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Race Results : Charlotte Motor Speedway

National 500

Charlotte Motor Speedway , Concord, NC

Sunday, October 5th, 1980 Race 28 of 31 1980 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 135.243
  • Cautions: 8 for 44 laps
  • Lead Changes: 43
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Entry List
National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 4 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 185 175 334 148 0 running
2 3 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 175 170 334 47 0 running
3 1 28 Buddy Baker Buick 170 165 334 48 0 running
4 2 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 165 160 334 1 0 running
5 11 12 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 155 155 333 0 0 running
6 16 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 150 150 332 0 0 running
7 23 7 Lake Speed Chevrolet 146 146 330 0 0 running
8 22 90 Jody Ridley Mercury 142 142 329 0 0 running
9 36 42 Kyle Petty Chevrolet 138 138 328 0 0 running
10 39 41 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 134 134 328 0 0 running
11 27 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 135 130 328 1 0 running
12 21 40 Tim Richmond Chevrolet 127 127 327 0 0 running
13 34 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 124 124 326 0 0 running
14 25 16 Rusty Wallace Chevrolet 121 121 325 0 0 running
15 37 77 Kenny Hemphill Chevrolet 118 118 325 0 0 running
16 6 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 115 115 324 0 0 running
17 15 82 Dick May Dodge 112 112 323 0 0 running
18 5 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 114 109 322 29 0 engine
19 24 71 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile 106 106 318 0 0 running
20 41 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 103 103 318 0 0 running
21 32 19 James Hylton Chevrolet 100 100 312 0 0 running
22 20 64 Tommy Gale Ford 97 97 307 0 0 running
23 38 4 Connie Saylor Chevrolet 94 94 301 0 0 running
24 33 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 91 91 292 0 0 running
25 14 02 Chuck Bown Chevrolet 88 88 271 0 0 engine
26 29 79 Junior Miller Chevrolet 85 85 259 0 0 running
27 19 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 87 82 252 1 0 engine
28 35 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 79 79 195 0 0 valve
29 7 15 Bobby Allison Mercury 81 76 190 35 0 ball joint
30 8 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 78 73 183 10 0 crash
31 10 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 75 70 183 11 0 crash
32 30 6 Marty Robbins Chevrolet 67 67 171 0 0 crash
33 9 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 69 64 168 3 0 crash
34 26 68 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 61 61 168 0 0 steering
35 18 75 John Anderson Chevrolet 58 58 149 0 0 steering
36 28 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 55 55 138 0 0 crash
37 12 62 Rick Wilson Chevrolet 52 52 67 0 0 engine
38 17 1 David Pearson Chevrolet 49 49 66 0 0 ignition
39 13 96 Mike Miller Ford 46 46 53 0 0 head gasket
40 40 53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 43 43 42 0 0 cam
41 31 05 Jim Sauter Chevrolet 40 40 33 0 0 engine

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