| 1980 L.A. Times 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 31 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $179,865 | Race Date: | Nov 15, 1980 | Ontario Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 6.130 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 51m 46s | Ontario, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 25 | Average Speed: | 129.441 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 30 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #27 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Mercury: | 6 | |||
| Team: | M.C. Anderson Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Ford: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | David Ifft | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Dodge: | 3 | |||
| Laps Led: | 8 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 155.499 MPH | |||||
| Official 1980 L.A. Times 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 8 |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 170 | 200 | 65 |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Warner Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Running |  | 165 | 200 | 17 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 160 | 200 | 3 |
| 6 | 11 | 7 | Lake Speed (R) | Sanyo Electronics | Running | | 150 | 199 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Rahmoc Racing | Running | | 146 | 199 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove | Running | | 142 | 198 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 77 | John Anderson | Warren Fabricating | Running | | 138 | 197 | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing | Running |  | 134 | 196 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Fluro Cote / Old Milwaukee | Running |  | 130 | 196 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 17 | Glenn Jarrett | Gardena Honda | Running | | 127 | 195 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 40 | Stan Barrett | Needham-Reynolds | Running | | 124 | 194 | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 121 | 194 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove / Hudson Chevrolet | Running | | 123 | 192 | 9 |
| 16 | 19 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 115 | 191 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Norm Pressley's Truck Center | Running | | 112 | 191 | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | 90 | Jody Ridley (R) | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Running | | 109 | 189 | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | 8 | Rick McCray | Ken McCray | Running |  | 106 | 187 | 0 |
| 20 | 36 | 38 | Don Waterman | Edwards Auto Repair | Running | | 103 | 186 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 100 | 182 | 0 |
| 22 | 39 | 74 | Henry Jones | Wawak Racing | Running | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 23 | 14 | 98 | Hershel McGriff | Olympia Beer | Ignition | | 94 | 158 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Engine | | 91 | 148 | 0 |
| 25 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Engine | | 98 | 145 | 90 |
| 26 | 38 | 49 | Kevin Housby | Taylor Martin | Wheel Stud | | 0 | 133 | 0 |
| 27 | 33 | 93 | Chuck Bown | 10000 RPM Speed Equipment | Accident | | 0 | 120 | 0 |
| 28 | 37 | 78 | Jim Robinson | San Fernando Valley Lumber | Overheating | | 79 | 103 | 0 |
| 29 | 15 | 68 | Lennie Pond | King Mountain Truck | Rear Gear | | 76 | 99 | 0 |
| 30 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 73 | 97 | 0 |
| 31 | 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Engine | | 70 | 94 | 0 |
| 32 | 29 | 33 | Glenn Francis | Excel Trailer | Engine | | 67 | 91 | 0 |
| 33 | 23 | 42 | Kyle Petty (R) | STP | Engine | | 64 | 81 | 0 |
| 34 | 32 | 79 | Joe Booher | Harris Electric | Crankshaft | | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 35 | 42 | 60 | Glen Ward | Rogue Valley Spa | Crankshaft | | 58 | 77 | 0 |
| 36 | 13 | 45 | Roy Smith | Aircraft Standards | Valves | | 55 | 70 | 0 |
| 37 | 24 | 4 | D.K. Ulrich | Juarez Racing | Valves | | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 38 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Brakes | | 49 | 47 | 0 |
| 39 | 9 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Ramey's Chevy City | Rear Gear | | 46 | 31 | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | 5 | Joe Ruttman | The 5 Racers Corporation | Transmission | | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 41 | 6 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 40 | 16 | 0 |
| 42 | 41 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing | Engine | | 37 | 2 | 0 |
