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Results

The 1980 American 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the North Carolina Speedway race.

American 500

Sunday, October 19th, 1980

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

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

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 114.159
  • Cautions: 9 for 61 laps
  • Lead Changes: 35
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
American 500 at North Carolina Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
35 23 42 Kyle Petty Chevrolet 58 58 10 0 0 engine
4 18 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 160 160 487 0 0 running
23 8 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 94 94 220 0 0 quit
36 24 05 Bill Elswick Oldsmobile 55 55 9 0 0 crash
26 10 15 Bobby Allison Ford 85 85 189 0 0 crash
12 26 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 127 127 468 0 0 running
27 7 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 87 82 178 1 0 engine
1 2 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 185 175 492 167 0 running
15 31 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 118 118 460 0 0 running
18 11 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 114 109 443 3 0 running
3 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 490 93 0 running
6 22 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 155 150 483 3 0 running
31 15 41 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 70 70 50 0 0 crash
16 36 19 Dick May Chevrolet 115 115 458 0 0 running
22 1 12 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 102 97 291 111 0 clutch
30 35 95 Ernie Cline Chevrolet 73 73 74 0 0 crash
34 32 84 Glenn Jarrett Chevrolet 61 61 14 0 0 valve
2 12 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 175 170 492 68 0 running
21 29 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 100 100 295 0 0 engine
9 25 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 138 138 474 0 0 running
19 34 07 Jeff McDuffie Buick 106 106 402 0 0 engine
13 33 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 124 124 467 0 0 running
5 14 90 Jody Ridley Ford 155 155 486 0 0 running
24 9 75 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 91 91 201 0 0 crash
32 6 77 John Anderson Chevrolet 67 67 40 0 0 crash
33 27 79 Junior Miller Chevrolet 64 64 19 0 0 overheating
28 16 7 Lake Speed Chevrolet 79 79 138 0 0 crash
29 5 68 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 81 76 121 3 0 crash
25 4 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 93 88 201 28 0 crash
7 21 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 151 146 479 1 0 running
14 13 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 126 121 461 10 0 running
17 30 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 112 112 451 0 0 running
10 28 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 134 134 473 0 0 running
8 19 53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 147 142 478 4 0 running
11 17 40 Stan Barrett Chevrolet 130 130 472 0 0 running
20 20 64 Tommy Gale Ford 103 103 299 0 0 engine

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