Race Results : Daytona International Speedway

Daytona 500

Sunday, February 17th, 1980

Daytona International Speedway , Daytona Beach, FL

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  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 177.602
  • Cautions: 5 for 15 laps
  • Lead Changes: 29
  • 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
Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 185 175 200 143 0 running
2 9 15 Bobby Allison Ford 175 170 200 9 0 running
3 3 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 170 165 199 8 0 engine
4 32 2 Dale Earnhardt Oldsmobile 165 160 199 10 0 running
5 14 27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 155 155 197 0 0 running
6 17 44 Terry Labonte Oldsmobile 150 150 197 0 0 running
7 2 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 151 146 195 2 0 running
8 36 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 142 142 194 0 0 running
9 12 75 Lennie Pond Buick 138 138 194 0 0 running
10 27 90 Jody Ridley Mercury 134 134 194 0 0 running
11 18 82 Janet Guthrie Chevrolet 130 130 193 0 0 running
12 24 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 127 127 192 0 0 running
13 22 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 124 124 190 0 0 running
14 39 53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 121 121 189 0 0 running
15 26 52 Jimmy Means Buick 118 118 188 0 0 running
16 23 17 Don Whittington Chevrolet 115 115 187 0 0 running
17 28 74 Joe Booher Buick 112 112 186 0 0 running
18 6 33 John Anderson Oldsmobile 109 109 183 0 0 vibration
19 5 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 111 106 183 24 0 running
20 29 64 Tommy Gale Ford 103 103 176 0 0 running
21 19 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 100 100 176 0 0 running
22 13 71 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile 97 97 174 0 0 running
23 20 73 Bill Schmitt Oldsmobile 94 94 172 0 0 engine
24 38 05 Bill Elswick Oldsmobile 91 91 161 0 0 engine
25 4 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 93 88 157 4 0 clutch
26 37 48 James Hylton Oldsmobile 85 85 155 0 0 running
27 25 19 JD McDuffie Buick 82 82 150 0 0 engine
28 34 00 John Utsman Chevrolet 79 79 149 0 0 running
29 33 25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 76 76 134 0 0 engine
30 21 8 Kevin Housby Oldsmobile 73 73 80 0 0 engine
31 11 51 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile 70 70 69 0 0 quit
32 42 40 Bill Whittington Buick 67 67 66 0 0 engine
33 35 50 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 64 64 57 0 0 engine
34 8 72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile 61 61 52 0 0 engine
35 15 68 Chuck Bown Oldsmobile 58 58 50 0 0 clutch
36 41 7 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 55 55 44 0 0 axle
37 40 89 Jim Vandiver Oldsmobile 52 52 38 0 0 transmission
38 30 79 Jim Hurlbert Dodge 49 49 33 0 0 clutch
39 16 30 Tighe Scott Buick 46 46 24 0 0 engine
40 7 88 Darrell Waltrip Oldsmobile 43 43 20 0 0 engine
41 31 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 40 40 17 0 0 engine
42 10 47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 37 37 15 0 0 engine

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