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1980 Gabriel 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 16 of 31
Sunday, June 15, 1980 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:02:05
Average Speed: 131.808 mph
Pole Speed: 163.662 mph

Cautions: 7 for 43 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 cl
Attendance: 50,000
Lead changes: 25

Glossary 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1980 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	1	27	Benny Parsons	Melling Tool (M.C. Anderson)	Chevrolet	200	24,800	running	75	185
2	2	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	200	16,300	running	37	175
3	11	28	Buddy Baker	NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks (Harry Ranier)	Chevrolet	200	9,300	running	30	170
4	4	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	200	6,325	running	0	160
5	8	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Chevrolet	199	13,075	running	0	155
6	13	90	Jody Ridley	Truxmore / Sunny King (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	199	7,175	running	0	150
7	10	42	Kyle Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Chevrolet	199	3,100	running	0	146
8	14	15	Bobby Allison	Mike Curb / Hodgdon (Bud Moore)	Ford	199	7,250	running	0	142
9	7	9	Bill Elliott	Jackson Special (George Elliott)	Mercury	198	2,600	running	0	138
10	27	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs (Walter Ballard)	Chevrolet	198	2,800	running	0	134
11	9	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	197	5,115	running	0	130
12	3	2	Dale Earnhardt	Mike Curb / Hodgdon (Rod Osterlund)	Chevrolet	197	7,825	running	55	132
13	25	19	John Anderson	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	Chevrolet	196	4,595	running	0	124
14	18	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	196	4,385	running	0	121
15	21	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Chevrolet	195	4,025	running	0	118
16	34	85	Wayne Watercutter	Ward Racing Enterprises	Oldsmobile	195	1,600	running	0	115
17	20	66	Lake Speed	Speed Racing (Lake Speed)	Chevrolet	194	1,350	running	0	112
18	32	76	Mike Potter	Kingsport Speedway (Mike Potter)	Chevrolet	194	1,300	running	0	109
19	24	40	Tommy Gale	Ulrich Racing (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	194	3,405	running	0	106
20	33	24	Cecil Gordon	South Hill Texaco (Cecil Gordon)	Oldsmobile	191	3,195	running	0	103
21	30	17	Roger Hamby	Kings Inn Daytona (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	191	1,150	running	0	100
22	19	52	Jimmy Means	Thompson Industries (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	188	2,835	running	0	97
23	37	67	Buddy Arrington	Hills Racing (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	181	2,605	oil line	0	94
24	31	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	179	2,420	running	0	91
25	15	1	David Pearson	Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	173	1,005	engine	3	93
26	6	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (DiGard)	Chevrolet	165	5,655	engine	0	85
27	35	45	Baxter Price	Iron Peddlers (Baxter Price)	Oldsmobile	165	2,005	engine	0	82
28	17	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Chevrolet	146	1,945	engine	0	79
29	26	74	Bobby Wawak	Wawak Racing (Bobby Wawak)	Buick	146	810	engine	0	76
30	29	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria (Don Robertson)	Chevrolet	132	1,845	running	0	73
31	5	02	Chuck Bown	Halpern Enterprises (Joel Halpern)	Oldsmobile	130	750	crash	0	70
32	22	22	Ricky Rudd	Al Rudd Auto Parts (Al Rudd)	Chevrolet	111	740	engine	0	67
33	16	7	Dick Brooks	Sanyo (Nelson Malloch)	Chevrolet	108	1,790	engine	0	64
34	28	79	Junior Miller	Warren Racing (Frank Warren)	Chevrolet	88	1,220	rear end	0	61
35	23	71	Dave Marcis	Transmissions Unlimited (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	69	1,210	engine	0	58
36	12	12	Donnie Allison	Kencoal Mining (Kennie Childers)	Chevrolet	55	700	oil pump	0
37	36	69	Henry Jones	Pro Shoppe (Mike Kempton)	Oldsmobile	10	700	oil pump	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Benny Parsons	1	9	9
Cale Yarborough	10	11	2
Benny Parsons	12	13	2
Cale Yarborough	14	16	3
Benny Parsons	17	35	19
Dale Earnhardt	36	52	17
David Pearson	53	53	1
Dale Earnhardt	54	74	21
David Pearson	75	75	1
Dale Earnhardt	76	80	5
Benny Parsons	81	81	1
Cale Yarborough	82	85	4
Buddy Baker	86	87	2
Benny Parsons	88	91	4
Dale Earnhardt	92	95	4
Buddy Baker	96	106	11
Benny Parsons	107	115	9
Buddy Baker	116	129	14
Cale Yarborough	130	130	1
Buddy Baker	131	133	3
David Pearson	134	134	1
Dale Earnhardt	135	139	5
Cale Yarborough	140	166	27
Benny Parsons	167	169	3
Dale Earnhardt	170	172	3
Benny Parsons	173	200	28

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	2387
2	Richard Petty	2374	-13
3	Cale Yarborough	2349	-38
4	Darrell Waltrip	2244	-143
5	Benny Parsons	2194	-193
6	Bobby Allison	2169	-218
7	Jody Ridley	2058	-329
8	Harry Gant	1940	-447
9	Terry Labonte	1918	-469
10	Richard Childress	1912	-475
11	Dave Marcis	1900	-487
12	James Hylton	1787	-600
13	Buddy Arrington	1688	-699
14	Ronnie Thomas	1673	-714
15	Dick Brooks	1564	-823
16	J.D. McDuffie	1522	-865
17	Jimmy Means	1472	-915
18	Cecil Gordon	1415	-972
19	Tommy Gale	1397	-990
20	Neil Bonnett	1322	-1065

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