| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Winston 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 04, 1980 | Race 10 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 170.481 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 3 feet | Time of Race: 02:56:00 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 40 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 28 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Napa/Regal Ride | 185/10 | 188 | Running | $32,150 |
| 2 | 4 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt | Oldsmobile | Mike Curb/Hodgdon | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $28,700 |
| 3 | 1 | #1 | David Pearson | Oldsmobile | Hawaiian Tropic | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $23,150 |
| 4 | 7 | #68 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | King Mountain Truck | 165/5 | 187 | Running | $10,600 |
| 5 | 9 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Oldsmobile | Russ Togs | 160/5 | 186 | Running | $9,200 |
| 6 | 3 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | 155/5 | 186 | Running | $14,300 |
| 7 | 20 | #66 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Dozie & Company | 151/5 | 185 | Running | $8,075 |
| 8 | 6 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Melling Tool Company | 147/5 | 185 | Running | $11,750 |
| 9 | 31 | #7 | Dick Brooks | Oldsmobile | Sanyo Electronics | 138/0 | 184 | Running | $8,350 |
| 10 | 17 | #90 | Jody Ridley * | Mercury | Truxmore/Sunny King | 134/0 | 183 | Running | $9,165 |
| 11 | 32 | #14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Marlin Racing | 130/0 | 181 | Running | $4,390 |
| 12 | 18 | #3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Crc Chemicals | 132/5 | 180 | Running | $7,775 |
| 13 | 42 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 124/0 | 178 | Running | $6,355 |
| 14 | 34 | #73 | Steve Moore | Chevrolet | Tuesday's Tavern | 121/0 | 178 | Running | $3,760 |
| 15 | 35 | #82 | Dick May | Dodge | Dick Brooks Honda | PE | 178 | Running | $3,550 |
| 16 | 40 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 115/0 | 176 | Running | $5,615 |
| 17 | 25 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 112/0 | 173 | Running | $4,885 |
| 18 | 12 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 109/0 | 166 | Running | $6,115 |
| 19 | 27 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Fellowship Baptist Church | 106/0 | 158 | Running | $4,745 |
| 20 | 41 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Buick | Stone's Cafeteria | 103/0 | 156 | Running | $4,275 |
| 21 | 16 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Elliott Racing | 105/5 | 154 | Ignition | $3,545 |
| 22 | 15 | #4 | Gary Baker | Chevrolet | Waylon Jennings | PE | 145 | Oil Pump | $3,440 |
| 23 | 38 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Sadler Mtrs/Smith Used Cars | 94/0 | 137 | Overheating | $3,675 |
| 24 | 26 | #12 | Buck Simmons | Oldsmobile | Kencoal | 91/0 | 127 | Running | $2,180 |
| 25 | 37 | #02 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | Halpern Racing | 88/0 | 127 | Oil Pump | $2,125 |
| 26 | 39 | #19 | John Anderson | Buick | Belden Asphalt | 85/0 | 120 | Engine Failure | $2,905 |
| 27 | 5 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 87/5 | 99 | Engine Failure | $3,450 |
| 28 | 22 | #40 | Dick Skillen | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 79/0 | 76 | Engine Failure | $2,785 |
| 29 | 8 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | Buck Stove | 81/5 | 72 | Engine Failure | $3,720 |
| 30 | 33 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Dodge | The Protector | 73/0 | 58 | Engine Failure | $1,585 |
| 31 | 10 | #43 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | STP | 70/0 | 57 | Engine Failure | $8,730 |
| 32 | 19 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Stratagraph | 67/0 | 57 | Engine Failure | $3,560 |
| 33 | 36 | #6 | Marty Robbins | Dodge | Marty Robbins Racing | 64/0 | 54 | Engine Failure | $1,470 |
| 34 | 14 | #51 | Don Whittington | Oldsmobile | Sun Systems | 61/0 | 46 | Accident | $2,435 |
| 35 | 23 | #75 | Bill Elswick | Oldsmobile | Performer Boats | 58/0 | 43 | Engine Failure | $1,405 |
| 36 | 28 | #50 | Bruce Hill | Oldsmobile | Global Heat Exchange | 55/0 | 42 | Engine Failure | $1,375 |
| 37 | 24 | #47 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Race Hill Farm | 52/0 | 36 | Engine Failure | $1,345 |
| 38 | 30 | #04 | Phil Finney | Oldsmobile | Ashville Savings Bank | 49/0 | 36 | Engine Failure | $1,315 |
| 39 | 29 | #89 | Jim Vandiver | Oldsmobile | Vandiver Racing | 46/0 | 33 | Ignition | $1,285 |
| 40 | 11 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | Hodgdon/Mike Curb | 43/0 | 28 | Clutch | $6,705 |
| 41 | 21 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Buick | Bailey Excavating | 40/0 | 19 | Engine Failure | $1,755 |
| 42 | 13 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Oldsmobile | Gatorade | 37/0 | 4 | Camshaft | $6,955 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||