RESULTS
1980 Official Race Results : Atlanta 500
Atlanta 500 | March 16, 1980 | Race 5 of 31
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| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
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| 1 | 31 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 180/5 | 328 | Running | 36,200 |
| 2 | 7 | 16 | Rusty Wallace | Chevrolet | Penske | 170/0 | 328 | Running | 14,250 |
| 3 | 9 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | 170/5 | 328 | Running | 16,250 |
| 4 | 6 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | Hudson Transmission | 165/5 | 327 | Running | 13,600 |
| 5 | 24 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Sanyo Electronics | 155/0 | 325 | Running | 9,490 |
| 6 | 15 | 90 | Jody Ridley * | Mercury | Truxmore / Sunny King | 150/0 | 325 | Running | 8,390 |
| 7 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Napa / Regal Ride | 151/5 | 325 | Running | 6,695 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 152/10 | 324 | Running | 18,145 |
| 9 | 32 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 138/0 | 324 | Running | 5,580 |
| 10 | 27 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Johnson | 134/0 | 320 | Running | 3,285 |
| 11 | 25 | 66 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Speed | 130/0 | 320 | Running | 2,455 |
| 12 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 127/0 | 320 | Running | 4,605 |
| 13 | 28 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Crc Chemicals | 124/0 | 318 | Running | 4,360 |
| 14 | 38 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 121/0 | 317 | Running | 2,080 |
| 15 | 13 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 123/5 | 316 | Running | 3,940 |
| 16 | 16 | 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 115/0 | 313 | Running | 2,955 |
| 17 | 21 | 8 | Kevin Housby | Oldsmobile | Taylor & Martin | 112/0 | 311 | Running | 1,665 |
| 18 | 19 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 109/0 | 303 | Running | 3,135 |
| 19 | 36 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 106/0 | 303 | Running | 2,920 |
| 20 | 40 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Warren | 103/0 | 302 | Running | 2,700 |
| 21 | 39 | 45 | Baxter Price | Oldsmobile | Iron Peddlers | 100/0 | 261 | Running | 1,245 |
| 22 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 97/0 | 253 | Broken Valve | 2,310 |
| 23 | 18 | 75 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Rahmoc Racing | 94/0 | 244 | Engine Failure | 1,195 |
| 24 | 41 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Sadler Mtrs / Smith Used Cars | 91/0 | 240 | Engine Failure | 2,250 |
| 25 | 33 | 65 | Ralph Jones | Ford | Spohn's Body Shop | 88/0 | 213 | Blown Head Gasket | 1,145 |
| 26 | 4 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 90/5 | 208 | Rear End | 2,375 |
| 27 | 29 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Oldsmobile | Global Heat Exchange | 82/0 | 204 | Engine Failure | 1,040 |
| 28 | 11 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 84/5 | 192 | Rear Oil Seal | 5,465 |
| 29 | 23 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Evans Toyota-Gmc | 81/5 | 181 | Engine Failure | 990 |
| 30 | 12 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool Company | 73/0 | 162 | Clutch | 5,415 |
| 31 | 5 | 40 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Howard Johnson | 75/5 | 147 | Accident | 1,420 |
| 32 | 14 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | 67/0 | 130 | Broken Axle Housing | 910 |
| 33 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 69/5 | 117 | Engine Failure | 7,100 |
| 34 | 22 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 61/0 | 99 | Engine Failure | 890 |
| 35 | 35 | 74 | Joe Booher | Buick | Booher Farms | 58/0 | 81 | Accident | 880 |
| 36 | 37 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Oldsmobile | Louise Smith | 55/0 | 78 | Accident | 850 |
| 37 | 20 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Dewitt | 52/0 | 72 | Engine Failure | 5,290 |
| 38 | 10 | 51 | Don Whittington | Oldsmobile | Road Atlanta | 49/0 | 61 | Accident | 830 |
| 39 | 34 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 46/0 | 46 | Dropped Valve | 1,320 |
| 40 | 17 | 12 | Buck Simmons | Chevrolet | Ramey's Chevy City | 43/0 | 30 | Engine Failure | 810 |
| 41 | 2 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 40/0 | 30 | Rear End | 1,310 |
| 42 | 37 | 18 | Randy Ogden | Chevrolet | Ogden Racing | PE | 0 | Did Not Start | 810 |
* Denotes Rookie
RACE FACTS
Average Speed: 134.808 mph
Margin of Victory: 9 seconds
Time of Race: 03:42:11
Lead Changes: 27
Cautions: 7 for 45 laps.
Margin of Victory: 9 seconds
Time of Race: 03:42:11
Lead Changes: 27
Cautions: 7 for 45 laps.
Updated: Saturday 8:05 pm
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