Standings After Race #11 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville - Saturday, May 10th, 1980
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 11 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Chevrolet | 1710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Chevrolet | 1582 | -128 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 11 | Richard Petty | 43 | Chevrolet | 1567 | -143 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Chevrolet | 1521 | -189 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 11 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Ford | 1469 | -241 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 11 | Benny Parsons | 27 | Chevrolet | 1463 | -247 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 11 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Ford | 1416 | -294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 11 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1372 | -338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 11 | Harry Gant | 47 | Chevrolet | 1329 | -381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 11 | Richard Childress | 3 | Chevrolet | 1260 | -450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +1 | 11 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Chevrolet | 1249 | -461 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -1 | 11 | James Hylton | 48 | Chevrolet | 1230 | -480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 11 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 1175 | -535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +2 | 11 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Chevrolet | 1128 | -582 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -1 | 11 | Dick Brooks | 7 | Chevrolet | 1113 | -597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +2 | 10 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Chevrolet | 1066 | -644 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 11 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Chevrolet | 1053 | -657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | -3 | 9 | Joe Millikan | 72 | Chevrolet | 1029 | -681 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 10 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 1012 | -698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +2 | 9 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Oldsmobile | 867 | -843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 8 | Slick Johnson | 53 | Chevrolet | 865 | -845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +4 | 8 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Chevrolet | 807 | -903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +2 | 8 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Chevrolet | 803 | -907 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -4 | 6 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Chevrolet | 798 | -912 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -2 | 8 | Bill Elswick | 75 | Chevrolet | 743 | -967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +1 | 8 | Baxter Price | 45 | Chevrolet | 725 | -985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -3 | 7 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Mercury | 713 | -997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 4 | Lennie Pond | 68 | Chevrolet | 552 | -1158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 4 | Lake Speed | 66 | Chevrolet | 499 | -1211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 6 | Buck Simmons | 12 | Chevrolet | 495 | -1215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +2 | 6 | John Anderson | 19 | Chevrolet | 488 | -1222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | -1 | 4 | Donnie Allison | 12 | Chevrolet | 484 | -1226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -1 | 4 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Chevrolet | 451 | -1259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | +1 | 5 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Oldsmobile | 416 | -1294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -1 | 9 | Dick May | 99 | Chevrolet | 391 | -1319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +4 | 4 | Junior Miller | 79 | Chevrolet | 373 | -1337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -1 | 4 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Oldsmobile | 325 | -1385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -1 | 3 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Mercury | 313 | -1397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | -1 | 3 | Tommy Houston | 95 | Chevrolet | 305 | -1405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -1 | 2 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 272 | -1438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 2 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Oldsmobile | 249 | -1461 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 4 | Don Whittington | 55 | Chevrolet | 225 | -1485 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 2 | Frank Warren | 79 | Dodge | 209 | -1501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 3 | Ricky Rudd | 7 | Chevrolet | 202 | -1508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 3 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Oldsmobile | 201 | -1509 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 3 | Joe Booher | 74 | Buick | 188 | -1522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 2 | Kevin Housby | 8 | Oldsmobile | 185 | -1525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 2 | John Utsman | 00 | Chevrolet | 182 | -1528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 2 | David Pearson | 1 | Chevrolet | 170 | -1540 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 1 | Rusty Wallace | 16 | Chevrolet | 170 | -1540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 2 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Chevrolet | 164 | -1546 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 3 | Randy Ogden | 18 | Chevrolet | 134 | -1576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 1 | Janet Guthrie | 82 | Chevrolet | 130 | -1580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 1 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 130 | -1580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 2 | Mike Potter | 76 | Chevrolet | 128 | -1582 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 1 | Roy Smith | 45 | Oldsmobile | 124 | -1586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 1 | Joey Arrington | 79 | Dodge | 124 | -1586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 1 | Steve Moore | 73 | Chevrolet | 121 | -1589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 2 | Chuck Bown | 02 | Oldsmobile | 113 | -1597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 2 | Bill Osborne | 97 | Chevrolet | 110 | -1600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 1 | Jeff McDuffie | 07 | Buick | 109 | -1601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 1 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Chevrolet | 106 | -1604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 1 | Vince Giamformaggio | 19 | Chevrolet | 103 | -1607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 2 | Jim Vandiver | 89 | Oldsmobile | 98 | -1612 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 1 | Bill Hollar | 99 | Chevrolet | 94 | -1616 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 1 | Jim Robinson | 78 | Chevrolet | 91 | -1619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 1 | Chuck Wahl | 37 | Chevrolet | 88 | -1622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | - | 1 | Ralph Jones | 65 | Ford | 88 | -1622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | - | 1 | Hershel McGriff | 93 | Dodge | 85 | -1625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | - | 1 | Steve Pfeifer | 57 | Chevrolet | 82 | -1628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | - | 1 | Dick Skillen | 40 | Buick | 79 | -1631 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | - | 1 | Travis Tiller | 46 | Oldsmobile | 79 | -1631 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | - | 1 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 70 | -1640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | - | 1 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 70 | -1640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | - | 2 | Bill Whittington | 40 | Chevrolet | 67 | -1643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | - | 1 | Melvin Revis | 59 | Chevrolet | 64 | -1646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | - | 1 | Marty Robbins | 6 | Dodge | 64 | -1646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | - | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Buick | 58 | -1652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | - | 1 | Jim Hurlbert | 79 | Dodge | 49 | -1661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | - | 1 | Phil Finney | 04 | Oldsmobile | 49 | -1661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | - | 1 | Mike Alexander | 40 | Chevrolet | 0 | -1710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | -1 | 1 | Bub Strickler | 61 | Chevrolet | 0 | -1710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | - | 1 | Don Sprouse | 37 | Chevrolet | 0 | -1710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | -2 | 1 | Gary Baker | 4 | Chevrolet | 0 | -1710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | -2 | 1 | Dan Gurney | 48 | Chevrolet | 0 | -1710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | - | 1 | Steve Spencer | 19 | Chevrolet | 0 | -1710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |