| 1980 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 2 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $604,875 | Race Date: | Feb 17, 1980 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Ended Under Caution | Race Duration: | 2h 48m 55s | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 29 | Average Speed: | 177.602 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 15 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Oldsmobile: | 127 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #28 Oldsmobile | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Mercury: | 6 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Oldsmobile: | 4 | |||
| Laps Led: | 143 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 194.009 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 143 |
| 2 | 9 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 9 |
| 3 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Accident |  | 170 | 199 | 8 |
| 4 | 32 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Running | | 165 | 199 | 10 |
| 5 | 14 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 155 | 197 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 150 | 197 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 151 | 195 | 2 |
| 8 | 36 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running |  | 142 | 194 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 75 | Lennie Pond | Burger King | Running |  | 138 | 194 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Running | | 134 | 194 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 82 | Janet Guthrie | Texaco Star | Running | | 130 | 193 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Knutson's RV | Running | | 127 | 192 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 124 | 190 | 0 |
| 14 | 39 | 53 | Slick Johnson (R) | Johnson Racing | Running | | 121 | 189 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Running | | 118 | 188 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 17 | Don Whittington | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 115 | 187 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | 74 | Joe Booher | Booher Farms | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | 33 | John Anderson | Draime Race Engines | Vibration | | 109 | 183 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 111 | 183 | 24 |
| 20 | 29 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 103 | 176 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Sadler Motors / Smith Used Car | Running | | 100 | 176 | 0 |
| 22 | 13 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove / Hudson Chevrolet | Running | | 97 | 174 | 0 |
| 23 | 20 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Olympus Mahogany Hot Tubs | Cylinder Head | | 94 | 172 | 0 |
| 24 | 38 | 5 | Bill Elswick | Rahmoc Racing | Engine | | 91 | 161 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Clutch | | 93 | 157 | 4 |
| 26 | 37 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 85 | 155 | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 19 | J.D. McDuffie | Belden Asphalt | Burned Piston | | 82 | 150 | 0 |
| 28 | 34 | 0 | John Utsman | Kingsport Speedway | Running | | 79 | 149 | 0 |
| 29 | 33 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Engine | | 76 | 134 | 0 |
| 30 | 21 | 8 | Kevin Housby | Taylor & Martin / Marina Inn | Engine | | 73 | 80 | 0 |
| 31 | 11 | 51 | A.J. Foyt | Valvoline / Gilmore | Vibration | | 70 | 69 | 0 |
| 32 | 42 | 40 | Bill Whittington | Jim Morrison | Head Gasket | | 67 | 66 | 0 |
| 33 | 35 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Global Heat Exchange | Engine | | 64 | 57 | 0 |
| 34 | 8 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Hayes Jewelers | Engine | | 61 | 52 | 0 |
| 35 | 15 | 68 | Chuck Bown | King Mountain Truck | Clutch | | 58 | 50 | 0 |
| 36 | 41 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo Electronics | Axle | | 55 | 44 | 0 |
| 37 | 40 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon Racing | Transmission | | 52 | 38 | 0 |
| 38 | 30 | 79 | Jim Hurlbert | Native Tan | Clutch |  | 49 | 33 | 0 |
| 39 | 16 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Engine | | 46 | 24 | 0 |
| 40 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Engine | | 43 | 20 | 0 |
| 41 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Engine | | 40 | 17 | 0 |
| 42 | 10 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Oil Pressure | | 37 | 15 | 0 |
