Standings After Race #29 at Rockingham Speedway - Sunday, October 19th, 1980
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 29 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Chevrolet | 4331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 29 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Chevrolet | 4287 | -44 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 29 | Richard Petty | 43 | Chevrolet | 4077 | -254 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | +1 | 29 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Chevrolet | 4051 | -280 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | -1 | 29 | Benny Parsons | 27 | Chevrolet | 4031 | -300 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 29 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Ford | 3801 | -530 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 29 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Ford | 3708 | -623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 29 | Harry Gant | 47 | Chevrolet | 3608 | -723 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 29 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 3520 | -811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 29 | Richard Childress | 3 | Chevrolet | 3499 | -832 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 29 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Chevrolet | 3464 | -867 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 29 | James Hylton | 48 | Chevrolet | 3237 | -1094 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 29 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 3197 | -1134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 28 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Chevrolet | 2875 | -1456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 27 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Oldsmobile | 2793 | -1538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 26 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Chevrolet | 2774 | -1557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 29 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Chevrolet | 2735 | -1596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 27 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 2652 | -1679 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 20 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Mercury | 2515 | -1816 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 25 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Chevrolet | 2479 | -1852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 18 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Chevrolet | 2438 | -1893 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +1 | 18 | Slick Johnson | 53 | Chevrolet | 1851 | -2480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -1 | 19 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Chevrolet | 1742 | -2589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 19 | Dick Brooks | 7 | Chevrolet | 1698 | -2633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 18 | Baxter Price | 45 | Chevrolet | 1689 | -2642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +3 | 16 | Donnie Allison | 12 | Chevrolet | 1632 | -2699 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -1 | 14 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Chevrolet | 1626 | -2705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 17 | Lake Speed | 66 | Chevrolet | 1612 | -2719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -2 | 18 | John Anderson | 19 | Chevrolet | 1603 | -2728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 15 | Junior Miller | 79 | Chevrolet | 1344 | -2987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 15 | Lennie Pond | 68 | Chevrolet | 1336 | -2995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 13 | Ricky Rudd | 7 | Chevrolet | 1213 | -3118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 21 | Dick May | 99 | Chevrolet | 1211 | -3120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 10 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Mercury | 1123 | -3208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +1 | 12 | Bill Elswick | 75 | Chevrolet | 1053 | -3278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | 10 | Joe Millikan | 72 | Chevrolet | 1029 | -3302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 10 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Chevrolet | 935 | -3396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 8 | David Pearson | 1 | Chevrolet | 934 | -3397 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 10 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Oldsmobile | 791 | -3540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 7 | Frank Warren | 79 | Dodge | 549 | -3782 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 6 | Buck Simmons | 12 | Chevrolet | 495 | -3836 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 6 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Oldsmobile | 483 | -3848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 4 | Tim Richmond | 40 | Chevrolet | 451 | -3880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 4 | Dave Dion | 29 | Ford | 441 | -3890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 7 | Don Whittington | 55 | Chevrolet | 429 | -3902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 4 | Tommy Houston | 95 | Chevrolet | 396 | -3935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 5 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 387 | -3944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 3 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Oldsmobile | 373 | -3958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 6 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Oldsmobile | 348 | -3983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 7 | Chuck Bown | 02 | Oldsmobile | 329 | -4002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 4 | Jim Vandiver | 89 | Oldsmobile | 328 | -4003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | +8 | 3 | Jeff McDuffie | 07 | Buick | 327 | -4004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -1 | 3 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 303 | -4028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -1 | 4 | Don Sprouse | 37 | Chevrolet | 303 | -4028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | 5 | Joe Booher | 74 | Buick | 294 | -4037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 