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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Talladega 500

Talladega Superspeedway

August 3rd, 1980

Race #20 of the 1980 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Drivers Entered: 41
  • Makes
    • Buick (4)
    • Chevrolet (7)
    • Dodge (3)
    • Ford (1)
    • Mercury (4)
    • Oldsmobile (22)
  • Last Talladega Superspeedway race (Winston 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#3 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: The #3 NASCAR Next Gen car is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
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 Marlin Racing H.B. Cunningham
15 Bobby Allison Mercury Mike Curb / Hodgdon Bud Moore
17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby
19 Dick May 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 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
40 Harry Dinwiddie Buick Colonial Bread D.K. Ulrich
42 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Chevrolet STP Petty Enterprises
43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile STP Petty Enterprises
44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Oldsmobile Apache Classic Stove Billy Hagan
45 Baxter Price Oldsmobile Iron Peddlers Baxter Price
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 Chevrolet Thompson Industries Jimmy Means
53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet Johnson Racing J.D. Johnson
6 Marty Robbins Dodge Robbins Racing Marty Robbins
62 Rick Wilson Bartow, FL Oldsmobile Florida Equipment & Service Rick Wilson
64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
66 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Chevrolet Winn-Dixie Lake Speed
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Reid Trailer Sales Buddy Arrington
68 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile Kings Mountain Truck Plaza 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 Dave Marcis
73 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet Barnes Freight Lines Willard Moore
74 Bobby Wawak Buick Wawak Racing Bobby Wawak
79 Frank Warren Dodge Warren Racing Frank Warren
87 Billie Harvey Oldsmobile Del Ray Marine Supply Billie Harvey
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Oldsmobile Gatorade DiGard
9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Mercury Dahlonega Ford Sales George Elliott
90 Jody Ridley Mercury Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey