Standings After Race #12 at Dover Motor Speedway - Sunday, May 18th, 1980
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 12 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Chevrolet | 1844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | +1 | 12 | Richard Petty | 43 | Chevrolet | 1742 | -102 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | -1 | 12 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Chevrolet | 1707 | -137 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | +1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Ford | 1649 | -195 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | -1 | 12 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Chevrolet | 1629 | -215 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | +1 | 12 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Ford | 1566 | -278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | -1 | 12 | Benny Parsons | 27 | Chevrolet | 1565 | -279 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +1 | 12 | Harry Gant | 47 | Chevrolet | 1489 | -355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | -1 | 12 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1460 | -384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 12 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Chevrolet | 1404 | -440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -1 | 12 | Richard Childress | 3 | Chevrolet | 1402 | -442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 12 | James Hylton | 48 | Chevrolet | 1336 | -508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 12 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 1260 | -584 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 12 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Chevrolet | 1258 | -586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 12 | Dick Brooks | 7 | Chevrolet | 1225 | -619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 11 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Chevrolet | 1148 | -696 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +2 | 11 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 1139 | -705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | -1 | 12 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Chevrolet | 1117 | -727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -1 | 9 | Joe Millikan | 72 | Chevrolet | 1029 | -815 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 10 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Oldsmobile | 1005 | -839 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | +3 | 7 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Chevrolet | 963 | -881 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +1 | 9 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Chevrolet | 927 | -917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -1 | 9 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Chevrolet | 883 | -961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -3 | 8 | Slick Johnson | 53 | Chevrolet | 865 | -979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +1 | 9 | Baxter Price | 45 | Chevrolet | 846 | -998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +1 | 8 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Mercury | 827 | -1017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -2 | 9 | Bill Elswick | 75 | Chevrolet | 816 | -1028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 4 | Lennie Pond | 68 | Chevrolet | 552 | -1292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | +4 | 5 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Chevrolet | 551 | -1293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | +5 | 10 | Dick May | 99 | Chevrolet | 537 | -1307 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | -2 | 4 | Lake Speed | 66 | Chevrolet | 499 | -1345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | -2 | 6 | Buck Simmons | 12 | Chevrolet | 495 | -1349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -2 | 6 | John Anderson | 19 | Chevrolet | 488 | -1356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -2 | 4 | Donnie Allison | 12 | Chevrolet | 484 | -1360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -1 | 6 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Oldsmobile | 483 | -1361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 5 | Junior Miller | 79 | Chevrolet | 443 | -1401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 5 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Oldsmobile | 419 | -1425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 3 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Mercury | 313 | -1531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 3 | Tommy Houston | 95 | Chevrolet | 305 | -1539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 2 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 272 | -1572 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 2 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Oldsmobile | 249 | -1595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 4 | Don Whittington | 55 | Chevrolet | 225 | -1619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | +8 | 3 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Chevrolet | 225 | -1619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -1 | 2 | Frank Warren | 79 | Dodge | 209 | -1635 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -1 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | 7 | Chevrolet | 202 | -1642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -1 | 3 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Oldsmobile | 201 | -1643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -1 | 3 | Joe Booher | 74 | Buick | 188 | -1656 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -1 | 2 | Kevin Housby | 8 | Oldsmobile | 185 | -1659 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -1 | 2 | John Utsman | 00 | Chevrolet | 182 | -1662 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -1 | 2 | David Pearson | 1 | Chevrolet | 170 | -1674 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -1 | 1 | Rusty Wallace | 16 | Chevrolet | 170 | -1674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 3 | Randy Ogden | 18 | Chevrolet | 134 | -1710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 1 | Janet Guthrie | 82 | Chevrolet | 130 | -1714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 1 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 130 | -1714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 2 | Mike Potter | 76 | Chevrolet | 128 | -1716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 1 | Roy Smith | 45 | Oldsmobile | 124 | -1720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 1 | Joey Arrington | 79 | Dodge | 124 | -1720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 1 | Steve Moore | 73 | Chevrolet | 121 | -1723 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 1 | Jimmy Ingram | 32 | Chevrolet | 118 | -1726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -1 | 2 | Chuck Bown | 02 | Oldsmobile | 113 | -1731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -1 | 2 | Bill Osborne | 97 | Chevrolet | 110 | -1734 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -1 | 1 | Jeff McDuffie | 07 | Buick | 109 | -1735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -1 | 1 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Chevrolet | 106 | -1738 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -1 | 1 | Vince Giamformaggio | 19 | Chevrolet | 103 | -1741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -1 | 2 | Jim Vandiver | 89 | Oldsmobile | 98 | -1746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -1 | 1 | Bill Hollar | 99 | Chevrolet | 94 | -1750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 1 | Jocko Maggiacomo | 63 | Oldsmobile | 91 | -1753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -2 | 1 | Jim Robinson | 78 | Chevrolet | 91 | -1753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | -2 | 1 | Chuck Wahl | 37 | Chevrolet | 88 | -1756 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | -2 | 1 | Ralph Jones | 65 | Ford | 88 | -1756 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | -2 | 1 | Hershel McGriff | 93 | Dodge | 85 | -1759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | -2 | 1 | Steve Pfeifer | 57 | Chevrolet | 82 | -1762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | -2 | 1 | Dick Skillen | 40 | Buick | 79 | -1765 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | - | 1 | Nestor Peles | 34 | Oldsmobile | 79 | -1765 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | -3 | 1 | Travis Tiller | 46 | Oldsmobile | 79 | -1765 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | -3 | 1 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 70 | -1774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | -3 | 1 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 70 | -1774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | -3 | 2 | Bill Whittington | 40 | Chevrolet | 67 | -1777 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | -3 | 1 | Melvin Revis | 59 | Chevrolet | 64 | -1780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | -3 | 1 | Marty Robbins | 6 | Dodge | 64 | -1780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | -3 | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Buick | 58 | -1786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | -3 | 1 | Jim Hurlbert | 79 | Dodge | 49 | -1795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | -3 | 1 | Phil Finney | 04 | Oldsmobile | 49 | -1795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | -3 | 1 | Mike Alexander | 40 | Chevrolet | 0 | -1844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | -3 | 1 | Bub Strickler | 61 | Chevrolet | 0 | -1844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | -3 | 1 | Don Sprouse | 37 | Chevrolet | 0 | -1844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | -3 | 1 | Gary Baker | 4 | Chevrolet | 0 | -1844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | -3 | 1 | Dan Gurney | 48 | Chevrolet | 0 | -1844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | -3 | 1 | Steve Spencer | 19 | Chevrolet | 0 | -1844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |