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Results

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

Carolina 500

Sunday, March 9th, 1980

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

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

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 108.735
  • Cautions: 12 for 93 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Carolina 500 at North Carolina Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
31 32 42 Kyle Petty Chevrolet 70 70 125 0 0 engine
12 11 40 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 127 127 472 0 0 running
10 16 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 134 134 483 0 0 running
27 25 45 Baxter Price Oldsmobile 82 82 326 0 0 engine
21 5 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 100 100 411 0 0 crash
23 22 75 Bill Elswick Chevrolet 94 94 403 0 0 running
35 34 92 Bill Osborne Chevrolet 58 58 22 0 0 crash
7 4 15 Bobby Allison Ford 146 146 489 0 0 running
17 37 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 112 112 453 0 0 running
22 13 12 Buck Simmons Chevrolet 97 97 411 0 0 overheating
25 27 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 88 88 346 0 0 engine
15 3 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 123 118 458 111 0 crash
1 21 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 185 175 492 256 0 running
33 29 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 64 64 73 0 0 crash
3 7 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 170 165 491 6 0 running
4 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 165 160 491 77 0 running
9 8 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 138 138 486 0 0 running
16 15 7 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 115 115 455 0 0 rear end
19 38 79 Dick May Dodge 106 106 431 0 0 running
5 12 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 155 155 491 0 0 running
8 23 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 142 142 488 0 0 running
32 10 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 67 67 112 0 0 engine
13 18 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 124 124 469 0 0 running
20 30 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 103 103 422 0 0 running
29 20 90 Jody Ridley Ford 76 76 256 0 0 crash
28 2 72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile 84 79 259 3 0 engine
24 24 33 John Anderson Chevrolet 91 91 353 0 0 crash
38 35 29 Junior Miller Chevrolet 49 49 10 0 0 engine
36 36 76 Mike Potter Chevrolet 55 55 21 0 0 engine
6 6 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 150 150 490 0 0 running
34 17 18 Randy Ogden Chevrolet 61 61 49 0 0 crash
14 19 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 121 121 462 0 0 running
2 9 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 175 170 492 39 0 running
18 33 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 109 109 440 0 0 running
11 28 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 130 130 476 0 0 running
30 14 53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 73 73 205 0 0 engine
37 26 30 Tighe Scott Buick 52 52 10 0 0 engine
26 31 64 Tommy Gale Ford 85 85 332 0 0 engine

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