Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Atlanta Journal 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway
November 2nd, 1980
Race #30 of the 1980 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 328
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Buick (2)
- Chevrolet (26)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (4)
- Mercury (4)
- Oldsmobile (3)
- Last Atlanta Motor Speedway
race (Atlanta 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Pearson | Oldsmobile | Hawaiian Tropic | Hoss Ellington | ||
| 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | Junior Johnson | ||
| 12 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Ramey's Chevy City | Kennie Childers | ||
| 15 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn / Busch | Roger Hamby | ||
| 19 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Chevrolet | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Rod Osterlund | |
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | Don Robertson | ||
| 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool | M.C. Anderson | ||
| 28 | Buddy Baker | Buick | NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks | Harry Ranier | ||
| 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | CRC Chemicals | Richard Childress | ||
| 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | Wangerin Racing | Blackie Wangerin | ||
| 4 | Connie Saylor | Chevrolet | Mitco | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 40 | Stan Barrett | Chevrolet | Needham-Reynolds | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Chevrolet | Apache Stove | Billy Hagan | |
| 45 | Charlie Chamblee | Buick | Ryan Homes | Baxter Price | ||
| 46 | Travis Tiller | Oldsmobile | Ring Enterprises | Travis Tiller | ||
| 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive Parts | James Hylton | |
| 5 | Clay Young | Oldsmobile | Baird & Trivette | Baird & Trivette | ||
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Thompson Industries | Jimmy Means | ||
| 6 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | UNO / Howard Johnson's | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 68 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Kings Mountain Truck Plaza | Jim Testa | ||
| 7 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Chevrolet | Sanyo | Nelson Malloch | |
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Hudson / Buck Stove | Dave Marcis | |
| 73 | Steve Moore | Chevrolet | Barnes Freight Lines | Willard Moore | ||
| 75 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | RahMoc Enterprises | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 77 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | Warren Fabricating | John Rebhan | ||
| 79 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | Warren Racing | Junior Miller | ||
| 80 | John Callis | Ford | Bo Laws Automotive | John Callis | ||
| 87 | Gary Balough | Chevrolet | Tri-City Aluminum | Billie Harvey | ||
| 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Gatorade / DiGard | DiGard | |
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Mercury | Melling Timing Components | George Elliott | |
| 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 96 | Mike Miller | Ford | Dairyland Transportation | Mike Miller |