Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway
February 17th, 1980
Race #2 of the 1980 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Drivers Entered: 42
- Makes
- Buick (7)
- Chevrolet (5)
- Dodge (2)
- Ford (2)
- Mercury (3)
- Oldsmobile (23)
- Last Daytona International Speedway
race (Firecracker 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | John Utsman | Chevrolet | Kingsport Speedway | Ed Whitaker | ||
| 05 | Bill Elswick | Oldsmobile | RahMoc Enterprises | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 1 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | Hawaiian Tropic | Hoss Ellington | ||
| 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | Junior Johnson | ||
| 14 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | H.B. Cunningham | |
| 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Don Whittington | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | Roger Hamby | ||
| 19 | JD McDuffie | Buick | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Oldsmobile | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Rod Osterlund | |
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Sadler Motors / Smith Used Cars | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Buick | Stone's Cafeteria | Don Robertson | ||
| 27 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Melling Tool | M.C. Anderson | ||
| 28 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks | Harry Ranier | ||
| 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | CRC Chemicals | Richard Childress | ||
| 30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | Walter Ballard | ||
| 33 | John Anderson | Oldsmobile | Draime Race Engines | Russ Draime | ||
| 40 | Bill Whittington | Buick | Jim Morrison | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Oldsmobile | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | |
| 47 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Oldsmobile | Palatine Automotive Parts | James Hylton | |
| 50 | Bruce Hill | Oldsmobile | Global Heat Exchanger | Walter Ballard | ||
| 51 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Valvoline / Gilmore | A.J. Foyt | ||
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Mr. Transmission | Jimmy Means | ||
| 53 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | J.D. Johnson | J.D. Johnson | ||
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 68 | Chuck Bown | Oldsmobile | Kings Mountain Truck Plaza | Jim Testa | ||
| 7 | Dick Brooks | Oldsmobile | Sanyo | Nelson Malloch | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Oldsmobile | Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission | Dave Marcis | |
| 72 | Joe Millikan | Oldsmobile | Hayes Jewelers | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 73 | Bill Schmitt | Oldsmobile | Olympus Mahogany Hot Tubs | Bill Schmitt | ||
| 74 | Joe Booher | Buick | Booher Farms | Bobby Wawak | ||
| 75 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Burger King | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 79 | Jim Hurlbert | Dodge | Native Tan | Frank Warren | ||
| 8 | Kevin Housby | Oldsmobile | Taylor & Martin / Marina Inn | Jack Housby | ||
| 82 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Texaco Star | Rod Osterlund | ||
| 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Oldsmobile | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 89 | Jim Vandiver | Oldsmobile | O.L. Nixon | O.L. Nixon | ||
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Mercury | Knutsons RV | George Elliott | |
| 90 | Jody Ridley | Mercury | Truxmore / Sunny King | Junie Donlavey |