1980 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1980 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 31 races across 17 tracks, with 10 different drivers reaching victory lane. Dale Earnhardt captured the championship driving a Chevrolet.

Total Races

Different Winners

Dale Earnhardt

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Chevrolet: 22, Oldsmobile: 3, Ford: 3, Mercury: 3

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	37
2	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Buddy Baker	Oldsmobile	42
3	Richmond 400	Richmond Raceway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	31
4	Carolina 500	Rockingham Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile	38
5	Atlanta 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	42
6	Valleydale Southeastern 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	32
7	CRC Chemicals Rebel 500	Darlington Raceway	David Pearson	Chevrolet	36
8	Northwestern Bank 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Richard Petty	Chevrolet	31
9	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	32
10	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Buddy Baker	Oldsmobile	42
11	Music City 420	Nashville Speedway	Richard Petty	Chevrolet	30
12	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Ford	34
13	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet	42
14	NASCAR 400	Texas World Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	31
15	Warner W. Hodgdon 400	Riverside International Raceway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	36
16	Gabriel 400	Michigan International Speedway	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet	37
17	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Mercury	40
18	Busch Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	30
19	Coca-Cola 500	Pocono Raceway	Neil Bonnett	Mercury	40
20	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Neil Bonnett	Mercury	41
21	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	37
22	Busch Volunteer 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
23	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	41
24	Capital City 400	Richmond Raceway	Bobby Allison	Ford	29
25	CRC Chemicals 500	Dover International Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	40
26	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Bobby Allison	Ford	30
27	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	31
28	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	41
29	American 500	Rockingham Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	36
30	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	40
31	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario Motor Speedway	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet	42

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Cale Yarborough	6	19	22	31	9.0
2	Dale Earnhardt ★	5	19	24	31	8.2
3	Darrell Waltrip	5	16	17	31	12.8
4	Bobby Allison	4	12	18	31	14.1
5	Benny Parsons	3	16	21	31	11.4
6	Richard Petty	2	15	19	31	11.7
7	Buddy Baker	2	10	12	19	12.5
8	Neil Bonnett	2	10	13	22	14.0
9	Terry Labonte	1	6	16	31	15.1
10	David Pearson	1	4	5	9	13.9
11	Harry Gant	0	9	14	31	16.2
12	Dave Marcis	0	4	14	31	15.6
13	Donnie Allison	0	3	6	18	21.3
14	Jody Ridley	0	2	18	31	12.4
15	Joe Millikan	0	2	6	12	17.7
16	Lennie Pond	0	2	7	17	19.8
17	Dick Brooks	0	2	5	19	21.4
18	Rusty Wallace	0	1	1	2	8.0
19	Bill Schmitt	0	1	1	4	13.0
20	Ricky Rudd	0	1	3	13	21.1
21	Tighe Scott	0	1	2	10	28.4
22	Mike Alexander	0	0	1	1	10.0
23	Stan Barrett	0	0	1	3	11.3
24	Harry Dinwiddie	0	0	0	1	12.0
25	Joey Arrington	0	0	0	1	13.0
26	Jimmy Finger	0	0	0	1	13.0
27	Richard Childress	0	0	10	31	14.8
28	Jim Ingram	0	0	0	1	15.0
29	Sterling Marlin	0	0	2	5	15.6
30	Charlie Chamblee	0	0	0	1	16.0