Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Firecracker 400
Daytona International Speedway
July 4th, 1980
Race #17 of the 1980 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 160
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Buick (4)
- Chevrolet (6)
- Dodge (2)
- Ford (1)
- Mercury (4)
- Oldsmobile (23)
- Last Daytona International Speedway
race (Daytona 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Chuck Bown | Oldsmobile | Halpern Enterprises | Joel Halpern | ||
| 04 | Phil Finney | Oldsmobile | Finney Racing | Phil Finney | ||
| 1 | David Pearson | Oldsmobile | Hawaiian Tropic | Hoss Ellington | ||
| 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | Junior Johnson | ||
| 12 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | Ramey's Chevy City | Kennie Childers | ||
| 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Race Fans | H.B. Cunningham | ||
| 15 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | Roger Hamby | ||
| 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 | Oldsmobile | 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 | Oldsmobile | Russ Togs | Walter Ballard | ||
| 4 | Connie Saylor | Chevrolet | Mitco | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 40 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Burger King / Pepsi | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Oldsmobile | Apache Stove | 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 | ||
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Thompson Industries | Jimmy Means | ||
| 62 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Oldsmobile | Howard Racing | Rick Wilson | |
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 66 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Chevrolet | Speed Racing | Lake Speed | |
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 68 | John Greenwood | Oldsmobile | Greenwood-Koni Custom Shocks | Jim Testa | ||
| 7 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Oldsmobile | Sanyo | Nelson Malloch | |
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Buick | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Oldsmobile | Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission | Dave Marcis | |
| 73 | Steve Moore | Chevrolet | Tuesday's Tavern | Willard Moore | ||
| 75 | John Anderson | Buick | Herb Davis Plumbing | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 79 | Marty Robbins | Dodge | Native Tan | Frank Warren | ||
| 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Oldsmobile | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 89 | Jim Vandiver | Oldsmobile | Smith Nurseries | O.L. Nixon | ||
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Mercury | Jackson Special | George Elliott | |
| 90 | Jody Ridley | Mercury | Truxmore / Sunny King | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 93 | Don Whittington | Oldsmobile | Sun Systems | Don Whittington |