1980 Winston 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Winston 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 10 of 31
Date: May 4, 1980
Track: Alabama International Motor Speedway

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Winston 500 Race Information

Winner	Buddy Baker	Car	No. 28 Oldsmobile
Team / Owner	Harry Ranier	Sponsor	NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	61
Started First	David Pearson	Most Laps Led	Buddy Baker (61)
Race Distance	500.08 miles (188 laps)	Track Length	2.66 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	42
Total Purse	$274,550	Winner Earnings	$32,150
Different Leaders	12	Lead-Lap Finishers	3
Points Leader After Race	Dale Earnhardt	Season Race	10 of 31

Winston 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	28	Buddy Baker	NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks	Harry Ranier	Oldsmobile	188	61	running	185	$32,150
2	4	2	Dale Earnhardt	Mike Curb / Hodgdon	Rod Osterlund	Oldsmobile	188	55	running	175	$28,700
3	1	1	David Pearson	Hawaiian Tropic	Hoss Ellington	Oldsmobile	188	21	running	170	$23,150
4	7	68	Lennie Pond	Kings Mountain Truck Plaza	Jim Testa	Oldsmobile	187	1	running	165	$10,500
5	9	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs	Walter Ballard	Oldsmobile	186	4	running	160	$9,200
6	3	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile	186	32	running	155	$14,300
7	20	66	Lake Speed	Dozie & Company	Lake Speed	Chevrolet	185	2	running	151	$8,075
8	6	27	Benny Parsons	Melling Tool	M.C. Anderson	Oldsmobile	185	3	running	147	$11,750
9	31	7	Dick Brooks	Sanyo	Nelson Malloch	Oldsmobile	184	0	running	138	$8,350
10	17	90	Jody Ridley	Truxmore / Sunny King	Junie Donlavey	Mercury	183	0	running	134	$9,165
11	32	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Marlin Racing	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	181	0	running	130	$4,390
12	18	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals	Richard Childress	Oldsmobile	180	2	running	132	$7,775
13	42	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts	James Hylton	Chevrolet	178	0	running	124	$6,355
14	34	73	Steve Moore	Tuesday's Tavern	Willard Moore	Chevrolet	178	0	running	121	$3,760
15	35	82	Dick May	Dick Brooks Honda	Norman Negre	Dodge	178	0	running	—	$3,550
16	40	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Elmo Langley	Ford	176	0	running	115	$5,615
17	25	17	Roger Hamby	Kings Inn Daytona	Roger Hamby	Chevrolet	173	0	running	112	$4,885
18	12	67	Buddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	166	0	running	109	$6,115
19	27	79	Frank Warren	Fellowship Baptist Church	Frank Warren	Dodge	158	0	running	106	$4,745
20	41	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria	Don Robertson	Buick	156	0	running	103	$4,275
21	16	9	Bill Elliott	Elliott Racing	George Elliott	Mercury	154	1	ignition	105	$3,545
22	15	4	Gary Baker	Waylon Jennings	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet	145	0	oil pump	—	$3,440
23	38	24	Cecil Gordon	Sadler Motors / Smith Used Cars	Cecil Gordon	Oldsmobile	137	0	overheating	94	$3,675
24	26	12	Buck Simmons	Kencoal Mining	Kennie Childers	Oldsmobile	127	0	running	91	$2,180
25	37	2	Donnie Allison	Halpern Enterprises	Joel Halpern	Oldsmobile	127	0	oil pump	88	$2,125
26	39	19	John Anderson	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Buick	120	0	engine	85	$2,905
27	5	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	99	5	engine	87	$3,450
28	22	40	Dick Skillen	Ulrich Racing	D.K. Ulrich	Buick	76	0	engine	79	$2,785
29	8	71	Dave Marcis	Buck Stove	Dave Marcis	Oldsmobile	72	1	engine	81	$3,720
30	33	74	Bobby Wawak	The Protector	Bobby Wawak	Dodge	58	0	engine	73	$1,585
31	10	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Oldsmobile	57	0	engine	70	$8,730
32	19	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph	Billy Hagan	Oldsmobile	57	0	engine	67	$3,560
33	36	6	Marty Robbins	Robbins Racing	Marty Robbins	Dodge	54	0	engine	64	$1,470
34	14	51	Don Whittington	Sun Systems	Don Whittington	Oldsmobile	46	0	crash	61	$2,435
35	23	75	Bill Elswick	Performer Boats	Rahmoc Enterprises	Oldsmobile	43	0	engine	58	$1,405
36	28	50	Bruce Hill	Global Heat Exchanger	Walter Ballard	Oldsmobile	42	0	engine	55	$1,375
37	24	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm	Jack Beebe	Oldsmobile	36	0	engine	52	$1,345
38	30	4	Phil Finney	Asheville Savings Bank	Phil Finney	Oldsmobile	36	0	engine	49	$1,315
39	29	89	Jim Vandiver	Vandiver Racing	O.L. Nixon	Oldsmobile	33	0	ignition	46	$1,285
40	11	15	Bobby Allison	Mike Curb / Hodgdon	Bud Moore	Mercury	28	0	clutch	43	$6,705
41	21	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating	J.D. McDuffie	Buick	19	0	engine	40	$1,755
42	13	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Oldsmobile	4	0	cam	37	$6,955

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