| 1980 Gabriel 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 16 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $158,905 | Race Date: | Jun 15, 1980 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 20 Car Length | Race Duration: | 3h 2m 5s | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 25 | Average Speed: | 131.808 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 43 Laps | mispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #27 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #27 Chevrolet | Mercury: | 6 | |||
| Team: | M.C. Anderson Racing | Team: | M.C. Anderson Racing | Ford: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | David Ifft | Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Oldsmobile: | 3 | |||
| Laps Led: | 75 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 163.662 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 Gabriel 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 75 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 175 | 200 | 37 |
| 3 | 11 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | Running | | 170 | 200 | 30 |
| 4 | 4 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Running |  | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 155 | 199 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Running |  | 150 | 199 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 42 | Kyle Petty (R) | STP | Running | | 146 | 199 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Running | | 142 | 199 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Jackson Special | Running | | 138 | 198 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running | | 134 | 198 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 130 | 197 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Running | | 132 | 197 | 55 |
| 13 | 25 | 19 | John Anderson | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 124 | 196 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 121 | 196 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 118 | 195 | 0 |
| 16 | 34 | 85 | Wayne Watercutter | Wayne Watercutter (Car Owner) | Running |  | 115 | 195 | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | 66 | Lake Speed (R) | Lake Speed Racing | Running | | 112 | 194 | 0 |
| 18 | 32 | 76 | Mike Potter | Kingsport Speedway | Running | | 109 | 194 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 40 | Tommy Gale | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 106 | 194 | 0 |
| 20 | 33 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | South Hill Texaco | Running | | 103 | 191 | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 100 | 191 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries | Running | | 97 | 188 | 0 |
| 23 | 37 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing | Oil Line |  | 94 | 181 | 0 |
| 24 | 31 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 91 | 179 | 0 |
| 25 | 15 | 1 | David Pearson | Hawaiian Tropic | Engine | | 93 | 173 | 3 |
| 26 | 6 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Engine | | 85 | 165 | 0 |
| 27 | 35 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Engine | | 82 | 165 | 0 |
| 28 | 17 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 79 | 146 | 0 |
| 29 | 26 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Engine |  | 76 | 146 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Running | | 73 | 132 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 2 | Chuck Bown | Halpern Enterprises | Accident | | 70 | 130 | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto Parts | Engine | | 67 | 111 | 0 |
| 33 | 16 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo Electronics | Engine | | 64 | 108 | 0 |
| 34 | 28 | 79 | Junior Miller | Warren Racing | Rear Gear | | 61 | 88 | 0 |
| 35 | 23 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited | Engine | | 58 | 69 | 0 |
| 36 | 12 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Kencoal | Oil Pump | | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | 69 | Henry Jones | Pro-Shoppe Sports | Oil Pump | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
