Official NASCAR Race Results
Buddy Baker won the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
05-04-1980 | Winston 500 | Talladega Superspeedway
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 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks | 185 | 188 | 61 | Running | 32,150 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Oldsmobile | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | 175 | 188 | 55 | Running | 28,700 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | David Pearson | Oldsmobile | Hawaiian Tropic | 170 | 188 | 21 | Running | 23,150 |
| 4 | 7 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | Kings Mountain Truck Plaza | 165 | 187 | 1 | Running | 10,500 |
| 5 | 9 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Oldsmobile | Russ Togs | 160 | 186 | 4 | Running | 9,200 |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | 155 | 186 | 32 | Running | 14,300 |
| 7 | 20 | 66 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Dozie & Company | 151 | 185 | 2 | Running | 8,075 |
| 8 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Melling Tool | 147 | 185 | 3 | Running | 11,750 |
| 9 | 31 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Oldsmobile | Sanyo | 138 | 184 | 0 | Running | 8,350 |
| 10 | 17 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Mercury | Truxmore / Sunny King | 134 | 183 | 0 | Running | 9,165 |
| 11 | 32 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Marlin Racing | 130 | 181 | 0 | Running | 4,390 |
| 12 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | CRC Chemicals | 132 | 180 | 2 | Running | 7,775 |
| 13 | 42 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive Parts | 124 | 178 | 0 | Running | 6,355 |
| 14 | 34 | 73 | Steve Moore | Chevrolet | Tuesday's Tavern | 121 | 178 | 0 | Running | 3,760 |
| 15 | 35 | 82 | Dick May | Dodge | Dick Brooks Honda | 0 | 178 | 0 | Running | 3,550 |
| 16 | 40 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 115 | 176 | 0 | Running | 5,615 |
| 17 | 25 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 112 | 173 | 0 | Running | 4,885 |
| 18 | 12 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 109 | 166 | 0 | Running | 6,115 |
| 19 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Fellowship Baptist Church | 106 | 158 | 0 | Running | 4,745 |
| 20 | 41 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Buick | Stone's Cafeteria | 103 | 156 | 0 | Running | 4,275 |
| 21 | 16 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Elliott Racing | 105 | 154 | 1 | Ignition | 3,545 |
| 22 | 15 | 4 | Gary Baker | Chevrolet | Waylon Jennings | 0 | 145 | 0 | Oil pump | 3,440 |
| 23 | 38 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Sadler Motors / Smith Used Cars | 94 | 137 | 0 | Overheating | 3,675 |
| 24 | 26 | 12 | Buck Simmons | Oldsmobile | Kencoal Mining | 91 | 127 | 0 | Running | 2,180 |
| 25 | 37 | 02 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | Halpern Enterprises | 88 | 127 | 0 | Oil pump | 2,125 |
| 26 | 39 | 19 | John Anderson | Buick | Belden Asphalt | 85 | 120 | 0 | Engine | 2,905 |
| 27 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 87 | 99 | 5 | Engine | 3,450 |
| 28 | 22 | 40 | Dick Skillen | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 79 | 76 | 0 | Engine | 2,785 |
| 29 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | Buck Stove | 81 | 72 | 1 | Engine | 3,720 |
| 30 | 33 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Dodge | The Protector | 73 | 58 | 0 | Engine | 1,585 |
| 31 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | STP | 70 | 57 | 0 | Engine | 8,730 |
| 32 | 19 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Stratagraph | 67 | 57 | 0 | Engine | 3,560 |
| 33 | 36 | 6 | Marty Robbins | Dodge | Robbins Racing | 64 | 54 | 0 | Engine | 1,470 |
| 34 | 14 | 51 | Don Whittington | Oldsmobile | Sun Systems | 61 | 46 | 0 | Crash | 2,435 |
| 35 | 23 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Oldsmobile | Performer Boats | 58 | 43 | 0 | Engine | 1,405 |
| 36 | 28 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Oldsmobile | Global Heat Exchanger | 55 | 42 | 0 | Engine | 1,375 |
| 37 | 24 | 47 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Race Hill Farm | 52 | 36 | 0 | Engine | 1,345 |
| 38 | 30 | 04 | Phil Finney | Oldsmobile | Asheville Savings Bank | 49 | 36 | 0 | Engine | 1,315 |
| 39 | 29 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | Oldsmobile | Vandiver Racing | 46 | 33 | 0 | Ignition | 1,285 |
| 40 | 11 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | 43 | 28 | 0 | Clutch | 6,705 |
| 41 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Buick | Bailey Excavating | 40 | 19 | 0 | Engine | 1,755 |
| 42 | 13 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Oldsmobile | Gatorade | 37 | 4 | 0 | Cam | 6,955 |
Race Recap
- Date: 05-04-1980
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: Winston 500
- Race #: 10
- Cars: 42
- Winner: Buddy Baker
- Start Position: 2nd
- Car Make: Oldsmobile
- Avg Speed: 170.481 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $274,550
- Cautions: 6
- Caution Laps: 28
- Lead Changes: 40
- Pole: 197.704 mph


