| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Atl. Journal 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| November 02, 1980 | Race 30 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 131.19 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.01 seconds | Time of Race: 03:48:19 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 28 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 49 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 12 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 185/10 | 328 | Running | $31,600 |
| 2 | 3 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 175/5 | 328 | Running | $12,600 |
| 3 | 13 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Mike Curb/Hodgdon | 170/5 | 327 | Running | $14,700 |
| 4 | 10 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Buick | Napa/Redal Ride | 165/5 | 327 | Running | $7,050 |
| 5 | 11 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Apache Stove | 160/5 | 327 | Running | $9,850 |
| 6 | 25 | #90 | Jody Ridley * | Ford | Truxmore/Sunny King | 155/5 | 326 | Running | $9,675 |
| 7 | 20 | #68 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | King Mountain Truck | 146/0 | 326 | Running | $5,000 |
| 8 | 27 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 142/0 | 323 | Running | $7,265 |
| 9 | 29 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Crc Chemicals | 143/5 | 322 | Running | $5,995 |
| 10 | 24 | #40 | Stan Barrett | Chevrolet | Needham-Reynolds | PE | 321 | Running | $5,885 |
| 11 | 28 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer/Hills | 130/0 | 320 | Running | $4,575 |
| 12 | 23 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn/Busch | 127/0 | 319 | Running | $3,655 |
| 13 | 17 | #73 | Steve Moore | Chevrolet | Barnes Freight Lines | 124/0 | 318 | Running | $1,850 |
| 14 | 36 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 121/0 | 317 | Running | $3,745 |
| 15 | 19 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 118/0 | 313 | Running | $3,385 |
| 16 | 35 | #45 | Charlie Chamblee | Buick | Ryan Homes | PE | 298 | Running | $2,825 |
| 17 | 30 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 112/0 | 289 | Running | $2,615 |
| 18 | 2 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Melling Timing Components | 109/0 | 268 | Running | $1,700 |
| 19 | 40 | #5 | Clay Young | Oldsmobile | Baird & Trivette | PE | 265 | Accident | $1,150 |
| 20 | 37 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Thompson Industries | 103/0 | 264 | Broken Hub | $2,200 |
| 21 | 15 | #43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 105/5 | 256 | Engine Failure | $7,125 |
| 22 | 16 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Hudson/Buck Stove | 102/5 | 255 | Running | $1,965 |
| 23 | 33 | #75 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Rahmoc Racing | 99/5 | 224 | Broken Cam Shaft | $850 |
| 24 | 14 | #7 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Sanyo Electronics | 91/0 | 209 | Broken Flywheel | $1,905 |
| 25 | 34 | #19 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 88/0 | 166 | Broken Hub | $1,860 |
| 26 | 7 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade/Digard | 90/5 | 147 | Overheating | $5,210 |
| 27 | 21 | #4 | Connie Saylor | Chevrolet | Mitco | 87/5 | 131 | Engine Failure | $1,750 |
| 28 | 18 | #96 | Mike Miller | Ford | Dairyland Transport | 79/0 | 123 | Overheating | $740 |
| 29 | 32 | #6 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Uno/Howard Johnsons | 76/0 | 110 | Clutch | $730 |
| 30 | 39 | #46 | Travis Tiller | Oldsmobile | Ring Enterprises | 73/0 | 104 | Radiator | $720 |
| 31 | 5 | #1 | David Pearson | Oldsmobile | Hawaiian Tropic | 70/0 | 93 | Withdrew | $700 |
| 32 | 6 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool Company | 67/0 | 71 | Engine Failure | $5,140 |
| 33 | 22 | #77 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | Warren Fabricating | 64/0 | 52 | Broken Oil Line | $1,180 |
| 34 | 38 | #39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | Wangerin Inc. | 61/0 | 51 | Broken Valve | $670 |
| 35 | 31 | #79 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | Warren Racing | 58/0 | 50 | Engine Failure | $1,160 |
| 36 | 9 | #47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 55/0 | 17 | Accident | $1,140 |
| 37 | 4 | #12 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Ramey's Chevy City | 52/0 | 17 | Accident | $630 |
| 38 | 1 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | Hodgdon/Mike Curb | 54/5 | 16 | Accident | $7,420 |
| 39 | 8 | #87 | Gary Balough | Chevrolet | Tri-City Aluminum | 46/0 | 16 | Accident | $610 |
| 40 | 26 | #80 | John Callis | Ford | Bo Law Automotive | PE | 15 | Engine Failure | $600 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||