Entry List

The official 1980 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Michigan International Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Champion Spark Plug 400

Sunday, August 17th, 1980

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

  • 4 Mercury
  • 22 Chevrolet
  • 4 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Buick
  • 2 Ford
  • 2 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 145.352
  • Cautions: 4 for 17 laps
  • Lead Changes: 31
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
9
Dawsonville, GA
Oct 8, 1955
24
Mercury
Jackson Special
2
42
Trinity, NC
Jun 2, 1960
20
Chevrolet
STP
3
7
Chesapeake, VA
Sep 12, 1956
23
Chevrolet
Sanyo
4
44
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 16, 1956
23
Chevrolet
Apache Stove
5
61
 
 
Oldsmobile
Duro-Bond
6
27
 
 
Chevrolet
Melling Tool
7
87
 
 
Chevrolet
Del Ray Marine Supply
8
15
 
 
Mercury
Mike Curb / Hodgdon
9
74
 
 
Buick
Wawak Racing
10
65
 
 
Ford
United Medical Supply
11
67
 
 
Dodge
Hills Racing
12
28
 
 
Chevrolet
NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks
14
24
 
 
Oldsmobile
South Hill Texaco
15
40
 
 
Chevrolet
Ulrich Racing
16
2
Kannapolis, NC
Apr 29, 1951
29
Chevrolet
Mike Curb / Hodgdon
17
02
Franklin, TN
Feb 5, 1947
33
Chevrolet
Halpern Enterprises
18
71
Wausau, WI
Mar 1, 1941
39
Chevrolet
Transmissions Unlimited
19
19
 
 
Chevrolet
Belden Asphalt
20
12
 
 
Chevrolet
Ramey's Chevy City
21
79
 
 
Dodge
Warren Racing
22
47
 
 
Chevrolet
Race Hill Farm
23
70
 
 
Chevrolet
Bailey Excavating
24
48
Roanoke, VA
Aug 26, 1934
45
Oldsmobile
Palatine Automotive Parts
25
52
 
 
Chevrolet
Thompson Industries
26
90
 
 
Mercury
Truxmore / Sunny King
27
75
 
 
Chevrolet
RahMoc Enterprises
28
77
 
 
Chevrolet
Warren Fabricating
29
66
Jackson, MS
Jan 17, 1948
32
Chevrolet
Speed Racing
30
21
 
 
Mercury
Purolator
31
3
 
 
Chevrolet
CRC Chemicals
33
17
 
 
Chevrolet
Kings Inn Daytona
34
25
 
 
Buick
Stone's Cafeteria
35
41
 
 
Buick
Bluegrass Express
36
64
 
 
Ford
Sunny King Ford & Honda
37
85
 
 
Oldsmobile
Ward Racing Enterprises