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Dover International Speedway
May 18, 1980 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1-Mile Superspeedway 500 Laps/500 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Mike Curb / Hodgdon Ford | 500 | 180 | 21,900 | Running | |
| 2 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 500 | 175 | 16,775 | Running | |
| 3 | 4 | 28 | Buddy Baker | NAPA / Regal Ride Chevrolet | 497 | 165 | 7,800 | Running | |
| 4 | 6 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Chevrolet | 495 | 160 | 7,530 | Running | |
| 5 | 19 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 494 | 155 | 6,255 | Running | |
| 6 | 18 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore / Sunny King Ford | 492 | 150 | 5,335 | Running | |
| 7 | 15 | 40 | Dick May | Ulrich Racing Chevrolet | 488 | 146 | 4,275 | Running | |
| 8 | 20 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Chevrolet | 488 | 142 | 4,065 | Running | |
| 9 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Sadler Motors / Smith Used Cars Oldsmobile | 476 | 138 | 3,820 | Running | |
| 10 | 16 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon Chevrolet | 475 | 134 | 7,675 | Engine | |
| 11 | 12 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Shelton Construction Buick | 472 | 130 | 3,460 | Running | |
| 12 | 17 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 468 | 127 | 3,240 | Running | |
| 13 | 23 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn - Daytona Chevrolet | 464 | 124 | 1,605 | Running | |
| 14 | 28 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers / McWhirter Chevrolet | 457 | 121 | 1,520 | Running | |
| 15 | 33 | 32 | Jim Ingram | Ingram Racing Chevrolet | 437 | 118 | 1,435 | Running | |
| 16 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch Chevrolet | 411 | 125 | 7,800 | Running | |
| 17 | 7 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo Chevrolet | 390 | 112 | 2,705 | Accident | |
| 18 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator Mercury | 376 | 114 | 1,680 | Engine | |
| 19 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Chevrolet | 360 | 106 | 2,400 | Running | |
| 20 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 339 | 108 | 5,960 | Valve | |
| 21 | 13 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP Chevrolet | 290 | 100 | 900 | Accident | |
| 22 | 3 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Chevrolet | 283 | 102 | 5,650 | Accident | |
| 23 | 11 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs Chevrolet | 279 | 94 | 775 | Accident | |
| 24 | 32 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Shaw Motors Oldsmobile | 278 | 91 | 700 | Engine | |
| 25 | 14 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission Chevrolet | 264 | 88 | 1,740 | Engine | |
| 26 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales Dodge | 264 | 85 | 1,705 | Engine | |
| 27 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries Chevrolet | 224 | 82 | 1,670 | Sway Bar | |
| 28 | 34 | 34 | Nestor Peles | Peles Racing Oldsmobile | 207 | 79 | 600 | Quit | |
| 29 | 30 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wooten's Texaco Chevrolet | 206 | 76 | 575 | Engine | |
| 30 | 10 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Performer Boats Chevrolet | 109 | 73 | 1,075 | Accident | |
| 31 | 24 | 79 | Junior Miller | Miller Roofing Chevrolet | 106 | 70 | 1,040 | Oil Pump | |
| 32 | 27 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Louise Smith Special Oldsmobile | 61 | 67 | 530 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 23 Minutes 28 Seconds
Average Speed .:113.866
Margin of Victory .: 26.000 Seconds