing) Chevrolet 119 24700 running 56 185 16 35 90   Jody Ridley Truxmore / Sunny King   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 113 3340 running 0 115 26 12 93   Hershel McGriff Bigelow Paint   (Robert Palmer) Dodge 82 955 engine 0 85 37 33 97   Bill Osborne Ivan Baldwin Chevrolet 20 500 rear end 0 52

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 38 Gary Matthews 91 Brusuelas Ivan Baldwin Chevrolet 39 Dick Whalen 6 GR Metals Betty Whalen Chevrolet 40 Gene Thonesen 77 Thonesen Racing Gene Thonesen Chevrolet 41 St. James Davis 22 LaDonna Davis Dodge WD Tim Williamson 5 Jerry Cracker Oldsmobile Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 26 26   rain   27 81 55     82 85 4   #24 off course   86 119 34       Percent of race run under caution: 25.2%             Average green flag run: 44.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Darrell Waltrip 1 35 35   Cale Yarborough 36 56 21   Dave Marcis 57 65 9   Richard Petty 66 78 13   Cale Yarborough 79 98 20   Darrell Waltrip 99 119 21 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Darrell Waltrip 185     2   Dale Earnhardt 170   -15   2   Richard Petty 170   -15   4   Joe Millikan 160   -25   5   Bill Schmitt 155   -30   6   Richard Childress 150   -35   7   Terry Labonte 146   -39   8   Ronnie Thomas 134   -51   9   James Hylton 130   -55   10   Harry Gant 127   -58   11   Roy Smith 124   -61   12   Buddy Arrington 121   -64   13   J.D. McDuffie 118   -67   14   Dave Marcis 117   -68   15   Jody Ridley 115   -70   16   Bobby Allison 109   -76   17   Don Puskarich 106   -79   18   Vince Giamformaggio 103   -82   19   Jimmy Means 100   -85   20   Cale Yarborough 99   -86   21   Dick Brooks 97   -88