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American 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
October 19, 1980
492 laps on 1.017 mile paved oval; 500.364 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 492
| 20,160
| running
| 167 |
| 2
| 12
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Chevrolet
| 492
| 14,030
| running
| 68 |
| 3
| 3
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 490
| 12,700
| running
| 93 |
| 4
| 18
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 487
| 9,400
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 14
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 486
| 7,030
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 22
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 483
| 5,460
| running
| 3 |
| 7
| 21
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 479
| 4,925
| running
| 1 |
| 8
| 19
| Slick Johnson
| 53
| J.D. Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 478
| 2,700
| running
| 4 |
| 9
| 25
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 474
| 4,390
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 28
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 473
| 4,070
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 17
| Stan Barrett
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 472
| 3,760
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 26
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 468
| 3,450
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 33
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 467
| 3,420
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 13
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 461
| 7,800
| running
| 10 |
| 15
| 31
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 460
| 2,780
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 36
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 458
| 2,715
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 30
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 451
| 1,855
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 11
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 443
| 6,650
| running
| 3 |
| 19
| 34
| Jeff McDuffie
| 07
| J.D. McDuffie
| Buick
| 402
| 1,100
| engine
| 0 |
| 20
| 20
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 299
| 2,045
| engine
| 0 |
| 21
| 29
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 295
| 1,850
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 1
| Donnie Allison
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Chevrolet
| 291
| 2,550
| clutch
| 111 |
| 23
| 8
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 220
| 5,225
| quit
| 0 |
| 24
| 9
| Joe Millikan
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 201
| 750
| accident
| 0 |
| 25
| 4
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 201
| 1,225
| accident
| 28 |
| 26
| 10
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 189
| 5,150
| accident
| 0 |
| 27
| 7
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 178
| 1,175
| engine
| 1 |
| 28
| 16
| Lake Speed
| 7
| Nelson Malloch
| Chevrolet
| 138
| 1,150
| accident
| 0 |
| 29
| 5
| Lennie Pond
| 68
| Jim Testa
| Chevrolet
| 121
| 625
| accident
| 3 |
| 30
| 35
| Ernie Cline
| 95
| Ernie Cline
| Chevrolet
| 74
| 610
| accident
| 0 |
| 31
| 15
| Dick Brooks
| 41
| Billy Matthews
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 600
| accident
| 0 |
| 32
| 6
| John Anderson
| 77
| John Rebhan
| Chevrolet
| 40
| 595
| accident
| 0 |
| 33
| 27
| Junior Miller
| 79
| Junior Miller
| Chevrolet
| 19
| 1,090
| overheating
| 0 |
| 34
| 32
| Glenn Jarrett
| 84
|
| Chevrolet
| 14
| 585
| valve
| 0 |
| 35
| 23
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 10
| 630
| engine
| 0 |
| 36
| 24
| Bill Elswick
| 05
|
| Oldsmobile
| 9
| 600
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:22:59
Average Speed: 114.159 MPH
Pole Speed: 25.666 seconds
9 cautions for 61 laps
Attendance: 48,000