| 1980 Los Angeles Times 500 | ||||||||
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| @ Riverside on November 15, 1980 | ||||||||
| Note: Winston West Drivers Denoted in Gold Rows |
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool | Chevy | 200 | 8 | running |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Mercury | 200 | 8 | running |
| 3 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Chevy | 200 | 65 | running |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Mike Curb/Hodgdon | Ford | 200 | 17 | running |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Chevy | 200 | 3 | running |
| 6 | 11 | 7 | Lake Speed | Sanyo | Chevy | 199 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 12 | 75 | Joe Millikan | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevy | 199 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove | Chevy | 198 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 18 | 77 | John Anderson | Warren Fabricating | Chevy | 197 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing | Dodge | 196 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 22 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Fluro-Cote | Olds | 196 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 20 | 17 | Glenn Jarrett | Gardena Honda | Chevy | 195 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 28 | 40 | Stan Barrett | Needham-Reynolds | Chevy | 194 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 31 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Chevy | 194 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove | Chevy | 192 | 9 | running |
| 16 | 19 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King | Ford | 191 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 27 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Pressley's Truck Center | Olds | 191 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 17 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore/Sunny King | Ford | 189 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 35 | 08 | Rick McCray | Ken McCray | Buick | 187 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 36 | 38 | Don Waterman | Edwards Auto Repair | Olds | 186 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 25 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Chevy | 182 | 0 | running |
| 22 | 39 | 74 | Henry Jones | Wawak Racing | Buick | 178 | 0 | running |
| 23 | 14 | 98 | Hershel McGriff | Olympia Beer | Chevy | 158 | 0 | ignition |
| 24 | 30 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts | Chevy | 148 | 0 | engine |
| 25 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Chevy | 145 | 90 | engine |
| 26 | 38 | 49 | Kevin Housby | Taylor & Martin | Chevy | 133 | 0 | lug nuts |
| 27 | 33 | 93 | Chuck Bown | 10,000 RPM | Dodge | 120 | 0 | crash |
| 28 | 37 | 78 | Jim Robinson | San Fernando Lumber | Chevy | 103 | 0 | overheating |
| 29 | 15 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Kings Mountain Truck Plaza | Chevy | 99 | 0 | rear end |
| 30 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Chevy | 97 | 0 | engine |
| 31 | 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Chevy | 94 | 0 | engine |
| 32 | 29 | 33 | Glenn Francis | Excel Trailer | Chevy | 91 | 0 | engine |
| 33 | 23 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Chevy | 81 | 0 | engine |
| 34 | 32 | 79 | Joe Booher | Harris Electric | Dodge | 78 | 0 | crank |
| 35 | 42 | 60 | Glen Ward | Rogue Valley Spa | Chevy | 77 | 0 | crank |
| 36 | 13 | 45 | Roy Smith | Aircraft Standards | Olds | 70 | 0 | valve |
| 37 | 24 | 4 | D.K. Ulrich | Juarez Racing | Chevy | 55 | 0 | valve |
| 38 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Chevy | 47 | 0 | brakes |
| 39 | 9 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Ramey's Chevy City | Chevy | 31 | 0 | rear end |
| 40 | 40 | 5 | Joe Ruttman | The 5 Racers | Olds | 29 | 0 | transmission |
| 41 | 6 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Chevy | 16 | 0 | engine |
| 42 | 41 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing | Chevy | 2 | 0 | engine |
The Race::1980 Los Angeles Times 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) - Winston West Series (now known as the ) combination event held at Track::Ontario Motor Speedway on November 15, 1980. It was the season finale for the Cup Series. Benny Parsons took the lead with eight laps to go but pulled away to a 6.13-second victory on Neil Bonnett. Dale Earnhardt finished 5th, meanwhile, to squeak out his first championship by 19 points on Cale Yarborough (3rd).
Race Data[]
Lap leaders: C. Yarborough 1-3, N. Bonnett 4-5, D. Waltrip 6-7, D. Earnhardt 8, D. Waltrip 9-36, D. Marcis 37, D. Waltrip 38-92, N. Bonnett 93-97, C. Yarborough 98-101, D. Waltrip 102-103, C. Yarborough 104-108, D. Waltrip 109, C. Yarborough 110-123, D. Waltrip 124-125, D. Marcis 126-129, C. Yarborough 130-145, N. Bonnett 146, D. Marcis 147-150, C. Yarborough 151-155, D. Earnhardt 156, C. Yarborough 157-172, D. Earnhardt 173, B. Allison 174-183, C. Yarborough 184-185, B. Allison 186-192, B. Parsons 193-200