| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Capital City 400 | Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway | |||||||||
| September 07, 1980 | Race 24 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 79.722 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2 seconds | Time of Race: 02:43:10 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 18 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 31 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon/Mike Curb | 185/10 | 400 | Running | $17,175 |
| 2 | 9 | #43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $13,350 |
| 3 | 7 | #68 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | King Mountain Truck | 165/0 | 400 | Running | $5,150 |
| 4 | 5 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Mike Curb/Hodgdon | 165/5 | 399 | Running | $7,575 |
| 5 | 11 | #90 | Jody Ridley * | Ford | Truxmore/Sunny King | 155/0 | 398 | Running | $4,710 |
| 6 | 3 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 155/5 | 397 | Running | $5,575 |
| 7 | 8 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Hudson/Buck Stove | 146/0 | 396 | Running | $3,260 |
| 8 | 14 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Apache Stove | 142/0 | 395 | Running | $4,925 |
| 9 | 21 | #29 | Dave Dion | Ford | Merrimack Lincoln-Mercury | 138/0 | 393 | Running | $1,410 |
| 10 | 4 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool Company | 139/5 | 392 | Running | $4,675 |
| 11 | 13 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Crc Chemicals | 135/5 | 391 | Running | $2,640 |
| 12 | 19 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 127/0 | 388 | Running | $2,530 |
| 13 | 16 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Thompson Industries | 124/0 | 383 | Running | $2,360 |
| 14 | 20 | #75 | Bill Elswick | Oldsmobile | Performer Boats | 121/0 | 378 | Running | $965 |
| 15 | 10 | #37 | Don Sprouse | Chevrolet | Rogers Auto Leasing | 118/0 | 378 | Running | $940 |
| 16 | 25 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 115/0 | 377 | Running | $1,965 |
| 17 | 18 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 112/0 | 374 | Running | $2,080 |
| 18 | 22 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | South Hill Texaco | 109/0 | 373 | Running | $1,895 |
| 19 | 23 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 106/0 | 359 | Running | $1,800 |
| 20 | 6 | #47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 108/5 | 355 | Running | $1,875 |
| 21 | 29 | #77 | Eddie Dickerson | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 100/0 | 339 | Running | $740 |
| 22 | 15 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 97/0 | 323 | Battery | $1,465 |
| 23 | 17 | #79 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | Miller Roofing | 94/0 | 307 | Rear End | $1,340 |
| 24 | 24 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers/Mcwhirter | 91/0 | 200 | Rear End | $940 |
| 25 | 12 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich Racing | 88/0 | 162 | Transmission | $905 |
| 26 | 1 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | 90/5 | 145 | Cracked Cylinder Head | $5,585 |
| 27 | 27 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak Racing | 82/0 | 140 | Broken Rocker Arm | $615 |
| 28 | 26 | #61 | Bub Strickler | Chevrolet | Duro Bond | PE | 63 | Engine Failure | $615 |
| 29 | 28 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 76/0 | 44 | Cracked Cylinder Head | $815 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||