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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Winston Western 500

Riverside International Raceway

January 13th, 1980

Race #1 of the 1980 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 119
  • Miles: 313.1
  • Average Speed: 94.974 mph
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 30
  • Lead Changes: 5
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos on Broadway December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 185 175 10 119 56 Running
2 5 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 170 170 0 119 0 Running
3 3 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 170 165 5 119 13 Running
4 9 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 160 160 0 119 0 Running
5 10 73 Bill Schmitt Oldsmobile 155 155 0 119 0 Running
6 13 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 150 150 0 118 0 Running
7 15 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 146 146 0 118 0 Running
8 28 40 Bill Whittington Chevrolet 142 142 0 117 0 Running
9 26 55 Don Whittington Chevrolet 138 138 0 117 0 Running
10 14 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 134 134 0 116 0 Running
11 22 8 James Hylton Chevrolet 130 130 0 115 0 Running
12 20 75 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 127 127 0 115 0 Running
13 34 45 Roy Smith Chevrolet 124 124 0 114 0 Running
14 16 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 121 121 0 114 0 Running
15 17 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 118 118 0 113 0 Running
16 35 90 Jody Ridley Ford 115 115 0 113 0 Running
17 6 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 117 112 5 112 9 Running
18 4 15 Bobby Allison Ford 109 109 0 109 0 Engine
19 24 13 Don Puskarich Chevrolet 106 106 0 109 0 Running
20 31 19 Vince Giamformaggio Chevrolet 103 103 0 109 0 Running
21 37 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 100 100 0 108 0 Running
22 11 7 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 97 97 0 104 0 Sway bar
23 2 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 99 94 5 103 41 Engine
24 21 78 Jim Robinson Chevrolet 91 91 0 103 0 Running
25 23 37 Chuck Wahl Chevrolet 88 88 0 88 0 Running
26 12 93 Hershel McGriff Dodge 85 85 0 82 0 Engine
27 36 57 Steve Pfeifer Chevrolet 82 82 0 82 0 Running
28 7 48 Dan Gurney Chevrolet 79 79 0 79 0 Transmission
29 32 24 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 76 76 0 79 0 Engine
30 25 18 Randy Ogden Chevrolet 73 73 0 73 0 Engine
31 18 81 John Borneman Chevrolet 70 70 0 72 0 Transmission
32 30 79 Dick May Dodge 67 67 0 71 0 Oil pump
33 8 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 64 64 0 52 0 Transmission
34 27 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 61 61 0 35 0 Oil line
35 29 08 Rick McCray Buick 58 58 0 34 0 Engine
36 19 47 Chuck Bown Chevrolet 55 55 0 30 0 Engine
37 33 97 Bill Osborne Chevrolet 52 52 0 20 0 Rear end