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Results

The 1980 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Monday, September 1st, 1980

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 3 Mercury
  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 4 Ford
  • 2 Buick
  • 3 Dodge
  • 1 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 115.210
  • Cautions: 14 for 79 laps
  • Lead Changes: 28
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
33 11 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 69 64 236 1 0 oil pump
34 16 7 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 61 61 201 0 0 steering
1 10 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 180 175 367 2 0 running
4 3 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 165 160 367 72 0 running
37 39 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 52 52 111 0 0 crash
6 12 15 Bobby Allison Ford 155 150 366 2 0 running
39 37 74 Bobby Wawak Buick 46 46 56 0 0 oil leak
17 32 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 112 112 353 0 0 running
26 4 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 90 85 324 4 0 engine
29 2 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 76 76 277 0 0 running
19 35 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 106 106 348 0 0 running
11 19 75 Chuck Bown Chevrolet 130 130 364 0 0 running
14 22 4 Connie Saylor Chevrolet 121 121 355 0 0 engine
13 27 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 124 124 360 0 0 running
7 8 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 151 146 366 27 0 running
25 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 98 88 329 196 0 timing chain
8 14 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 142 142 365 0 0 running
2 6 1 David Pearson Chevrolet 175 170 367 30 0 running
10 21 41 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 134 134 364 0 0 running
28 36 09 Dick May Buick 79 79 304 0 0 engine
38 23 93 Don Whittington Chevrolet 49 49 87 0 0 valve
32 7 12 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 67 67 237 0 0 overheating
20 38 82 Ferrel Harris Dodge 103 103 342 0 0 running
23 29 79 Frank Warren Dodge 94 94 339 0 0 engine
3 9 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 170 165 367 7 0 running
18 40 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 109 109 351 0 0 running
21 30 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 100 100 342 0 0 running
16 33 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 115 115 353 0 0 running
30 13 90 Jody Ridley Ford 73 73 271 0 0 steering
36 28 19 John Anderson Chevrolet 55 55 127 0 0 engine
41 20 77 Kenny Hemphill Chevrolet 40 40 21 0 0 engine
27 17 66 Lake Speed Chevrolet 82 82 316 0 0 running
40 18 68 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 43 43 31 0 0 engine
5 5 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 160 155 367 23 0 running
24 34 65 Ralph Jones Ford 91 91 334 0 0 running
12 26 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 132 127 362 1 0 running
9 15 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 143 138 365 2 0 running
35 41 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 58 58 151 0 0 clutch
22 25 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 97 97 339 0 0 running
15 24 53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 118 118 355 0 0 running
31 31 64 Tommy Gale Ford 70 70 266 0 0 crash

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