| 1980 Atlanta Journal 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 30 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $179,425 | Race Date: | Nov 2, 1980 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.010 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 48m 19s | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 28 | Average Speed: | 131.190 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 49 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #15 Mercury | Mercury: | 6 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 269 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 165.620 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 Atlanta Journal 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running |  | 185 | 328 | 269 |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Running |  | 175 | 328 | 9 |
| 3 | 13 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Running | | 170 | 327 | 1 |
| 4 | 10 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | Running |  | 165 | 327 | 14 |
| 5 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove | Running | | 160 | 327 | 4 |
| 6 | 25 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Running |  | 155 | 326 | 1 |
| 7 | 20 | 68 | Lennie Pond | King Mountain Truck | Running | | 146 | 326 | 0 |
| 8 | 27 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Running | | 142 | 323 | 0 |
| 9 | 29 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 143 | 322 | 10 |
| 10 | 24 | 40 | Stan Barrett | Needham-Reynolds | Running | | 134 | 321 | 0 |
| 11 | 28 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 130 | 320 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona / Busch | Running | | 127 | 319 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 73 | Steve Moore | Barnes Freight Lines | Running | | 124 | 318 | 0 |
| 14 | 36 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 121 | 317 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 118 | 313 | 0 |
| 16 | 35 | 45 | Charlie Chamblee | Ryan Homes | Running | | 0 | 298 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 112 | 289 | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Timing Components | Running | | 109 | 268 | 0 |
| 19 | 40 | 5 | Clay Young | Baird & Trivette | Accident |  | 0 | 265 | 0 |
| 20 | 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries | Hub | | 103 | 264 | 0 |
| 21 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 105 | 256 | 1 |
| 22 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Transmission / Buck Sto | Running | | 102 | 255 | 2 |
| 23 | 33 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Rahmoc Racing | Camshaft | | 99 | 224 | 1 |
| 24 | 14 | 7 | Lake Speed (R) | Sanyo Electronics | Flywheel | | 91 | 209 | 0 |
| 25 | 34 | 19 | Cecil Gordon | Belden Asphalt | Hub | | 88 | 166 | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade / Digard | Overheating | | 90 | 147 | 1 |
| 27 | 21 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Mitco | Engine | | 87 | 131 | 1 |
| 28 | 18 | 96 | Mike Miller | Dairyland Transport | Overheating | | 79 | 123 | 0 |
| 29 | 32 | 6 | Tim Richmond | Uno / Howard Johnsons | Clutch | | 76 | 110 | 0 |
| 30 | 39 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Ring Enterprises | Radiator | | 73 | 104 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 1 | David Pearson | Hawaiian Tropic | Quit | | 70 | 93 | 0 |
| 32 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Engine | | 67 | 71 | 0 |
| 33 | 22 | 77 | John Anderson | Warren Fabricating | Oil Line | | 64 | 52 | 0 |
| 34 | 38 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Incorporated | Valves | | 61 | 51 | 0 |
| 35 | 31 | 79 | Junior Miller | Warren Racing | Engine | | 58 | 50 | 0 |
| 36 | 9 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Accident | | 55 | 17 | 0 |
| 37 | 4 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Ramey's Chevy City | Accident | | 52 | 17 | 0 |
| 38 | 1 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Accident | | 54 | 16 | 14 |
| 39 | 8 | 87 | Gary Balough | Tri-City Aluminum | Accident | | 46 | 16 | 0 |
| 40 | 26 | 80 | John Callis | Bo Law Automotive | Engine | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
