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Bristol Motor Speedway
March 30, 1980 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon Chevrolet | 500 | 185 | 20,625 | Running | |
| 2 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 500 | 175 | 13,100 | Running | |
| 3 | 8 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Mike Curb / Hodgdon Ford | 500 | 165 | 9,400 | Running | |
| 4 | 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Chevrolet | 499 | 165 | 6,835 | Running | |
| 5 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch Chevrolet | 498 | 160 | 7,100 | Running | |
| 6 | 10 | 72 | Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing Chevrolet | 496 | 150 | 5,550 | Running | |
| 7 | 3 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Chevrolet | 494 | 151 | 5,410 | Running | |
| 8 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 492 | 147 | 6,400 | Running | |
| 9 | 13 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Transmission Chevrolet | 491 | 138 | 4,460 | Running | |
| 10 | 6 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 490 | 134 | 4,045 | Running | |
| 11 | 11 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore / Sunny King Ford | 483 | 130 | 3,950 | Running | |
| 12 | 17 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria Chevrolet | 478 | 127 | 3,090 | Running | |
| 14 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Chevrolet | 475 | 121 | 2,645 | Running | |
| 15 | 12 | 95 | Tommy Houston | Carpenter Designs Chevrolet | 475 | 118 | 1,160 | Running | |
| 16 | 16 | 40 | Dick May | Midwestern Farm Lines Chevrolet | 474 | 115 | 2,350 | Running | |
| 17 | 14 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 469 | 112 | 2,105 | Running | |
| 18 | 20 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn - Daytona Chevrolet | 466 | 109 | 1,460 | Running | |
| 19 | 32 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Chevrolet | 465 | 106 | 920 | Running | |
| 20 | 22 | 19 | John Utsman | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 464 | 103 | 1,340 | Running | |
| 21 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales Dodge | 460 | 100 | 1,315 | Running | |
| 22 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Sadler Motors / Smith Used Cars Oldsmobile | 454 | 97 | 845 | Running | |
| 23 | 23 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers Chevrolet | 446 | 94 | 580 | Running | |
| 24 | 18 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission Chevrolet | 414 | 91 | 815 | Ignition | |
| 25 | 26 | 29 | Junior Miller | Thompson Industries Chevrolet | 387 | 88 | 550 | Engine | |
| 26 | 15 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Johnson Racing Chevrolet | 385 | 85 | 540 | Oil Pump | |
| 27 | 25 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo Chevrolet | 336 | 82 | 780 | Running | |
| 28 | 27 | 79 | Travis Tiller | Warren Racing Dodge | 323 | 79 | 770 | Oil Pressure | |
| 29 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Oldsmobile | 319 | 76 | 760 | Transmission | |
| 30 | 30 | 76 | Mike Potter | Wilson Properties Chevrolet | 235 | 73 | 500 | Overheating | |
| 31 | 29 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing Chevrolet | 172 | 70 | 500 | Oil Pump | |
| 32 | 9 | 12 | Buck Simmons | Ramey's Chevy City Chevrolet | 168 | 67 | 500 | Clutch |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 44 Minutes 53 Seconds
Average Speed .:96.977
Margin of Victory .: 8.000 Seconds