1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Jayverse)

The 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 32nd season of professionahal stock car racing in the United States and the 9th modern-era NASCAR Cup season. The season began on Sunday, January 13 and ended on Sunday, November 15.

This is also the First Season to have a 8-Race Playoff with 8 Drivers Competing with 4 Advancing to the Final Race of the Season

Teams and Drivers for 1980

Team	Make	No.	Driver	Car Owner	Crew Chief
A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Oldsmobile Cutlass	51	A. J. Foyt	A. J. Foyt
			Don Whittington
Arrington Racing	Dodge Magnum	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	Joey Arrington
		77	Dick May
			Eddie Dickerson
		97
B & B Racing	Buick Century	03	Jimmy Finger	Don Bierschwale
Ballard Racing	Oldsmobile Cutlass	30	Tighe Scott	Walter Ballard	Harry Hyde
Billie Harvey Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Oldsmobile Cutlass	87	Billie Harvey	Billie Harvey
			Gary Balough
Billy Matthews Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	41	Dick Brooks	Billy Matthews
Borneman Motorsports	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	81	John Borneman	John Borneman
Bud Moore Engineering	Ford Thunderbird	15	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore	Bud Moore
DiGard Motorsports	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	88	Darrell Waltrip	Bill Gardner	Buddy Parrott Jake Elder
Donlavey Racing	Ford Thunderbird	90	Jody Ridley	Junie Donlavey
Ellington Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Oldsmobile Cutlass	1	David Pearson	Hoss Ellington	Runt Pittman
Elliott Racing	Mercury Cougar	9	Bill Elliott11	George Elliott	Ernie Elliott
G. C. Spencer Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Oldsmobile Cutlass 1	4	Gary Baker 2	G. C. Spencer
			Connie Saylor 5
Gordon Racing	Oldsmobile Cutlass	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon
Gray Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	19	John Anderson (R)	Henley Gray
Hagan Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	44	Terry Labonte	Billy Hagan	Darrell Bryant
Halpern Enterprises	Oldsmobile Cutlass Chevrolet Monte Carlo	02	Donnie Allison	Joel Halpern
			Chuck Bown		Harold Fagan
Hamby Motorsports	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	17	Skip Manning	Roger Hamby
Hollar Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	99	Dick May	Bill Hollar
Hylton Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	48	James Hylton	James Hylton
John Kieper	Dodge Magnum	93	Chuck Bown	John Kieper
	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	98	Hershel McGriff
Johnson Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	53	Slick Johnson	J. D. Johnson
Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	11	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson	Tim Brewer
Junior Miller Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	79	Junior Miller	Junior Miller
Kennie Childers Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	12	Donnie Allison	Kennie Childers
Langley Racing	Ford Thunderbird	64	Tommy Gale	Elmo Xey
M. C. Anderson Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	27	Benny Parsons	M. C. Anderson	David Ifft
Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	71	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis
McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	70	J. D. McDuffie	J. D. McDuffie
Means Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	52	Jimmy Means	Jimmy Means
Nelson Malloch Racing	Ford Thunderbird	7	Dick Brooks	Nelson Malloch
			Ricky Rudd
			Lake Speed
Osterlund Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	2	Dale Earnhardt	Rod Osterlund	Jake Elder Doug Richert
Petty Enterprises	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	42	Kyle Petty16	Richard Petty	Maurice Petty
		43	Richard Petty		Dale Inman
Price Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	45	Baxter Price	Baxter Price	Robert Beadle
			Charlie Chamblee
			Jimmy Means
			Roy Smith
			Joel Stowe
Race Hill Farm Team	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	47	Harry Gant	Jack Beebe	Bob Johnson
RahMoc Enterprises	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	75	Bill Elswick 12	Bob Rahilly	Butch Mock
			Joe Millikan 3
			John Anderson 7
			Chuck Bown 1
			Harry Gant 3
			Kyle Petty 1
			Lennie Pond 2
			Jim Sauter 1
Ranier-Lundy Racing	Oldsmobile Cutlass	28	Buddy Baker	Harry Ranier	Waddell Wilson Buddy Parrott
		54	Lennie Pond
Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	3	Richard Childress	Richard Childress
Robertson Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	25	Ronnie Thomas	Don Robertson
Speed Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	66	Lake Speed (R)	Lake Speed
Testa Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Oldsmobile Cutlass	68	Chuck Bown 1	Jim Testa	Ron Kelly
			Wayne Watercutter
			John Greenwood2
Ulrich Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Buick Century	40	Bill Whittington 2	D. K. Ulrich
			Joe Booher 1
			Ricky Rudd 3		D. K. Ulrich
			Dick May 2
			D. K. Ulrich 10
			Dick Skillen 1
			Mike Alexander 1
			J. D. McDuffie 1
			Tommy Gale1
			Lennie Pond 1
			Sterling Marlin 1
			Tim Richmond 5		D. K. Ulrich
			Harry Dinwiddle 1
			Stan Barrett 3
Warren Racing	Dodge Magnum Chevrolet Monte Carlo	74	Dick May 2	Frank Warren
			Jim Hurlbert 1
			Joey Arrington 1
			Frank Warren 7
			Travis Tiller 1
			Junior Miller 5
			Joe Booher 2
			Marty Robbins 1
Wawak Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Buick Century	74	Joe Booher 2	Bobby Wawak
			Bobby Wawak 19
			Bob Riley 1
			Stuart Hoffman 1
			Henry Jones 1
Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury Cougar	21	Neil Bonnett	Glen Wood	Leonard Wood

