2011-05-25

1980 in NASCAR

1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
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The 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series began on Sunday, January 13 and ended on Sunday, November 15. Dale Earnhardt won his first Winston Cup championship, winning by 19 points over Cale Yarborough. Jody Ridley was crowned NASCAR Rookie of the Year.

Season recap

Date Event Circuit Winner
January 13 & 19 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Darrell Waltrip
February 10 Busch Clash Daytona International Speedway Dale Earnhardt
February 17 Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Buddy Baker
February 24 Richmond 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Darrell Waltrip
March 9 Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Cale Yarborough
March 16 Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway Dale Earnhardt
March 30 Valleydale Southeastern 400 Bristol International Raceway Dale Earnhardt
April 13 CRC Rebel 500 Darlington International Raceway David Pearson
April 20 Northwestern Bank 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Richard Petty
April 27 Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Darrell Waltrip
May 4 Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Buddy Baker
May 10 Music City 420 Nashville Speedway Richard Petty
May 18 Mason-Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Bobby Allison
May 25 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Benny Parsons
June 1 NASCAR 400 Texas World Speedway Cale Yarborough
June 8 Hodgdon 500 Riverside International Raceway Darrell Waltrip
June 15 Gabriel 400 Michigan International Speedway Benny Parsons
July 4 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway Bobby Allison
July 12 Busch Nashville 420 Nashville Speedway Dale Earnhardt
July 27 Coca-Cola 500 Pocono Raceway Neil Bonnett
August 3 Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Neil Bonnett
August 17 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway Cale Yarborough
August 23 Busch Volunteer 400 Bristol International Raceway Cale Yarborough
September 1 Southern 500 Darlington International Raceway Terry Labonte
September 7 Capital City 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Bobby Allison
September 14 CRC Chemicals 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Darrell Waltrip
September 21 Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Bobby Allison
September 28 Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Dale Earnhardt
October 5 National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway Dale Earnhardt
October 19 American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Cale Yarborough
November 2 Atlanta Journal 500 Atlanta International Raceway Cale Yarborough
November 15 Los Angeles Times 500 Ontario Motor Speedway Benny Parsons

Notable Races

Final Point Standings

  1. 2-Dale Earnhardt 4661
  2. 11-Cale Yarborough 4642
  3. 27-Benny Parsons 4278
  4. 43-Richard Petty 4255
  5. 88-Darrell Waltrip 4239
  6. 15-Bobby Allison 4019
  7. 90-Jody Ridley 3972
  8. 44-Terry Labonte 3766
  9. 71-Dave Marcis 3745
  10. 3-Richard Childress 3742

External links






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