1980 Daytona 500

1980 Daytona 500
Race details^[1]
Race 2 of 31 in the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Track map of Daytona International Speedway showing mainly the speedway.
Date	February 17, 1980 (1980-02-17)
Location	Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance	200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed	177.602 miles per hour (285.823 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Buddy Baker	Ranier-Lundy Racing
Time	46.368
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner	Neil Bonnett	Wood Brothers Racing
Duel 2 Winner	Donnie Allison	Hoss Ellington
Most laps led
Driver	Buddy Baker	Ranier-Lundy Racing
Laps	143
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	Laps led	Points
1	1	28	Buddy Baker	Oldsmobile	200	$102,475	143	185
2	9	15	Bobby Allison	Mercury	200	$54,450	9	175
3	3	21	Neil Bonnett	Mercury	199	$51,100	8	170
4	32	2	Dale Earnhardt	Oldsmobile	199	$36,350	10	165
5	14	27	Benny Parsons	Oldsmobile	197	$32,375	0	155
6	17	44	Terry Labonte	Oldsmobile	197	$26,745	0	150
7	2	1	Donnie Allison	Oldsmobile	195	$35,160	2	151
8	36	14	Sterling Marlin	Chevrolet	194	$17,180	0	142
9	12	75	Lennie Pond	Buick	194	$18,000	0	138
10	27	90	Jody Ridley	Mercury	194	$20,305	0	134

References

1 2 "1980 Daytona 500". Racing-Reference.info.
↑ Aumann, Mark (January 26, 2005). "Daytona Countdown: '80". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
↑ "Driver Young dies in crash at Daytona". Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago. February 14, 1987. p. 94. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
↑ Holliman, Ray. Desire for success kills Ricky Knotts, St. Petersburg Times, February 15, 1980, Retrieved 2010-06-25

Preceded by 1980 Winston Western 500	NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1980	Succeeded by 1980 Richmond 400

Daytona 500

Track and race information
Track	Daytona International Speedway International Speedway Corporation Daytona 500 Experience Fatalities
Statistics	Winners Pole-sitters Records Harley J. Earl Trophy
Lore	Race history Broadcasters Death of Dale Earnhardt Bill France Ken Squier
Notable races	The Photo-Finish Pearson/Petty Crash The Fight The Slingshot The Dale and Dale Show This One's For You (Hendrick podium sweep) Earnhardt's Daytona win Death of Dale Earnhardt Marlin Loses by a Fender Last lap Mayhem 50th Anniversary Pothole Problems Trevor Bayne becomes the youngest Daytona 500 winner Monday Night Primetime and Exploding Jet Dryer Danica Patrick becomes the first woman Cup polesitter and first woman to lead the Daytona 500 6-Hour Rain Delay and Tornado Warning Hamlin Gets a Run Stewart Haas Racing's First Daytona 500 Win
Related events	Advance Auto Parts Clash Speedweeks Can-Am Duel Coke Zero 400 NextEra Energy Resources 250 PowerShares QQQ 300 Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 Lucas Oil 200 Daytona 200 24 Hours of Daytona
Related area	City of Daytona Beach Sports in Florida Daytona Beach and Road Course Daytona Beach International Airport The Daytona Beach News-Journal WDSC-TV

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NASCAR on CBS
Commentators	Buddy Baker Dick Berggren Neil Bonnett Dave Despain Chris Economaki Eli Gold Greg Gumbel David Hobbs Ned Jarrett Mike Joy Bud Palmer Benny Parsons Richard Petty Ralph Sheheen Ken Squier Bill Stephens Brock Yates
Lore	The Fight Fastest 500 In History The Bumpergate The Slingshot Pass Elliott's Dominant Performance Beginning of the Curse of Dale Earnhardt Like Father, Like Son Waltrip's Fuel Milage Derrike Cope's Upset over Earnhardt The Dale and Dale Show Smith/Bonnett Incidents and Photo Finish Marlin's First Win: Tragedy in Speedweeks Miller edges Skinner by 0.001 seconds The Dale and Dale Show II Last Tape Delayed Cup race: Earnhardt's Big Wreck at Talladega This One's For You (Hendrick Podium Sweep) Earnhardt's Daytona Win Junior Breaks Through Adam's lone start/Junior's First Cup Win Jeff Burton wins the final NASCAR Winston Cup race on CBS
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