| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Valleydale SE 500 | Bristol International Speedway | |||||||||
| March 30, 1980 | Race 6 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 96.977 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 8 seconds | Time of Race: 02:44:53 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 15 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 3 for 14 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Mike Curb/Hodgdon | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $20,625 |
| 2 | 2 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $13,100 |
| 3 | 8 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Mike Curb/Hodgdon | 165/0 | 500 | Running | $9,400 |
| 4 | 5 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool Company | 165/5 | 499 | Running | $6,835 |
| 5 | 1 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 160/5 | 498 | Running | $7,100 |
| 6 | 10 | #72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Dewitt Racing | 150/0 | 496 | Running | $5,550 |
| 7 | 3 | #47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 151/5 | 494 | Running | $5,410 |
| 8 | 7 | #43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 147/5 | 492 | Running | $6,400 |
| 9 | 13 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Hudson Transmission | 138/0 | 491 | Running | $4,460 |
| 10 | 6 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 134/0 | 490 | Running | $4,045 |
| 11 | 11 | #90 | Jody Ridley * | Ford | Truxmore/Sunny King | 130/0 | 483 | Running | $3,950 |
| 12 | 17 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 127/0 | 478 | Running | $3,090 |
| 13 | 28 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 124/0 | 477 | Running | $2,850 |
| 14 | 21 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 121/0 | 475 | Running | $2,645 |
| 15 | 12 | #95 | Tommy Houston | Chevrolet | Carpenter Designs | 118/0 | 475 | Running | $1,160 |
| 16 | 16 | #40 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Midwestern Farm Lines | 115/0 | 474 | Running | $2,350 |
| 17 | 14 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 112/0 | 469 | Running | $2,105 |
| 18 | 20 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 109/0 | 466 | Running | $1,460 |
| 19 | 32 | #75 | Bill Elswick | Chevrolet | Rahmoc Racing | 106/0 | 465 | Running | $920 |
| 20 | 22 | #19 | John A. Utsman | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 103/0 | 464 | Running | $1,340 |
| 21 | 24 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 100/0 | 460 | Running | $1,315 |
| 22 | 31 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Sadler Mtrs/Smith Used Cars | 97/0 | 454 | Running | $845 |
| 23 | 23 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers | 94/0 | 446 | Running | $580 |
| 24 | 18 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Thompson Industries | 91/0 | 414 | Ignition | $815 |
| 25 | 26 | #29 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | Miller Roofing | 88/0 | 387 | Engine Failure | $550 |
| 26 | 15 | #53 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Johnson Racing | 85/0 | 385 | Oil Pump | $540 |
| 27 | 25 | #7 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Sanyo Electronics | 82/0 | 336 | Running | $780 |
| 28 | 27 | #79 | Travis Tiller | Dodge | Warren Racing | 79/0 | 323 | Lost Oil Pressure | $770 |
| 29 | 19 | #3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Crc Chemicals | 76/0 | 319 | Transmission | $760 |
| 30 | 30 | #76 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | Wilson Properties | 73/0 | 235 | Overheating | $500 |
| 31 | 29 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak Racing | 70/0 | 172 | Oil Pump | $500 |
| 32 | 9 | #12 | Buck Simmons | Chevrolet | Ramey's Chevy City | 67/0 | 168 | Clutch | $500 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||