| 1980 Warner W. Hodgdon 400 | ||||||||
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| Riverside | ||||||||
| June 8, 1980 | ||||||||
| Note: Winston West Drivers Denoted in Gold Rows |
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Chevy | 95 | 23 | running |
| 2 | 7 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Mercury | 95 | 20 | running |
| 3 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool | Chevy | 95 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Chevy | 95 | 3 | running |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb/Hodgdon | Chevy | 95 | 21 | running |
| 6 | 9 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove | Chevy | 94 | 1 | running |
| 7 | 14 | 75 | Harry Gant | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevy | 94 | 1 | running |
| 8 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Chevy | 93 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 18 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Chevy | 93 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Reliable RV | Olds | 93 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 33 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore/Sunny King | Ford | 92 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Auto Parts | Chevy | 92 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 4 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Fluro-Cote | Olds | 92 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 12 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 10,000 RPM Speed | Dodge | 92 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Mike Curb/Hodgdon | Ford | 91 | 23 | valve |
| 16 | 16 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Chevy | 91 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 30 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Oil Field Construc. | Chevy | 90 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 11 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Chevy | 89 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 32 | 79 | Joe Booher | Warren Racing | Dodge | 83 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 23 | 78 | Jim Robinson | San Fernando Lumber | Chevy | 82 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 34 | 94 | Steve Pfeifer | K-P Racing | Chevy | 75 | 0 | transmission |
| 22 | 29 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Buick | 73 | 0 | engine |
| 23 | 31 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Chevy | 69 | 0 | brakes |
| 24 | 22 | 29 | Hershel McGriff | Tropical Car Rental | Chevy | 67 | 0 | running |
| 25 | 28 | 38 | Don Waterman | St. John's Auto Parts | Olds | 64 | 0 | engine |
| 26 | 19 | 66 | Lake Speed | Speed Investments | Chevy | 62 | 0 | engine |
| 27 | 36 | 57 | Jim Hopkinson | Bill's Custom Machine | Chevy | 42 | 0 | oil leak |
| 28 | 15 | 45 | Roy Smith | Aircraft Standards | Olds | 39 | 3 | throttle |
| 29 | 35 | 52 | Ed Hale | Hale Racing | Chevy | 37 | 0 | transmission |
| 30 | 13 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Kencoal Mining | Chevy | 26 | 0 | engine |
| 31 | 27 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo | Chevy | 25 | 0 | engine |
| 32 | 26 | 08 | Rick McCray | McCray Racing | Buick | 17 | 0 | transmission |
| 33 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph | Chevy | 12 | 0 | oil leak |
| 34 | 24 | 81 | John Borneman | Borneman Plastering | Chevy | 12 | 0 | engine |
| 35 | 21 | 64 | Don Whittington | Sun Systems | Chevy | 11 | 0 | transmission |
| 36 | 17 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Chevy | 0 | 0 | engine |
The Race::1980 Warner W. Hodgdon 400 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) - Winston West Series (now known as the ) combination event held at Track::Riverside International Raceway on June 8, 1980. Darrell Waltrip held off Neil Bonnett by three-tenths of a second for the victory. Points leader Dale Earnhardt finished 5th and expanded his points lead on Richard Petty (8th) to thirty-six markers.
Race Data[]
Lap leaders: C. Yarborough 1-3, D. Waltrip 4-9, D. Earnhardt 10, D. Waltrip 11-14, D. Marcis 15, R. Smith 16, B. Allison 17-18, D. Earnhardt 19-21, B. Allison 22-28, H. Gant 29, R. Smith 30-31, D. Earnhardt 32-48, B. Allison 49-57, N. Bonnett 58, B. Allison 59-61, N. Bonnett 62-72, D. Waltrip 73-84, N. Bonnett 85-86, B. Allison 87-88, N. Bonnett 89-94, D. Waltrip 95