Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
September 1st, 1980
Race #23 of the 1980 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Drivers Entered: 41
- Makes
- Buick (2)
- Chevrolet (28)
- Dodge (3)
- Ford (4)
- Mercury (3)
- Oldsmobile (1)
- Last Darlington Raceway
race (CRC Chemicals Rebel 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Dick May | Buick | Pokeys of Doylestown | Nelson Oswald | ||
| 1 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | Hoss Ellington | ||
| 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | Junior Johnson | ||
| 12 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Ramey's Chevy City | Kennie Childers | ||
| 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | Roger Hamby | ||
| 19 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Chevrolet | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Rod Osterlund | |
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | South Hill Texaco | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | Don Robertson | ||
| 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool | M.C. Anderson | ||
| 28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | 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 | Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich Racing | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 41 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Hayes Jewelers | Billy Matthews | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Chevrolet | Apache Classic Stove | Billy Hagan | |
| 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive Parts | James Hylton | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Thompson Industries | Jimmy Means | ||
| 53 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Johnson Racing | J.D. Johnson | ||
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 65 | Ralph Jones | Ford | Spohn's Body Shop | Ron Spohn | ||
| 66 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Chevrolet | Speed Racing | Lake Speed | |
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 68 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | Jim Testa | ||
| 7 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Chevrolet | Sanyo | Nelson Malloch | |
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission | Dave Marcis | |
| 74 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Louise Smith Special | Bobby Wawak | ||
| 75 | Chuck Bown | Chevrolet | RahMoc Enterprises | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 77 | Kenny Hemphill | Chevrolet | Warren Fabricating | John Rebhan | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Warren Racing | Frank Warren | ||
| 82 | Ferrel Harris | Dodge | Dick Brooks Honda | Ferrel Harris | ||
| 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Mercury | Dahlonega Ford Sales | George Elliott | |
| 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 93 | Don Whittington | Chevrolet | Sun Systems | Scott Smith |