Official Race Results
National 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway
October 05, 1980 | Race 28 of 31
Average Speed: 135.243 mph
Margin of Victory: 1.5 seconds Time of Race: 03:42:16
Lead Changes: 43
Cautions: 8 for 44 laps.
Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts / Bonus Laps Status Winnings
1 4 #2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Mike Curb/Hodgdon 185/10 334 Running $49,050
2 3 #11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Busch 175/5 334 Running $30,200
3 1 #28 Buddy Baker Buick Napa Regal Ride Shocks 170/5 334 Running $21,850
4 2 #22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet LYF-TMY Buliding Supply 165/5 334 Running $15,350
5 11 #12 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Ramey's Chevy City 155/0 333 Running $8,400
6 16 #9 Bill Elliott Mercury Melling Timing Components 150/0 332 Running $6,300
7 23 #7 Lake Speed Chevrolet Sanyo Electronics 146/0 330 Running $21,225
8 22 #90 Jody Ridley * Mercury Truxmore/Sunny King 142/0 329 Running $7,625
9 36 #42 Kyle Petty Chevrolet STP 138/0 328 Running $4,310
10 39 #41 Dick Brooks Chevrolet Matthews Racing 134/0 328 Running $4,210
11 27 #3 Richard Childress Chevrolet Crc Chemicals 135/5 328 Running $13,805
12 21 #40 Tim Richmond Chevrolet Uno/Apache Stove 127/0 327 Running $6,095
13 34 #67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Reid Trailer Sales 124/0 326 Running $5,885
14 25 #16 Rusty Wallace Chevrolet Norton/Cam2/Gould 121/0 325 Running $8,510
15 37 #77 Kenny Hemphill Chevrolet Warren Farbicating 118/0 325 Running $3,360
16 6 #47 Harry Gant Chevrolet Race Hill Farm 115/0 324 Running $5,905
17 15 #82 Dick May Dodge Dick Brooks Honda 112/0 323 Running $3,700
18 5 #88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Gatorade 114/5 322 Engine Failure $8,050
19 24 #71 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile Buck Stove/Hudson Chev. 106/0 318 Running $4,995
20 41 #70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating 103/0 318 Running $4,735
21 32 #19 James Hylton Chevrolet Belden Asphalt 100/0 312 Running $3,425
22 20 #64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 97/0 307 Running $2,915
23 38 #4 Connie Saylor Chevrolet Mitco 94/0 301 Running $1,400
24 33 #24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile South Hill Texaco 91/0 292 Running $2,400
25 14 #02 Chuck Bown Chevrolet Halpern Enterprises 88/0 271 Engine Failure $1,750
26 29 #79 Junior Miller Chevrolet Miller Roofing 85/0 259 Running $2,315
27 19 #43 Richard Petty Chevrolet STP 87/5 252 Engine Failure $7,375
28 35 #17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona 79/0 195 Broken Valve $1,730
29 7 #15 Bobby Allison Mercury Hodgdon/Mike Curb 81/5 190 Broken Ball Joint $6,075
30 8 #21 Neil Bonnett Mercury Purolator 78/5 183 Accident $2,100
31 10 #44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Apache Stove 75/5 183 Accident $5,975
32 30 #6 Marty Robbins Chevrolet M.C. Anderson 67/0 171 Accident $1,000
33 9 #27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Melling Tool Company 69/5 168 Accident $6,185
34 26 #68 Lennie Pond Chevrolet King Mountain Truck 61/0 168 Steering $970
35 18 #75 John Anderson Chevrolet Rahmoc Racing 58/0 149 Steering $955
36 28 #14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Buck Stove PE 138 Accident $940
37 12 #62 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile Florida Equipment & Service 52/0 67 Engine Failure $1,425
38 17 #1 David Pearson Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic 49/0 66 Ignition $910
39 13 #96 Mike Miller Ford Dairyland Transport 46/0 53 Blown Head Gasket $1,405
40 40 #53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet Johnson Racing 43/0 42 Broken Cam Shaft $900
41 31 #05 Jim Sauter Chevrolet Prototype Eng/Buck Stove 40/0 33 Engine Failure $900
* Denotes Rookie