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Riverside International Raceway
January 19, 1980 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.62-Mile Road Course 119 Laps/312 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 119 | 185 | 24,700 | Running | |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 119 | 170 | 19,400 | Running | |
| 3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 119 | 170 | 15,100 | Running | |
| 4 | 9 | 72 | Joe Millikan | DeWitt Trucking Chevrolet | 119 | 160 | 10,200 | Running | |
| 5 | 10 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Shasta County Bank Oldsmobile | 119 | 155 | 7,455 | Running | |
| 6 | 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Chevrolet | 118 | 150 | 5,280 | Running | |
| 7 | 15 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 118 | 146 | 4,810 | Running | |
| 8 | 28 | 40 | Bill Whittington | Midwestern Farm Lines Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | 4,400 | Running | |
| 9 | 26 | 55 | Don Whittington | Warner / Curb Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | 2,300 | Running | |
| 10 | 14 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria Chevrolet | 116 | 134 | 4,190 | Running | |
| 11 | 22 | 8 | James Hylton | G.W. Dickinson Chevrolet | 115 | 130 | 3,720 | Running | |
| 12 | 20 | 75 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | 115 | 127 | 1,800 | Running | |
| 13 | 34 | 45 | Roy Smith | Iron Peddlers Chevrolet | 114 | 124 | 1,700 | Running | |
| 14 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Switzer Construction Dodge | 114 | 121 | 3,260 | Running | |
| 16 | 35 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore / Sunny King Ford | 113 | 115 | 3,340 | Running | |
| 17 | 6 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Transmission Chevrolet | 112 | 117 | 2,630 | Running | |
| 18 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore Ford | 109 | 109 | 5,750 | Engine | |
| 19 | 24 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Chevrolet | 109 | 106 | 1,250 | Running | |
| 20 | 31 | 19 | Vince Giamformaggio | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 109 | 103 | 2,260 | Running | |
| 21 | 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission Chevrolet | 108 | 100 | 2,185 | Running | |
| 22 | 11 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo Chevrolet | 104 | 97 | 2,150 | Sway Bar | |
| 23 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch Chevrolet | 103 | 99 | 5,530 | Valve | |
| 24 | 21 | 78 | Jim Robinson | San-Val Supply Chevrolet | 103 | 91 | 1,580 | Running | |
| 25 | 23 | 37 | Chuck Wahl | Excel Trailer Chevrolet | 88 | 88 | 1,005 | Running | |
| 26 | 12 | 93 | Hershel McGriff | Bigelow Paint Dodge | 82 | 85 | 955 | Engine | |
| 27 | 36 | 57 | Steve Pfeifer | Chevrolet | 82 | 82 | 905 | Running | |
| 28 | 7 | 48 | Dan Gurney | Lubri-Lon Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | 1,105 | Transmission | |
| 29 | 32 | 24 | Lake Speed | Reliable RV Oldsmobile | 79 | 76 | 1,305 | Engine | |
| 30 | 25 | 18 | Randy Ogden | Chevrolet | 73 | 73 | 755 | Valve | |
| 31 | 18 | 81 | John Borneman | Borneman Plastering Chevrolet | 72 | 70 | 700 | Transmission | |
| 32 | 30 | 79 | Dick May | Native Tan Dodge | 71 | 67 | 1,150 | Oil Pump | |
| 33 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Chevrolet | 52 | 64 | 5,050 | Transmission | |
| 34 | 27 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator Mercury | 35 | 61 | 1,050 | Oil Line | |
| 35 | 29 | 08 | Rick McCray | Buick | 34 | 58 | 500 | Engine | |
| 36 | 19 | 47 | Chuck Bown | J & S Trucking Chevrolet | 30 | 55 | 500 | Engine | |
| 37 | 33 | 97 | Bill Osborne | Chevrolet | 20 | 52 | 500 | Differential |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 16 Minutes 58 Seconds
Average Speed .:94.974
Margin of Victory .: 2.970 Seconds