Rewriting the history of NASCAR (Starting in 1980)

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"NASCAR Winston Cup Series"


"Champion Spark Plug 400"
August 17th, 1980


"Michigan International Speedway"
Brooklyn, Michigan


Race 21 of 31 during the 1980 Season


"Qualifying"



"Race"

"#42 Kyle Petty wins his 2nd strait pol and the 3rd of his career as he leads the rest of the field to take the green flag"


"While battling with the leaders #23 Bryan Dehn get's in a little over his head and is spun by #43 Richard Petty, but his raw abilities was enough to save him from disaster"


"#89 Jim Vandiver & #22 Ricky Rudd get together coming out of the pits causing Rudd to shoot up the track and collide with #28 Buddy Baker"


"This little bit of contact between #28 Buddy Baker and #94 Bobby Wawak wasn't significant at the time, but would be later in the race"


"#23 Bryan Dehn is unable to check up in time when #94 Bobby Wawak suddenly looses power causing a big traffic jam behind him"


"Many of the front runners would get involved notably #2 Dale Earnhardt and ending the day of #23 Bryan Dehn"


"#94 Bobby Wawak would strike again with 6 laps to go getting in the way for leader #11 Cale Yarborough which pretty much had the race won as he tried for the season sweep at Michigan"


"A little farther back in the pack the 2nd & 3rd place cars of #24 Cecil Gordon & #45 Baxter Price both sending them back to the hauler"


"With 3 laps to go under caution the #2 car of Dale Earnhardt finally let go"


"#87 Billie Harvey had all the luck and was able to get by Yarborough to give him his 1st win of his career in only his 5th career start"



"Race Recap"
After the race Billie Harvey said he was going to shut it down in 1980 so he could run for Rookie of the Year in 1981 as this his his 5th start of 1980 and running 1 more would exclude him for next year. This is the 3rd race in a row that a drive would take the checkered flag for the 1st time in his career. There was 4 caution flags for 17 laps and 14 lead changes amongst 10 different drivers.


"Video Recap"



"#23 Bryan Dehn's Day"
I was having another great day staying in the top 10 all day until the 94 car suddenly lost power causing everyone to get their shots in on me. I hope it was payback for all the destruction I have caused through out the year and I am going into Bristol with a clean slate with everyone now.


"Race Results"



"Point Standings"

* Rookies with less than 8 races completed by the 20th race of the season do not gain rookie points for the rest of the season. Only the top 9 rookies will receive rookie points for the rest of 1980


"Next Race"
Busch Volunteer 500
Bristol, Tennessee
August 23rd, 1980

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"NASCAR Winston Cup Series"


"Busch Volunteer 500"
August 23rd, 1980


"Bristol International Raceway"
Bristol, Tennessee


Race 22 of 31 during the 1980 Season


"Qualifying"



"Race"

"#2 Dale Earnhardt wins his 6th pole of the season and the 10th of his career"


"#52 Jimmy Means and #45 Baxter Price get together and both crash into the inside wall."


"#11 Cale Yarborough get's into #53 Slick Johnson spinning him back up the track into #70 J.D. McDuffie"


"#23 Bryan Dehn didn't see the pit sign by #64 Tommy Gale spinning him out causing more commotion with #95 Tommy Houston getting the worst of it"


"#67 Buddy Arrington and #52 Jimmy Means get together also getting #11 Cale Yarborough involved"


"#44 Terry Labonte & #23 Bryan Dehn get together causing both of them to spin out"


"3 wide is acceptable, but 4 wide is impossible at Bristol as these 4 driver found out the hard way"


"#48 James Hylton suddenly looses power and #12 Buck Simmons has no where to go and crushes the rear end of Hylton's car"


"#23 Bryan Dehn tries his best to loose the 5 second lead he has with 40 some laps left to go in the race, but there was no caution and he was able to get it going just in time to hold the lead"


"#23 Bryan Dehn wins the race for the 1st time this season and for the 1st time in his career in his 22nd career start"


"Race Recap"
#23 Bryan Dehn was the dominant car today nearly lapping the field and leading nearly half of the race. With #90 Jody Ridley having a bad day he was able to take off half of the points he needed to get back into the Rookie of the Year chase as it seemed all, but wrapped up by Ridley. #2 Dale Earnhardt had a solid outing getting him back to a 100 plus point lead on #27 Benny Parsons with just 9 races remaining. There was 10 caution flags for 50 laps and 20 lead changes amongst 12 different drivers.


