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1980 Daytona 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 2 of 31
Sunday, February 17, 1980 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:48:55
Average Speed: 177.602 mph
Pole Speed: 194.009 mph

Cautions: 5 for 15 laps
Margin of Victory: under caution
Attendance: 125,000
Lead changes: 29

Glossary 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1980 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
2	9	15	Bobby Allison	Mike Curb / Hodgdon (Bud Moore)	Mercury	200	54,450	running	9	175
7	2	1	Donnie Allison	Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington)	Oldsmobile	195	35,160	running	2	151
18	6	33	John Anderson	Draime Race Engines (Russ Draime)	Oldsmobile	183	9,135	vibration	0	109
41	31	67	Buddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	17	2,230	engine	0	40
1	1	28	Buddy Baker	NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks (Harry Ranier)	Oldsmobile	200	102,175	running	143	185
3	3	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	199	51,100	engine	8	170
17	28	74	Joe Booher	Booher Farms (Bobby Wawak)	Buick	186	7,920	running	0
35	15	68	Chuck Bown	Kings Mountain Truck Plaza (Jim Testa)	Oldsmobile	50	3,350	clutch	0	58
36	41	7	Dick Brooks	Sanyo (Nelson Malloch)	Oldsmobile	44	3,080	axle	0	55
13	22	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress)	Oldsmobile	190	13,540	running	0	124
4	32	2	Dale Earnhardt	Mike Curb / Hodgdon (Rod Osterlund)	Oldsmobile	199	36,350	running	10	165
12	24	9	Bill Elliott	Knutsons RV (George Elliott)	Mercury	192	12,390	running	0	127
24	38	05	Bill Elswick	RahMoc Enterprises	Oldsmobile	161	3,515	engine	0	91
31	11	51	A.J. Foyt	Valvoline / Gilmore (A.J. Foyt)	Oldsmobile	69	3,575	quit	0	70
20	29	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	176	7,340	running	0	103
42	10	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Oldsmobile	15	3,025	engine	0	37
21	19	24	Cecil Gordon	Sadler Motors / Smith Used Cars (Cecil Gordon)	Oldsmobile	176	6,425	running	0	100
11	18	82	Janet Guthrie	Texaco Star (Rod Osterlund)	Chevrolet	193	13,925	running	0	130
33	35	50	Bruce Hill	Global Heat Exchanger (Walter Ballard)	Oldsmobile	57	1,725	engine	0	64
30	21	8	Kevin Housby	Taylor & Martin / Marina Inn (Jack Housby)	Oldsmobile	80	3,150	engine	0	73
38	30	79	Jim Hurlbert	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	33	2,950	clutch	0	49
26	37	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton)	Oldsmobile	155	4,155	running	0	85
14	39	53	Slick Johnson	J.D. Johnson	Chevrolet	189	9,055	running	0	121
6	17	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	197	26,475	running	0	150
22	13	71	Dave Marcis	Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission (Dave Marcis)	Oldsmobile	174	6,285	running	0	97
8	36	14	Sterling Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	Chevrolet	194	17,810	running	0	142
27	25	19	J.D. McDuffie	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	Buick	150	4,290	engine	0	82
15	26	52	Jimmy Means	Mr. Transmission (Jimmy Means)	Buick	188	11,310	running	0	118
34	8	72	Joe Millikan	Hayes Jewelers (L.G. DeWitt)	Oldsmobile	52	8,800	engine	0	61
5	14	27	Benny Parsons	Melling Pumper (M.C. Anderson)	Oldsmobile	197	32,375	running	0	155
25	4	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Oldsmobile	157	15,100	clutch	4	93
9	12	75	Lennie Pond	Burger King (RahMoc Enterprises)	Buick	194	18,000	running	0	138
10	27	90	Jody Ridley	Truxmore / Sunny King (Junie Donlavey)	Mercury	194	20,305	running	0	134
23	20	73	Bill Schmitt	Olympus Mahogany Hot Tubs (Bill Schmitt)	Oldsmobile	172	5,120	engine	0	94
39	16	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs (Walter Ballard)	Buick	24	2,900	engine	0	46
29	33	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria (Don Robertson)	Buick	134	3,080	engine	0	76
28	34	00	John Utsman	Kingsport Speedway (Ed Whitaker)	Chevrolet	149	2,695	running	0	79
37	40	89	Jim Vandiver	O.L. Nixon	Oldsmobile	38	2,215	transmission	0	52
40	7	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (DiGard)	Oldsmobile	20	8,750	engine	0	43
32	42	40	Bill Whittington	Jim Morrison (D.K. Ulrich)	Buick	66	2,985	engine	0	67
16	23	17	Don Whittington	Kings Inn Daytona (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	187	9,510	running	0	115
19	5	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch (Junior Johnson)	Oldsmobile	183	17,150	running	24	111

Failed to qualify: Ralph Jones (#65), Lake Speed (#66), J.D. McDuffie (#70), Bill Green (#49), Bub Strickler (#61), Sterling Marlin (#5), Bob Switzer (#77), Frank Freda (#08), Jerry Hansen (#83), Ricky Otts (#38), Ricky Knotts (#31), Blackie Wangerin (#39), Dick May (#57), Bob Riley (#60), Terry Ryan (#81), Steve Peles (#34), Wayne Watercutter (#85), Buck Simmons (#12), Phil Finney (#04), Jocko Maggiacomo (#63), Gary Baker (#4), Kyle Petty (#42), Don Whittington (#55), Baxter Price (#45), Rick Newsom (#20), Jim Hurtubise (#29)

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Donnie Allison	1	2	2
Buddy Baker	3	13	11
Neil Bonnett	14	14	1
Buddy Baker	15	33	19
Cale Yarborough	34	35	2
Richard Petty	36	38	3
Buddy Baker	39	47	9
Neil Bonnett	48	51	4
Richard Petty	52	52	1
Neil Bonnett	53	53	1
Buddy Baker	54	56	3
Cale Yarborough	57	57	1
Neil Bonnett	58	59	2
Dale Earnhardt	60	60	1
Cale Yarborough	61	67	7
Dale Earnhardt	68	69	2
Cale Yarborough	70	83	14
Dale Earnhardt	84	84	1
Bobby Allison	85	87	3
Buddy Baker	88	108	21
Dale Earnhardt	109	109	1
Bobby Allison	110	110	1
Buddy Baker	111	145	35
Dale Earnhardt	146	146	1
Bobby Allison	147	151	5
Dale Earnhardt	152	154	3
Buddy Baker	158	180	23
Dale Earnhardt	181	181	1
Buddy Baker	182	200	19

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	335
2	Terry Labonte	296	-39
3	Bobby Allison	284	-51
4	Richard Childress	274	-61
5	Richard Petty	263	-72
6	Jody Ridley	249	-86
7	Bill Schmitt	249	-86
8	Neil Bonnett	231	-104
9	Darrell Waltrip	228	-107
10	Joe Millikan	221	-114
11	Benny Parsons	219	-116
12	Jimmy Means	218	-117
13	James Hylton	215	-120
14	Dave Marcis	214	-121
15	Ronnie Thomas	210	-125
16	Cale Yarborough	210	-125
17	J.D. McDuffie	200	-135
18	Buddy Baker	185	-150
19	Harry Gant	164	-171
20	Buddy Arrington	161	-174

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