1980 Winston Western 500 | ||||||||
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@ Riverside on January 13, 1980 | ||||||||
Note: Winston West Drivers Denoted in Gold Rows |
Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
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1 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Chevy | 119 | 56 | running |
2 | 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Rod Osterlund | Chevy | 119 | 0 | running |
3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Chevy | 119 | 13 | running |
4 | 9 | 72 | Joe Millikan | DeWitt Trucking | Chevy | 119 | 0 | running |
5 | 10 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Shasta County Bank | Olds | 119 | 0 | running |
6 | 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Chevy | 118 | 0 | running |
7 | 15 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph | Chevy | 118 | 0 | running |
8 | 28 | 40 | Bill Whittington | Midwestern Farm Lines | Chevy | 117 | 0 | running |
9 | 26 | 55 | Don Whittington | Warner/Curb | Chevy | 117 | 0 | running |
10 | 14 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Chevy | 116 | 0 | running |
11 | 22 | 8 | James Hylton | G.W. Dickinson | Chevy | 115 | 0 | running |
12 | 20 | 75 | Harry Gant | RahMoc Enterprises | Olds | 115 | 0 | running |
13 | 34 | 45 | Roy Smith | Iron Peddlers | Chevy | 114 | 0 | running |
14 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Switzer Construction | Dodge | 114 | 0 | running |
15 | 17 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Chevy | 113 | 0 | running |
16 | 35 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore/Sunny King | Ford | 113 | 0 | running |
17 | 6 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Transmission | Chevy | 112 | 9 | running |
18 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon/Moore | Ford | 109 | 0 | engine |
19 | 24 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Matt Puskarich | Chevy | 109 | 0 | running |
20 | 31 | 19 | Vince Giamformaggio | Belden Asphalt | Chevy | 109 | 0 | running |
21 | 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Chevy | 108 | 0 | running |
22 | 11 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo | Chevy | 104 | 0 | sway bar |
23 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Chevy | 103 | 41 | engine |
24 | 21 | 78 | Jim Robinson | San-Val Supply | Chevy | 103 | 0 | running |
25 | 23 | 37 | Chuck Wahl | Excel Trailer | Chevy | 88 | 0 | running |
26 | 12 | 93 | Hershel McGriff | Bigelow Paint | Dodge | 82 | 0 | engine |
27 | 36 | 57 | Steve Pfeifer | Don Guy | Chevy | 82 | 0 | running |
28 | 7 | 48 | Dan Gurney | Lubri-Lon | Chevy | 79 | 0 | transmission |
29 | 32 | 24 | Lake Speed | Reliable RV | Olds | 79 | 0 | engine |
30 | 25 | 18 | Randy Ogden | Ogden Racing | Chevy | 73 | 0 | engine |
31 | 18 | 81 | John Borneman | Borneman Plastering | Chevy | 72 | 0 | transmission |
32 | 30 | 79 | Dick May | Native Tan | Dodge | 71 | 0 | oil pump |
33 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool | Chevy | 52 | 0 | transmission |
34 | 27 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Mercury | 35 | 0 | oil line |
35 | 29 | 08 | Rick McCray | McCray Racing | Buick | 34 | 0 | engine |
36 | 19 | 47 | Chuck Bown | J & S Trucking | Chevy | 30 | 0 | engine |
37 | 33 | 97 | Bill Osborne (RES) | Bill Osborne (CA) Sponsor:: Ivan Baldwin Racing | Chevy | 20 | 0 | rear end |
The Race::1980 Winston Western 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) - Winston West Series (now West Series combination event held at Track::Riverside International Raceway on January 13, 1980. It was the season opener for both series. A few weeks after losing the 1979 title, Darrell Waltrip recovered in big fashion. He led 56 of the 119 laps in route to a solid three-second victory on Dale Earnhardt.
Race Data[]
Cautions: Laps: 1-26, 82-85
Lap leaders: D. Waltrip 1-35, C. Yarborough 36-56, D. Marcis 57-65, R. Petty 66-78, C. Yarborough 79-98, D. Waltrip 99-119