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1980 Atlanta 500
1980-03-16 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
	| 1 | 
	31 | 
	Dale Earnhardt | 
	 | 
	50 | 
	#2 Chevy  | 
	
	180 | 
	328 | 
	Finish | 
	$36,200 | 
	| 2 | 
	7 | 
	Rusty Wallace | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#16 Chevy  | 
	
	170 | 
	328 | 
	Finish | 
	$14,250 | 
	| 3 | 
	9 | 
	Bobby Allison | 
	 | 
	32 | 
	#15 Ford  | 
	
	170 | 
	328 | 
	Finish | 
	$16,250 | 
	| 4 | 
	6 | 
	Dave Marcis | 
	 | 
	4 | 
	#71 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	165 | 
	327 | 
	Finish | 
	$13,600 | 
	| 5 | 
	24 | 
	Dick Brooks | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#7 Chevy  | 
	
	155 | 
	325 | 
	Finish | 
	$9,490 | 
	| 6 | 
	15 | 
	Jody Ridley | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#90 Mercury  | 
	
	150 | 
	325 | 
	Finish | 
	$8,390 | 
	| 7 | 
	1 | 
	Buddy Baker | 
	 | 
	2 | 
	#28 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	151 | 
	325 | 
	Finish | 
	$6,695 | 
	| 8 | 
	3 | 
	Cale Yarborough | 
	 | 
	183 | 
	#11 Chevy  | 
	
	152 | 
	324 | 
	Finish | 
	$18,145 | 
	| 9 | 
	32 | 
	J.D. McDuffie | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#70 Chevy  | 
	
	138 | 
	324 | 
	Finish | 
	$5,580 | 
	| 10 | 
	27 | 
	Slick Johnson | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#53 Chevy  | 
	
	134 | 
	320 | 
	Finish | 
	$3,285 | 
	| 11 | 
	25 | 
	Lake Speed | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#66 Chevy  | 
	
	130 | 
	320 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,445 | 
	| 12 | 
	30 | 
	Jimmy Means | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#52 Chevy  | 
	
	127 | 
	320 | 
	Finish | 
	$4,605 | 
	| 13 | 
	28 | 
	Richard Childress | 
	Richard Childress Racing | 
	0 | 
	#3 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	124 | 
	318 | 
	Finish | 
	$4,360 | 
	| 14 | 
	38 | 
	Kyle Petty | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#42 Chevy  | 
	
	121 | 
	317 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,060 | 
	| 15 | 
	13 | 
	Terry Labonte | 
	 | 
	7 | 
	#44 Chevy Monte Carlo | 
	
	123 | 
	316 | 
	Finish | 
	$3,940 | 
	| 16 | 
	16 | 
	Harry Gant | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#47 Chevy  | 
	
	115 | 
	313 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,955 | 
	| 17 | 
	21 | 
	Kevin Housby | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#8 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	112 | 
	311 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,665 | 
	| 18 | 
	19 | 
	Tommy Gale | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#64 Ford  | 
	
	109 | 
	303 | 
	Finish | 
	$3,135 | 
	| 19 | 
	36 | 
	Buddy Arrington | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#67 Dodge  | 
	
	106 | 
	303 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,920 | 
	| 20 | 
	40 | 
	Frank Warren | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#79 Dodge  | 
	
	103 | 
	302 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,700 | 
	| 21 | 
	39 | 
	Baxter Price | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#45 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	100 | 
	261 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,245 | 
	| 22 | 
	26 | 
	Ronnie Thomas | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#25 Chevy  | 
	
	97 | 
	253 | 
	Valve | 
	$2,310 | 
	| 23 | 
	18 | 
	Lennie Pond | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#75 Chevy  | 
	
	94 | 
	244 | 
	Engine | 
	$1,195 | 
	| 24 | 
	41 | 
	Cecil Gordon | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#24 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	91 | 
	240 | 
	Engine | 
	$2,250 | 
	| 25 | 
	33 | 
	Ralph Jones | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#65 Ford  | 
	
	88 | 
	213 | 
	Head Gasket | 
	$1,145 | 
	| 26 | 
	4 | 
	Donnie Allison | 
	 | 
	33 | 
	#1 Chevy  | 
	
	90 | 
	208 | 
	Rear End | 
	$2,375 | 
	| 27 | 
	29 | 
	Bruce Hill | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#50 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	82 | 
	204 | 
	Engine | 
	$1,040 | 
	| 28 | 
	11 | 
	Darrell Waltrip | 
	 | 
	7 | 
	#88 Chevy  | 
	
	84 | 
	192 | 
	Grease Seal | 
	$5,465 | 
	| 29 | 
	23 | 
	Bill Elliott | 
	 | 
	1 | 
	#9 Mercury  | 
	
	81 | 
	181 | 
	Engine | 
	$990 | 
	| 30 | 
	12 | 
	Benny Parsons | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#27 Chevy  | 
	
	73 | 
	162 | 
	Clutch | 
	$5,415 | 
	| 31 | 
	5 | 
	Ricky Rudd | 
	 | 
	6 | 
	#40 Chevy  | 
	
	75 | 
	147 | 
	Accident | 
	$1,420 | 
	| 32 | 
	14 | 
	Tighe Scott | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#30 Buick  | 
	
	67 | 
	130 | 
	Axle | 
	$910 | 
	| 33 | 
	8 | 
	Richard Petty | 
	 | 
	3 | 
	#43 Chevy  | 
	
	69 | 
	117 | 
	Engine | 
	$7,100 | 
	| 34 | 
	22 | 
	Roger Hamby | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#17 Chevy  | 
	
	61 | 
	99 | 
	Engine | 
	$890 | 
	| 35 | 
	35 | 
	Joe Booher | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#74 Buick  | 
	
	58 | 
	81 | 
	Accident | 
	$880 | 
	| 36 | 
	37 | 
	Rick Newsom | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#20 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	55 | 
	78 | 
	Accident | 
	$850 | 
	| 37 | 
	20 | 
	Joe Millikan | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#72 Chevy  | 
	
	52 | 
	72 | 
	Engine | 
	$5,290 | 
	| 38 | 
	10 | 
	Don Whittington | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#51 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	49 | 
	61 | 
	Accident | 
	$830 | 
	| 39 | 
	34 | 
	James Hylton | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#48 Chevy  | 
	
	46 | 
	46 | 
	Valve | 
	$1,320 | 
	| 40 | 
	17 | 
	Buck Simmons | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#12 Chevy  | 
	
	43 | 
	30 | 
	Engine | 
	$810 | 
	| 41 | 
	2 | 
	Neil Bonnett | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#21 Mercury  | 
	
	40 | 
	30 | 
	Rear End | 
	$1,310 | 
	| 42 | 
	42 | 
	Randy Ogden | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#18 Chevy Unk | 
	
	0 | 
	0 | 
	Did Not Start | 
	$810 |