| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Atlanta 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 16, 1980 | Race 5 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 134.808 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 9 seconds | Time of Race: 03:42:11 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 27 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 45 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 31 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 180/5 | 328 | Running | $36,200 |
| 2 | 7 | #16 | Rusty Wallace | Chevrolet | Penske | 170/0 | 328 | Running | $14,250 |
| 3 | 9 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Mike Curb/Hodgdon | 170/5 | 328 | Running | $16,250 |
| 4 | 6 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | Hudson Transmission | 165/5 | 327 | Running | $13,600 |
| 5 | 24 | #7 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Sanyo Electronics | 155/0 | 325 | Running | $9,490 |
| 6 | 15 | #90 | Jody Ridley * | Mercury | Truxmore/Sunny King | 150/0 | 325 | Running | $8,390 |
| 7 | 1 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Napa/Regal Ride | 151/5 | 325 | Running | $6,695 |
| 8 | 3 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 152/10 | 324 | Running | $18,145 |
| 9 | 32 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 138/0 | 324 | Running | $5,580 |
| 10 | 27 | #53 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Johnson | 134/0 | 320 | Running | $3,285 |
| 11 | 25 | #66 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Speed | 130/0 | 320 | Running | $2,455 |
| 12 | 30 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 127/0 | 320 | Running | $4,605 |
| 13 | 28 | #3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Crc Chemicals | 124/0 | 318 | Running | $4,360 |
| 14 | 38 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 121/0 | 317 | Running | $2,080 |
| 15 | 13 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 123/5 | 316 | Running | $3,940 |
| 16 | 16 | #47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 115/0 | 313 | Running | $2,955 |
| 17 | 21 | #8 | Kevin Housby | Oldsmobile | Taylor & Martin | 112/0 | 311 | Running | $1,665 |
| 18 | 19 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 109/0 | 303 | Running | $3,135 |
| 19 | 36 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 106/0 | 303 | Running | $2,920 |
| 20 | 40 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Warren | 103/0 | 302 | Running | $2,700 |
| 21 | 39 | #45 | Baxter Price | Oldsmobile | Iron Peddlers | 100/0 | 261 | Running | $1,245 |
| 22 | 26 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 97/0 | 253 | Broken Valve | $2,310 |
| 23 | 18 | #75 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Rahmoc Racing | 94/0 | 244 | Engine Failure | $1,195 |
| 24 | 41 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Sadler Mtrs/Smith Used Cars | 91/0 | 240 | Engine Failure | $2,250 |
| 25 | 33 | #65 | Ralph Jones | Ford | Spohn's Body Shop | 88/0 | 213 | Blown Head Gasket | $1,145 |
| 26 | 4 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 90/5 | 208 | Rear End | $2,375 |
| 27 | 29 | #50 | Bruce Hill | Oldsmobile | Global Heat Exchange | 82/0 | 204 | Engine Failure | $1,040 |
| 28 | 11 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 84/5 | 192 | Rear Oil Seal | $5,465 |
| 29 | 23 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Evans Toyota-Gmc | 81/5 | 181 | Engine Failure | $990 |
| 30 | 12 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool Company | 73/0 | 162 | Clutch | $5,415 |
| 31 | 5 | #40 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Howard Johnson | 75/5 | 147 | Accident | $1,420 |
| 32 | 14 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | 67/0 | 130 | Broken Axle Housing | $910 |
| 33 | 8 | #43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 69/5 | 117 | Engine Failure | $7,100 |
| 34 | 22 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 61/0 | 99 | Engine Failure | $890 |
| 35 | 35 | #74 | Joe Booher | Buick | Booher Farms | 58/0 | 81 | Accident | $880 |
| 36 | 37 | #20 | Rick Newsom | Oldsmobile | Louise Smith | 55/0 | 78 | Accident | $850 |
| 37 | 20 | #72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Dewitt | 52/0 | 72 | Engine Failure | $5,290 |
| 38 | 10 | #51 | Don Whittington | Oldsmobile | Road Atlanta | 49/0 | 61 | Accident | $830 |
| 39 | 34 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 46/0 | 46 | Dropped Valve | $1,320 |
| 40 | 17 | #12 | Buck Simmons | Chevrolet | Ramey's Chevy City | 43/0 | 30 | Engine Failure | $810 |
| 41 | 2 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 40/0 | 30 | Rear End | $1,310 |
| 42 | 37 | #18 | Randy Ogden | Chevrolet | Ogden Racing | PE | 0 | Did Not Start | $810 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||