Skip to main content
1980 Atlanta Journal 500
1980-11-02 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
	| 1 | 
	12 | 
	Cale Yarborough | 
	 | 
	269 | 
	#11 Chevy  | 
	
	185 | 
	328 | 
	Finish | 
	$31,600 | 
	| 2 | 
	3 | 
	Neil Bonnett | 
	 | 
	9 | 
	#21 Mercury  | 
	
	175 | 
	328 | 
	Finish | 
	$12,600 | 
	| 3 | 
	13 | 
	Dale Earnhardt | 
	 | 
	1 | 
	#2 Chevy  | 
	
	170 | 
	327 | 
	Finish | 
	$14,700 | 
	| 4 | 
	10 | 
	Buddy Baker | 
	 | 
	14 | 
	#28 Buick  | 
	
	165 | 
	327 | 
	Finish | 
	$7,050 | 
	| 5 | 
	11 | 
	Terry Labonte | 
	 | 
	4 | 
	#44 Chevy Monte Carlo | 
	
	160 | 
	327 | 
	Finish | 
	$9,850 | 
	| 6 | 
	25 | 
	Jody Ridley | 
	 | 
	1 | 
	#90 Ford  | 
	
	155 | 
	326 | 
	Finish | 
	$9,675 | 
	| 7 | 
	20 | 
	Lennie Pond | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#68 Chevy  | 
	
	146 | 
	326 | 
	Finish | 
	$5,000 | 
	| 8 | 
	27 | 
	Ronnie Thomas | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#25 Chevy  | 
	
	142 | 
	323 | 
	Finish | 
	$7,265 | 
	| 9 | 
	29 | 
	Richard Childress | 
	Richard Childress Racing | 
	10 | 
	#3 Chevy  | 
	
	143 | 
	322 | 
	Finish | 
	$5,995 | 
	| 10 | 
	24 | 
	Stan Barrett | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#40 Chevy  | 
	
	0 | 
	321 | 
	Finish | 
	$5,885 | 
	| 11 | 
	28 | 
	Buddy Arrington | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#67 Dodge  | 
	
	130 | 
	320 | 
	Finish | 
	$4,575 | 
	| 12 | 
	23 | 
	Roger Hamby | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#17 Chevy  | 
	
	127 | 
	319 | 
	Finish | 
	$3,655 | 
	| 13 | 
	17 | 
	Steve Moore | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#73 Chevy  | 
	
	124 | 
	318 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,850 | 
	| 14 | 
	36 | 
	James Hylton | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#48 Chevy  | 
	
	121 | 
	317 | 
	Finish | 
	$3,745 | 
	| 15 | 
	19 | 
	Tommy Gale | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#64 Ford  | 
	
	118 | 
	313 | 
	Finish | 
	$3,385 | 
	| 16 | 
	35 | 
	Charlie Chamblee | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#45 Buick  | 
	
	0 | 
	298 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,825 | 
	| 17 | 
	30 | 
	J.D. McDuffie | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#70 Chevy  | 
	
	112 | 
	289 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,615 | 
	| 18 | 
	2 | 
	Bill Elliott | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#9 Mercury  | 
	
	109 | 
	268 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,700 | 
	| 19 | 
	40 | 
	Clay Young | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#5 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	0 | 
	265 | 
	Accident | 
	$1,150 | 
	| 20 | 
	37 | 
	Jimmy Means | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#52 Chevy  | 
	
	103 | 
	264 | 
	Hub | 
	$2,200 | 
	| 21 | 
	15 | 
	Richard Petty | 
	 | 
	1 | 
	#43 Chevy  | 
	
	105 | 
	256 | 
	Engine | 
	$7,125 | 
	| 22 | 
	16 | 
	Dave Marcis | 
	 | 
	2 | 
	#71 Chevy  | 
	
	102 | 
	255 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,965 | 
	| 23 | 
	33 | 
	Joe Millikan | 
	 | 
	1 | 
	#75 Chevy  | 
	
	99 | 
	224 | 
	Cam | 
	$850 | 
	| 24 | 
	14 | 
	Lake Speed | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#7 Chevy  | 
	
	91 | 
	209 | 
	Fly Wheel | 
	$1,905 | 
	| 25 | 
	34 | 
	Cecil Gordon | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#19 Chevy  | 
	
	88 | 
	166 | 
	Hub | 
	$1,860 | 
	| 26 | 
	7 | 
	Darrell Waltrip | 
	 | 
	1 | 
	#88 Chevy  | 
	
	90 | 
	147 | 
	Overheating | 
	$5,210 | 
	| 27 | 
	21 | 
	Connie Saylor | 
	 | 
	1 | 
	#4 Chevy  | 
	
	87 | 
	131 | 
	Engine | 
	$1,750 | 
	| 28 | 
	18 | 
	Mike Miller | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#96 Ford  | 
	
	79 | 
	123 | 
	Overheating | 
	$740 | 
	| 29 | 
	32 | 
	Tim Richmond | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#6 Chevy  | 
	
	76 | 
	110 | 
	Clutch | 
	$730 | 
	| 30 | 
	39 | 
	Travis Tiller | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#46 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	73 | 
	104 | 
	Radiator | 
	$720 | 
	| 31 | 
	5 | 
	David Pearson | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#1 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	70 | 
	93 | 
	Withdrew From Race | 
	$700 | 
	| 32 | 
	6 | 
	Benny Parsons | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#27 Chevy  | 
	
	67 | 
	71 | 
	Engine | 
	$5,140 | 
	| 33 | 
	22 | 
	John Anderson | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#77 Chevy  | 
	
	64 | 
	52 | 
	Oil Line | 
	$1,180 | 
	| 34 | 
	38 | 
	Blackie Wangerin | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#39 Mercury  | 
	
	61 | 
	51 | 
	Valve | 
	$670 | 
	| 35 | 
	31 | 
	Junior Miller | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#79 Chevy  | 
	
	58 | 
	50 | 
	Engine | 
	$1,160 | 
	| 36 | 
	9 | 
	Harry Gant | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#47 Chevy  | 
	
	55 | 
	17 | 
	Accident | 
	$1,140 | 
	| 37 | 
	4 | 
	Donnie Allison | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#12 Chevy  | 
	
	52 | 
	17 | 
	Accident | 
	$630 | 
	| 38 | 
	1 | 
	Bobby Allison | 
	 | 
	14 | 
	#15 Mercury  | 
	
	54 | 
	16 | 
	Accident | 
	$7,420 | 
	| 39 | 
	8 | 
	Gary Balough | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#87 Chevy  | 
	
	46 | 
	16 | 
	Accident | 
	$610 | 
	| 40 | 
	26 | 
	John Callis | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#80 Ford  | 
	
	0 | 
	15 | 
	Engine | 
	$600 |