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1980 National 500
1980-10-05 at Charlotte Motor Speedway
	| 1 | 
	4 | 
	Dale Earnhardt | 
	 | 
	148 | 
	#2 Chevy  | 
	
	185 | 
	334 | 
	Finish | 
	$49,050 | 
	| 2 | 
	3 | 
	Cale Yarborough | 
	 | 
	47 | 
	#11 Chevy  | 
	
	175 | 
	334 | 
	Finish | 
	$30,200 | 
	| 3 | 
	1 | 
	Buddy Baker | 
	 | 
	48 | 
	#28 Buick  | 
	
	170 | 
	334 | 
	Finish | 
	$21,850 | 
	| 4 | 
	2 | 
	Ricky Rudd | 
	 | 
	1 | 
	#22 Chevy  | 
	
	165 | 
	334 | 
	Finish | 
	$15,350 | 
	| 5 | 
	11 | 
	Donnie Allison | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#12 Chevy  | 
	
	155 | 
	333 | 
	Finish | 
	$8,400 | 
	| 6 | 
	16 | 
	Bill Elliott | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#9 Mercury  | 
	
	150 | 
	332 | 
	Finish | 
	$6,300 | 
	| 7 | 
	23 | 
	Lake Speed | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#7 Chevy  | 
	
	146 | 
	330 | 
	Finish | 
	$21,225 | 
	| 8 | 
	22 | 
	Jody Ridley | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#90 Mercury  | 
	
	142 | 
	329 | 
	Finish | 
	$7,625 | 
	| 9 | 
	36 | 
	Kyle Petty | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#42 Chevy  | 
	
	138 | 
	328 | 
	Finish | 
	$4,310 | 
	| 10 | 
	39 | 
	Dick Brooks | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#41 Chevy  | 
	
	134 | 
	328 | 
	Finish | 
	$4,210 | 
	| 11 | 
	27 | 
	Richard Childress | 
	Richard Childress Racing | 
	1 | 
	#3 Chevy  | 
	
	135 | 
	328 | 
	Finish | 
	$13,805 | 
	| 12 | 
	21 | 
	Tim Richmond | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#40 Chevy  | 
	
	127 | 
	327 | 
	Finish | 
	$6,095 | 
	| 13 | 
	34 | 
	Buddy Arrington | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#67 Dodge  | 
	
	124 | 
	326 | 
	Finish | 
	$5,885 | 
	| 14 | 
	25 | 
	Rusty Wallace | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#16 Chevy  | 
	
	121 | 
	325 | 
	Finish | 
	$8,510 | 
	| 15 | 
	37 | 
	Kenny Hemphill | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#77 Chevy  | 
	
	118 | 
	325 | 
	Finish | 
	$3,360 | 
	| 16 | 
	6 | 
	Harry Gant | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#47 Chevy  | 
	
	115 | 
	324 | 
	Finish | 
	$5,905 | 
	| 17 | 
	15 | 
	Dick May | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#82 Dodge  | 
	
	112 | 
	323 | 
	Finish | 
	$3,700 | 
	| 18 | 
	5 | 
	Darrell Waltrip | 
	 | 
	29 | 
	#88 Chevy  | 
	
	114 | 
	322 | 
	Engine | 
	$8,050 | 
	| 19 | 
	24 | 
	Dave Marcis | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#71 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	106 | 
	318 | 
	Finish | 
	$4,995 | 
	| 20 | 
	41 | 
	J.D. McDuffie | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#70 Chevy  | 
	
	103 | 
	318 | 
	Finish | 
	$4,735 | 
	| 21 | 
	32 | 
	James Hylton | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#19 Chevy  | 
	
	100 | 
	312 | 
	Finish | 
	$3,425 | 
	| 22 | 
	20 | 
	Tommy Gale | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#64 Ford  | 
	
	97 | 
	307 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,915 | 
	| 23 | 
	38 | 
	Connie Saylor | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#4 Chevy  | 
	
	94 | 
	301 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,400 | 
	| 24 | 
	33 | 
	Cecil Gordon | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#24 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	91 | 
	292 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,400 | 
	| 25 | 
	14 | 
	Chuck Bown | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#02 Chevy  | 
	
	88 | 
	271 | 
	Engine | 
	$1,750 | 
	| 26 | 
	29 | 
	Junior Miller | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#79 Chevy  | 
	
	85 | 
	259 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,315 | 
	| 27 | 
	19 | 
	Richard Petty | 
	 | 
	1 | 
	#43 Chevy  | 
	
	87 | 
	252 | 
	Engine | 
	$7,375 | 
	| 28 | 
	35 | 
	Roger Hamby | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#17 Chevy  | 
	
	79 | 
	195 | 
	Valve | 
	$1,730 | 
	| 29 | 
	7 | 
	Bobby Allison | 
	 | 
	35 | 
	#15 Mercury  | 
	
	81 | 
	190 | 
	Ball Joint | 
	$6,075 | 
	| 30 | 
	8 | 
	Neil Bonnett | 
	 | 
	10 | 
	#21 Mercury  | 
	
	78 | 
	183 | 
	Accident | 
	$2,100 | 
	| 31 | 
	10 | 
	Terry Labonte | 
	 | 
	11 | 
	#44 Chevy Monte Carlo | 
	
	75 | 
	183 | 
	Accident | 
	$5,975 | 
	| 32 | 
	30 | 
	Marty Robbins | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#6 Chevy  | 
	
	67 | 
	171 | 
	Accident | 
	$1,000 | 
	| 33 | 
	9 | 
	Benny Parsons | 
	 | 
	3 | 
	#27 Chevy  | 
	
	69 | 
	168 | 
	Accident | 
	$6,185 | 
	| 34 | 
	26 | 
	Lennie Pond | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#68 Chevy  | 
	
	61 | 
	168 | 
	Steering | 
	$970 | 
	| 35 | 
	18 | 
	John Anderson | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#75 Chevy  | 
	
	58 | 
	149 | 
	Steering | 
	$955 | 
	| 36 | 
	28 | 
	Sterling Marlin | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#14 Chevy Monte Carlo | 
	
	0 | 
	138 | 
	Accident | 
	$940 | 
	| 37 | 
	12 | 
	Rick Wilson | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#62 Chevy  | 
	
	52 | 
	67 | 
	Engine | 
	$1,425 | 
	| 38 | 
	17 | 
	David Pearson | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#1 Chevy  | 
	
	49 | 
	66 | 
	Ignition | 
	$910 | 
	| 39 | 
	13 | 
	Mike Miller | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#96 Ford  | 
	
	46 | 
	53 | 
	Head Gasket | 
	$1,405 | 
	| 40 | 
	40 | 
	Slick Johnson | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#53 Chevy  | 
	
	43 | 
	42 | 
	Cam | 
	$900 | 
	| 41 | 
	31 | 
	Jim Sauter | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#05 Chevy  | 
	
	40 | 
	33 | 
	Engine | 
	$900 |