| 1980 Atlanta 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $207,700 | Race Date: | Mar 16, 1980 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 9.550 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 42m 32s | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 27 | Average Speed: | 134.808 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 45 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #28 Oldsmobile | Ford: | 6 | |||
| Team: | Osterlund Racing | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Oldsmobile: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Mercury: | 3 | |||
| Laps Led: | 50 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 166.212 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 Atlanta 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Running |  | 180 | 328 | 50 |
| 2 | 7 | 16 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Running | | 170 | 328 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Running |  | 170 | 328 | 32 |
| 4 | 6 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Transmission | Running |  | 165 | 327 | 4 |
| 5 | 24 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo Electronics | Running | | 155 | 325 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Running |  | 150 | 325 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | Running | | 151 | 325 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 142 | 324 | 183 |
| 9 | 32 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 138 | 324 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 53 | Slick Johnson (R) | Johnson Racing | Running | | 134 | 320 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 66 | Lake Speed (R) | Lake Speed Racing | Running | | 130 | 320 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 127 | 320 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 124 | 318 | 0 |
| 14 | 38 | 42 | Kyle Petty (R) | STP | Running | | 121 | 317 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 123 | 316 | 7 |
| 16 | 16 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 115 | 313 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 8 | Kevin Housby | Taylor & Martin | Running | | 112 | 311 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 109 | 303 | 0 |
| 19 | 36 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 106 | 303 | 0 |
| 20 | 40 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 103 | 302 | 0 |
| 21 | 39 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Running | | 100 | 261 | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Valves | | 97 | 253 | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | 75 | Lennie Pond | Rahmoc Enterprises | Engine | | 94 | 244 | 0 |
| 24 | 41 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Sadler Motors / Smith Used Car | Engine | | 91 | 240 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 65 | Ralph Jones | Spohn's Body Shop | Head Gasket | | 88 | 213 | 0 |
| 26 | 4 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Rear Gear | | 90 | 208 | 33 |
| 27 | 29 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Global Heat Exchange | Engine | | 82 | 204 | 0 |
| 28 | 11 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Oil Seal | | 84 | 192 | 7 |
| 29 | 23 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Evans Toyota-GMC | Engine | | 81 | 181 | 1 |
| 30 | 12 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Clutch | | 73 | 162 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 40 | Ricky Rudd | Howard Johnson | Accident | | 75 | 147 | 6 |
| 32 | 14 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Axle |  | 67 | 130 | 0 |
| 33 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 69 | 117 | 3 |
| 34 | 22 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Engine | | 61 | 99 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 74 | Joe Booher | Booher Farms | Accident | | 58 | 81 | 0 |
| 36 | 37 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Louise Smith Special | Accident | | 55 | 78 | 0 |
| 37 | 20 | 72 | Joe Millikan | L.G. Dewitt | Engine | | 52 | 72 | 0 |
| 38 | 10 | 51 | Don Whittington | Road Atlanta | Accident | | 49 | 61 | 0 |
| 39 | 34 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Valves | | 46 | 46 | 0 |
| 40 | 17 | 12 | Buck Simmons | Ramey's Chevy City | Engine | | 43 | 30 | 0 |
| 41 | 2 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Rear Gear | | 40 | 30 | 0 |