16 | Chevrolet | 291 | -4040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 3 | Steve Moore | 73 | Chevrolet | 288 | -4043 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -1 | 5 | Kenny Hemphill | 77 | Chevrolet | 252 | -4079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -1 | 3 | Mike Potter | 76 | Chevrolet | 237 | -4094 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -1 | 3 | Rick Wilson | 62 | Oldsmobile | 225 | -4106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 2 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Chevrolet | 218 | -4113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 2 | Janet Guthrie | 82 | Chevrolet | 209 | -4122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 2 | Roy Smith | 45 | Oldsmobile | 208 | -4123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 2 | Wayne Watercutter | 85 | Oldsmobile | 206 | -4125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 4 | Marty Robbins | 6 | Dodge | 204 | -4127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 4 | Randy Ogden | 18 | Chevrolet | 204 | -4127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 2 | Eddie Dickerson | 77 | Dodge | 197 | -4134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | - | 2 | Jim Robinson | 78 | Chevrolet | 194 | -4137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | - | 2 | Kevin Housby | 8 | Oldsmobile | 185 | -4146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | - | 2 | John Utsman | 00 | Chevrolet | 182 | -4149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | - | 2 | Steve Pfeifer | 57 | Chevrolet | 182 | -4149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | - | 2 | Ralph Jones | 65 | Ford | 179 | -4152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | - | 2 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Mercury | 176 | -4155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | - | 2 | Hershel McGriff | 93 | Dodge | 176 | -4155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | - | 3 | Travis Tiller | 46 | Oldsmobile | 164 | -4167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | - | 2 | Nelson Oswald | 09 | Buick | 152 | -4179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | - | 2 | Phil Finney | 04 | Oldsmobile | 152 | -4179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | - | 4 | Connie Saylor | 4 | Chevrolet | 140 | -4191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | - | 2 | Jocko Maggiacomo | 63 | Oldsmobile | 137 | -4194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | - | 2 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 134 | -4197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | - | 1 | Harry Dinwiddie | 40 | Buick | 127 | -4204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | - | 2 | Rick McCray | 08 | Buick | 125 | -4206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | - | 1 | Joey Arrington | 79 | Dodge | 124 | -4207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | - | 1 | Jimmy Finger | 03 | Buick | 124 | -4207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | - | 1 | Jimmy Ingram | 32 | Chevrolet | 118 | -4213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | - | 4 | Billie Harvey | 87 | Oldsmobile | 115 | -4216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | - | 2 | Bill Osborne | 97 | Chevrolet | 110 | -4221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | - | 2 | Joel Stowe | 45 | Chevrolet | 109 | -4222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | - | 1 | Vince Giamformaggio | 19 | Chevrolet | 103 | -4228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | - | 1 | John Callis | 80 | Ford | 100 | -4231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | - | 1 | Bill Hollar | 99 | Chevrolet | 94 | -4237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | - | 1 | Bruce Jacobi | 65 | Ford | 94 | -4237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | - | 1 | Chuck Wahl | 37 | Chevrolet | 88 | -4243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | - | 1 | Don Waterman | 38 | Oldsmobile | 88 | -4243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | - | 1 | Jim Hopkinson | 57 | Chevrolet | 82 | -4249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | - | 2 | Stuart Huffman | 41 | Buick | 79 | -4252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | - | 1 | Dick Skillen | 40 | Buick | 79 | -4252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | - | 1 | Nestor Peles | 34 | Oldsmobile | 79 | -4252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | - | 1 | Ed Hale | 52 | Chevrolet | 76 | -4255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | - | 1 | Bobby Sands | 84 | Chevrolet | 73 | -4258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | - | 1 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 70 | -4261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | - | 2 | Bill Whittington | 40 | Chevrolet | 67 | -4264 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | - | 1 | Melvin Revis | 59 | Chevrolet | 64 | -4267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | - | 3 | Henry Jones | 69 | Oldsmobile | 52 | -4279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | - | 1 | Jim Hurlbert | 79 | Dodge | 49 | -4282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | - | 1 | Mike Miller | 96 | Ford | 46 | -4285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | - | 2 | John Greenwood | 68 | Chevrolet | 43 | -4288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | - | 1 | Jim Sauter | 05 | Chevrolet | 40 | -4291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | - | 1 | Mike Alexander | 40 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | - | 1 | Stan Barrett | 40 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | -1 | 5 | Bub Strickler | 61 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | -1 | 2 | Ferrel Harris | 73 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | -1 | 1 | Gary Baker | 4 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | -1 | 3 | Steve Spencer | 19 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | -1 | 2 | Bob Riley | 74 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | -1 | 1 | Dan Gurney | 48 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | - | 1 | Ernie Cline | 95 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | - | 1 | Glenn Jarrett | 84 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | -3 | 1 | Steve Gray | 1 | Buick | 0 | -4331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |