| 1980 Mason-Dixon 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 12 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $135,725 | Race Date: | May 18, 1980 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 26.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 23m 28s | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 113.866 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 34 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 67 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Ford | Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 6 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Oldsmobile: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Buick: | 3 | |||
| Laps Led: | 126 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 138.814 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 Mason-Dixon 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 126 |
| 2 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 11 |
| 3 | 4 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | Running | | 165 | 497 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 160 | 495 | 0 |
| 5 | 19 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 155 | 494 | 0 |
| 6 | 18 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Running | | 150 | 492 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 40 | Dick May | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 146 | 488 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 142 | 488 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Sadler Motors / Smith Used Car | Running |  | 138 | 476 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Engine | | 134 | 475 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Shelton Construction | Running |  | 130 | 472 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 127 | 468 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 124 | 464 | 0 |
| 14 | 28 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers / Mcwhirter | Running | | 121 | 457 | 0 |
| 15 | 33 | 32 | Jimmy Ingram | Ingram Racing | Running | | 118 | 437 | 0 |
| 16 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 125 | 411 | 137 |
| 17 | 7 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo Electronics | Accident | | 112 | 390 | 0 |
| 18 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Engine |  | 114 | 376 | 95 |
| 19 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 106 | 360 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Valves | | 108 | 339 | 98 |
| 21 | 13 | 42 | Kyle Petty (R) | STP | Accident | | 100 | 290 | 0 |
| 22 | 3 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Accident | | 102 | 283 | 33 |
| 23 | 11 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Accident | | 94 | 279 | 0 |
| 24 | 32 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Shaw Motors | Engine | | 91 | 278 | 0 |
| 25 | 14 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove / Hudson Chevrolet | Engine | | 88 | 264 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Engine |  | 85 | 264 | 0 |
| 27 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries | Sway Bar | | 82 | 224 | 0 |
| 28 | 34 | 34 | Nestor Peles | Peles Racing | Quit | | 79 | 207 | 0 |
| 29 | 30 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wooten's Texaco | Engine | | 76 | 206 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Performance Boats | Accident | | 73 | 109 | 0 |
| 31 | 24 | 79 | Junior Miller | Miller Roofing | Oil Pump | | 70 | 106 | 0 |
| 32 | 27 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Louise Smith Special | Engine | | 67 | 61 | 0 |
| 33 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Engine | | 64 | 26 | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | 99 | D.K. Ulrich | Hollar Auto Parts | Engine | | 61 | 2 | 0 |
