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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

National 500

Charlotte Motor Speedway

October 5th, 1980

Race #28 of the 1980 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 334
  • Miles: 501.0
  • Average Speed: 135.243 mph
  • Cautions: 8
  • Caution Laps: 44
  • Lead Changes: 43
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - November 16th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 4 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 185 175 10 334 148 Running
2 3 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 175 170 5 334 47 Running
3 1 28 Buddy Baker Buick 170 165 5 334 48 Running
4 2 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 165 160 5 334 1 Running
5 11 12 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 155 155 0 333 0 Running
6 16 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 150 150 0 332 0 Running
7 23 7 Lake Speed Chevrolet 146 146 0 330 0 Running
8 22 90 Jody Ridley Mercury 142 142 0 329 0 Running
9 36 42 Kyle Petty Chevrolet 138 138 0 328 0 Running
10 39 41 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 134 134 0 328 0 Running
11 27 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 135 130 5 328 1 Running
12 21 40 Tim Richmond Chevrolet 127 127 0 327 0 Running
13 34 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 124 124 0 326 0 Running
14 25 16 Rusty Wallace Chevrolet 121 121 0 325 0 Running
15 37 77 Kenny Hemphill Chevrolet 118 118 0 325 0 Running
16 6 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 115 115 0 324 0 Running
17 15 82 Dick May Dodge 112 112 0 323 0 Running
18 5 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 114 109 5 322 29 Engine
19 24 71 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile 106 106 0 318 0 Running
20 41 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 103 103 0 318 0 Running
21 32 19 James Hylton Chevrolet 100 100 0 312 0 Running
22 20 64 Tommy Gale Ford 97 97 0 307 0 Running
23 38 4 Connie Saylor Chevrolet 94 94 0 301 0 Running
24 33 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 91 91 0 292 0 Running
25 14 02 Chuck Bown Chevrolet 88 88 0 271 0 Engine
26 29 79 Junior Miller Chevrolet 85 85 0 259 0 Running
27 19 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 87 82 5 252 1 Engine
28 35 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 79 79 0 195 0 Valve
29 7 15 Bobby Allison Mercury 81 76 5 190 35 Ball joint
30 8 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 78 73 5 183 10 Crash
31 10 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 75 70 5 183 11 Crash
32 30 6 Marty Robbins Chevrolet 67 67 0 171 0 Crash
33 9 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 69 64 5 168 3 Crash
34 26 68 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 61 61 0 168 0 Steering
35 18 75 John Anderson Chevrolet 58 58 0 149 0 Steering
36 28 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 55 55 0 138 0 Crash
37 12 62 Rick Wilson Chevrolet 52 52 0 67 0 Engine
38 17 1 David Pearson Chevrolet 49 49 0 66 0 Ignition
39 13 96 Mike Miller Ford 46 46 0 53 0 Head gasket
40 40 53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 43 43 0 42 0 Cam
41 31 05 Jim Sauter Chevrolet 40 40 0 33 0 Engine