1980 Daytona 500

Race 2 of 31

Daytona
200 laps
Time of race: 2:48:55
Average speed of winner: 177.602 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 29 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 15 laps
Lap leaders: Baker pole, D. Allison 1-2, Baker 3-13, Bonnett 14, Baker 15-33, Yarborough 34-35, Petty 36-38, Baker 39-47, Bonnett 48-51, Petty 52, Bonnett 53, Baker 54-56, Yarborough 57, Bonnett 58-59, Earnhardt 60, Yarborough 61-67, Earnhardt 68-69, Yarborough 70-83, Earnhardt 84, B. Allison 85-87, Baker 88-108, Earnhardt 109, B. Allison 110, Baker 111-145, Earnhardt 146, B. Allison 147-151, Earnhardt 152-154, Baker 155-180, Earnhardt 181, Baker 182-200

Race notes: Finale for Bill Whittington. Dale Earnhardt took the points lead from Darrell Waltrip.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Buddy Baker	28	NAPA/Regal Ride	Oldsmobile	Ranier	Wilson	194.009	200	8	143	running	102175	185
2	9	Bobby Allison	15	Mike Curb/Hodgdon	Ford	Moore	Moore		200	3	9	running	54450	175
3	3	Neil Bonnett	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		199	4	8	accident	51100	170
4	32	Dale Earnhardt	2	Mike Curb/Hodgdon	Oldsmobile	Osterlund	Elder		199	7	10	running	36350	165
5	14	Benny Parsons	27	Melling Tool Company	Oldsmobile	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		197	0	0	running	32375	155
6	17	Terry Labonte	44	Stratagraph	Oldsmobile	Hagan			197	0	0	running	26475	150
7	2	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Oldsmobile	Ellington	Pittman		195	1	2	running	35160	151
8	36	Sterling Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			194	0	0	running	17810	142
9	12	Lennie Pond	75	Burger King	Buick	RahMoc	Rahilly		194	0	0	running	18000	138
10	27	Jody Ridley	90	Truxmore/Sunny King Ford	Mercury	Donlavey			194	0	0	running	20305	134
11	18	Janet Guthrie	82	Texaco Star	Chevrolet	Osterlund			193	0	0	running	13925	130
12	24	Bill Elliott	9	Knutson's RV	Mercury	George Elliott	Elliott		192	0	0	running	12390	127
13	22	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Oldsmobile	Childress			190	0	0	running	13540	124
14	39	Slick Johnson	53	Johnson	Chevrolet	J.D. Johnson			189	0	0	running	9055	121
15	26	Jimmy Means	52	Mr. Transmission	Buick	Means			188	0	0	running	11310	118
16	23	Don Whittington	17	Kings Inn Daytona	Chevrolet	Hamby			187	0	0	running	9510	115
17	28	Joe Booher	74	Booher Farms	Buick	Wawak			186	0	0	running	7920	0
18	6	John Anderson	33	Draime Race Engines	Oldsmobile	Draime			183	0	0	vibration	9135	109
19	5	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		183	4	24	running	17150	111
20	29	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			176	0	0	running	7340	103
21	19	Cecil Gordon	24	Sadler Motors/Smith Used Cars	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			176	0	0	running	6425	100
22	13	Dave Marcis	71	Buck Stove/Hudson Transmissions	Oldsmobile	Marcis			174	0	0	running	6285	97
23	20	Bill Schmitt	73	Olympus Mahogany Hot Tubs	Oldsmobile	Schmitt			172	0	0	cylinder head	5120	99
24	38	Bill Elswick	05	RahMoc Racing	Oldsmobile	RahMoc			161	0	0	engine	3515	91
25	4	Richard Petty	43	STP	Oldsmobile	Petty	Inman		157	2	4	clutch	15100	93
26	37	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Oldsmobile	Hylton			155	0	0	running	4155	85
27	25	J.D. McDuffie	19	Belden Asphalt	Buick	Henley Gray			150	0	0	piston	4290	82
28	34	John Utsman	00	Kingsport Speedway	Chevrolet	Ed Whitaker			149	0	0	running	2695	79
29	33	Ronnie Thomas	25	Stone's Cafeteria	Buick	Don Robertson			134	0	0	engine	3080	76
30	21	Kevin Housby	8	Taylor & Martin/Marina Inn	Oldsmobile	Taylor and Martin			80	0	0	engine	3150	73
31	11	A.J. Foyt	51	Valvoline/Gilmore	Oldsmobile	Foyt		195.020	69	0	0	vibration	3575	70
32	42	Bill Whittington	40	Jim Morrison	Buick	Ulrich			66	0	0	head gasket	2985	67
33	35	Bruce Hill	50	Global Heat Exchange	Oldsmobile	Ballard			57	0	0	engine	1725	64
34	8	Joe Millikan	72	Hayes Jewelers	Oldsmobile	L.G. DeWitt			52	0	0	engine	8800	61
35	15	Chuck Bown	68	King Mountain Truck	Oldsmobile	Testa			50	0	0	clutch	3350	58
36	41	Dick Brooks	7	Sanyo Electronics	Oldsmobile	Malloch			44	0	0	axle	3080	55
37	40	Jim Vandiver	89	O.L. Nixon	Oldsmobile	O.L. Nixon			38	0	0	transmission	2215	52
38	30	Jim Hurlbert	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			33	0	0	clutch	2950	49
39	16	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Buick	Ballard	Hyde		24	0	0	push rod	2900	46
40	7	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Oldsmobile	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		20	0	0	engine	8750	43
41	31	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			17	0	0	engine	2230	40
42	10	Harry Gant	47	Race Hill Farm	Oldsmobile	Jack Beebe			15	0	0	oil pressure	3025	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	335	2	0	0	2	2
2	Terry Labonte	296	2	0	0	0	2
3	Bobby Allison	284	2	0	0	1	1
4	Richard Childress	274	2	0	0	0	1
5	Richard Petty	263	2	0	0	1	1
6	Bill Schmitt	254	2	0	0	1	1
7	Jody Ridley	249	2	0	0	0	1
8	Neil Bonnett	231	2	0	0	1	1
9	Darrell Waltrip	228	2	1	1	1	1
10	Joe Millikan	221	2	0	0	1	1
11	Benny Parsons	219	2	0	0	1	1
12	Jimmy Means	218	2	0	0	0	0
13	James Hylton	215	2	0	0	0	0
14	Dave Marcis	214	2	0	0	0	0
15	Ronnie Thomas	210	2	0	0	0	1
16	Cale Yarborough	210	2	0	0	0	0
17	J.D. McDuffie	200	2	0	0	0	0
18	Buddy Baker	185	1	1	1	1	1
19	Harry Gant	164	2	0	0	0	0
20	Buddy Arrington	161	2	0	0	0	0
21	Dick Brooks	152	2	0	0	0	0
22	Donnie Allison	151	1	0	0	0	1
23	Sterling Marlin	142	1	0	0	0	1
24	Lennie Pond	138	1	0	0	0	1
25	Janet Guthrie	130	1	0	0	0	0