1980 Talladega 500

Race 20 of 31

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 2:59:47
Average speed of winner: 166.894 mph
Margin of victory: 6 car lengths
Lead changes: 36 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 25 laps
Lap leaders: Baker 1-14, Bonnett 15, Baker 16-25, Waltrip 26, Baker 27-29, Ridley 30, R. Petty 31, Baker 32-60, Yarborough 61-64, Pond 65, Yarborough 66-70, Waltrip 71, Earnhardt 72, Pearson 73-75, Earnhardt 76, Bonnett 77-89, D. Allison 90-96, Waltrip 97-101, R. Petty 102, Gant 103, Waltrip 104-109, D. Allison 110-113, Bonnett 114, Yarborough 115, R. Petty 116-118, Waltrip 119-121, Bonnett 122-150, Yarborough 151-153, Bonnett 154-155, Waltrip 156-164, Bonnett 165-166, Yarborough 167-169, Waltrip 170-173, Bonnett 174, Yarborough 175-183, Earnhardt 184, Bonnett 185-188

Race notes: Finale for Coo Coo Marlin. Only start for Harry Dinwiddie.

Video links: Finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Neil Bonnett	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		188	8	53	running	35675	180
2	3	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		188	6	25	running	20625	175
3	16	Dale Earnhardt	2	Mike Curb/Hodgdon	Oldsmobile	Osterlund	Richert		188	3	3	running	16975	170
4	8	Benny Parsons	27	Melling Tool Company	Oldsmobile	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		188	0	0	running	12125	160
5	15	Harry Gant	47	Race Hill Farm	Oldsmobile	Jack Beebe			188	1	1	running	9550	160
6	18	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Oldsmobile	Childress			185	0	0	running	8280	150
7	19	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Ford Sales	Mercury	George Elliott	Elliott		184	0	0	running	4215	146
8	22	Lake Speed	66	Winn-Dixie Inc.	Chevrolet	Speed			181	0	0	running	4165	142
9	39	Kyle Petty	42	STP	Chevrolet	Petty			181	0	0	running	3315	138
10	33	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Buick	Henley Gray			176	0	0	running	5810	134
11	7	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Oldsmobile	DiGard	Elder		174	7	29	engine	8815	135
12	38	Harry Dinwiddie	40	Colonial Bread	Buick	Ulrich			173	0	0	running	5250	127
13	37	Marty Robbins	6	Marty Robbins Racing	Dodge	Robbins			173	0	0	running	2765	0
14	30	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Oldsmobile	Hylton			171	0	0	running	4940	121
15	26	Jimmy Means	52	Thompson Industries	Chevrolet	Means			169	0	0	running	4770	118
16	23	Billie Harvey	87	Del Ray Marine	Oldsmobile	Harvey			165	0	0	accident	2615	115
17	10	David Pearson	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Oldsmobile	Ellington	Pittman		155	1	3	clutch	2515	117
18	5	Richard Petty	43	STP	Oldsmobile	Petty	Inman		154	3	5	engine	8915	114
19	35	Slick Johnson	53	Johnson Racing	Chevrolet	J.D. Johnson			154	0	0	running	2315	106
20	28	Ricky Rudd	7	Sanyo Electronics	Oldsmobile	Malloch			150	0	0	running	4185	103
21	36	Ronnie Thomas	25	Stone's Cafeteria	Oldsmobile	Don Robertson			146	0	0	clutch	3750	100
22	24	Roger Hamby	17	Kings Inn Daytona	Chevrolet	Hamby			141	0	0	running	1965	97
23	29	Cecil Gordon	24	South Hill Texaco	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			131	0	0	running	3440	94
24	34	Bobby Wawak	74	Wawak Racing	Buick	Wawak			122	0	0	running	1865	91
25	27	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Buick	McDuffie			120	0	0	engine	3255	88
26	9	Donnie Allison	12	Ramey's Chevy City	Oldsmobile	Childers			113	2	11	engine	2615	90
27	41	Baxter Price	45	Iron Peddlers	Oldsmobile	Baxter Price			103	0	0	running	2815	82
28	6	Lennie Pond	68	King Mountain Truck	Oldsmobile	Testa			95	1	1	engine	1665	84
29	32	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			92	0	0	engine	2655	76
30	13	Jody Ridley	90	Truxmore/Sunny King	Mercury	Donlavey			83	1	1	engine	3695	78
31	12	Terry Labonte	44	Apache Classic Stove	Oldsmobile	Hagan			68	0	0	overheating	2410	70
32	1	Buddy Baker	28	NAPA Regal Ride Shocks	Oldsmobile	Ranier	Wilson	198.545	60	4	56	engine	6725	77
33	14	Frank Warren	79	Warren Racing	Dodge	Frank Warren			59	0	0	transmission	1800	64
34	4	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Oldsmobile	Ballard	Hyde		50	0	0	engine	1375	61
35	11	Bobby Allison	15	Warner Hodgdon/Mike Curb	Mercury	Moore	Moore		44	0	0	engine	5700	58
36	20	Rick Wilson	62	Florida Equipment & Service	Oldsmobile	Rick Wilson			41	0	0	transmission	1225	55
37	25	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Marlin Racing	Chevrolet	Marlin			41	0	0	crank shaft	1200	52
38	40	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			33	0	0	engine	1675	49
39	17	Dave Marcis	71	Buck Stove	Oldsmobile	Marcis			32	0	0	engine	1650	46
40	21	Ferrel Harris	73	Barnes Freight Lines	Chevrolet	Steve Moore			17	0	0	engine	1350	0
41	31	Bruce Hill	50	Global Heat Exchange	Oldsmobile	Ballard			12	0	0	engine	1050	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	3072	20	0	3	12	16
2	Cale Yarborough	2922	20	9	2	11	13
3	Richard Petty	2872	20	0	2	12	15
4	Benny Parsons	2787	20	2	2	11	13
5	Darrell Waltrip	2709	20	4	4	11	11
6	Bobby Allison	2628	20	1	2	9	12
7	Jody Ridley	2533	20	0	0	0	11
8	Richard Childress	2480	20	0	0	0	7
9	Harry Gant	2451	20	0	0	5	10
10	Terry Labonte	2307	20	0	0	3	9
11	Dave Marcis	2278	20	0	0	2	8
12	James Hylton	2229	20	0	0	0	2
13	Buddy Arrington	2129	20	0	0	0	5
14	Ronnie Thomas	2064	20	0	0	0	1
15	Jimmy Means	1911	18	0	0	0	0
16	J.D. McDuffie	1889	20	0	0	0	3
17	Cecil Gordon	1800	18	0	0	0	3
18	Tommy Gale	1767	18	0	0	0	0
19	Neil Bonnett	1753	14	0	2	6	8
20	Roger Hamby	1606	16	0	0	0	0
21	Buddy Baker	1596	12	3	2	6	7
22	Dick Brooks	1564	16	0	0	2	3
23	Baxter Price	1422	15	0	0	0	0
24	Bobby Wawak	1420	15	0	0	0	1
25	Slick Johnson	1310	13	0	0	0	3