Results

The 1980 Winston 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Winston 500

Sunday, May 4th, 1980

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 4 Mercury
  • 22 Oldsmobile
  • 5 Dodge
  • 6 Chevrolet
  • 4 Buick
  • 1 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 170.481
  • Cautions: 6 for 28 laps
  • Lead Changes: 40
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
21 16 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 105 100 154 1 0 ignition
32 19 44 Terry Labonte Oldsmobile 67 67 57 0 0 engine
8 6 27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 147 142 185 3 0 running
35 23 75 Bill Elswick Oldsmobile 58 58 43 0 0 engine
40 11 15 Bobby Allison Mercury 43 43 28 0 0 clutch
30 33 74 Bobby Wawak Dodge 73 73 58 0 0 engine
36 28 50 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 55 55 42 0 0 engine
24 26 12 Buck Simmons Oldsmobile 91 91 127 0 0 running
18 12 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 109 109 166 0 0 running
1 2 28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 185 175 188 61 0 running
6 3 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 155 150 186 32 0 running
23 38 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 94 94 137 0 0 overheating
11 32 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 130 130 181 0 0 running
2 4 2 Dale Earnhardt Oldsmobile 175 170 188 55 0 running
42 13 88 Darrell Waltrip Oldsmobile 37 37 4 0 0 cam
29 8 71 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile 81 76 72 1 0 engine
3 1 1 David Pearson Oldsmobile 170 165 188 21 0 running
9 31 7 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 138 138 184 0 0 running
15 35 82 Dick May Dodge 118 118 178 0 0 running
28 22 40 Dick Skillen Buick 79 79 76 0 0 engine
34 14 51 Don Whittington Oldsmobile 61 61 46 0 0 crash
25 37 02 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 88 88 127 0 0 oil pump
19 27 79 Frank Warren Dodge 106 106 158 0 0 running
22 15 4 Gary Baker Chevrolet 97 97 145 0 0 oil pump
37 24 47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 52 52 36 0 0 engine
41 21 70 JD McDuffie Buick 40 40 19 0 0 engine
13 42 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 124 124 178 0 0 running
39 29 89 Jim Vandiver Oldsmobile 46 46 33 0 0 ignition
10 17 90 Jody Ridley Mercury 134 134 183 0 0 running
26 39 19 John Anderson Buick 85 85 120 0 0 engine
7 20 66 Lake Speed Chevrolet 151 146 185 2 0 running
4 7 68 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 165 160 187 1 0 running
33 36 6 Marty Robbins Dodge 64 64 54 0 0 engine
27 5 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 87 82 99 5 0 engine
38 30 04 Phil Finney Oldsmobile 49 49 36 0 0 engine
12 18 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 132 127 180 2 0 running
31 10 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 70 70 57 0 0 engine
17 25 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 112 112 173 0 0 running
20 41 25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 103 103 156 0 0 running
14 34 73 Steve Moore Chevrolet 121 121 178 0 0 running
5 9 30 Tighe Scott Oldsmobile 160 155 186 4 0 running
16 40 64 Tommy Gale Ford 115 115 176 0 0 running

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