Standings After Race #18 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville - Saturday, July 12th, 1980
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 18 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Chevrolet | 2737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 18 | Richard Petty | 43 | Chevrolet | 2689 | -48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 18 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Chevrolet | 2577 | -160 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 18 | Benny Parsons | 27 | Chevrolet | 2519 | -218 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 18 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Ford | 2499 | -238 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 18 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Chevrolet | 2484 | -253 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 18 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Ford | 2346 | -391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +1 | 18 | Richard Childress | 3 | Chevrolet | 2192 | -545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | -1 | 18 | Harry Gant | 47 | Chevrolet | 2131 | -606 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 18 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 2085 | -652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -1 | 18 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Chevrolet | 2082 | -655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 18 | James Hylton | 48 | Chevrolet | 1990 | -747 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 18 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 1956 | -781 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 18 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Chevrolet | 1870 | -867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 18 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Chevrolet | 1746 | -991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +1 | 16 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Chevrolet | 1672 | -1065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +1 | 16 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Oldsmobile | 1591 | -1146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +1 | 16 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 1585 | -1152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -3 | 16 | Dick Brooks | 7 | Chevrolet | 1564 | -1173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +2 | 14 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Chevrolet | 1418 | -1319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -1 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Mercury | 1388 | -1349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | -1 | 10 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Chevrolet | 1344 | -1393 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 14 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Chevrolet | 1329 | -1408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 13 | Baxter Price | 45 | Chevrolet | 1243 | -1494 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +1 | 11 | Slick Johnson | 53 | Chevrolet | 1134 | -1603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -1 | 9 | Joe Millikan | 72 | Chevrolet | 1029 | -1708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | +2 | 10 | John Anderson | 19 | Chevrolet | 986 | -1751 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | -1 | 10 | Bill Elswick | 75 | Chevrolet | 877 | -1860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -1 | 8 | Lake Speed | 66 | Chevrolet | 872 | -1865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 7 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Chevrolet | 843 | -1894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +1 | 9 | Donnie Allison | 12 | Chevrolet | 742 | -1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +1 | 12 | Dick May | 99 | Chevrolet | 725 | -2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -2 | 8 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Oldsmobile | 663 | -2074 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 6 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Mercury | 615 | -2122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +2 | 7 | Ricky Rudd | 7 | Chevrolet | 610 | -2127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +2 | 7 | Junior Miller | 79 | Chevrolet | 607 | -2130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -2 | 5 | David Pearson | 1 | Chevrolet | 593 | -2144 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -2 | 6 | Lennie Pond | 68 | Chevrolet | 592 | -2145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 6 | Buck Simmons | 12 | Chevrolet | 495 | -2242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 6 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Oldsmobile | 483 | -2254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 5 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Chevrolet | 398 | -2339 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 4 | Tommy Houston | 95 | Chevrolet | 396 | -2341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 4 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 387 | -2350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 6 | Don Whittington | 55 | Chevrolet | 380 | -2357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 3 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Oldsmobile | 373 | -2364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 4 | Jim Vandiver | 89 | Oldsmobile | 328 | -2409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 3 | Frank Warren | 79 | Dodge | 321 | -2416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 5 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Oldsmobile | 308 | -2429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 4 | Joe Booher | 74 | Buick | 294 | -2443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 3 | Steve Moore | 73 | Chevrolet | 288 | -2449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 2 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 251 | -2486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 3 | Mike Potter | 76 | Chevrolet | 237 | -2500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 2 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Chevrolet | 218 | -2519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 2 | Roy Smith | 45 | Oldsmobile | 208 | -2529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 4 | Randy Ogden | 18 | Chevrolet | 204 | -2533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 2 | Jim Robinson | 78 | Chevrolet | 194 | -2543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 2 | Kevin Housby | 8 | Oldsmobile | 185 | -2552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 4 | Chuck Bown | 02 | Oldsmobile | 183 | -2554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 2 | John Utsman | 00 | Chevrolet | 182 | -2555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 2 | Steve Pfeifer | 57 | Chevrolet | 182 | -2555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 2 | Hershel McGriff | 93 | Dodge | 176 | -2561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 1 | Rusty Wallace | 16 | Chevrolet | 170 | -2567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 2 | Phil Finney | 04 | Oldsmobile | 152 | -2585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 2 | Marty Robbins | 6 | Dodge | 137 | -2600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 2 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 134 | -2603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 1 | Janet Guthrie | 82 | Chevrolet | 130 | -2607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 2 | Rick McCray | 08 | Buick | 125 | -2612 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | - | 1 | Joey Arrington | 79 | Dodge | 124 | -2613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | - | 1 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Mercury | 124 | -2613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | - | 1 | Jimmy Finger | 03 | Buick | 124 | -2613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | - | 1 | Jimmy Ingram | 32 | Chevrolet | 118 | -2619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | - | 1 | Rick Wilson | 62 | Oldsmobile | 118 | -2619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | - | 1 | Wayne Watercutter | 85 | Oldsmobile | 115 | -2622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | - | 2 | Bill Osborne | 97 | Chevrolet | 110 | -2627 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | - | 1 | Jeff McDuffie | 07 | Buick | 109 | -2628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | - | 1 | Vince Giamformaggio | 19 | Chevrolet | 103 | -2634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | - | 1 | Nelson Oswald | 09 | Buick | 103 | -2634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | - | 1 | Bill Hollar | 99 | Chevrolet | 94 | -2643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | +17 | 2 | Don Sprouse | 37 | Chevrolet | 91 | -2646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | -1 | 1 | Jocko Maggiacomo | 63 | Oldsmobile | 91 | -2646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | -1 | 1 | Chuck Wahl | 37 | Chevrolet | 88 | -2649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | -1 | 1 | Ralph Jones | 65 | Ford | 88 | -2649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | -1 | 1 | Don Waterman | 38 | Oldsmobile | 88 | -2649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | -1 | 1 | Jim Hopkinson | 57 | Chevrolet | 82 | -2655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | -1 | 1 | Dick Skillen | 40 | Buick | 79 | -2658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | -1 | 1 | Nestor Peles | 34 | Oldsmobile | 79 | -2658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | -1 | 1 | Travis Tiller | 46 | Oldsmobile | 79 | -2658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | -1 | 1 | Ed Hale | 52 | Chevrolet | 76 | -2661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | -1 | 1 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 70 | -2667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | -1 | 2 | Bill Whittington | 40 | Chevrolet | 67 | -2670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | -1 | 1 | Melvin Revis | 59 | Chevrolet | 64 | -2673 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | -1 | 1 | Jim Hurlbert | 79 | Dodge | 49 | -2688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | -1 | 2 | Connie Saylor | 4 | Chevrolet | 46 | -2691 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | -1 | 2 | John Greenwood | 68 | Chevrolet | 43 | -2694 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | -1 | 1 | Mike Alexander | 40 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | -1 | 1 | Bub Strickler | 61 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | - | 2 | Henry Jones | 69 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -2737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | - | 1 | Gary Baker | 4 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | +2 | 2 | Steve Spencer | 19 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | -1 | 1 | Billie Harvey | 87 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -2737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | -1 | 1 | Dan Gurney | 48 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |