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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway

February 17th, 1980

Race #2 of the 1980 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 200
  • Miles: 500.0
  • Average Speed: 177.602 mph
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 15
  • Lead Changes: 29
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 185 175 10 200 143 Running
2 9 15 Bobby Allison Ford 175 170 5 200 9 Running
3 3 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 170 165 5 199 8 Engine
4 32 2 Dale Earnhardt Oldsmobile 165 160 5 199 10 Running
5 14 27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 155 155 0 197 0 Running
6 17 44 Terry Labonte Oldsmobile 150 150 0 197 0 Running
7 2 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 151 146 5 195 2 Running
8 36 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 142 142 0 194 0 Running
9 12 75 Lennie Pond Buick 138 138 0 194 0 Running
10 27 90 Jody Ridley Mercury 134 134 0 194 0 Running
11 18 82 Janet Guthrie Chevrolet 130 130 0 193 0 Running
12 24 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 127 127 0 192 0 Running
13 22 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 124 124 0 190 0 Running
14 39 53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 121 121 0 189 0 Running
15 26 52 Jimmy Means Buick 118 118 0 188 0 Running
16 23 17 Don Whittington Chevrolet 115 115 0 187 0 Running
17 28 74 Joe Booher Buick 112 112 0 186 0 Running
18 6 33 John Anderson Oldsmobile 109 109 0 183 0 Vibration
19 5 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 111 106 5 183 24 Running
20 29 64 Tommy Gale Ford 103 103 0 176 0 Running
21 19 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 100 100 0 176 0 Running
22 13 71 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile 97 97 0 174 0 Running
23 20 73 Bill Schmitt Oldsmobile 94 94 0 172 0 Engine
24 38 05 Bill Elswick Oldsmobile 91 91 0 161 0 Engine
25 4 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 93 88 5 157 4 Clutch
26 37 48 James Hylton Oldsmobile 85 85 0 155 0 Running
27 25 19 JD McDuffie Buick 82 82 0 150 0 Engine
28 34 00 John Utsman Chevrolet 79 79 0 149 0 Running
29 33 25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 76 76 0 134 0 Engine
30 21 8 Kevin Housby Oldsmobile 73 73 0 80 0 Engine
31 11 51 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile 70 70 0 69 0 Quit
32 42 40 Bill Whittington Buick 67 67 0 66 0 Engine
33 35 50 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 64 64 0 57 0 Engine
34 8 72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile 61 61 0 52 0 Engine
35 15 68 Chuck Bown Oldsmobile 58 58 0 50 0 Clutch
36 41 7 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 55 55 0 44 0 Axle
37 40 89 Jim Vandiver Oldsmobile 52 52 0 38 0 Transmission
38 30 79 Jim Hurlbert Dodge 49 49 0 33 0 Clutch
39 16 30 Tighe Scott Buick 46 46 0 24 0 Engine
40 7 88 Darrell Waltrip Oldsmobile 43 43 0 20 0 Engine
41 31 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 40 40 0 17 0 Engine
42 10 47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 37 37 0 15 0 Engine