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Entry List

The official 1980 Talladega 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Talladega Superspeedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Talladega 500

Sunday, August 3rd, 1980

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

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  • 4 Mercury
  • 7 Chevrolet
  • 22 Oldsmobile
  • 4 Buick
  • 3 Dodge
  • 1 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 166.894
  • Cautions: 5 for 25 laps
  • Lead Changes: 36
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
Talladega 500 at Talladega Superspeedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Oct 8, 1955 24 Mercury Dahlonega Ford Sales George Elliott
2 42 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Jun 2, 1960 20 Chevrolet STP Petty Enterprises
3 7 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Sep 12, 1956 23 Oldsmobile Sanyo Nelson Malloch
4 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 23 Oldsmobile Apache Classic Stove Billy Hagan
5 45 Baxter Price , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Oldsmobile Iron Peddlers Baxter Price
6 27 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Oldsmobile Melling Tool M.C. Anderson
7 87 Billie Harvey , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Oldsmobile Del Ray Marine Supply Billie Harvey
8 15 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Mercury Mike Curb / Hodgdon Bud Moore
9 74 Bobby Wawak , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Buick Wawak Racing Bobby Wawak
10 50 Bruce Hill , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Oldsmobile Global Heat Exchanger Walter Ballard
11 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Dodge Reid Trailer Sales Buddy Arrington
12 28 Buddy Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Oldsmobile NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks Harry Ranier
13 11 Cale Yarborough , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Oldsmobile Busch Junior Johnson
14 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Oldsmobile South Hill Texaco Cecil Gordon
15 14 Coo Coo Marlin , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Marlin Racing H.B. Cunningham
16 2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 29 Oldsmobile Mike Curb / Hodgdon Rod Osterlund
17 88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 33 Oldsmobile Gatorade DiGard
18 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 39 Oldsmobile Buck Stove Dave Marcis
19 1 David Pearson , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Oldsmobile Hawaiian Tropic Hoss Ellington
20 19 Dick May , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Buick Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
21 12 Donnie Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Oldsmobile Ramey's Chevy City Kennie Childers
22 73 Ferrel Harris , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Barnes Freight Lines Willard Moore
23 79 Frank Warren , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Dodge Warren Racing Frank Warren
24 40 Harry Dinwiddie , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Buick Colonial Bread D.K. Ulrich
25 47 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Oldsmobile Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
26 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Buick Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
27 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 45 Oldsmobile Palatine Automotive Parts James Hylton
28 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Thompson Industries Jimmy Means
29 90 Jody Ridley , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Mercury Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey
30 66 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Jan 17, 1948 32 Chevrolet Winn-Dixie Lake Speed
31 68 Lennie Pond , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Oldsmobile Kings Mountain Truck Plaza Jim Testa
32 6 Marty Robbins , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Dodge Robbins Racing Marty Robbins
33 21 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers Racing
34 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Oldsmobile CRC Chemicals Richard Childress Racing
35 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Oldsmobile STP Petty Enterprises
36 62 Rick Wilson Bartow, FL Jan 31, 1953 27 Oldsmobile Florida Equipment & Service Rick Wilson
37 17 Roger Hamby , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby
38 25 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Oldsmobile Stone's Cafeteria Don Robertson
39 53 Slick Johnson , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Chevrolet Johnson Racing J.D. Johnson
40 30 Tighe Scott , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Oldsmobile Russ Togs Walter Ballard
41 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1980 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley