Results of the 1980 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 25, 1980.
After failing in its 1979 debut, Jim Hall's radically new Chaparral chassis is driven to easy victory by Johnny Rutherford. Tom Sneva becomes the first driver to place second after starting last. He also became the first driver to start last (33rd) and lead laps during the race. Future NASCAR star Tim Richmond is this year's top rookie, despite running out of fuel in the late stages. Following the checkered flag, Johnny Rutherford stopped near the entrance of pit lane to allow Tim Richmond to ride on the side of the winning car. [1] Ten different drivers led a race slowed by 13 caution flags, new race records that would stand until 1993 and 1988 respectively.
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Johnny Rutherford | 192.257 | 1 | 200 | 118 | Running |
| 2 | 33 | 9 | Tom Sneva | 185.290 | 19 | 200 | 16 | Running |
| 3 | 32 | 46 | Gary Bettenhausen | 182.463 | 33 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 17 | 20 | Gordon Johncock | 186.075 | 15 | 200 | 11 | Running |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Rick Mears | 187.491 | 7 | 199 | 10 | Flagged |
| 6 | 8 | 10 | Pancho Carter | 186.480 | 11 | 199 | 5 | Flagged |
| 7 | 16 | 25 | Danny Ongais | 186.606 | 10 | 199 | 0 | Flagged |
| 8 | 31 | 43 | Tom Bigelow | 182.547 | 32 | 198 | 0 | Flagged |
| 9 | 19 | 21 | Tim Richmond | 188.334 | 5 | 197 | 1 | Flagged |
| 10 | 23 | 44 | Greg Leffler | 183.749 | 22 | 197 | 0 | Flagged |
| 11 | 22 | 29 | Billy Engelhart | 184.237 | 20 | 193 | 0 | Flagged |
| 12 | 30 | 2 | Bill Vukovich II | 182.741 | 31 | 192 | 0 | Flagged |
| 13 | 18 | 96 | Don Whittington | 183.927 | 21 | 178 | 0 | Flagged |
| 14 | 12 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | 185.500 | 16 | 173 | 0 | Valve |
| 15 | 21 | 16 | George Snider | 185.386 | 18 | 169 | 1 | Engine |
| 16 | 24 | 18 | Dennis Firestone | 183.701 | 23 | 137 | 0 | Transmission |
| 17 | 5 | 7 | Jerry Sneva | 187.852 | 6 | 130 | 0 | Crash T1 |
| 18 | 25 | 99 | Hurley Haywood | 183.561 | 24 | 127 | 0 | Fire |
| 19 | 3 | 11 | Bobby Unser | 189.994 | 3 | 126 | 26 | Turbocharger |
| 20 | 2 | 12 | Mario Andretti | 191.012 | 2 | 71 | 10 | Engine |
| 21 | 28 | 38 | Jerry Karl | 183.011 | 28 | 64 | 0 | Clutch |
| 22 | 29 | 8 | Dick Simon | 182.787 | 30 | 58 | 0 | Lost wheel |
| 23 | 10 | 66 | Roger Rager | 186.374 | 13 | 55 | 2 | Crash SC |
| 24 | 11 | 23 | Jim McElreath | 186.249 | 14 | 54 | 0 | Crash SC |
| 25 | 20 | 70 | Gordon Smiley | 186.848 | 9 | 47 | 0 | Turbocharger |
| 26 | 7 | 15 | Johnny Parsons | 187.412 | 8 | 44 | 0 | Piston |
| 27 | 9 | 5 | Al Unser | 186.442 | 12 | 33 | 0 | Cylinder |
| 28 | 13 | 40 | Tom Bagley | 185.405 | 17 | 29 | 0 | Pump |
| 29 | 4 | 35 | Spike Gehlhausen | 188.344 | 4 | 20 | 0 | Crash T1 |
| 30 | 27 | 94 | Bill Whittington | 183.262 | 26 | 9 | 0 | Crash T1 |
| 31 | 15 | 26 | Dick Ferguson | 182.880 | 29 | 9 | 0 | Crash T1 |
| 32 | 26 | 48 | Mike Mosley | 183.449 | 25 | 5 | 0 | Gasket |
| 33 | 14 | 95 | Larry Cannon | 183.253 | 27 | 2 | 0 | Camshaft |
Failed to qualify: Bill Alsup (#41), Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. (#32), Phil Caliva (#47), Larry Dickson (#80), Tom Frantz (#57), Janet Guthrie (#51, #55), Pete Halsmer (#34), Bob Harkey (#67), Howdy Holmes (#43, #45), Jim Hurtubise (#56), Herm Johnson (#28), Sheldon Kinser (#24), Lee Kunzman (#59), Al Loquasto (#81), John Mahler (#91), John Martin (#37), Roger Mears (#97), Rick Muther (#82), Bill Puterbaugh, Joe Saldana (#69), Vern Schuppan (#89), Ron Shuman (#78), Jan Sneva (#50, #77), Bill Tempero(#65), Phil Threshie (#30), Rich Vogler (#50), Salt Walther (#76), Frank Weiss (#68), John Wood (#42)
| 1979 Indianapolis 500 Rick Mears |
1980 Indianapolis 500 Johnny Rutherford |
1981 Indianapolis 500 Bobby Unser |
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