1980 Winston Western 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Winston Western 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 1 of 31
Date: January 13, 1980
Track: Riverside International Raceway

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Winston Western 500 Race Information

Winner	Darrell Waltrip	Car	No. 88 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	DiGard Racing	Sponsor	Gatorade
Winner Start	1st	Winner Laps Led	56
Started First	Darrell Waltrip	Most Laps Led	Darrell Waltrip (56)
Race Distance	311.78 miles (119 laps)	Track Length	2.62 miles
Track Type	Road course	Starters	37
Total Purse	$153,520	Winner Earnings	$24,700
Different Leaders	4	Lead-Lap Finishers	5
Points Leader After Race	Darrell Waltrip	Season Race	1 of 31

Winston Western 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	1	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	119	56	running	185	$24,700
2	5	2	Dale Earnhardt	Mike Curb / Hodgdon	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	119	0	running	170	$19,400
3	3	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Chevrolet	119	13	running	170	$15,100
4	9	72	Joe Millikan	DeWitt Trucking	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	119	0	running	160	$10,200
5	10	73	Bill Schmitt	Shasta County Bank	Bill Schmitt	Oldsmobile	119	0	running	155	$7,455
6	13	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	118	0	running	150	$5,280
7	15	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	118	0	running	146	$4,810
8	28	40	Bill Whittington	Midwestern Farm Lines	D.K. Ulrich	Chevrolet	117	0	running	—	$4,400
9	26	55	Don Whittington	Warner / Curb	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	117	0	running	—	$2,300
10	14	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria	Don Robertson	Chevrolet	116	0	running	134	$4,190
11	22	8	James Hylton	G.W. Dickinson	James Hylton	Chevrolet	115	0	running	130	$3,720
12	20	75	Harry Gant	—	Rahmoc Enterprises	Oldsmobile	115	0	running	127	$1,800
13	34	45	Roy Smith	Iron Peddlers	Baxter Price	Chevrolet	114	0	running	124	$1,700
14	16	67	Buddy Arrington	Switzer Construction	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	114	0	running	121	$3,260
15	17	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	113	0	running	118	$3,050
16	35	90	Jody Ridley	Truxmore / Sunny King	Junie Donlavey	Ford	113	0	running	115	$3,340
17	6	71	Dave Marcis	Hudson Transmission	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet	112	9	running	117	$2,630
18	4	15	Bobby Allison	Mike Curb / Hodgdon	Bud Moore	Ford	109	0	engine	109	$5,750
19	24	13	Don Puskarich	—	Matt Puskarich	Chevrolet	109	0	running	106	$1,250
20	31	19	Vince Giamformaggio	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	109	0	running	103	$2,260
21	37	52	Jimmy Means	Mr. Transmission	Jimmy Means	Chevrolet	108	0	running	100	$2,185
22	11	7	Dick Brooks	Sanyo	Nelson Malloch	Chevrolet	104	0	sway bar	97	$2,150
23	2	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	103	41	engine	99	$5,530
24	21	78	Jim Robinson	San-Val Supply	A.J. Kurten	Chevrolet	103	0	running	91	$1,580
25	23	37	Chuck Wahl	Excel Trailer	DuWayne Wahl	Chevrolet	88	0	running	88	$1,005
26	12	93	Hershel McGriff	Bigelow Paint	Robert Palmer	Dodge	82	0	engine	85	$955
27	36	57	Steve Pfeifer	—	Don Guy	Chevrolet	82	0	running	82	$905
28	7	48	Dan Gurney	Lubri-Lon / Theodore Racing	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	79	0	transmission	—	$1,105
29	32	24	Lake Speed	Reliable RV	Cecil Gordon	Oldsmobile	79	0	engine	76	$1,305
30	25	18	Randy Ogden	—	Jack Ogden	Chevrolet	73	0	engine	73	$755
31	18	81	John Borneman	Borneman Plastering	John Borneman	Chevrolet	72	0	transmission	70	$700
32	30	79	Dick May	Native Tan	Frank Warren	Dodge	71	0	oil pump	67	$1,150
33	8	27	Benny Parsons	Melling Tool	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	52	0	transmission	64	$5,050
34	27	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	35	0	oil line	61	$1,050
35	29	8	Rick McCray	—	Rick McCray	Buick	34	0	engine	58	$500
36	19	47	Chuck Bown	—	J & S Trucking	Chevrolet	30	0	engine	55	$500
37	33	97	Bill Osborne	—	Ivan Baldwin	Chevrolet	20	0	rear end	52	$500

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