Results

The 1980 Mason-Dixon 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Dover Motor Speedway race.

Mason-Dixon 500

Sunday, May 18th, 1980

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

  • 24 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 1 Dodge
  • 4 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Mercury
  • 1 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 34
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 113.866
  • Cautions: 9 for 67 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
21 13 42 Kyle Petty Chevrolet 100 100 290 0 0 crash
5 19 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 155 155 494 0 0 running
14 28 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 121 121 457 0 0 running
22 3 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 102 97 283 33 0 crash
30 10 75 Bill Elswick Chevrolet 73 73 109 0 0 crash
1 8 15 Bobby Allison Ford 180 175 500 126 0 running
29 30 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 76 76 206 0 0 engine
26 26 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 85 85 264 0 0 engine
3 4 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 165 165 497 0 0 running
16 1 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 125 115 411 137 0 running
9 25 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 138 138 476 0 0 running
34 29 99 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 61 61 2 0 0 engine
10 16 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 134 134 475 0 0 engine
20 2 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 108 103 339 99 0 valve
25 14 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 88 88 264 0 0 engine
17 7 7 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 112 112 390 0 0 crash
7 15 40 Dick May Chevrolet 146 146 488 0 0 running
4 6 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 160 160 495 0 0 running
33 21 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 64 64 26 0 0 engine
19 22 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 106 106 360 0 0 running
15 33 32 Jimmy Ingram Chevrolet 118 118 437 0 0 running
27 31 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 82 82 224 0 0 sway bar
24 32 63 Jocko Maggiacomo Oldsmobile 91 91 278 0 0 engine
6 18 90 Jody Ridley Ford 150 150 492 0 0 running
31 24 79 Junior Miller Chevrolet 70 70 106 0 0 oil pump
18 5 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 114 109 376 95 0 engine
28 34 34 Nestor Peles Oldsmobile 79 79 207 0 0 quit
8 20 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 142 142 488 0 0 running
2 9 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 175 170 500 10 0 running
32 27 20 Rick Newsom Oldsmobile 67 67 61 0 0 engine
13 23 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 124 124 464 0 0 running
11 12 25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 130 130 472 0 0 running
23 11 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 94 94 279 0 0 crash
12 17 64 Tommy Gale Ford 127 127 468 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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