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1980 Daytona 500
1980-02-17 at Daytona International Speedway
	| 1 | 
	1 | 
	Buddy Baker | 
	 | 
	143 | 
	#28 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	185 | 
	200 | 
	Finish | 
	$102,175 | 
	| 2 | 
	9 | 
	Bobby Allison | 
	 | 
	9 | 
	#15 Mercury Meteor | 
	
	175 | 
	200 | 
	Finish | 
	$54,450 | 
	| 3 | 
	3 | 
	Neil Bonnett | 
	 | 
	8 | 
	#21 Mercury  | 
	
	170 | 
	199 | 
	Engine | 
	$51,100 | 
	| 4 | 
	32 | 
	Dale Earnhardt | 
	 | 
	10 | 
	#2 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	165 | 
	199 | 
	Finish | 
	$36,350 | 
	| 5 | 
	14 | 
	Benny Parsons | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#27 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	155 | 
	197 | 
	Finish | 
	$32,375 | 
	| 6 | 
	17 | 
	Terry Labonte | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#44 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	150 | 
	197 | 
	Finish | 
	$26,475 | 
	| 7 | 
	2 | 
	Donnie Allison | 
	 | 
	2 | 
	#1 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	151 | 
	195 | 
	Finish | 
	$35,160 | 
	| 8 | 
	36 | 
	Sterling Marlin | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#14 Chevy Monte Carlo | 
	
	142 | 
	194 | 
	Finish | 
	$17,810 | 
	| 9 | 
	12 | 
	Lennie Pond | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#75 Buick  | 
	
	138 | 
	194 | 
	Finish | 
	$18,000 | 
	| 10 | 
	27 | 
	Jody Ridley | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#90 Mercury  | 
	
	134 | 
	194 | 
	Finish | 
	$20,305 | 
	| 11 | 
	18 | 
	Janet Guthrie | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#82 Chevy  | 
	
	130 | 
	193 | 
	Finish | 
	$13,925 | 
	| 12 | 
	24 | 
	Bill Elliott | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#9 Mercury  | 
	
	127 | 
	192 | 
	Finish | 
	$12,390 | 
	| 13 | 
	22 | 
	Richard Childress | 
	Richard Childress Racing | 
	0 | 
	#3 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	124 | 
	190 | 
	Finish | 
	$13,540 | 
	| 14 | 
	39 | 
	Slick Johnson | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#53 Chevy  | 
	
	121 | 
	189 | 
	Finish | 
	$9,055 | 
	| 15 | 
	26 | 
	Jimmy Means | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#52 Buick  | 
	
	118 | 
	188 | 
	Finish | 
	$11,310 | 
	| 16 | 
	23 | 
	Don Whittington | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#17 Chevy  | 
	
	115 | 
	187 | 
	Finish | 
	$9,510 | 
	| 17 | 
	28 | 
	Joe Booher | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#74 Buick  | 
	
	0 | 
	186 | 
	Finish | 
	$7,920 | 
	| 18 | 
	6 | 
	John Anderson | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#33 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	109 | 
	183 | 
	Vibration | 
	$9,135 | 
	| 19 | 
	5 | 
	Cale Yarborough | 
	 | 
	24 | 
	#11 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	111 | 
	183 | 
	Finish | 
	$17,150 | 
	| 20 | 
	29 | 
	Tommy Gale | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#64 Ford  | 
	
	103 | 
	176 | 
	Finish | 
	$7,340 | 
	| 21 | 
	19 | 
	Cecil Gordon | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#24 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	100 | 
	176 | 
	Finish | 
	$6,425 | 
	| 22 | 
	13 | 
	Dave Marcis | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#71 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	97 | 
	174 | 
	Finish | 
	$6,285 | 
	| 23 | 
	20 | 
	Bill Schmitt | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#73 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	94 | 
	172 | 
	Cylinder Head | 
	$5,120 | 
	| 24 | 
	38 | 
	Bill Elswick | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#05 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	91 | 
	161 | 
	Engine | 
	$3,515 | 
	| 25 | 
	4 | 
	Richard Petty | 
	 | 
	4 | 
	#43 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	93 | 
	157 | 
	Clutch | 
	$15,100 | 
	| 26 | 
	37 | 
	James Hylton | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#48 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	85 | 
	155 | 
	Finish | 
	$4,155 | 
	| 27 | 
	25 | 
	J.D. McDuffie | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#19 Buick  | 
	
	82 | 
	150 | 
	Piston | 
	$4,290 | 
	| 28 | 
	34 | 
	John Utsman | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#00 Chevy  | 
	
	79 | 
	149 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,695 | 
	| 29 | 
	33 | 
	Ronnie Thomas | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#25 Buick  | 
	
	76 | 
	134 | 
	Engine | 
	$3,080 | 
	| 30 | 
	21 | 
	Kevin Housby | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#8 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	73 | 
	80 | 
	Engine | 
	$3,150 | 
	| 31 | 
	11 | 
	A.J. Foyt | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#51 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	70 | 
	69 | 
	Vibration | 
	$3,575 | 
	| 32 | 
	42 | 
	Bill Whittington | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#40 Buick  | 
	
	67 | 
	66 | 
	Head Gasket | 
	$2,985 | 
	| 33 | 
	35 | 
	Bruce Hill | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#50 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	64 | 
	57 | 
	Engine | 
	$1,725 | 
	| 34 | 
	8 | 
	Joe Millikan | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#72 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	61 | 
	52 | 
	Engine | 
	$8,800 | 
	| 35 | 
	15 | 
	Chuck Bown | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#68 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	58 | 
	50 | 
	Clutch | 
	$3,350 | 
	| 36 | 
	41 | 
	Dick Brooks | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#7 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	55 | 
	44 | 
	Axle | 
	$3,080 | 
	| 37 | 
	40 | 
	Jim Vandiver | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#89 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	52 | 
	38 | 
	Transmission | 
	$2,215 | 
	| 38 | 
	30 | 
	Jim Hurlbert | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#79 Dodge  | 
	
	49 | 
	33 | 
	Clutch | 
	$2,950 | 
	| 39 | 
	16 | 
	Tighe Scott | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#30 Buick  | 
	
	46 | 
	24 | 
	Push Rod | 
	$2,900 | 
	| 40 | 
	7 | 
	Darrell Waltrip | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#88 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	43 | 
	20 | 
	Engine | 
	$8,750 | 
	| 41 | 
	31 | 
	Buddy Arrington | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#67 Dodge  | 
	
	40 | 
	17 | 
	Engine | 
	$2,230 | 
	| 42 | 
	10 | 
	Harry Gant | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#47 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	37 | 
	15 | 
	Oil Pressure | 
	$3,025 |