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1980 - Atlanta Journal 500 Race Results


Race Name - Atlanta Journal 500
Date - 11/2/1980
Race Track - Atlanta International Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.522 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 499 miles
Pole Speed - 165.62 mph
Number of Cautions - 6
Caution Laps - 49
Average Race Speed - 131.19 mph
Lead Changes - 28
Total Race Purse - $179,425
Race Number - 30
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 12 Cale Yarborough 11 Busch (Junior Johnson) 328 Chevrolet 269 $31,600
2 3 Neil Bonnett 21 Purolator (Wood Brothers) 328 Mercury 9 $12,600
3 13 Dale Earnhardt 2 Mike Curb Hodgdon (Rod Osterlund) 327 Chevrolet 1 $14,700
4 10 Buddy Baker 28 NAPA Regal Ride Shocks (Harry Ranier) 327 Buick 14 $7,050
5 11 Terry Labonte 44 Apache Stove (Billy Hagan) 327 Chevrolet 4 $9,850
6 25 Jody Ridley 90 Truxmore Sunny King (Junie Donlavey) 326 Ford 1 $9,675
7 20 Lennie Pond 68 Kings Mountain Truck Plaza (Jim Testa) 326 Chevrolet 0 $5,000
8 27 Ronnie Thomas 25 Stones Cafeteria (Don Robertson) 323 Chevrolet 0 $7,265
9 29 Richard Childress 3 CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) 322 Chevrolet 10 $5,995
10 24 Stan Barrett 40 NeedhamReynolds (DK Ulrich) 321 Chevrolet 0 $5,885
11 28 Buddy Arrington 67 Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) 320 Dodge 0 $4,575
12 23 Roger Hamby 17 Kings Inn Busch (Roger Hamby) 319 Chevrolet 0 $3,655
13 17 Steve Moore 73 Barnes Freight Lines (Willard Moore) 318 Chevrolet 0 $1,850
14 36 James Hylton 48 Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) 317 Chevrolet 0 $3,745
15 19 Tommy Gale 64 Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) 313 Ford 0 $3,385
16 35 Charlie Chamblee 45 Ryan Homes (Baxter Price) 298 Buick 0 $2,825
17 30 JD McDuffie 70 Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) 289 Chevrolet 0 $2,615
18 2 Bill Elliott 9 Melling Timing Components (George Elliott) 268 Mercury 0 $1,700
19 40 Clay Young 5 Baird Trivette 265 Oldsmobile 0 $1,150
20 37 Jimmy Means 52 Thompson Industries (Jimmy Means) 264 Chevrolet 0 $2,200
21 15 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 256 Chevrolet 1 $7,125
22 16 Dave Marcis 71 Hudson Buck Stove (Dave Marcis) 255 Chevrolet 2 $1,965
23 33 Joe Millikan 75 RahMoc Enterprises 224 Chevrolet 1 $850
24 14 Lake Speed 7 Sanyo (Nelson Malloch) 209 Chevrolet 0 $1,905
25 34 Cecil Gordon 19 Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) 166 Chevrolet 0 $1,860
26 7 Darrell Waltrip 88 Gatorade DiGard (DiGard) 147 Chevrolet 1 $5,210
27 21 Connie Saylor 4 Mitco (GC Spencer) 131 Chevrolet 1 $1,750
28 18 Mike Miller 96 Dairyland Transportation (Mike Miller) 123 Ford 0 $740
29 32 Tim Richmond 6 UNO Howard Johnsons (DK Ulrich) 110 Chevrolet 0 $730
30 39 Travis Tiller 46 Ring Enterprises (Travis Tiller) 104 Oldsmobile 0 $720
31 5 David Pearson 1 Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) 93 Oldsmobile 0 $700
32 6 Benny Parsons 27 Melling Tool (MC Anderson) 71 Chevrolet 0 $5,140
33 22 John Anderson 77 Warren Fabricating (John Rebhan) 52 Chevrolet 0 $1,180
34 38 Blackie Wangerin 39 Wangerin Racing (Blackie Wangerin) 51 Mercury 0 $670
35 31 Junior Miller 79 Warren Racing (Junior Miller) 50 Chevrolet 0 $1,160
36 9 Harry Gant 47 Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe) 17 Chevrolet 0 $1,140
37 4 Donnie Allison 12 Rameys Chevy City (Kennie Childers) 17 Chevrolet 0 $630
38 1 Bobby Allison 15 Mike Curb Hodgdon (Bud Moore) 16 Mercury 14 $7,420
39 8 Gary Balough 87 TriCity Aluminum (Billie Harvey) 16 Chevrolet 0 $610
40 26 John Callis 80 Bo Laws Automotive (John Callis) 15 Ford 0 $600