Official NASCAR Race Results
David Pearson won the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 at Darlington Raceway.
04-13-1980 | CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 | Darlington Raceway
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 | 2 | 1 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 0 | 189 | 99 | Running | 21,430 |
| 2 | 1 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool | 175 | 189 | 20 | Running | 19,475 |
| 3 | 10 | 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 165 | 189 | 0 | Running | 10,180 |
| 4 | 17 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 165 | 188 | 15 | Running | 10,500 |
| 5 | 15 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Sanyo | 155 | 187 | 0 | Running | 7,310 |
| 6 | 13 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Kings Mountain Truck Plaza | 155 | 187 | 2 | Running | 4,550 |
| 7 | 16 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | DeWitt Racing | 146 | 187 | 0 | Running | 8,350 |
| 8 | 23 | 66 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Speed Racing | 142 | 187 | 0 | Running | 4,750 |
| 9 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 138 | 184 | 0 | Running | 9,550 |
| 10 | 19 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 134 | 184 | 0 | Running | 5,475 |
| 11 | 33 | 5 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | West Virginia Solar Energy | 130 | 184 | 0 | Running | 2,975 |
| 12 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 132 | 182 | 35 | Engine | 7,275 |
| 13 | 35 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak Racing | 124 | 182 | 0 | Running | 2,600 |
| 14 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 121 | 182 | 0 | Running | 4,390 |
| 15 | 14 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 118 | 182 | 0 | Running | 4,095 |
| 16 | 29 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 115 | 181 | 0 | Running | 3,250 |
| 17 | 24 | 19 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 112 | 179 | 0 | Running | 3,540 |
| 18 | 26 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive Parts | 109 | 176 | 0 | Running | 3,280 |
| 19 | 4 | 40 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Midwestern Farm Lines | 0 | 172 | 0 | Running | 2,965 |
| 20 | 25 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Chevrolet | RahMoc Enterprises | 103 | 170 | 0 | Running | 1,800 |
| 21 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | CRC Chemicals | 100 | 162 | 0 | Running | 2,780 |
| 22 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 97 | 155 | 0 | Running | 2,695 |
| 23 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Hudson Transmission | 99 | 155 | 3 | Engine | 2,550 |
| 24 | 30 | 99 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Hollar Auto Parts | 0 | 149 | 0 | Running | 1,500 |
| 25 | 31 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Western Sizzlin | 88 | 135 | 0 | Running | 1,475 |
| 26 | 22 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Shelton Construction | 85 | 133 | 0 | Engine | 1,250 |
| 27 | 20 | 12 | Buck Simmons | Chevrolet | Ramey's Chevy City | 82 | 123 | 0 | Oil leak | 1,275 |
| 28 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Thompson Industries | 79 | 119 | 0 | Running | 1,700 |
| 29 | 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | 81 | 104 | 15 | Engine | 6,640 |
| 30 | 12 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | 73 | 86 | 0 | Engine | 5,630 |
| 31 | 32 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers | 70 | 31 | 0 | Engine | 1,125 |
| 32 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 67 | 30 | 0 | Crash | 1,620 |
| 33 | 36 | 59 | Melvin Revis | Chevrolet | Revis Racing | 64 | 23 | 0 | Engine | 1,115 |
| 34 | 34 | 82 | Cecil Gordon | Chrysler | Dick Brooks Honda | 61 | 10 | 0 | Oil pressure | 1,110 |
| 35 | 6 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks | 58 | 7 | 0 | Crash | 1,560 |
| 36 | 11 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 55 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 1,800 |
Race Recap
- Date: 04-13-1980
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: CRC Chemicals Rebel 500
- Race #: 7
- Cars: 36
- Winner: David Pearson
- Start Position: 2nd
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 112.397 mph
- Distance: 258 miles
- Purse: $173,565
- Cautions: 7
- Caution Laps: 47
- Lead Changes: 12
- Pole: 155.866 mph
