1980 Southern 500

Race 23 of 31

Darlington
367 laps
Time of race: 4:21:05
Average speed of winner: 115.210 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 27 among 12 drivers
Cautions: 14 for 79 laps
Lap leaders: Waltrip 1-10, Parsons 11-33, Petty 34, Childress 35, Parsons 36-70, Waltrip 71-85, B. Allison 86, Parsons 87-92, Waltrip 93-100, Baker 101-104, Waltrip 105-141, Elliott 142, Earnhardt 143-163, Gant 164-169, Waltrip 170-191, Petty 192, Waltrip 193-263, B. Allison 264, Earnhardt 265-267, Bonnett 268-290, Pearson 291, Earnhardt 292-294, Gant 295, Waltrip 296-328, Pearson 329-354, Parsons 355-362, Pearson 363-365, Labonte 366-367

Race notes: First win for Terry Labonte.

Video links: Finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	10	Terry Labonte	44	Apache Classic Stove	Chevrolet	Hagan			367	1	2	running	27325	180
2	6	David Pearson	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		367	3	30	running	15540	175
3	9	Harry Gant	47	Race Hill Farm	Chevrolet	Jack Beebe			367	2	7	running	15190	170
4	3	Benny Parsons	27	Melling Tool Company	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		367	4	72	running	14625	165
5	5	Neil Bonnett	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		367	1	23	running	7575	160
6	12	Bobby Allison	15	Hodgdon/Mike Curb	Ford	Moore	Moore		366	2	2	running	9900	155
7	8	Dale Earnhardt	2	Mike Curb/Hodgdon	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Richert		366	3	27	running	11125	151
8	14	Dave Marcis	71	Buck Stove/Hudson Chevrolet	Chevrolet	Marcis			365	0	0	running	7470	142
9	15	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		365	2	2	running	10475	143
10	21	Dick Brooks	41	Hayes Jewelers	Chevrolet	Billy Matthews			364	0	0	running	4125	0
11	19	Chuck Bown	75	RahMoc Racing	Chevrolet	RahMoc	Rahilly		364	0	0	running	3725	0
12	26	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Chevrolet	Childress			362	1	1	running	6035	132
13	27	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich Racing	Chevrolet	Ulrich			360	0	0	running	5800	124
14	22	Connie Saylor	4	Spencer Racing	Chevrolet	G.C. Spencer			355	0	0	engine	3425	0
15	24	Slick Johnson	53	Johnson Racing	Chevrolet	J.D. Johnson			355	0	0	running	4325	118
16	33	Jimmy Means	52	Thompson Industries	Chevrolet	Means			353	0	0	running	5405	115
17	32	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			353	0	0	running	5120	112
18	40	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			351	0	0	running	4710	109
19	35	Cecil Gordon	24	South Hill Texaco	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			348	0	0	running	4350	106
20	38	Ferrel Harris	82	Dick Brooks Honda	Dodge	Ferrel Harris			342	0	0	running	2675	0
21	30	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			342	0	0	running	3950	100
22	25	Ronnie Thomas	25	Stone's Cafeteria	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			339	0	0	running	3525	97
23	29	Frank Warren	79	Warren Racing	Dodge	Frank Warren			339	0	0	engine	3565	94
24	34	Ralph Jones	65	Spohn's Body Shop	Ford	Spohn			334	0	0	running	2350	91
25	1	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Elder	153.838	329	7	196	timing chain	14400	98
26	4	Buddy Baker	28	NAPA Regal Ride	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		324	1	4	engine	2625	90
27	17	Lake Speed	66	Speed Racing	Chevrolet	Speed			316	0	0	running	1850	82
28	36	Dick May	09	Pokey's of Doyletown	Buick	Oswald			304	0	0	engine	1825	79
29	2	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Chevrolet	Johnson	Carter		277	0	0	running	6675	76
30	13	Jody Ridley	90	Truxmore/Sunny King	Ford	Donlavey			271	0	0	steering	2955	73
31	31	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			266	0	0	accident	3210	70
32	7	Donnie Allison	12	Ramey's Chevy City	Chevrolet	Childers			237	0	0	overheating	1625	67
33	11	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Ford Sales	Mercury	George Elliott	Elliott		236	1	1	oil pump	1625	69
34	16	Ricky Rudd	7	Sanyo Electronics	Chevrolet	Malloch			201	0	0	steering	2025	61
35	41	Roger Hamby	17	Kings Inn Daytona	Chevrolet	Hamby			151	0	0	clutch	1425	58
36	28	John Anderson	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			127	0	0	engine	1825	55
37	39	Blackie Wangerin	39	Wangerin	Mercury	Wangerin			111	0	0	accident	1300	52
38	23	Don Whittington	93	Sun Systems	Chevrolet	Scott Smith			87	0	0	valve	1275	49
39	37	Bobby Wawak	74	Louise Smith Special	Buick	Wawak			56	0	0	oil leak	1250	46
40	18	Lennie Pond	68	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	Testa			31	0	0	engine	1200	43
41	20	Kenny Hemphill	77	Warren Fabricating	Chevrolet	Rebhan			21	0	0	engine	1200	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	3461	23	0	3	13	18
2	Cale Yarborough	3363	23	10	4	13	15
3	Richard Petty	3340	23	0	2	14	18
4	Benny Parsons	3259	23	2	2	13	16
5	Darrell Waltrip	3147	23	5	4	13	13
6	Bobby Allison	3089	23	1	2	9	15
7	Jody Ridley	2842	23	0	0	0	11
8	Richard Childress	2832	23	0	0	0	8
9	Harry Gant	2799	23	0	0	6	11
10	Terry Labonte	2716	23	0	1	4	10
11	Dave Marcis	2656	23	0	0	2	10
12	James Hylton	2529	23	0	0	0	2
13	Buddy Arrington	2468	23	0	0	0	5
14	Ronnie Thomas	2313	23	0	0	0	1
15	Jimmy Means	2244	21	0	0	0	0
16	J.D. McDuffie	2231	23	0	0	0	3
17	Cecil Gordon	2112	21	0	0	0	3
18	Neil Bonnett	2083	16	0	2	8	10
19	Tommy Gale	2058	21	0	0	0	0
20	Roger Hamby	1852	19	0	0	0	0
21	Buddy Baker	1836	14	4	2	6	8
22	Baxter Price	1598	17	0	0	0	0
23	Dick Brooks	1564	17	0	0	2	4
24	Bobby Wawak	1530	17	0	0	0	1
25	Slick Johnson	1428	14	0	0	0	3