| 1980 Talladega 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $221,700 | Race Date: | Aug 3, 1980 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 18 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 2h 59m 47s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 36 | Average Speed: | 166.894 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 25 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #28 Oldsmobile | Oldsmobile: | 6 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Chevrolet: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Buick: | 3 | |||
| Laps Led: | 53 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 198.545 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 Talladega 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 53 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running |  | 175 | 188 | 25 |
| 3 | 16 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Running | | 170 | 188 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 160 | 188 | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 160 | 188 | 1 |
| 6 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 150 | 185 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales | Running | | 146 | 184 | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | 66 | Lake Speed (R) | Winn-Dixie | Running |  | 142 | 181 | 0 |
| 9 | 39 | 42 | Kyle Petty (R) | STP | Running | | 138 | 181 | 0 |
| 10 | 33 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running |  | 134 | 176 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Engine | | 135 | 174 | 29 |
| 12 | 38 | 40 | Harry Dinwiddie | Colonial Bread | Running | | 127 | 173 | 0 |
| 13 | 37 | 6 | Marty Robbins | Marty Robbins Racing | Running |  | 124 | 173 | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 121 | 171 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries | Running | | 118 | 169 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 87 | Billie Harvey | Del Ray Marine | Accident | | 115 | 165 | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | 1 | David Pearson | Hawaiian Tropic | Clutch | | 117 | 155 | 3 |
| 18 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 114 | 154 | 5 |
| 19 | 35 | 53 | Slick Johnson (R) | Johnson Racing | Running | | 106 | 154 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 7 | Ricky Rudd | Sanyo Electronics | Running | | 103 | 150 | 0 |
| 21 | 36 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Clutch | | 100 | 146 | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 97 | 141 | 0 |
| 23 | 29 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | South Hill Texaco | Running | | 94 | 131 | 0 |
| 24 | 34 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Running | | 91 | 122 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Engine | | 88 | 120 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Ramey's Chevy City | Engine | | 90 | 113 | 11 |
| 27 | 41 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Running | | 82 | 103 | 0 |
| 28 | 6 | 68 | Lennie Pond | King Mountain Truck | Engine | | 84 | 95 | 1 |
| 29 | 32 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine |  | 76 | 92 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Engine | | 78 | 83 | 1 |
| 31 | 12 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove | Overheating | | 70 | 68 | 0 |
| 32 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | Engine | | 77 | 60 | 56 |
| 33 | 14 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Transmission | | 64 | 59 | 0 |
| 34 | 4 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Engine | | 61 | 50 | 0 |
| 35 | 11 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Engine | | 58 | 44 | 0 |
| 36 | 20 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Florida Equipment & Service | Transmission | | 55 | 41 | 0 |
| 37 | 25 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Crankshaft | | 52 | 41 | 0 |
| 38 | 40 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Engine | | 49 | 33 | 0 |
| 39 | 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove | Engine | | 46 | 32 | 0 |
| 40 | 21 | 73 | Ferrel Harris | Barnes Freight Lines | Engine | | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 41 | 31 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Global Heat Exchange | Engine | | 40 | 12 | 0 |
