| 1980 Capital City 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $99,875 | Race Date: | Sep 7, 1980 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 43m 10s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 79.722 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 29 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 31 Laps | richmondraceway.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 | Dodge: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 210 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 93.466 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 Capital City 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 210 |
| 2 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | 68 | Lennie Pond | King Mountain Truck | Running | | 165 | 400 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Running | | 165 | 399 | 39 |
| 5 | 11 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Running | | 155 | 398 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 155 | 397 | 27 |
| 7 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Transmission / Buck Sto | Running | | 146 | 396 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove | Running | | 142 | 395 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 29 | Dave Dion | Merrimack Lincoln-Mercury | Running | | 138 | 393 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 139 | 392 | 68 |
| 11 | 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 135 | 391 | 6 |
| 12 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 127 | 388 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries | Running | | 124 | 383 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Performer Boats | Running |  | 121 | 378 | 0 |
| 15 | 10 | 37 | Don Sprouse | Rogers Auto Leasing | Running | | 118 | 378 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 115 | 377 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 112 | 374 | 0 |
| 18 | 22 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | South Hill Texaco | Running | | 109 | 373 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 106 | 359 | 0 |
| 20 | 6 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 108 | 355 | 1 |
| 21 | 29 | 77 | Eddie Dickerson | Reid Trailer Sales | Running | | 100 | 339 | 0 |
| 22 | 15 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Battery | | 97 | 323 | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | 79 | Junior Miller | Miller Roofing | Rear Gear | | 94 | 307 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers / Mcwhirter | Rear Gear | | 91 | 200 | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Transmission | | 88 | 162 | 0 |
| 26 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Cylinder Head | | 90 | 145 | 47 |
| 27 | 27 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Rocker Arm | | 82 | 140 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 61 | Bub Strickler | Duro Bond | Engine | | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Cylinder Head | | 76 | 44 | 0 |
