Official NASCAR Race Results
Dale Earnhardt won the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Valleydale Southeastern 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
03-30-1980 | Valleydale Southeastern 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | 185 | 500 | 208 | Running | 20,625 |
| 2 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 175 | 500 | 31 | Running | 13,100 |
| 3 | 8 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | 165 | 500 | 0 | Running | 9,400 |
| 4 | 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool | 165 | 499 | 65 | Running | 6,835 |
| 5 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 160 | 498 | 187 | Running | 7,100 |
| 6 | 10 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | DeWitt Racing | 150 | 496 | 0 | Running | 5,550 |
| 7 | 3 | 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 151 | 494 | 8 | Running | 5,410 |
| 8 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 147 | 492 | 1 | Running | 6,400 |
| 9 | 13 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Hudson Transmission | 138 | 491 | 0 | Running | 4,460 |
| 10 | 6 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 134 | 490 | 0 | Running | 4,045 |
| 11 | 11 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 130 | 483 | 0 | Running | 3,950 |
| 12 | 17 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 127 | 478 | 0 | Running | 3,090 |
| 13 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 124 | 477 | 0 | Running | 2,850 |
| 14 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive Parts | 121 | 475 | 0 | Running | 2,645 |
| 15 | 12 | 95 | Tommy Houston | Chevrolet | Carpenter Designs | 118 | 475 | 0 | Running | 1,160 |
| 16 | 16 | 40 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Midwestern Farm Lines | 115 | 474 | 0 | Running | 2,350 |
| 17 | 14 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 112 | 469 | 0 | Running | 2,105 |
| 18 | 20 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 109 | 466 | 0 | Running | 1,460 |
| 19 | 32 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Chevrolet | RahMoc Enterprises | 106 | 465 | 0 | Running | 920 |
| 20 | 22 | 19 | John Utsman | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 103 | 464 | 0 | Running | 1,340 |
| 21 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 100 | 460 | 0 | Running | 1,315 |
| 22 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Sadler Motors / Smith Used Cars | 97 | 454 | 0 | Running | 845 |
| 23 | 23 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers | 94 | 446 | 0 | Running | 580 |
| 24 | 18 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | 91 | 414 | 0 | Ignition | 815 |
| 25 | 26 | 29 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | Thompson Industries | 88 | 387 | 0 | Engine | 550 |
| 26 | 15 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Johnson Racing | 85 | 385 | 0 | Oil pump | 540 |
| 27 | 25 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Sanyo | 82 | 336 | 0 | Running | 780 |
| 28 | 27 | 79 | Travis Tiller | Dodge | Warren Racing | 79 | 323 | 0 | Oil pressure | 770 |
| 29 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | CRC Chemicals | 76 | 319 | 0 | Transmission | 760 |
| 30 | 30 | 76 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | Wilson Properties | 73 | 235 | 0 | Overheating | 500 |
| 31 | 29 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak Racing | 70 | 172 | 0 | Oil pump | 500 |
| 32 | 9 | 12 | Buck Simmons | Chevrolet | Ramey's Chevy City | 67 | 168 | 0 | Clutch | 500 |
Race Recap
- Date: 03-30-1980
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Valleydale Southeastern 500
- Race #: 6
- Cars: 32
- Winner: Dale Earnhardt
- Start Position: 4th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 96.977 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $113,250
- Cautions: 3
- Caution Laps: 14
- Lead Changes: 15
- Pole: 111.688 mph
