1980 Firecracker 400

Race 17 of 31

Daytona
160 laps
Time of race: 2:18:21
Average speed of winner: 173.473 mph
Margin of victory: 6 car lengths
Lead changes: 40 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 11 laps
Lap leaders: Yarborough 1-5, Bonnett 6, Pearson 7, Baker 8-10, Waltrip 11, Earnhardt 12-16, Waltrip 17-22, Earnhardt 23, Waltrip 24-29, B. Allison 30-34, Waltrip 35-38, B. Allison 39-44, Earnhardt 45-47, Baker 48-51, B. Allison 52-56, Earnhardt 57-59, Waltrip 60-61, Bonnett 62-63, Waltrip 64-65, Earnhardt 66-67, Waltrip 68-70, Earnhardt 71-72, Waltrip 73, B. Allison 74-78, Earnhardt 79-83, B. Allison 84-92, Earnhardt 93, Waltrip 94-96, Earnhardt 97-99, Waltrip 100-103, Earnhardt 104-113, Baker 114, Earnhardt 115-122, B. Allison 123, Baker 124, Parsons 125, B. Allison 126-133, Pearson 134-135, B. Allison 136-137, Earnhardt 138, B. Allison 139-160

Race notes: Debut for Rick Wilson. Finale for Phil Finney and John Greenwood.

Video links: Finney crash

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	14	Bobby Allison	15	Hodgdon/Mike Curb	Mercury	Moore	Moore		160	9	63	running	24805	185
2	2	David Pearson	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Oldsmobile	Ellington	Pittman		160	2	3	running	14230	175
3	7	Dale Earnhardt	2	Mike Curb/Hodgdon	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Richert		160	12	44	running	16580	170
4	4	Buddy Baker	28	NAPA Regal Ride Shocks	Oldsmobile	Ranier	Wilson		160	4	9	running	8880	165
5	22	Richard Petty	43	STP	Oldsmobile	Petty	Inman		160	0	0	running	12130	155
6	6	Benny Parsons	27	Melling Tool Company	Oldsmobile	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		160	1	1	running	9640	155
7	15	Jody Ridley	90	Truxmore/Sunny King	Mercury	Donlavey			159	0	0	running	7815	146
8	9	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Oldsmobile	Childress			159	0	0	running	6755	142
9	21	John Anderson	75	Herb Davis Plumbing	Buick	RahMoc	Rahilly		158	0	0	running	5785	138
10	11	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			157	0	0	running	5925	134
11	26	Lennie Pond	40	Burger King/Pepsi	Buick	Ulrich			156	0	0	running	5385	0
12	23	Bill Elliott	9	Jackson Special	Mercury	George Elliott	Elliott		156	0	0	running	3010	127
13	28	Ricky Rudd	7	Sanyo Electronics	Oldsmobile	Malloch			155	0	0	running	5065	124
14	36	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Race Fans	Chevrolet	Marlin			155	0	0	running	2810	121
15	20	Rick Wilson	62	Howard Racing	Oldsmobile	Rick Wilson			154	0	0	running	2860	118
16	17	Harry Gant	47	Race Hill Farm	Oldsmobile	Jack Beebe			154	0	0	running	4305	115
17	30	Ronnie Thomas	25	Stone's Cafeteria	Oldsmobile	Don Robertson			153	0	0	running	3945	112
18	39	Steve Moore	73	Tuesday's Tavern	Chevrolet	Steve Moore			153	0	0	running	2060	109
19	10	Donnie Allison	12	Ramey's Chevy City	Oldsmobile	Childers			153	0	0	running	1860	106
20	37	Phil Finney	04	Finney Racing	Oldsmobile	Finney			152	0	0	accident	1810	103
21	13	John Greenwood	68	Greenwood-Koni Custom Shocks	Oldsmobile	Testa			150	0	0	running	1510	0
22	32	Don Whittington	93	Sun Systems	Oldsmobile	Whittington			150	0	0	running	1535	97
23	27	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Buick	McDuffie			150	0	0	running	2935	94
24	34	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Oldsmobile	Hylton			149	0	0	running	2750	91
25	29	Jim Vandiver	89	Smith Nurseries	Oldsmobile	O.L. Nixon			145	0	0	running	1360	88
26	33	Jimmy Means	52	Thompson Industries	Buick	Means			143	0	0	running	2485	85
27	25	Roger Hamby	17	Kings Inn Daytona	Chevrolet	Hamby			142	0	0	running	1410	82
28	35	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			142	0	0	running	2375	79
29	40	Cecil Gordon	24	South Hill Texaco	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			136	0	0	running	2340	76
30	31	Marty Robbins	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			131	0	0	engine	2285	73
31	5	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Oldsmobile	DiGard	Elder		110	10	32	engine	6580	75
32	8	Terry Labonte	44	Apache Stove	Oldsmobile	Hagan			102	0	0	crank shaft	1605	67
33	16	Dave Marcis	71	Buck Stove/Hudson Chevrolet	Oldsmobile	Marcis			88	0	0	overheating	1580	64
34	3	Neil Bonnett	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		72	2	3	ignition	1855	66
35	38	Bruce Hill	50	Global Heat Exchange	Oldsmobile	Ballard			57	0	0	overheating	1055	58
36	19	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Oldsmobile	Ballard	Hyde		57	0	0	rear end	1025	55
37	24	Chuck Bown	02	Halpern	Oldsmobile	Halpern			41	0	0	engine	810	0
38	18	Lake Speed	66	Speed Racing	Chevrolet	Speed			36	0	0	engine	1015	49
39	12	Connie Saylor	4	Mitco	Chevrolet	G.C. Spencer			17	0	0	piston	1010	46
40	1	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter	194.670	5	1	5	engine	7855	48

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	2557	17	0	2	9	13
2	Richard Petty	2529	17	0	2	11	14
3	Cale Yarborough	2397	17	7	2	8	10
4	Bobby Allison	2354	17	1	2	9	11
5	Benny Parsons	2349	17	2	2	9	11
6	Darrell Waltrip	2319	17	4	4	10	10
7	Jody Ridley	2204	17	0	0	0	10
8	Harry Gant	2055	17	0	0	3	8
9	Richard Childress	2054	17	0	0	0	4
10	Terry Labonte	1985	17	0	0	3	8
11	Dave Marcis	1964	17	0	0	2	7
12	James Hylton	1878	17	0	0	0	2
13	Buddy Arrington	1822	17	0	0	0	4
14	Ronnie Thomas	1785	17	0	0	0	1
15	J.D. McDuffie	1616	17	0	0	0	3
16	Dick Brooks	1564	16	0	0	2	3
17	Jimmy Means	1557	15	0	0	0	0
18	Cecil Gordon	1491	15	0	0	0	3
19	Tommy Gale	1476	15	0	0	0	0
20	Neil Bonnett	1388	12	0	0	4	6
21	Buddy Baker	1344	10	2	2	5	6
22	Roger Hamby	1300	13	0	0	0	0
23	Bobby Wawak	1235	13	0	0	0	1
24	Baxter Price	1137	12	0	0	0	0
25	Joe Millikan	1029	9	0	0	2	5