| 1980 Firecracker 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $191,030 | Race Date: | Jul 4, 1980 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 16 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 2h 18m 21s | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 40 | Average Speed: | 173.473 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 11 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.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 | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Mercury | Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Oldsmobile: | 6 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Chevrolet: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Buick: | 3 | |||
| Laps Led: | 63 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 194.670 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 Firecracker 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 14 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Running |  | 185 | 160 | 63 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | David Pearson | Hawaiian Tropic | Running |  | 175 | 160 | 3 |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Running |  | 170 | 160 | 44 |
| 4 | 4 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | Running | | 165 | 160 | 9 |
| 5 | 22 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 155 | 160 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 155 | 160 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Running | | 146 | 159 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 142 | 159 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 75 | John Anderson | Herb Davis Plumbing | Running |  | 138 | 158 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 134 | 157 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 40 | Lennie Pond | Burger King / Pepsi | Running | | 130 | 156 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Jackson Special | Running | | 127 | 156 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 7 | Ricky Rudd | Sanyo Electronics | Running | | 124 | 155 | 0 |
| 14 | 36 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 121 | 155 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Wilson Racing | Running | | 118 | 154 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 115 | 154 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Running | | 112 | 153 | 0 |
| 18 | 39 | 73 | Steve Moore | Tuesday's Tavern | Running | | 109 | 153 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Ramey's Chevy City | Running | | 106 | 153 | 0 |
| 20 | 37 | 4 | Phil Finney | Finney Racing | Accident | | 103 | 152 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 68 | John Greenwood | Greenwood-Koni Custom Shocks | Running | | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | 93 | Don Whittington | Sun Systems | Running | | 97 | 150 | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 94 | 150 | 0 |
| 24 | 34 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 91 | 149 | 0 |
| 25 | 29 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | Smith Nurseries | Running | | 88 | 145 | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries | Running | | 85 | 143 | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 82 | 142 | 0 |
| 28 | 35 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running |  | 79 | 142 | 0 |
| 29 | 40 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | South Hill Texaco | Running | | 76 | 136 | 0 |
| 30 | 31 | 79 | Marty Robbins | Native Tan | Engine | | 73 | 131 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Engine | | 75 | 110 | 32 |
| 32 | 8 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove | Crankshaft | | 67 | 102 | 0 |
| 33 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove / Hudson Chevrolet | Overheating | | 64 | 88 | 0 |
| 34 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Ignition | | 66 | 72 | 3 |
| 35 | 38 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Global Heat Exchange | Overheating | | 58 | 57 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Rear Gear | | 55 | 57 | 0 |
| 37 | 24 | 2 | Chuck Bown | Halpern Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 38 | 18 | 66 | Lake Speed (R) | Lake Speed Racing | Engine | | 49 | 36 | 0 |
| 39 | 12 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Mitco | Burned Piston | | 46 | 17 | 0 |
| 40 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Engine | | 48 | 5 | 5 |
