The 1980 Talladega 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.
Sunday, August 3rd, 1980
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 2 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | 180 | 175 | 188 | 53 | 0 | running |
2 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 175 | 170 | 188 | 25 | 0 | running |
3 | 16 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Oldsmobile | 170 | 165 | 188 | 3 | 0 | running |
4 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | 160 | 160 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
5 | 15 | 47 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | 160 | 155 | 188 | 1 | 0 | running |
6 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | 150 | 150 | 185 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 19 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | 146 | 146 | 184 | 0 | 0 | running |
8 | 22 | 66 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | 142 | 142 | 181 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 39 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Chevrolet | 138 | 138 | 181 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 33 | 19 | Dick May | Buick | 134 | 134 | 176 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Oldsmobile | 135 | 130 | 174 | 29 | 0 | engine |
12 | 38 | 40 | Harry Dinwiddie | Buick | 127 | 127 | 173 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 37 | 6 | Marty Robbins | Dodge | 124 | 124 | 173 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 30 | 48 | James Hylton | Oldsmobile | 121 | 121 | 171 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 118 | 118 | 169 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 23 | 87 | Billie Harvey | Oldsmobile | 115 | 115 | 165 | 0 | 0 | crash |
17 | 10 | 1 | David Pearson | Oldsmobile | 117 | 112 | 155 | 3 | 0 | clutch |
18 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | 114 | 109 | 154 | 5 | 0 | engine |
19 | 35 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | 106 | 106 | 154 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 28 | 7 | Ricky Rudd | Oldsmobile | 103 | 103 | 150 | 0 | 0 | running |
21 | 36 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Oldsmobile | 100 | 100 | 146 | 0 | 0 | clutch |
22 | 24 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 97 | 97 | 141 | 0 | 0 | running |
23 | 29 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | 94 | 94 | 131 | 0 | 0 | running |
24 | 34 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | 91 | 91 | 122 | 0 | 0 | running |
25 | 27 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Buick | 88 | 88 | 120 | 0 | 0 | engine |
26 | 9 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | 90 | 85 | 113 | 11 | 0 | engine |
27 | 41 | 45 | Baxter Price | Oldsmobile | 82 | 82 | 103 | 0 | 0 | running |
28 | 6 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | 84 | 79 | 95 | 1 | 0 | engine |
29 | 32 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 76 | 76 | 92 | 0 | 0 | engine |
30 | 13 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Mercury | 78 | 73 | 83 | 1 | 0 | engine |
31 | 12 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | 70 | 70 | 68 | 0 | 0 | overheating |
32 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | 77 | 67 | 60 | 56 | 0 | engine |
33 | 14 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 64 | 64 | 59 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
34 | 4 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Oldsmobile | 61 | 61 | 50 | 0 | 0 | engine |
35 | 11 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | 58 | 58 | 44 | 0 | 0 | engine |
36 | 20 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | 55 | 55 | 41 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
37 | 25 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | 52 | 52 | 41 | 0 | 0 | crank |
38 | 40 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 49 | 49 | 33 | 0 | 0 | engine |
39 | 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | 46 | 46 | 32 | 0 | 0 | engine |
40 | 21 | 73 | Ferrel Harris | Chevrolet | 43 | 43 | 17 | 0 | 0 | engine |
41 | 31 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Oldsmobile | 40 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | engine |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.