| 1980 CRC Rebel 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $173,565 | Race Date: | Apr 13, 1980 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.300 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 23m 49s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 | Average Speed: | 112.397 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 47 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #1 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #27 Chevrolet | Ford: | 6 | |||
| Team: | Ellington Racing | Team: | M.C. Anderson Racing | Oldsmobile: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 3 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 99 of 189 | Pole Speed: | 155.866 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 CRC Rebel 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | David Pearson | Hawaiian Tropic | Running |  | 185 | 189 | 99 |
| 2 | 1 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 175 | 189 | 20 |
| 3 | 10 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 165 | 189 | 0 |
| 4 | 17 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 165 | 188 | 15 |
| 5 | 15 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo Electronics | Running | | 155 | 187 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 68 | Lennie Pond | King Mountain Truck | Running | | 155 | 187 | 2 |
| 7 | 16 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Dewitt Racing | Running | | 146 | 187 | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | 66 | Lake Speed (R) | Lake Speed Racing | Running | | 142 | 187 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 138 | 184 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Running |  | 134 | 184 | 0 |
| 11 | 33 | 5 | Sterling Marlin | West Virginia Solar Energy | Running |  | 130 | 184 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Engine | | 132 | 182 | 35 |
| 13 | 35 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Running | | 124 | 182 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 121 | 182 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 118 | 182 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 115 | 181 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 19 | John Anderson | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 112 | 179 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 109 | 176 | 0 |
| 19 | 4 | 40 | Ricky Rudd | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Rahmoc Racing | Running | | 103 | 170 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 100 | 162 | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 97 | 155 | 0 |
| 23 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Transmission | Engine | | 99 | 155 | 3 |
| 24 | 30 | 99 | Dick May | Hollar Auto Parts | Running | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 25 | 31 | 53 | Slick Johnson (R) | Western Sizzlin | Running | | 88 | 135 | 0 |
| 26 | 22 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Shelton Construction | Engine | | 85 | 133 | 0 |
| 27 | 20 | 12 | Buck Simmons | Ramey's Chevy City | Oil Leak | | 82 | 123 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries | Running | | 79 | 119 | 0 |
| 29 | 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Engine | | 81 | 104 | 15 |
| 30 | 12 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Engine | | 73 | 86 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Engine | | 70 | 31 | 0 |
| 32 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Accident | | 67 | 30 | 0 |
| 33 | 36 | 59 | Melvin Revis | Revis Racing | Engine | | 64 | 23 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 82 | Cecil Gordon | Dick Brooks Honda | Oil Pressure | Chrysler | 61 | 10 | 0 |
| 35 | 6 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | Accident | | 58 | 7 | 0 |
| 36 | 11 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Accident |  | 55 | 0 | 0 |
