Official Race Results
FireCracker 400 | Daytona International Speedway
July 04, 1980 | Race 17 of 31
Average Speed: 173.473 mph 
Margin of Victory: 1 second Time of Race: 02:18:21
Lead Changes: 40
Cautions: 3 for 11 laps.
Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts / Bonus Laps Status Winnings
1 14 #15 Bobby Allison  Mercury Hodgdon/Mike Curb 185/10 160 Running $24,805
2 2 #1 David Pearson  Oldsmobile Hawaiian Tropic 175/5 160 Running $14,230
3 7 #2 Dale Earnhardt  Chevrolet Mike Curb/Hodgdon 170/5 160 Running $16,580
4 4 #28 Buddy Baker  Oldsmobile Napa Regal Ride Shocks 165/5 160 Running $8,880
5 22 #43 Richard Petty  Oldsmobile STP 155/0 160 Running $12,130
6 6 #27 Benny Parsons  Oldsmobile Melling Tool Company 155/5 160 Running $9,640
7 15 #90 Jody Ridley * Mercury Truxmore/Sunny King 146/0 159 Running $7,815
8 9 #3 Richard Childress  Oldsmobile Crc Chemicals 142/0 159 Running $6,755
9 21 #75 John Anderson  Buick Herb Davis Plumbing 138/0 158 Running $5,785
10 11 #67 Buddy Arrington  Dodge Reid Trailer Sales 134/0 157 Running $5,925
11 26 #40 Lennie Pond  Buick Burger King/Pepsi PE 156 Running $5,385
12 23 #9 Bill Elliott  Mercury Jackson Special 127/0 156 Running $3,010
13 28 #7 Ricky Rudd  Oldsmobile Sanyo Electronics 124/0 155 Running $5,065
14 36 #14 Coo Coo Marlin  Chevrolet Race Fans 121/0 155 Running $2,810
15 20 #62 Rick Wilson  Oldsmobile Howard Racing 118/0 154 Running $2,860
16 17 #47 Harry Gant  Oldsmobile Race Hill Farm 115/0 154 Running $4,305
17 30 #25 Ronnie Thomas  Oldsmobile Stone's Cafeteria 112/0 153 Running $3,945
18 39 #73 Steve Moore  Chevrolet Tuesday's Tavern 109/0 153 Running $2,060
19 10 #12 Donnie Allison  Oldsmobile Ramey's Chevy City 106/0 153 Running $1,860
20 37 #04 Phil Finney  Oldsmobile Finney Racing 103/0 152 Accident $1,810
21 13 #68 John Greenwood  Oldsmobile Greenwood-Koni Custom Shocks PE 150 Running $1,510
22 32 #93 Don Whittington  Oldsmobile Sun Systems 97/0 150 Running $1,535
23 27 #70 J.D. McDuffie  Buick Bailey Excavating 94/0 150 Running $2,935
24 34 #48 James Hylton  Oldsmobile Palatine Automotive 91/0 149 Running $2,750
25 29 #89 Jim Vandiver  Oldsmobile Smith Nurseries 88/0 145 Running $1,360
26 33 #52 Jimmy Means  Buick Thompson Industries 85/0 143 Running $2,485
27 25 #17 Roger Hamby  Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona 82/0 142 Running $1,410
28 35 #64 Tommy Gale  Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 79/0 142 Running $2,375
29 40 #24 Cecil Gordon  Oldsmobile South Hill Texaco 76/0 136 Running $2,340
30 31 #79 Marty Robbins  Dodge Native Tan 73/0 131 Engine Failure $2,285
31 5 #88 Darrell Waltrip  Oldsmobile Gatorade 75/5 110 Engine Failure $6,580
32 8 #44 Terry Labonte  Oldsmobile Apache Stove 67/0 102 Broken Crank Shaft $1,605
33 16 #71 Dave Marcis  Oldsmobile Buck Stove/Hudson Chev. 64/0 88 Overheating $1,580
34 3 #21 Neil Bonnett  Mercury Purolator 66/5 72 Ignition $1,855
35 38 #50 Bruce Hill  Oldsmobile Global Heat Exchange 58/0 57 Overheating $1,055
36 19 #30 Tighe Scott  Oldsmobile Russ Togs 55/0 57 Rear End $1,025
37 24 #02 Chuck Bown  Oldsmobile Halpern PE 41 Engine Failure $810
38 18 #66 Lake Speed  Chevrolet Speed Racing 49/0 36 Engine Failure $1,015
39 12 #4 Connie Saylor  Chevrolet Mitco 46/0 17 Burned Piston $1,010
40 1 #11 Cale Yarborough  Oldsmobile Busch 48/5 5 Engine Failure $7,855
* Denotes Rookie