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Carolina 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
March 9, 1980
492 laps on 1.017 mile paved oval; 500.364 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 21
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 492
| 19,280
| running
| 256 |
2
| 9
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 492
| 18,720
| running
| 39 |
3
| 7
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 491
| 14,420
| running
| 6 |
4
| 1
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Lola/Chevrolet
| 491
| 11,270
| running
| 77 |
5
| 12
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 491
| 6,750
| running
| 0 |
6
| 6
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 490
| 3,770
| running
| 0 |
7
| 4
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 489
| 7,320
| running
| 0 |
8
| 23
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Chevrolet
| 488
| 4,625
| running
| 0 |
9
| 8
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 486
| 4,630
| running
| 0 |
10
| 16
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 483
| 4,370
| running
| 0 |
11
| 28
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 476
| 3,960
| running
| 0 |
12
| 11
| Ricky Rudd
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 472
| 3,640
| running
| 0 |
13
| 18
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 469
| 3,360
| running
| 0 |
14
| 19
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 462
| 3,120
| running
| 0 |
15
| 3
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 458
| 2,070
| accident
| 111 |
16
| 15
| Dick Brooks
| 7
| Nelson Malloch
| Chevrolet
| 455
| 2,760
| rear end
| 0 |
17
| 37
| Bobby Wawak
| 74
| Bobby Wawak
| Chevrolet
| 453
| 1,220
| running
| 0 |
18
| 33
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 440
| 1,900
| running
| 0 |
19
| 38
| Dick May
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 431
| 2,085
| running
| 0 |
20
| 30
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 422
| 2,005
| running
| 0 |
21
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 411
| 6,020
| accident
| 0 |
22
| 13
| Buck Simmons
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Chevrolet
| 411
| 800
| overheating
| 0 |
23
| 22
| Bill Elswick
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 403
| 1,325
| running
| 0 |
24
| 24
| John Anderson
| 33
| Phil Howard
| Chevrolet
| 353
| 750
| accident
| 0 |
25
| 27
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 346
| 1,770
| engine
| 0 |
26
| 31
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 332
| 1,725
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 25
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Oldsmobile
| 326
| 675
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 2
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Oldsmobile
| 259
| 5,350
| engine
| 3 |
29
| 20
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 256
| 2,125
| accident
| 0 |
30
| 14
| Slick Johnson
| 53
| J.D. Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 205
| 600
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 32
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 125
| 595
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 10
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 112
| 1,090
| engine
| 0 |
33
| 29
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 73
| 1,085
| accident
| 0 |
34
| 17
| Randy Ogden
| 18
| Jack Ogden
| Chevrolet
| 49
| 580
| accident
| 0 |
35
| 34
| Bill Osborne
| 92
| Bill Osborne
| Chevrolet
| 22
| 575
| accident
| 0 |
36
| 36
| Mike Potter
| 76
| Mike Potter
| Chevrolet
| 21
| 570
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 26
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 10
| 570
| engine
| 0 |
38
| 35
| Junior Miller
| 29
| Junior Miller
| Chevrolet
| 10
| 570
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:36:06
Average Speed: 108.735 MPH
Pole Speed: 26.169 seconds
12 cautions for 93 laps
Attendance: 44,000