Race Results : Rockingham Speedway

American 500

Sunday, October 19th, 1980

Rockingham Speedway , Rockingham, NC

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  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 114.159
  • Cautions: 9 for 61 laps
  • Lead Changes: 35
  • 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
American 500 at Rockingham Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 185 175 492 167 0 running
2 12 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 175 170 492 68 0 running
3 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 490 93 0 running
4 18 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 160 160 487 0 0 running
5 14 90 Jody Ridley Ford 155 155 486 0 0 running
6 22 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 155 150 483 3 0 running
7 21 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 151 146 479 1 0 running
8 19 53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 147 142 478 4 0 running
9 25 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 138 138 474 0 0 running
10 28 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 134 134 473 0 0 running
11 17 40 Stan Barrett Chevrolet 130 130 472 0 0 running
12 26 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 127 127 468 0 0 running
13 33 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 124 124 467 0 0 running
14 13 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 126 121 461 10 0 running
15 31 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 118 118 460 0 0 running
16 36 19 Dick May Chevrolet 115 115 458 0 0 running
17 30 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 112 112 451 0 0 running
18 11 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 114 109 443 3 0 running
19 34 07 Jeff McDuffie Buick 106 106 402 0 0 engine
20 20 64 Tommy Gale Ford 103 103 299 0 0 engine
21 29 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 100 100 295 0 0 engine
22 1 12 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 102 97 291 111 0 clutch
23 8 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 94 94 220 0 0 quit
24 9 75 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 91 91 201 0 0 crash
25 4 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 93 88 201 28 0 crash
26 10 15 Bobby Allison Ford 85 85 189 0 0 crash
27 7 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 87 82 178 1 0 engine
28 16 7 Lake Speed Chevrolet 79 79 138 0 0 crash
29 5 68 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 81 76 121 3 0 crash
30 35 95 Ernie Cline Chevrolet 73 73 74 0 0 crash
31 15 41 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 70 70 50 0 0 crash
32 6 77 John Anderson Chevrolet 67 67 40 0 0 crash
33 27 79 Junior Miller Chevrolet 64 64 19 0 0 overheating
34 32 84 Glenn Jarrett Chevrolet 61 61 14 0 0 valve
35 23 42 Kyle Petty Chevrolet 58 58 10 0 0 engine
36 24 05 Bill Elswick Oldsmobile 55 55 9 0 0 crash

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