| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Busch Vol. 500 | Bristol International Speedway | |||||||||
| August 23, 1980 | Race 22 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 86.973 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 second | Time of Race: 03:03:51 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 19 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 10 for 57 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $16,550 |
| 2 | 7 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Mike Curb/Hodgdon | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $11,450 |
| 3 | 4 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $7,500 |
| 4 | 3 | #43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 165/5 | 499 | Running | $7,700 |
| 5 | 6 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool Company | 160/5 | 499 | Running | $5,450 |
| 6 | 11 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Warner Hodgdon-Curb | 155/5 | 498 | Running | $5,100 |
| 7 | 10 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Buck Stove/Hudson Chev. | 146/0 | 496 | Running | $4,860 |
| 8 | 12 | #68 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | Valleydale Meats | 142/0 | 496 | Running | $2,065 |
| 9 | 14 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Crc Chemicals | 138/0 | 487 | Running | $3,960 |
| 10 | 5 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich Racing | 134/0 | 483 | Running | $3,490 |
| 11 | 19 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 130/0 | 479 | Running | $3,130 |
| 12 | 15 | #90 | Jody Ridley * | Mercury | Truxmore/Sunny King | 127/0 | 477 | Engine Failure | $3,410 |
| 13 | 18 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Unknown | Unknown | 124/0 | 474 | Running | $2,900 |
| 14 | 2 | #47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 126/5 | 468 | Engine Failure | $2,665 |
| 15 | 16 | #75 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | Rahmoc Racing | 118/0 | 468 | Running | $700 |
| 16 | 22 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 115/0 | 465 | Running | $1,705 |
| 17 | 20 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 112/0 | 456 | Engine Failure | $1,820 |
| 18 | 28 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers | 109/0 | 452 | Running | $1,635 |
| 19 | 26 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | South Hill Texaco | 106/0 | 403 | Running | $1,300 |
| 20 | 23 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 103/0 | 402 | Engine Failure | $1,275 |
| 21 | 27 | #61 | Bub Strickler | Oldsmobile | Duro Bond | PE | 396 | Accident | $550 |
| 22 | 17 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Thompson Industries | 97/0 | 364 | Engine Failure | $785 |
| 23 | 8 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Apache Stove | 99/5 | 343 | Accident | $1,020 |
| 24 | 29 | #74 | Stuart Huffman | Buick | Bluegrass Express | PE | 340 | Transmission | $510 |
| 25 | 24 | #19 | Steve Spencer | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | PE | 204 | Accident | $750 |
| 26 | 25 | #09 | Dick May | Buick | Pokey's Of Doylestown | 85/0 | 204 | Battery | $490 |
| 27 | 13 | #79 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | Miller Roofing | 82/0 | 165 | Engine Failure | $730 |
| 28 | 9 | #7 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Sanyo Electronics | 79/0 | 135 | Broken Strut Rod | $720 |
| 29 | 21 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 76/0 | 17 | Engine Failure | $810 |
| 30 | 30 | #84 | Bobby Sands | Chevrolet | Sands Racing | 73/0 | 2 | Transmission | $450 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||