1980 Atlanta Journal 500

Race 30 of 31

Atlanta
328 laps
Time of race: 3:48:19
Average speed of winner: 131.190 mph
Margin of victory: 2.01 sec.
Lead changes: 28 among 13 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 49 laps
Lap leaders: B. Allison 1-3, Bonnett 4, B. Allison 5-12, Waltrip 13, B. Allison 14-16, Baker 17-18, Petty 19, Millikan 20, Saylor 21, Childress 22-31, Baker 32-41, Yarborough 42-73, Marcis 74-75, Ridley 76, Baker 77, Earnhardt 78, Yarborough 79-136, Baker 137, Yarborough 138-197, Labonte 198, Yarborough 199-216, Bonnett 217-222, Yarborough 223-266, Labonte 267-269, Yarborough 270-309, Bonnett 310, Yarborough 311, Bonnett 312, Yarborough 313-328

Race notes: Debut for Charlie Chamblee and Clay Young.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	12	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Chevrolet	Johnson	Carter		328	8	269	running	31600	185
2	3	Neil Bonnett	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		328	4	9	running	12600	175
3	13	Dale Earnhardt	2	Mike Curb/Hodgdon	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Richert		327	1	1	running	14700	170
4	10	Buddy Baker	28	NAPA/Regal Ride	Buick	Ranier	Wilson		327	4	14	running	7050	165
5	11	Terry Labonte	44	Apache Stove	Chevrolet	Hagan			327	2	4	running	9850	160
6	25	Jody Ridley	90	Truxmore/Sunny King	Ford	Donlavey			326	1	1	running	9675	155
7	20	Lennie Pond	68	King Mountain Truck	Chevrolet	Testa			326	0	0	running	5000	146
8	27	Ronnie Thomas	25	Stone's Cafeteria	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			323	0	0	running	7265	142
9	29	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Chevrolet	Childress			322	1	10	running	5995	143
10	24	Stan Barrett	40	Needham-Reynolds	Chevrolet	Ulrich			321	0	0	running	5885	0
11	28	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer/Hills	Dodge	Arrington			320	0	0	running	4575	130
12	23	Roger Hamby	17	Kings Inn/Busch	Chevrolet	Hamby			319	0	0	running	3655	127
13	17	Steve Moore	73	Barnes Freight Lines	Chevrolet	Steve Moore			318	0	0	running	1850	124
14	36	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			317	0	0	running	3745	121
15	19	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			313	0	0	running	3385	118
16	35	Charlie Chamblee	45	Ryan Homes	Buick				298	0	0	running	2825	0
17	30	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			289	0	0	running	2615	112
18	2	Bill Elliott	9	Melling Timing Components	Mercury	George Elliott	Elliott		268	0	0	running	1700	109
19	40	Clay Young	5	Baird & Trivette	Oldsmobile	Baird and Trivette			265	0	0	accident	1150	0
20	37	Jimmy Means	52	Thompson Industries	Chevrolet	Means			264	0	0	hub	2200	103
21	15	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		256	1	1	engine	7125	105
22	16	Dave Marcis	71	Hudson/Buck Stove	Chevrolet	Marcis			255	1	2	running	1965	102
23	33	Joe Millikan	75	RahMoc Racing	Chevrolet	RahMoc	Rahilly		224	1	1	cam shaft	850	99
24	14	Lake Speed	7	Sanyo Electronics	Chevrolet	Malloch			209	0	0	flywheel	1905	91
25	34	Cecil Gordon	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			166	0	0	hub	1860	88
26	7	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade/DiGard	Chevrolet	DiGard	Elder		147	1	1	overheating	5210	90
27	21	Connie Saylor	4	Mitco	Chevrolet	G.C. Spencer			131	1	1	engine	1750	87
28	18	Mike Miller	96	Dairyland Transport	Ford				123	0	0	overheating	740	79
29	32	Tim Richmond	6	UNO/Howard Johnson's	Chevrolet				110	0	0	clutch	730	76
30	39	Travis Tiller	46	Ring Enterprises	Oldsmobile	Tiller			104	0	0	radiator	720	73
31	5	David Pearson	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Oldsmobile	Ellington	Pittman		93	0	0	withdrew	700	70
32	6	Benny Parsons	27	Melling Tool Company	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		71	0	0	engine	5140	67
33	22	John Anderson	77	Warren Fabricating	Chevrolet	Rebhan			52	0	0	oil line	1180	64
34	38	Blackie Wangerin	39	Wangerin Inc.	Mercury	Wangerin			51	0	0	valve	670	61
35	31	Junior Miller	79	Warren Racing	Chevrolet	Junior Miller			50	0	0	engine	1160	58
36	9	Harry Gant	47	Race Hill Farm	Chevrolet	Jack Beebe			17	0	0	accident	1140	55
37	4	Donnie Allison	12	Ramey's Chevy City	Chevrolet	Childers			17	0	0	accident	630	52
38	1	Bobby Allison	15	Hodgdon/Mike Curb	Mercury	Moore	Moore	165.620	16	3	14	accident	7420	54
39	8	Gary Balough	87	Tri-City Aluminum	Chevrolet	Harvey			16	0	0	accident	610	46
40	26	John Callis	80	Bo Law Automotive	Ford	Callis			15	0	0	engine	600	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	4501	30	0	5	18	23
2	Cale Yarborough	4472	30	13	6	18	21
3	Richard Petty	4182	30	0	2	15	19
4	Darrell Waltrip	4141	30	5	5	16	17
5	Benny Parsons	4098	30	2	2	15	20
6	Jody Ridley	3863	30	0	0	2	18
7	Bobby Allison	3859	30	2	4	11	17
8	Harry Gant	3663	30	0	0	9	14
9	Richard Childress	3642	30	0	0	0	10
10	Terry Labonte	3624	30	0	1	6	15
11	Dave Marcis	3622	30	0	0	4	14
12	James Hylton	3358	30	0	0	0	4
13	Buddy Arrington	3327	30	0	0	0	6
14	Ronnie Thomas	3017	29	0	0	0	4
15	Cecil Gordon	2881	28	0	0	0	3
16	Jimmy Means	2877	27	0	0	0	0
17	J.D. McDuffie	2847	30	0	0	0	3
18	Tommy Gale	2770	28	0	0	0	0
19	Neil Bonnett	2690	21	0	2	9	12
20	Roger Hamby	2606	26	0	0	0	0
21	Buddy Baker	2603	19	6	2	10	12
22	Slick Johnson	1851	18	0	0	0	5
23	Bobby Wawak	1742	19	0	0	0	1
24	Lake Speed	1703	18	0	0	0	4
25	Dick Brooks	1698	19	0	0	2	5