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Daytona International Speedway
February 17, 1980 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.5-Mile Superspeedway 200 Laps/500 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | NAPA / Regal Ride Oldsmobile | 200 | 185 | 102,175 | Running | |
| 2 | 9 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Mike Curb / Hodgdon Mercury | 200 | 175 | 54,450 | Running | |
| 3 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator Mercury | 199 | 170 | 51,100 | Engine | |
| 4 | 32 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon Oldsmobile | 199 | 165 | 36,350 | Running | |
| 5 | 14 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Oldsmobile | 197 | 155 | 32,375 | Running | |
| 6 | 17 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Oldsmobile | 197 | 150 | 26,475 | Running | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Oldsmobile | 195 | 151 | 35,160 | Running | |
| 8 | 36 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | 194 | 142 | 17,810 | Running | |
| 9 | 12 | 75 | Lennie Pond | Burger King Buick | 194 | 138 | 18,000 | Running | |
| 10 | 27 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore / Sunny King Mercury | 194 | 134 | 20,305 | Running | |
| 11 | 18 | 82 | Janet Guthrie | Texaco Star Chevrolet | 193 | 130 | 13,925 | Running | |
| 12 | 24 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Knutsons RV Mercury | 192 | 127 | 12,390 | Running | |
| 13 | 22 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Oldsmobile | 190 | 124 | 13,540 | Running | |
| 14 | 39 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | 189 | 121 | 9,055 | Running | |
| 15 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission Buick | 188 | 118 | 11,310 | Running | |
| 16 | 23 | 17 | Don Whittington | Kings Inn - Daytona Chevrolet | 187 | 115 | 9,510 | Running | |
| 17 | 28 | 74 | Joe Booher | Booher Farms Buick | 186 | 0 | 7,920 | Running | |
| 18 | 6 | 33 | John Anderson | Draime Race Engines Oldsmobile | 183 | 109 | 9,135 | Vibration | |
| 19 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch Oldsmobile | 183 | 111 | 17,150 | Running | |
| 20 | 29 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 176 | 103 | 7,340 | Running | |
| 21 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Sadler Motors / Smith Used Cars Oldsmobile | 176 | 100 | 6,425 | Running | |
| 22 | 13 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission Oldsmobile | 174 | 97 | 6,285 | Running | |
| 23 | 20 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Olympus Mahogany Hot Tubs Oldsmobile | 172 | 94 | 5,120 | Cylinder Head | |
| 24 | 38 | 05 | Bill Elswick | Oldsmobile | 161 | 91 | 3,515 | Engine | |
| 25 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Oldsmobile | 157 | 93 | 15,100 | Clutch | |
| 26 | 37 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Oldsmobile | 155 | 85 | 4,155 | Running | |
| 28 | 34 | 00 | John Utsman | Kingsport Speedway Chevrolet | 149 | 79 | 2,695 | Running | |
| 29 | 33 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria Buick | 134 | 76 | 3,080 | Engine | |
| 30 | 21 | 8 | Kevin Housby | Taylor & Martin / Marina Inn Oldsmobile | 80 | 73 | 3,150 | Engine | |
| 32 | 42 | 40 | Bill Whittington | Jim Morrison Buick | 66 | 67 | 2,985 | Head Gasket | |
| 33 | 35 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Global Heat Exchanger Oldsmobile | 57 | 64 | 1,725 | Engine | |
| 34 | 8 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Hayes Jewelers Oldsmobile | 52 | 61 | 8,800 | Engine | |
| 35 | 15 | 68 | Chuck Bown | Kings Mountain Truck Plaza Oldsmobile | 50 | 58 | 3,350 | Clutch | |
| 36 | 41 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo Oldsmobile | 44 | 55 | 3,080 | Axle | |
| 37 | 40 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | Oldsmobile | 38 | 52 | 2,215 | Transmission | |
| 38 | 30 | 79 | Jim Hurlbert | Native Tan Dodge | 33 | 49 | 2,950 | Clutch | |
| 39 | 16 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs Buick | 24 | 46 | 2,900 | Push Rod | |
| 40 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Oldsmobile | 20 | 43 | 8,750 | Engine | |
| 41 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales Dodge | 17 | 40 | 2,230 | Engine | |
| 42 | 10 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Oldsmobile | 15 | 37 | 3,025 | Oil Pressure |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 48 Minutes 55 Seconds
Average Speed .:177.602