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1980 Firecracker 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 17 of 31
Friday, July 4, 1980 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
160 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (400.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:18:21
Average Speed: 173.473 mph
Pole Speed: 194.67 mph

Cautions: 3 for 11 laps
Margin of Victory: 6 cl
Attendance: 54,000
Lead changes: 40

Glossary 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1980 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	14	15	Bobby Allison	Mike Curb / Hodgdon (Bud Moore)	Mercury	160	24,805	running	63	185
3	7	2	Dale Earnhardt	Mike Curb / Hodgdon (Rod Osterlund)	Chevrolet	160	16,580	running	44	170
2	2	1	David Pearson	Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington)	Oldsmobile	160	14,230	running	3	175
5	22	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Oldsmobile	160	12,130	running	0	155
6	6	27	Benny Parsons	Melling Tool (M.C. Anderson)	Oldsmobile	160	9,640	running	1	155
4	4	28	Buddy Baker	NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks (Harry Ranier)	Oldsmobile	160	8,880	running	9	165
40	1	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch (Junior Johnson)	Oldsmobile	5	7,855	engine	5	48
7	15	90	Jody Ridley	Truxmore / Sunny King (Junie Donlavey)	Mercury	159	7,815	running	0	146
8	9	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress)	Oldsmobile	159	6,755	running	0	142
31	5	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (DiGard)	Oldsmobile	110	6,580	engine	32	75
10	11	67	Buddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	157	5,925	running	0	134
9	21	75	John Anderson	Herb Davis Plumbing (RahMoc Enterprises)	Buick	158	5,785	running	0	138
11	26	40	Lennie Pond	Burger King / Pepsi (D.K. Ulrich)	Buick	156	5,385	running	0
13	28	7	Ricky Rudd	Sanyo (Nelson Malloch)	Oldsmobile	155	5,065	running	0	124
16	17	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Oldsmobile	154	4,305	running	0	115
17	30	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria (Don Robertson)	Oldsmobile	153	3,945	running	0	112
12	23	9	Bill Elliott	Jackson Special (George Elliott)	Mercury	156	3,010	running	0	127
23	27	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Buick	150	2,935	running	0	94
15	20	62	Rick Wilson	Howard Racing (Rick Wilson)	Oldsmobile	154	2,860	running	0	118
14	36	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Race Fans (H.B. Cunningham)	Chevrolet	155	2,810	running	0	121
24	34	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton)	Oldsmobile	149	2,750	running	0	91
26	33	52	Jimmy Means	Thompson Industries (Jimmy Means)	Buick	143	2,485	running	0	85
28	35	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	142	2,375	running	0	79
29	40	24	Cecil Gordon	South Hill Texaco (Cecil Gordon)	Oldsmobile	136	2,340	running	0	76
30	31	79	Marty Robbins	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	131	2,285	engine	0	73
18	39	73	Steve Moore	Tuesday's Tavern (Willard Moore)	Chevrolet	153	2,060	running	0	109
19	10	12	Donnie Allison	Ramey's Chevy City (Kennie Childers)	Oldsmobile	153	1,860	running	0	106
34	3	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	72	1,855	ignition	3	66
20	37	04	Phil Finney	Finney Racing (Phil Finney)	Oldsmobile	152	1,810	crash	0	103
32	8	44	Terry Labonte	Apache Stove (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	102	1,605	crank	0	67
33	16	71	Dave Marcis	Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission (Dave Marcis)	Oldsmobile	88	1,580	overheating	0	64
22	32	93	Don Whittington	Sun Systems (Don Whittington)	Oldsmobile	150	1,535	running	0	97
21	13	68	John Greenwood	Greenwood-Koni Custom Shocks (Jim Testa)	Oldsmobile	150	1,510	running	0
27	25	17	Roger Hamby	Kings Inn Daytona (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	142	1,410	running	0	82
25	29	89	Jim Vandiver	Smith Nurseries (O.L. Nixon)	Oldsmobile	145	1,360	running	0	88
35	38	50	Bruce Hill	Global Heat Exchanger (Walter Ballard)	Oldsmobile	57	1,055	overheating	0	58
36	19	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs (Walter Ballard)	Oldsmobile	57	1,025	rear end	0	55
38	18	66	Lake Speed	Speed Racing (Lake Speed)	Chevrolet	36	1,015	engine	0	49
39	12	4	Connie Saylor	Mitco (G.C. Spencer)	Chevrolet	17	1,010	piston	0	46
37	24	02	Chuck Bown	Halpern Enterprises (Joel Halpern)	Oldsmobile	41	810	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Cale Yarborough	1	5	5
Neil Bonnett	6	6	1
David Pearson	7	7	1
Buddy Baker	8	10	3
Darrell Waltrip	11	11	1
Dale Earnhardt	12	16	5
Darrell Waltrip	17	22	6
Dale Earnhardt	23	23	1
Darrell Waltrip	24	29	6
Bobby Allison	30	34	5
Darrell Waltrip	35	38	4
Bobby Allison	39	44	6
Dale Earnhardt	45	47	3
Buddy Baker	48	51	4
Bobby Allison	52	56	5
Dale Earnhardt	57	59	3
Darrell Waltrip	60	61	2
Neil Bonnett	62	63	2
Darrell Waltrip	64	65	2
Dale Earnhardt	66	67	2
Darrell Waltrip	68	70	3
Dale Earnhardt	71	72	2
Darrell Waltrip	73	73	1
Bobby Allison	74	78	5
Dale Earnhardt	79	83	5
Bobby Allison	84	92	9
Dale Earnhardt	93	93	1
Darrell Waltrip	94	96	3
Dale Earnhardt	97	99	3
Darrell Waltrip	100	103	4
Dale Earnhardt	104	113	10
Buddy Baker	114	114	1
Dale Earnhardt	115	122	8
Bobby Allison	123	123	1
Buddy Baker	124	124	1
Benny Parsons	125	125	1
Bobby Allison	126	133	8
David Pearson	134	135	2
Bobby Allison	136	137	2
Dale Earnhardt	138	138	1
Bobby Allison	139	160	22

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	2557
2	Richard Petty	2529	-28
3	Cale Yarborough	2397	-160
4	Bobby Allison	2354	-203
5	Benny Parsons	2349	-208
6	Darrell Waltrip	2319	-238
7	Jody Ridley	2204	-353
8	Harry Gant	2055	-502
9	Richard Childress	2054	-503
10	Terry Labonte	1985	-572
11	Dave Marcis	1964	-593
12	James Hylton	1878	-679
13	Buddy Arrington	1822	-735
14	Ronnie Thomas	1785	-772
15	J.D. McDuffie	1616	-941
16	Dick Brooks	1564	-993
17	Jimmy Means	1557	-1000
18	Cecil Gordon	1491	-1066
19	Tommy Gale	1476	-1081
20	Neil Bonnett	1388	-1169

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