Entry List

The official 1980 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Darlington Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

CRC Chemicals Rebel 500

Sunday, April 13th, 1980

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 2 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Ford
  • 1 Dodge
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 1 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Laps Actual: 189 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 112.397
  • Cautions: 7 for 47 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 at Darlington Raceway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 40 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Sep 12, 1956 23 Chevrolet Midwestern Farm Lines D.K. Ulrich
2 5 Sterling Marlin Columbia, TN Jun 30, 1957 22 Oldsmobile West Virginia Solar Energy Jim Stacy
3 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 23 Chevrolet Stratagraph Billy Hagan
4 45 Baxter Price , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Iron Peddlers Baxter Price
5 27 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Melling Tool M.C. Anderson
6 75 Bill Elswick , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet RahMoc Enterprises RahMoc Enterprises
7 15 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Ford Mike Curb / Hodgdon Bud Moore
8 74 Bobby Wawak , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Wawak Racing Bobby Wawak
9 12 Buck Simmons , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Ramey's Chevy City Kennie Childers
10 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Dodge Reid Trailer Sales Buddy Arrington
11 28 Buddy Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks Harry Ranier
12 11 Cale Yarborough , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Busch Junior Johnson
13 82 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chrysler Dick Brooks Honda Norman Negre
14 2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 28 Chevrolet Mike Curb / Hodgdon Rod Osterlund
15 88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 33 Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
16 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 39 Chevrolet Hudson Transmission Dave Marcis
17 1 David Pearson , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic Hoss Ellington
18 7 Dick Brooks , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Sanyo Nelson Malloch
19 99 Dick May , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Hollar Auto Parts Bill Hollar
20 47 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
21 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
22 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 45 Chevrolet Palatine Automotive Parts James Hylton
23 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Thompson Industries Jimmy Means
24 90 Jody Ridley , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Ford Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey
25 72 Joe Millikan , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet DeWitt Racing L.G. DeWitt
26 19 John Anderson , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
27 66 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Jan 17, 1948 32 Chevrolet Speed Racing Lake Speed
28 68 Lennie Pond , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Kings Mountain Truck Plaza Jim Testa
29 59 Melvin Revis , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Revis Racing Melvin Revis
30 21 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers Racing
31 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Oldsmobile CRC Chemicals Richard Childress Racing
32 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet STP Petty Enterprises
33 17 Roger Hamby , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby
34 25 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Shelton Construction Don Robertson
35 53 Slick Johnson , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Western Sizzlin J.D. Johnson
36 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley