Nascar Winston Cup Series 1980

Nascar Winston Cup Series 1980
Allmän information
Säsongsnummer	32
Antal race	31
Start	13 januari
Slut	15 november
Bilar
Chassin	Buick Chevrolet Dodge Ford Mercury Oldsmobile
Däckleverantör(er)	Goodyear
Deltagande
Mästare
Förarmästerskapet	Dale Earnhardt
Märkesmästerskapet	Chevrolet
Årets rookie	Jody Ridley
◄ 1980 ►

Nascar Winston Cup Series 1980 var den 32:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.

Säsongen bestod av 31 race och inleddes på Riverside International Raceway 13 januari och avslutades 15 november på Ontario Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt tog sin första mästerskapstitel. Han skulle även komma att vinna cup-serien ytterligare sex gånger. Chevrolet som bilmärke dominerade serien med 22 segrar och vann märkesmästerskapet för femte året i rad.

Tävlingskalender

Nr	Officiellt namn	Bana	Datum
1	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, Kalifornien	13-19 januari
U	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida	10 februari
KV	125 Mile Qualifying		14 februari
2	Daytona 500		17 februari
3	Richmond 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, Virginia	24 februari
4	Carolina 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina	9 mars
5	Atlanta 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, Georgia	16 mars
6	Valleydale Southeastern 500	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol, Tennessee	30 mars
7	CRC Chemicals Rebel 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina	13 april
8	Northwestern Bank 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina	20 april
9	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia	27 april
10	Winston 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama	4 maj
11	Music City USA 420	Nashville Speedway, Nashville, Tennessee	10 maj
12	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware	18 maj
13	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina	25 maj
14	Budweiser Nascar 400	Texas World Speedway, College Station, Texas	1 juni
15	Warner W. Hodgdon 400	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, Kalifornien	8 juni
16	Gabriel 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan	15 juni
17	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida	4 juli
18	Busch Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway, Nashville, Tennessee	12 juli
19	Coca-Cola 500	Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania	27 juli
20	Talladega 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama	3 augusti
21	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan	17 augusti
22	Busch Volunteer 500	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol, Tennessee	23 augusti
23	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina	1 september
24	Capital City 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, Virginia	7 september
25	CRC Chemicals 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware	14 september
26	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina	21 oktober
27	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia	28 oktober
28	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina	5 oktober
29	American 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina	19 oktober
30	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, Georgia	2 novembet
31	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, Kalifornien	15 november

Resultat

Nr	Tävling	Pole position	Flest ledda varv	Vinnare	Team/ bilägare	Konstruktör	Rapport
1	Winston Western 500	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports	Chevrolet	Rapport
U	Busch Clash	Bobby Allison	Darrell Waltrip	Dale Earnhardt	Osterlund Motorsports	Oldsmobile	Rapport
KV	125 Mile Qualifying 1	Buddy Baker	Buddy Baker	Neil Bonnett	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury	Rapport
KV	125 Mile Qualifying 2	Donnie Allison	Donnie Allison	Donnie Allison	Ellington Racing	Oldsmobile
2	Daytona 500	Buddy Baker	Buddy Baker	Buddy Baker	Ranier Racing	Oldsmobile	Rapport
3	Richmond 400	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports	Chevrolet	Rapport
4	Carolina 500	Darrell Waltrip	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates	Oldsmobile	Rapport
5	Atlanta 500	Buddy Baker	Cale Yarborough	Dale Earnhardt	Osterlund Motorsports	Chevrolet	Rapport
6	Valleydale Southeastern 500	Cale Yarborough	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt	Osterlund Motorsports	Chevrolet	Rapport
7	CRC Chemicals Rebel 500	Benny Parsons	David Pearson	David Pearson	Ellington Racing	Chevrolet	Rapport
8	Northwestern Bank 400	Bobby Allison	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Chevrolet	Rapport
9	Virginia 500	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports	Chevrolet	Rapport
10	Winston 500	David Pearson	Buddy Baker	Buddy Baker	Ranier Racing	Oldsmobile	Rapport
11	Music City USA 420	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Chevrolet	Rapport
12	Mason-Dixon 500	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	Rapport
13	World 600	Cale Yarborough	Darrell Waltrip	Benny Parsons	M.C. Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	Rapport
14	Nascar 400	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	Rapport
15	Warner W. Hodgdon 400	Cale Yarborough	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports	Chevrolet	Rapport
16	Gabriel 400	Benny Parsons	Benny Parsons	Benny Parsons	M.C. Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	Rapport
17	Firecracker 400	Cale Yarborough	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering	Mercury	Rapport
18	Busch Nashville 420	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	Dale Earnhardt	Osterlund Motorsports	Chevrolet	Rapport
19	Coca-Cola 500	Cale Yarborough	Neil Bonnett	Neil Bonnett	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury	Rapport
20	Talladega 500	Buddy Baker	Buddy Baker	Neil Bonnett	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury	Rapport
21	Champion Spark Plug 400	Buddy Baker	Darrell Waltrip	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	Rapport
22	Busch Volunteer 500	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	Rapport
23	Southern 500	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	Terry Labonte	Hagan Enterprises	Chevrolet	Rapport
24	Capital City 400	Cale Yarborough	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	Rapport
25	CRC Chemicals 500	Cale Yarborough	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports	Chevrolet	Rapport
26	Holly Farms 400	Cale Yarborough	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	Rapport
27	Old Dominion 500	Buddy Baker	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt	Osterlund Motorsports	Chevrolet	Rapport
28	National 500	Buddy Baker	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt	Osterlund Motorsports	Chevrolet	Rapport
29	American 500	Donnie Allison	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	Rapport
30	Atlanta Journal 500	Bobby Allison	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	Rapport
31	Los Angeles Times 500	Cale Yarborough	Darrell Waltrip	Benny Parsons	M.C. Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	Rapport

Referenser

• ”1980 Nascar Winston Cup Results” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1980/W/. Läst 30 november 2023. 
• ”1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series” (på engelska). DriverAverages.com. https://www.driveraverages.com/nascar/year.php?yr_id=1980. Läst 30 november 2023. 
• ”NASCAR Winston Cup standings for 1980” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/1980/W. Läst 30 november 2023. 
• ”1980 Busch Clash” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1980-01/X/. Läst 30 november 2023. 
• ”1980 Qualifying Race #1” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/?raceId=1980-01&series=Q. Läst 30 november 2023. 
• ”1980 Qualifying Race #2” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/?raceId=1980-02&series=Q. Läst 30 november 2023.