Season recap

No.	Date	Race title	Track	Winning driver
1	January 13 January 19	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Lennie Pond
	February 10	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway	Buddy Baker
2	February 17	Daytona 500		Benny Parsons
3	February 24	Richmond 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Buddy Baker
4	March 9	Carolina 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Buddy Baker
5	March 16	Atlanta 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Jimmy Means
6	March 30	Valleydale 500	Bristol International Raceway	Richard Childress
7	April 13	CRC Rebel 500	Darlington International Raceway	David Pearson
8	April 20	Northwestern Bank 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Bobby Allison
9	April 27	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Benny Parsons
10	May 4	Winston 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	Tighe Scott
11	May 10	Music City 420	Nashville Speedway	Bobby Allison
12	May 18	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover Downs International Speedway	Lennie Pond
13	May 25	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Buddy Baker
14	June 1	Golden Gate 300	Sears Point International Raceway	Buddy Baker
15	June 8	Warner W. Hodgdon 400	Riverside International Raceway	Cale Yarborough
16	June 15	Gabriel 400	Michigan International Speedway	Bobby Allison
17	July 4	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Neil Bonnett
18	July 12	NASCAR 400	Texas World Speedway	Buddy Baker
19	July 27	Coca-Cola 500	Pocono Raceway	Lennie Pond
20	August 3	Talladega 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	Lennie Pond
21	August 17	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway	Cale Yarborough
22	August 23	Busch Volunteer 500	Bristol International Raceway	Benny Parsons
23	September 1	Southern 500	Darlington International Raceway	Bobby Allison
NASCAR Winston Cup Series Playoffs
24	September 7	Capital City 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Buddy Baker
25	September 14	CRC Chemicals 500	Dover Downs International Speedway	Lennie Pond
26	September 21	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Ricky Rudd
27	September 28	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Dave Marcis
28	October 5	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Lennie Pond
29	October 19	American 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Benny Parsons
30	November 2	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Darrell Waltrip
31	November 15	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario Motor Speedway	Terry Labonte

Final Standings

1. Lennie Pond - 4,819
2. Benny Parsons - 4,690
3. Cale Yarborough - 4,612
4. Bobby Allison - 4,491
5. Buddy Baker - 4,487
6. Darrell Waltrip - 4,407
7. Skip Manning - 4,363
8. Dale Earnhardt - 4,347
9. Dave Marcis - 3,909
10. Ricky Rudd - 3,860
11. David Pearson - 3,775
12. Richard Childress - 3,663
13. Jody Ridley - 3,586
14. Joe Millikan - 3,560
15. Richard Petty - 3,559
16. Harry Gant - 3,522
17. Terry Labonte - 3,518
18. Neil Bonnett - 3,493
19. Dick Brooks - 3,071
20. Tighe Scott - 2,966