1980 Daytona 500
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| Race 2 of 31 in the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Track map of Daytona International Speedway showing mainly the speedway.
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| Date | February 17, 1980 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) |
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| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Average speed | 177.602 miles per hour (285.823 km/h) | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 28 | Buddy Baker | Ranier-Lundy Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
The 22nd annual Daytona 500 was held February 17, 1980 at Daytona International Speedway. Buddy Baker started the decade by winning the fastest Daytona 500 in history, at 177.602 mph (285.823 km/h), it was Baker's only 500 win and did so in his 18th start, the longest until Dale Earnhardt in 1998.[2] The 1980 Daytona Speedweeks was also marred by the death of Ricky Knotts, who was killed during the Gatorade Twin 125 qualifying races.[3][4] There were 42 cars in the field, after planning to only run 40 cars.
Top ten finishers
| Pos[1] | Grid | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Winnings |
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| 1 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | 200 | $102,475 |
| 2 | 9 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | 200 | $54,450 |
| 3 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | 199 | $51,100 |
| 4 | 32 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Oldsmobile | 199 | $36,350 |
| 5 | 14 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | 197 | $32,375 |
| 6 | 17 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | 197 | $26,745 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | 195 | $35,160 |
| 8 | 36 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 194 | $17,180 |
| 9 | 12 | 75 | Lennie Pond | Buick | 194 | $18,000 |
| 10 | 27 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Mercury | 194 | $20,305 |
References
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- ↑ Holliman, Ray. Desire for success kills Ricky Knotts, St. Petersburg Times, February 15, 1980, Retrieved 2010-06-25
| Preceded by | NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1980 |
Succeeded by 1980 Richmond 400 |
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