Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Carolina 500
North Carolina Speedway
March 9th, 1980
Race #4 of the 1980 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 38
- Makes
- Buick (1)
- Chevrolet (27)
- Dodge (2)
- Ford (3)
- Mercury (1)
- Oldsmobile (4)
- Last North Carolina Speedway
race (American 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | Hoss Ellington | ||
| 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | Junior Johnson | ||
| 12 | Buck Simmons | Chevrolet | Kencoal Mining | Kennie Childers | ||
| 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | Roger Hamby | ||
| 18 | Randy Ogden | Chevrolet | Jack Ogden | Jack Ogden | ||
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | Rod Osterlund | |
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Cecil Gordon | 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 | ||
| 29 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | Pleasure Island | Junior Miller | ||
| 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | CRC Chemicals | Richard Childress | ||
| 30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | Walter Ballard | ||
| 33 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | Draime Race Engines | Phil Howard | ||
| 40 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Chevrolet | Al Rudd Auto Parts | D.K. Ulrich | |
| 42 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Chevrolet | STP | Petty Enterprises | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | |
| 45 | Baxter Price | Oldsmobile | Iron Peddlers | Baxter Price | ||
| 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive Parts | James Hylton | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 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 | ||
| 7 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Sanyo | Nelson Malloch | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Hudson Transmission | Dave Marcis | |
| 72 | Joe Millikan | Oldsmobile | Hayes Jewelers | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Bobby Wawak | Bobby Wawak | ||
| 75 | Bill Elswick | Chevrolet | RahMoc Enterprises | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 76 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | Mike Potter | Mike Potter | ||
| 79 | Dick May | Dodge | Native Tan | Frank Warren | ||
| 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 92 | Bill Osborne | Chevrolet | Bill Osborne | Bill Osborne |