1980 Official NASCAR Winston Cup Series Driver Point Standings

Race #5 | Atlanta 500

After the Atlanta 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on 03-16-1980.

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Rank +/- Driver Points Back Starts Pole Win Top-5 Top-10 Winnings
1 -- Dale Earnhardt 840 0 5 0 1 5 5 $112,920
2 +1 Bobby Allison 775 -65 5 2 0 3 4 $94,745
3 +3 Dave Marcis 682 -158 5 0 0 2 3 $31,455
4 -2 Richard Petty 677 -163 5 0 0 3 3 $65,395
5 -1 Darrell Waltrip 662 -178 5 4 2 3 3 $67,985
6 -1 Terry Labonte 644 -196 5 0 0 0 3 $40,430
7 +2 Cale Yarborough 635 -205 5 14 1 1 2 $64,130
8 -1 Richard Childress 616 -224 5 0 0 0 1 $27,175
9 +2 Jody Ridley 584 -256 5 0 0 0 2 $35,745
10 -- Harry Gant 553 -287 5 0 0 0 1 $14,445
11 +2 J.D. McDuffie 543 -297 5 0 0 0 2 $16,620
12 -4 James Hylton 531 -309 5 0 0 0 1 $15,495
13 -1 Ronnie Thomas 522 -318 5 0 0 0 1 $14,380
14 +2 Jimmy Means 521 -319 5 0 0 0 0 $20,805
15 -1 Buddy Arrington 505 -335 5 0 0 0 1 $13,540
16 +3 Dick Brooks 498 -342 5 0 0 1 1 $18,205
17 -2 Benny Parsons 471 -369 5 2 0 1 1 $52,835
18 +2 Buddy Baker 459 -381 3 6 1 1 2 $110,940
19 -2 Joe Millikan 444 -396 5 0 0 1 1 $33,865
20 -2 Neil Bonnett 421 -419 4 0 0 1 2 $57,230
21 +1 Cecil Gordon 397 -443 4 0 0 0 1 $12,540
22 +2 Tommy Gale 397 -443 4 0 0 0 0 $13,500
23 -2 Donnie Allison 396 -444 3 0 0 1 2 $44,285
24 +6 Slick Johnson 328 -512 3 0 0 0 1 $12,940
25 -2 Bill Elswick 303 -537 3 0 0 0 0 $6,215
26 +2 Roger Hamby 285 -555 3 0 0 0 0 $4,310
27 -2 Dick May 276 -564 3 0 0 0 0 $4,685
28 +3 Baxter Price 252 -588 3 0 0 0 0 $2,370
29 -3 Bill Schmitt 249 -591 2 0 0 1 1 $12,575
30 -3 Bobby Wawak 246 -594 2 0 0 0 1 $2,370
31 +2 Lennie Pond 232 -608 2 0 0 0 1 $19,195
32 +5 Bill Elliott 208 -632 2 0 0 0 0 $13,380
33 +23 Lake Speed 206 -634 2 0 0 0 0 $3,760
34 +4 Ricky Rudd 202 -638 2 0 0 0 0 $5,060
35 -6 John Anderson 200 -640 2 0 0 0 0 $9,885
36 +24 Kyle Petty 191 -649 2 0 0 0 0 $2,675
37 -2 Joe Booher 188 -652 3 0 0 0 0 $11,150
38 +19 Kevin Housby 185 -655 2 0 0 0 0 $4,815
39 -- Rusty Wallace 170 -670 1 0 0 1 1 $14,250
40 +8 Tighe Scott 165 -675 3 0 0 0 0 $4,380
41 +1 Don Whittington 164 -676 3 0 0 0 1 $12,640
42 +3 Rick Newsom 161 -679 2 0 0 0 0 $1,550
43 +19 Bruce Hill 146 -694 2 0 0 0 0 $2,765
44 -12 Sterling Marlin 142 -698 1 0 0 0 1 $17,810
45 +4 Buck Simmons 140 -700 2 0 0 0 0 $1,610
46 -12 Randy Ogden 134 -706 3 0 0 0 0 $2,145
47 -11 Janet Guthrie 130 -710 1 0 0 0 0 $13,925
48 -9 Roy Smith 124 -716 1 0 0 0 0 $1,700
49 -9 Joey Arrington 124 -716 1 0 0 0 0 $2,030
50 -9 Tommy Houston 117 -723 1 0 0 0 0 $810
51 -8 Chuck Bown 113 -727 2 0 0 0 0 $3,850
52 -8 Bill Osborne 110 -730 2 0 0 0 0 $1,075
53 -7 Don Puskarich 106 -734 1 0 0 0 0 $1,250
54 -7 Vince Giamformaggio 103 -737 1 0 0 0 0 $2,260
55 -- Frank Warren 103 -737 1 0 0 0 0 $2,700
56 -6 Bill Hollar 94 -746 1 0 0 0 0 $600
57 -6 Jim Robinson 91 -749 1 0 0 0 0 $1,580
58 -6 Chuck Wahl 88 -752 1 0 0 0 0 $1,005
59 -- Ralph Jones 88 -752 1 0 0 0 0 $1,145
60 -7 Hershel McGriff 85 -755 1 0 0 0 0 $955
61 -7 Steve Pfeifer 82 -758 1 0 0 0 0 $905
62 -7 John Utsman 79 -761 1 0 0 0 0 $2,695
63 -5 John Borneman 70 -770 1 0 0 0 0 $700
64 -5 A.J. Foyt 70 -770 1 0 0 0 0 $3,575
65 -4 Bill Whittington 67 -773 2 0 0 0 1 $7,385
66 -3 Rick McCray 58 -782 1 0 0 0 0 $500
67 -3 Mike Potter 55 -785 1 0 0 0 0 $570
68 -3 Jim Vandiver 52 -788 1 0 0 0 0 $2,215
69 -3 Jim Hurlbert 49 -791 1 0 0 0 0 $2,950
70 -3 Junior Miller 49 -791 1 0 0 0 0 $570
71 -3 Bub Strickler 0 -840 1 0 0 0 0 $925
72 -3 Dan Gurney 0 -840 1 0 0 0 0 $1,105

