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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 1st, 1980

Race #23 of the 1980 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • 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:
#3 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: The #3 NASCAR Next Gen car is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
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