Standings After Race #5 at Atlanta Motor Speedway - Sunday, March 16th, 1980
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Chevrolet | 840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | +1 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Ford | 775 | -65 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | +3 | 5 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 682 | -158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | -2 | 5 | Richard Petty | 43 | Chevrolet | 677 | -163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | -1 | 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Chevrolet | 662 | -178 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | -1 | 5 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Chevrolet | 644 | -196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | +2 | 5 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Chevrolet | 635 | -205 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | -1 | 5 | Richard Childress | 3 | Chevrolet | 616 | -224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +2 | 5 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Ford | 584 | -256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 5 | Harry Gant | 47 | Chevrolet | 553 | -287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +2 | 5 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Chevrolet | 543 | -297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -4 | 5 | James Hylton | 48 | Chevrolet | 531 | -309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | -1 | 5 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Chevrolet | 522 | -318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +2 | 5 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Chevrolet | 521 | -319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -1 | 5 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 505 | -335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +3 | 5 | Dick Brooks | 7 | Chevrolet | 498 | -342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -2 | 5 | Benny Parsons | 27 | Chevrolet | 471 | -369 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +2 | 3 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Chevrolet | 459 | -381 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -2 | 5 | Joe Millikan | 72 | Chevrolet | 444 | -396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | -2 | 4 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Mercury | 421 | -419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | +1 | 4 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Oldsmobile | 397 | -443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +2 | 4 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 397 | -443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -2 | 3 | Donnie Allison | 12 | Chevrolet | 396 | -444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +6 | 3 | Slick Johnson | 53 | Chevrolet | 328 | -512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -2 | 3 | Bill Elswick | 75 | Chevrolet | 303 | -537 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +2 | 3 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Chevrolet | 285 | -555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -2 | 3 | Dick May | 99 | Chevrolet | 276 | -564 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +3 | 3 | Baxter Price | 45 | Chevrolet | 252 | -588 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -3 | 2 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Oldsmobile | 249 | -591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | -3 | 2 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Chevrolet | 246 | -594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +2 | 2 | Lennie Pond | 68 | Chevrolet | 232 | -608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +5 | 2 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Mercury | 208 | -632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +23 | 2 | Lake Speed | 66 | Chevrolet | 206 | -634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | +4 | 2 | Ricky Rudd | 7 | Chevrolet | 202 | -638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -6 | 2 | John Anderson | 19 | Chevrolet | 200 | -640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +24 | 2 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Chevrolet | 191 | -649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -2 | 3 | Joe Booher | 74 | Buick | 188 | -652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | +19 | 2 | Kevin Housby | 8 | Oldsmobile | 185 | -655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 1 | Rusty Wallace | 16 | Chevrolet | 170 | -670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | +8 | 3 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Oldsmobile | 165 | -675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | +1 | 3 | Don Whittington | 55 | Chevrolet | 164 | -676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | +3 | 2 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Oldsmobile | 161 | -679 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | +19 | 2 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Oldsmobile | 146 | -694 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -12 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 142 | -698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | +4 | 2 | Buck Simmons | 12 | Chevrolet | 140 | -700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -12 | 3 | Randy Ogden | 18 | Chevrolet | 134 | -706 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -11 | 1 | Janet Guthrie | 82 | Chevrolet | 130 | -710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -9 | 1 | Roy Smith | 45 | Oldsmobile | 124 | -716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -9 | 1 | Joey Arrington | 79 | Dodge | 124 | -716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -9 | 1 | Tommy Houston | 95 | Chevrolet | 117 | -723 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -8 | 2 | Chuck Bown | 02 | Oldsmobile | 113 | -727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -8 | 2 | Bill Osborne | 97 | Chevrolet | 110 | -730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -7 | 1 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Chevrolet | 106 | -734 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -7 | 1 | Vince Giamformaggio | 19 | Chevrolet | 103 | -737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 1 | Frank Warren | 79 | Dodge | 103 | -737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -6 | 1 | Bill Hollar | 99 | Chevrolet | 94 | -746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -6 | 1 | Jim Robinson | 78 | Chevrolet | 91 | -749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -6 | 1 | Chuck Wahl | 37 | Chevrolet | 88 | -752 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 1 | Ralph Jones | 65 | Ford | 88 | -752 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -7 | 1 | Hershel McGriff | 93 | Dodge | 85 | -755 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -7 | 1 | Steve Pfeifer | 57 | Chevrolet | 82 | -758 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -7 | 1 | John Utsman | 00 | Chevrolet | 79 | -761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -5 | 1 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 70 | -770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -5 | 1 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 70 | -770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -4 | 2 | Bill Whittington | 40 | Chevrolet | 67 | -773 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -3 | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Buick | 58 | -782 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -3 | 1 | Mike Potter | 76 | Chevrolet | 55 | -785 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -3 | 1 | Jim Vandiver | 89 | Oldsmobile | 52 | -788 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | -3 | 1 | Jim Hurlbert | 79 | Dodge | 49 | -791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | -3 | 1 | Junior Miller | 79 | Chevrolet | 49 | -791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | -3 | 1 | Bub Strickler | 61 | Chevrolet | 0 | -840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | -3 | 1 | Dan Gurney | 48 | Chevrolet | 0 | -840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |