| 1980 NW Bank 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $104,725 | Race Date: | Apr 20, 1980 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 2h 37m 4s | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 95.501 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 31 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 32 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #15 Ford | Ford: | 6 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Dodge: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Buick: | 3 | |||
| Laps Led: | 327 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 113.797 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 NW Bank 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 327 |
| 2 | 5 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 170 | 399 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Running |  | 170 | 399 | 26 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 160 | 397 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 160 | 397 | 37 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Running | | 150 | 395 | 0 |
| 7 | 31 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Running | | 146 | 393 | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | 42 | Kyle Petty (R) | STP | Running | | 142 | 392 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 53 | Slick Johnson (R) | Johnson Racing | Running | | 138 | 391 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Dewitt Racing | Running | | 134 | 390 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 130 | 388 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 123 | 387 | 10 |
| 13 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 124 | 384 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries | Running | | 121 | 382 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 99 | Dick May | Hollar Auto Parts | Running | | 0 | 378 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Running | | 115 | 377 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 112 | 376 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 7 | Jeff McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running |  | 109 | 365 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Running | | 106 | 363 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Louise Smith Special | Running | | 103 | 354 | 0 |
| 21 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Transmission | Running | | 100 | 334 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Accident | | 97 | 325 | 0 |
| 23 | 11 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Accident | | 94 | 269 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Rahmoc Racing | Oil Line | | 91 | 211 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Engine | | 88 | 179 | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Mastin Pool Company | Engine | | 85 | 172 | 0 |
| 27 | 9 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo Electronics | Rear Gear | | 82 | 153 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 19 | John Anderson | Belden Asphalt | Engine | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 29 | 26 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Oil Pressure | | 76 | 115 | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Camshaft | | 73 | 88 | 0 |
| 31 | 13 | 95 | Tommy Houston | Carpenter Designs | Oil Leak | | 70 | 9 | 0 |