Official Race Results: Atlanta 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on 03-16-1980

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Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Status Winnings
1 31 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Mike Curb / Hodgdon 180 328 Running 36,200
2 7 16 Rusty Wallace Chevrolet Roger Penske 170 328 Running 14,250
3 9 15 Bobby Allison Ford Mike Curb / Hodgdon 170 328 Running 16,250
4 6 71 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile Hudson Transmission 165 327 Running 13,600
5 24 7 Dick Brooks Chevrolet Sanyo 155 325 Running 9,490
6 15 90 Jody Ridley Mercury Truxmore / Sunny King 150 325 Running 8,390
7 1 28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile NAPA / Regal Ride… 151 325 Running 6,695
8 3 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Busch 152 324 Running 18,145
9 32 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating 138 324 Running 5,580
10 27 53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet J.D. Johnson 134 320 Running 3,285
11 25 66 Lake Speed Chevrolet Lake Speed 130 320 Running 2,445
12 30 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Broadway Motors 127 320 Running 4,605
13 28 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile CRC Chemicals 124 318 Running 4,360
14 38 42 Kyle Petty Chevrolet STP 121 317 Running 2,060
15 13 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Stratagraph 123 316 Running 3,940
16 16 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet Race Hill Farm 115 313 Running 2,955
17 21 8 Kevin Housby Oldsmobile Taylor & Martin 112 311 Running 1,665
18 19 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford &… 109 303 Running 3,125
19 36 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Reid Trailer Sales 106 303 Running 2,920
20 40 79 Frank Warren Dodge Frank Warren 103 302 Running 2,700
21 39 45 Baxter Price Oldsmobile Iron Peddlers 100 261 Running 1,245
22 26 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Stone's Cafeteria 97 253 Engine 2,310
23 18 75 Lennie Pond Chevrolet RahMoc Enterprises 94 244 Engine 1,195
24 41 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Sadler Motors / Smith… 91 240 Engine 2,250
25 33 65 Ralph Jones Ford Spohn's Body Shop 88 213 Engine 1,145
26 4 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic 90 208 Rear end 2,375
27 29 50 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile Global Heat Exchanger 82 204 Engine 1,040
28 11 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Gatorade 84 192 Oil seal 5,465
29 23 9 Bill Elliott Mercury Evans Toyota-GMC 81 181 Engine 990
30 12 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Melling Tool 73 162 Clutch 5,415
31 5 40 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet Howard Johnson's 75 147 Crash 1,420
32 14 30 Tighe Scott Buick Russ Togs 67 130 Axle 910
33 8 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet STP 69 117 Engine 7,100
34 22 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona 61 99 Engine 890
35 35 74 Joe Booher Buick Booher Farms 58 81 Crash 880
36 37 20 Rick Newsom Oldsmobile Louise Smith 55 78 Crash 850
37 20 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet L.G. DeWitt 52 72 Engine 5,290
38 10 51 Don Whittington Oldsmobile Road Atlanta 49 61 Crash 830
39 34 48 James Hylton Chevrolet Palatine Automotive Parts 46 46 Engine 1,320
40 17 12 Buck Simmons Chevrolet Ramey's Chevy City 43 30 Engine 810
41 2 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury Purolator 40 30 Rear end 1,310

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