Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
American 500
North Carolina Speedway
October 19th, 1980
Race #29 of the 1980 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 36
- Makes
- Buick (1)
- Chevrolet (28)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (3)
- Mercury (1)
- Oldsmobile (2)
- Last North Carolina Speedway
race (Carolina 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Bill Elswick | Oldsmobile | Performer Boats | Performer Boats | ||
| 07 | Jeff McDuffie | Buick | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 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 | Dick May | 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 | ||
| 40 | Stan Barrett | Chevrolet | Ulrich / Reynolds / Needham | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 41 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Steve's Corvette / Brooks Honda | Billy Matthews | ||
| 42 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Chevrolet | STP | Petty Enterprises | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Chevrolet | Apache 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 | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 68 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Kings Mountain Truck Plaza | Jim Testa | ||
| 7 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Chevrolet | Sanyo | Nelson Malloch | |
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | Dave Marcis | |
| 75 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | RahMoc Enterprises | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 77 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | Warren Fabricating | John Rebhan | ||
| 79 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | Miller Roofing | Junior Miller | ||
| 84 | Glenn Jarrett | Chevrolet | Busch Breakthrough | Busch Breakthrough | ||
| 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 95 | Ernie Cline | Chevrolet | Cline Racing | Ernie Cline |