Winston Cup Series Series by Race
The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1980 - Talladega 500 Race Results
Race Name - Talladega 500Date - 8/3/1980Race Track - Alabama International Motor SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 2.66 milesRace Length (Miles) - 500 milesPole Speed - 198.545 mphNumber of Cautions - 5Caution Laps - 25Average Race Speed - 166.89 mphLead Changes - 36Total Race Purse - $221,700Race Number - 20 | More Races from 1980 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 2 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | 188 | Mercury | 53 | $35,675 |
2 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Busch (Junior Johnson) | 188 | Oldsmobile | 25 | $20,625 |
3 | 16 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Mike Curb Hodgdon (Rod Osterlund) | 188 | Oldsmobile | 3 | $16,975 |
4 | 8 | Benny Parsons | 27 | Melling Tool (MC Anderson) | 188 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $12,125 |
5 | 15 | Harry Gant | 47 | Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe) | 188 | Oldsmobile | 1 | $9,550 |
6 | 18 | Richard Childress | 3 | CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) | 185 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $8,280 |
7 | 19 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Dahlonega Ford Sales (George Elliott) | 184 | Mercury | 0 | $4,215 |
8 | 22 | Lake Speed | 66 | WinnDixie (Lake Speed) | 181 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,165 |
9 | 39 | Kyle Petty | 42 | STP (Petty Enterprises) | 181 | Chevrolet | 0 | $3,315 |
10 | 33 | Dick May | 19 | Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) | 176 | Buick | 0 | $5,810 |
11 | 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Gatorade (DiGard) | 174 | Oldsmobile | 29 | $8,815 |
12 | 38 | Harry Dinwiddie | 40 | Colonial Bread (DK Ulrich) | 173 | Buick | 0 | $5,250 |
13 | 37 | Marty Robbins | 6 | Robbins Racing (Marty Robbins) | 173 | Dodge | 0 | $2,765 |
14 | 30 | James Hylton | 48 | Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) | 171 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $4,940 |
15 | 26 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Thompson Industries (Jimmy Means) | 169 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,770 |
16 | 23 | Billie Harvey | 87 | Del Ray Marine Supply (Billie Harvey) | 165 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $2,615 |
17 | 10 | David Pearson | 1 | Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) | 155 | Oldsmobile | 3 | $2,515 |
18 | 5 | Richard Petty | 43 | STP (Petty Enterprises) | 154 | Oldsmobile | 5 | $8,915 |
19 | 35 | Slick Johnson | 53 | Johnson Racing (JD Johnson) | 154 | Chevrolet | 0 | $2,315 |
20 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | 7 | Sanyo (Nelson Malloch) | 150 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $4,185 |
21 | 36 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Stones Cafeteria (Don Robertson) | 146 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $3,750 |
22 | 24 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Kings Inn Daytona (Roger Hamby) | 141 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,965 |
23 | 29 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | South Hill Texaco (Cecil Gordon) | 131 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $3,440 |
24 | 34 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Wawak Racing (Bobby Wawak) | 122 | Buick | 0 | $1,865 |
25 | 27 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) | 120 | Buick | 0 | $3,255 |
26 | 9 | Donnie Allison | 12 | Rameys Chevy City (Kennie Childers) | 113 | Oldsmobile | 11 | $2,615 |
27 | 41 | Baxter Price | 45 | Iron Peddlers (Baxter Price) | 103 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $2,815 |
28 | 6 | Lennie Pond | 68 | Kings Mountain Truck Plaza (Jim Testa) | 95 | Oldsmobile | 1 | $1,665 |
29 | 32 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) | 92 | Ford | 0 | $2,655 |
30 | 13 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Truxmore Sunny King (Junie Donlavey) | 83 | Mercury | 1 | $3,695 |
31 | 12 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Apache Classic Stove (Billy Hagan) | 68 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $2,410 |
32 | 1 | Buddy Baker | 28 | NAPA Regal Ride Shocks (Harry Ranier) | 60 | Oldsmobile | 56 | $6,725 |
33 | 14 | Frank Warren | 79 | Warren Racing (Frank Warren) | 59 | Dodge | 0 | $1,800 |
34 | 4 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Russ Togs (Walter Ballard) | 50 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $1,375 |
35 | 11 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Mike Curb Hodgdon (Bud Moore) | 44 | Mercury | 0 | $5,700 |
36 | 20 | Rick Wilson | 62 | Florida Equipment Service (Rick Wilson) | 41 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $1,225 |
37 | 25 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Marlin Racing (HB Cunningham) | 41 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,200 |
38 | 40 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) | 33 | Dodge | 0 | $1,675 |
39 | 17 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Buck Stove (Dave Marcis) | 32 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $1,650 |
40 | 21 | Ferrel Harris | 73 | Barnes Freight Lines (Willard Moore) | 17 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,350 |
41 | 31 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Global Heat Exchanger (Walter Ballard) | 12 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $1,050 |