1980 American 500 Results
Cale Yarborough won the 1980 American 500 at Rockingham on October 19, 1980, leading 167 of 492 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 36 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 492 | 167 | Running |
| 2 | 47 | Harry Gant | 12 | 492 | 68 | Running |
| 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | 3 | 490 | 93 | Running |
| 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | 18 | 487 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 90 | Jody Ridley | 14 | 486 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 22 | 483 | 3 | Running |
| 7 | 3 | Richard Childress | 21 | 479 | 1 | Running |
| 8 | 53 | Slick Johnson | 19 | 478 | 4 | Running |
| 9 | 48 | James Hylton | 25 | 474 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 28 | 473 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 40 | Stan Barrett | 17 | 472 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 26 | 468 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 33 | 467 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | 13 | 461 | 10 | Running |
| 15 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 31 | 460 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 19 | Dick May | 36 | 458 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 17 | Roger Hamby | 30 | 451 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 11 | 443 | 3 | Running |
| 19 | 07 | Jeff McDuffie | 34 | 402 | 0 | Engine |
| 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale | 20 | 299 | 0 | Engine |
| 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 29 | 295 | 0 | Engine |
| 22 | 12 | Donnie Allison | 1 | 291 | 111 | Clutch |
| 23 | 27 | Benny Parsons | 8 | 220 | 0 | Quit |
| 24 | 75 | Joe Millikan | 9 | 201 | 0 | Crash |
| 25 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | 4 | 201 | 28 | Crash |
| 26 | 15 | Bobby Allison | 10 | 189 | 0 | Crash |
| 27 | 28 | Buddy Baker | 7 | 178 | 1 | Engine |
| 28 | 7 | Lake Speed | 16 | 138 | 0 | Crash |
| 29 | 68 | Lennie Pond | 5 | 121 | 3 | Crash |
| 30 | 95 | Ernie Cline | 35 | 74 | 0 | Crash |
| 31 | 41 | Dick Brooks | 15 | 50 | 0 | Crash |
| 32 | 77 | John Anderson | 6 | 40 | 0 | Crash |
| 33 | 79 | Junior Miller | 27 | 19 | 0 | Overheating |
| 34 | 84 | Glenn Jarrett | 32 | 14 | 0 | Valve |
| 35 | 42 | Kyle Petty | 23 | 10 | 0 | Engine |
| 36 | 05 | Bill Elswick | 24 | 9 | 0 | Crash |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | October 19, 1980 |
| Track | Rockingham |
| Laps | 492 |