| 1980 Champion 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 31 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $150,055 | Race Date: | Aug 17, 1980 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.300 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 45m 7s | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 31 | Average Speed: | 145.352 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 17 Laps | mispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #28 Chevrolet | Mercury: | 6 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Dodge: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Oldsmobile: | 3 | |||
| Laps Led: | 41 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 162.693 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 Champion 400 Results |
|---|
| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 41 |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 21 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Ramey's Chevy City | Running | | 170 | 200 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | Halpern Enterprises | Running | | 170 | 200 | 67 |
| 5 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 160 | 200 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Running | | 151 | 199 | 27 |
| 8 | 10 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 147 | 199 | 54 |
| 9 | 5 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Jackson Special | Running | | 143 | 199 | 1 |
| 10 | 16 | 77 | Kenny Hemphill | Warren Fabricating | Running | | 134 | 199 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove | Running | | 130 | 198 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 42 | Kyle Petty (R) | STP | Running | | 127 | 198 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hill's Racing | Running |  | 124 | 196 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries | Running | | 121 | 195 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 118 | 195 | 0 |
| 16 | 13 | 66 | Lake Speed (R) | Lake Speed Racing | Running | | 115 | 194 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 87 | Billie Harvey | Del Ray Marine Supply | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Running | | 109 | 194 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 20 | 37 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 103 | 193 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | South Hill Texaco | Running |  | 100 | 193 | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running |  | 97 | 190 | 0 |
| 23 | 36 | 65 | Bruce Jacobi | United Medical Supply | Running | | 94 | 189 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 85 | Wayne Watercutter | Ward Racing Enterprises | Running | | 91 | 183 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 88 | 182 | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited | Engine | | 90 | 182 | 1 |
| 27 | 17 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 82 | 180 | 0 |
| 28 | 35 | 41 | Stuart Huffman | Bluegrass Express | Running |  | 79 | 177 | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Running | | 76 | 172 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Engine | | 73 | 150 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 70 | 150 | 0 |
| 32 | 34 | 61 | Baxter Price | Duro Bond | Running | | 67 | 125 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Ignition | | 64 | 114 | 0 |
| 34 | 25 | 7 | Ricky Rudd | Sanyo Electronics | Transmission | | 61 | 88 | 0 |
| 35 | 8 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Engine | | 63 | 79 | 1 |
| 36 | 14 | 75 | John Anderson | Rahmoc Racing | Oil Pump | | 55 | 12 | 0 |
| 37 | 7 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 52 | 4 | 0 |
