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Atlanta 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
March 16, 1980
328 laps on 1.522 mile paved oval; 499.216 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 31
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 328
| 36,200
| running
| 50 |
| 2
| 7
| Rusty Wallace
| 16
| Roger Penske
| Chevrolet
| 328
| 14,250
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 9
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 328
| 16,250
| running
| 32 |
| 4
| 6
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Oldsmobile
| 327
| 13,600
| running
| 4 |
| 5
| 24
| Dick Brooks
| 7
| Nelson Malloch
| Chevrolet
| 325
| 9,490
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 15
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 325
| 8,390
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 1
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Oldsmobile
| 325
| 6,695
| running
| 2 |
| 8
| 3
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 324
| 18,145
| running
| 183 |
| 9
| 32
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 324
| 5,580
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 27
| Slick Johnson
| 53
| J.D. Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 320
| 3,285
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 25
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Chevrolet
| 320
| 2,445
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 30
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 320
| 4,605
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 28
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 318
| 4,360
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 38
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet Caprice
| 317
| 2,060
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 13
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 316
| 3,940
| running
| 7 |
| 16
| 16
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Chevrolet
| 313
| 2,955
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 21
| Kevin Housby
| 8
| Jack Housby
| Oldsmobile
| 311
| 1,665
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 19
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 303
| 3,125
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 36
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 303
| 2,920
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 40
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 302
| 2,700
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 39
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Oldsmobile
| 261
| 1,245
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 26
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 253
| 2,310
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 18
| Lennie Pond
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 244
| 1,195
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 41
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 240
| 2,250
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 33
| Ralph Jones
| 65
| Ron Spohn
| Ford
| 213
| 1,145
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 4
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 208
| 2,375
| rear end
| 33 |
| 27
| 29
| Bruce Hill
| 50
| Walter Ballard
| Oldsmobile
| 204
| 1,040
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 11
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 192
| 5,465
| oil seal
| 7 |
| 29
| 23
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Mercury
| 181
| 990
| engine
| 1 |
| 30
| 12
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 162
| 5,415
| clutch
| 0 |
| 31
| 5
| Ricky Rudd
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 147
| 1,420
| accident
| 6 |
| 32
| 14
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 130
| 910
| axle
| 0 |
| 33
| 8
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 117
| 7,100
| engine
| 3 |
| 34
| 22
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 99
| 890
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 35
| Joe Booher
| 74
| Joe Booher
| Buick
| 81
| 880
| accident
| 0 |
| 36
| 37
| Rick Newsom
| 20
| Rick Newsom
| Oldsmobile
| 78
| 850
| accident
| 0 |
| 37
| 20
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 72
| 5,290
| engine
| 0 |
| 38
| 10
| Don Whittington
| 51
| A.J. Foyt
| Oldsmobile
| 61
| 830
| accident
| 0 |
| 39
| 34
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 46
| 1,320
| engine
| 0 |
| 40
| 17
| Buck Simmons
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Chevrolet
| 30
| 810
| engine
| 0 |
| 41
| 2
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 30
| 1,310
| rear end
| 0 |
|
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| Jackie Stewart
|
| ABC
|
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| 0
| color commentary
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| Chris Economaki
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Time of race: 03:42:32
Average Speed: 134.808 MPH
Pole Speed: 32.965 seconds
7 cautions for 45 laps
Attendance: 62,500