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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 1st, 1980

Race #23 of the 1980 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 367
  • Miles: 501.3
  • Average Speed: 115.210 mph
  • Cautions: 14
  • Caution Laps: 79
  • Lead Changes: 28
#5 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 10 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 180 175 5 367 2 Running
2 6 1 David Pearson Chevrolet 175 170 5 367 30 Running
3 9 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 170 165 5 367 7 Running
4 3 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 165 160 5 367 72 Running
5 5 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 160 155 5 367 23 Running
6 12 15 Bobby Allison Ford 155 150 5 366 2 Running
7 8 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 151 146 5 366 27 Running
8 14 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 142 142 0 365 0 Running
9 15 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 143 138 5 365 2 Running
10 21 41 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 134 134 0 364 0 Running
11 19 75 Chuck Bown Chevrolet 130 130 0 364 0 Running
12 26 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 132 127 5 362 1 Running
13 27 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 124 124 0 360 0 Running
14 22 4 Connie Saylor Chevrolet 121 121 0 355 0 Engine
15 24 53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 118 118 0 355 0 Running
16 33 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 115 115 0 353 0 Running
17 32 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 112 112 0 353 0 Running
18 40 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 109 109 0 351 0 Running
19 35 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 106 106 0 348 0 Running
20 38 82 Ferrel Harris Dodge 103 103 0 342 0 Running
21 30 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 100 100 0 342 0 Running
22 25 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 97 97 0 339 0 Running
23 29 79 Frank Warren Dodge 94 94 0 339 0 Engine
24 34 65 Ralph Jones Ford 91 91 0 334 0 Running
25 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 98 88 10 329 196 Timing chain
26 4 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 90 85 5 324 4 Engine
27 17 66 Lake Speed Chevrolet 82 82 0 316 0 Running
28 36 09 Dick May Buick 79 79 0 304 0 Engine
29 2 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 76 76 0 277 0 Running
30 13 90 Jody Ridley Ford 73 73 0 271 0 Steering
31 31 64 Tommy Gale Ford 70 70 0 266 0 Crash
32 7 12 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 67 67 0 237 0 Overheating
33 11 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 69 64 5 236 1 Oil pump
34 16 7 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 61 61 0 201 0 Steering
35 41 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 58 58 0 151 0 Clutch
36 28 19 John Anderson Chevrolet 55 55 0 127 0 Engine
37 39 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 52 52 0 111 0 Crash
38 23 93 Don Whittington Chevrolet 49 49 0 87 0 Valve
39 37 74 Bobby Wawak Buick 46 46 0 56 0 Oil leak
40 18 68 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 43 43 0 31 0 Engine
41 20 77 Kenny Hemphill Chevrolet 40 40 0 21 0 Engine