Links for this race (some data may be unavailable): Race Results Qualifying Results Loop Data Stats Pit Stops Comments (0) Video Links (0) Crew Chiefs

1980 Winston Western 500 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston West Series race number 1 of 11 Combination race with Winston Cup drivers An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn Sunday, January 13, 1980 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA 119 laps on a 2.620 mile road course (311.780 miles) Time of race: 3:16:58 Average speed: 94.974 mph Pole speed: 113.404 mph Cautions: 2 for 30 laps Margin of victory: 2.97 sec Attendance: 22000 Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1980 NASCAR Winston West Series results   /   1980 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 88   Darrell Waltrip   (Cup) Gatorade   (DiGard) Chevrolet 119 24700 running 56 0 2 5 2   Dale Earnhardt   (Cup) Rod Osterlund Chevrolet 119 19400 running 0 0 3 3 43   Richard Petty   (Cup) STP   (Petty Enterprises) Chevrolet 119 15100 running 13 0 4 9 72   Joe Millikan   (Cup) DeWitt Trucking   (L.G. DeWitt) Chevrolet 119 10200 running 0 0 5 10 73   Bill Schmitt Shasta County Bank   (Bill Schmitt) Oldsmobile 119 7455 running 0 50 6 13 3   Richard Childress   (Cup) CRC Chemicals   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 118 5280 running 0 0 7 15 44   Terry Labonte   (Cup) Stratagraph   (Billy Hagan) Chevrolet 118 4810 running 0 0 8 28 40   Bill Whittington Midwestern Farm Lines   (D.K. Ulrich) Chevrolet 117 4400 running 0 0 9 26 55   Don Whittington Warner / Curb   (DiGard) Chevrolet 117 2300 running 0 0 10 14 25   Ronnie Thomas   (Cup) Stone's Cafeteria   (Don Robertson) Chevrolet 116 4190 running 0 0 11 22 8   James Hylton   (Cup) G.W. Dickinson   (James Hylton) Chevrolet 115 3720 running 0 0 12 20 75   Harry Gant   (Cup) RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 115 1800 running 0 0 13 34 45   Roy Smith Iron Peddlers   (Baxter Price) Chevrolet 114 1700 running 0 49 14 16 67   Buddy Arrington   (Cup) Switzer Construction   (Buddy Arrington) Dodge 114 3260 running 0 0 15 17 70   J.D. McDuffie   (Cup) Bailey Excavating   (J.D. McDuffie) Chevrolet 113 3050 running 0 0 16 35 90   Jody Ridley   (Cup) Truxmore / Sunny King   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 113 3340 running 0 0 17 6 71   Dave Marcis   (Cup) Hudson Transmission   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 112 2630 running 9 0 18 4 15   Bobby Allison   (Cup) Hodgdon / Moore   (Bud Moore) Ford 109 5750 engine 0 0 19 24 13   Don Puskarich Matt Puskarich Chevrolet 109 1250 running 0 48 20 31 19   Vince Giamformaggio Belden Asphalt   (Henley Gray) Chevrolet 109 2260 running 0 47 21 37 52   Jimmy Means   (Cup) Mr. Transmission   (Jimmy Means) Chevrolet 108 2185 running 0 0 22 11 7   Dick Brooks   (Cup) Sanyo   (Nelson Malloch) Chevrolet 104 2150 sway bar 0 0 23 2 11   Cale Yarborough   (Cup) Busch   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 103 5530 engine 41 0 24 21 78   Jim Robinson San-Val Supply   (A.J. Kurten) Chevrolet 103 1580 running 0 46 25 23 37   Chuck Wahl Excel Trailer   (DuWayne Wahl) Chevrolet 88 1005 running 0 45 26 12 93   Hershel McGriff Bigelow Paint   (Robert Palmer) Dodge 82 955 engine 0 44 27 36 57   Steve Pfeifer Don Guy Chevrolet 82 905 running 0 43 28 7 48   Dan Gurney   (Cup) Lubri-Lon   (Rod Osterlund) Chevrolet 79 1105 transmission 0 0 29 32 24   Lake Speed   (Cup) Reliable RV   (Cecil Gordon) Oldsmobile 79 1305 engine 0 0 30 25 18   Randy Ogden   (Cup) Jack Ogden Chevrolet 73 755 engine 0 0 31 18 81   John Borneman Borneman Plastering   (John Borneman) Chevrolet 72 700 transmission 0 42 32 30 79   Dick May   (Cup) Native Tan   (Frank Warren) Dodge 71 1150 oil pump 0 0 33 8 27   Benny Parsons   (Cup) Melling Tool   (M.C. Anderson) Chevrolet 52 5050 transmission 0 0 34 27 21   Neil Bonnett   (Cup) Purolator   (Wood Brothers) Mercury 35 1050 oil line 0 0 35 29 08   Rick McCray Rick McCray Buick 34 500 engine 0 41 36 19 47   Chuck Bown   (Cup) J & S Trucking Chevrolet 30 500 engine 0 0 37 33 97   Bill Osborne Ivan Baldwin Chevrolet 20 500 rear end 0 40

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 38 Gary Matthews 91 Brusuelas Ivan Baldwin Chevrolet 39 Dick Whalen 6 GR Metals Betty Whalen Chevrolet 40 Gene Thonesen 77 Thonesen Racing Gene Thonesen Chevrolet 41 St. James Davis 22 LaDonna Davis Dodge WD Tim Williamson 5 Jerry Cracker Oldsmobile Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 26 26   rain   27 81 55     82 85 4   #24 off course   86 119 34       Percent of race run under caution: 25.2%             Average green flag run: 44.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Darrell Waltrip 1 35 35   Cale Yarborough 36 56 21   Dave Marcis 57 65 9   Richard Petty 66 78 13   Cale Yarborough 79 98 20   Darrell Waltrip 99 119 21 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Bill Schmitt 50     2   Roy Smith 49   -1   3   Don Puskarich 48   -2   4   Vince Giamformaggio 47   -3   5   Jim Robinson 46   -4   6   Chuck Wahl 45   -5   7   Hershel McGriff 44   -6   8   Steve Pfeifer 43   -7   9   John Borneman 42   -8   10   Rick McCray 41   -9   11   Bill Osborne 40   -10