| 1980 Budweiser 200 | ||||||||
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| Mesa Marin | ||||||||
| November 8, 1980 | ||||||||
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
| 1 | 24 | 9 | Bobby Allison | Palmer Glass | Olds | 200 | 126 | running |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Roy Smith | Aircraft Standards | Pontiac | 197 | 64 | running |
| 3 | 24 | 82 | Neil Bonnett | T.O.E. | Buick | 197 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 3 | 93 | Hershel McGriff | V&G Gear Alignment | Dodge | 196 | 10 | running |
| 5 | 2 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Fluro-Cote | Pontiac | 196 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 4 | 16 | Jim Bown | Rose Auto Wrecking | Pontiac | 195 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 5 | 29 | Terry Forsythe | Mercury Marine | Pontiac | 192 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 13 | 35 | Pat Mintey | Stick Only | Chevy | 192 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 6 | 32 | Marc Vogel | American Glass | Dodge | 190 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 12 | 52 | Billy Clarkson | R.D. Cotham Painting | Pontiac | 187 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 16 | 2 | Robert Tartaglia | Dale's Diesel | Pontiac | 186 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 14 | 80 | Dan Reed | Bell & Gaines Engines | Dodge | 186 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 22 | 60 | Glen Ward | Rogue Valley Spas | Chevy | 183 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 18 | 33 | Glenn Francis | Rent-A-Wreck | Buick | 177 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 20 | 22 | Steve Pfeifer | Infield Ambulance | Dodge | 170 | 0 | running |
| 16 | 10 | 08 | Rick McCray | McCray Racing | Pontiac | 126 | 0 | transmission |
| 17 | 11 | 38 | Don Waterman | St. John's Auto Parts | Pontiac | 118 | 0 | overheating |
| 18 | 17 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Oil Field Construction | Olds | 111 | 0 | rear end |
| 19 | 9 | 21 | Donnie Allison | J. Cook & Son Trucking | Mercury | 102 | 0 | wheel |
| 20 | 21 | 26 | Dave McEwin | Mac's Sheet Metal | Chevy | 71 | 0 | ignition |
| 21 | 15 | 57 | Richard White | Guy Racing | Chevy | 54 | 0 | oil pressure |
| 22 | 7 | 78 | Jim Robinson | San Fernando Lumber | Pontiac | 28 | 0 | engine |
| 23 | 19 | 6 | Pappy Pryor | Frank's Chevrolet | Chevy | 24 | 0 | engine |
| 24 | 8 | 28 | Jerry Bowers | Renegade Racing | Pontiac | 15 | 0 | engine |
The 1980 Budweiser 200 was a Winston West Series (now known as the ) event held at Mesa Marin Raceway on November 8, 1980. Bobby Allison won his second and final race of the year, holding off eventual season champ Roy Smith by an astounding three laps. Allison took the lead seventy-four laps into the race and never looked back.
Race Data[]
Cautions: Laps: 33-37, 152-155
Lap leaders: R. Smith 1-64, H. McGriff 65-74, B. Allison 75-200