Race Results : Atlanta Motor Speedway

Atlanta 500

Sunday, March 16th, 1980

Atlanta Motor Speedway , Hampton, GA

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  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 134.808
  • Cautions: 7 for 45 laps
  • Lead Changes: 27
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Entry List
Atlanta 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 31 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 180 175 328 50 0 running
2 7 16 Rusty Wallace Chevrolet 170 170 328 0 0 running
3 9 15 Bobby Allison Ford 170 165 328 32 0 running
4 6 71 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile 165 160 327 4 0 running
5 24 7 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 155 155 325 0 0 running
6 15 90 Jody Ridley Mercury 150 150 325 0 0 running
7 1 28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 151 146 325 2 0 running
8 3 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 152 142 324 183 0 running
9 32 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 138 138 324 0 0 running
10 27 53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 134 134 320 0 0 running
11 25 66 Lake Speed Chevrolet 130 130 320 0 0 running
12 30 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 127 127 320 0 0 running
13 28 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 124 124 318 0 0 running
14 38 42 Kyle Petty Chevrolet 121 121 317 0 0 running
15 13 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 123 118 316 7 0 running
16 16 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 115 115 313 0 0 running
17 21 8 Kevin Housby Oldsmobile 112 112 311 0 0 running
18 19 64 Tommy Gale Ford 109 109 303 0 0 running
19 36 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 106 106 303 0 0 running
20 40 79 Frank Warren Dodge 103 103 302 0 0 running
21 39 45 Baxter Price Oldsmobile 100 100 261 0 0 running
22 26 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 97 97 253 0 0 engine
23 18 75 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 94 94 244 0 0 engine
24 41 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 91 91 240 0 0 engine
25 33 65 Ralph Jones Ford 88 88 213 0 0 engine
26 4 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 90 85 208 33 0 rear end
27 29 50 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 82 82 204 0 0 engine
28 11 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 84 79 192 7 0 oil seal
29 23 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 81 76 181 1 0 engine
30 12 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 73 73 162 0 0 clutch
31 5 40 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 75 70 147 6 0 crash
32 14 30 Tighe Scott Buick 67 67 130 0 0 axle
33 8 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 69 64 117 3 0 engine
34 22 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 61 61 99 0 0 engine
35 35 74 Joe Booher Buick 58 58 81 0 0 crash
36 37 20 Rick Newsom Oldsmobile 55 55 78 0 0 crash
37 20 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 52 52 72 0 0 engine
38 10 51 Don Whittington Oldsmobile 49 49 61 0 0 crash
39 34 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 46 46 46 0 0 engine
40 17 12 Buck Simmons Chevrolet 43 43 30 0 0 engine
41 2 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 40 40 30 0 0 rear end

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