"Video Recap"



"#23 Bryan Dehn's Day"
I WON! Finally we were able to get to where I am at my best on a short track and the car was head and shoulders above the competition. It felt good to be to do whatever I want to do with the car, but the rookie in me did make mistakes and tried to give the race away, but I was able to limit them to minor inconveniences and have more than enough to put this car in victory lane.


"Race Results"



"Point Standings"



"Next Race"
Southern 500
Darlington, South Carolina
September 1st, 1980

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Congrats on your first victory. Must be sweet!

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Congrats on your first victory. Must be sweet!

It sure is. Stayed out of trouble for the most part yet still tried to give it up at the end, but thankfully I had a big enough lead to finish the job.

"NASCAR Winston Cup Series"


"Southern 500"
September 1st, 1980


"Darlington Raceway"
Darlington, South Carolina


Race 23 of 31 during the 1980 Season


"Qualifying"



"Race"

"#11 Cale Yarborough leads the field to take the green flag earning his 6th pole of the season and the 49th of his career"


"#74 Joe Booher and #94 Bobby Wawak get together causing Wawak to spin out also collecting #77 Kenny Hemphill knocking both drivers out of the race"


"After the yellow flag comes out for debris the #72 car driven by Joe Millikan decides it's had enough of Darlington"


"#48 James Hylton and #99 Dick May get together going into turn 3 during a round of green flag pit stops"


"#25 Ronnie Thomas is the last to make his stop and in doing so forced every other car on the track to end up on the tail end of the lead lap"


"#23 Bryan Dehn and #2 Dale Earnhardt enter the pits for the last round of stops, but Earnhardt and Dehn get together and cause Dehn to spin and hit the wall ending any chance at a good finish"


"#7 Dick Brooks, #75 John Anderson & #40 D.K. Ulrich get together bringing out the final caution allowing most drivers to come back around to challenge Ronnie Thomas for the win"


"#25 Ronnie Thomas is able to hold off any challengers in the last remaining laps to win his 1st career race in his 84th career start"


"Race Recap"
Ronnie Thomas becomes 5th driver in the last 5 races to win his 1st career race. Dale Earnhardt looses 30 points in the championship chase over Benny Parsons and the man sitting 3rd in points, Jody Ridley is also the leader in the Rookie of the Year race by a commanding margin over Bryan Dehn. There was 4 cautions for 16 laps and 10 lead changes between 7 different drivers.


"Video Recap"



"#23 Bryan Dehn's Day"
Every time I would make my way up through the field something dumb would happen to put me back in the back forcing me to start back over. The car had enough in it to get a top 10 and still have a chance at the Rookie of the Year award and looked like everything was going to fall into place until Dale Earnhardt had to hit me going into pit road ending any chance I had at any kind of a respectable finish.


"Race Results"



"Point Standings"



"Next Race"
Capital City 400
Richmond, Virginia
September 7th, 1980

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"NASCAR Winston Cup Series"


"Capital City 400"
September 7th, 1980


"Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway"
Richmond, Virginia


Race 24 of 31 during the 1980 Season


"Qualifying"



"Race"

"#11 Cale Yarborough earns his 2nd strait pole and the 7th of the season making an even 50 for his career"


"#44 Terry Labonte breaks down on lap 30 of the race and stops right in the middle of the track, but no one else got caught up in the misfortune"


"#99 Dick May get's into the rear end of #23 Bryan Dehn spinning him out and bringing out the yellow flag, but May also was able to straiten the 23 back out to keep going without further problems"


"#23 Bryan Dehn get's loose coming out of turn 4 and has it saved until #42 Kyle Petty made it 3 wide and they touched wheels pushing him down the front stretch and bringing out another yellow flag"


"#70 J.D. McDuffie's engine let's go under yellow on lap 88"


"The man with 9 DNF's and the most on the season #24 Cecil Gordon has his engine fail him again on lap 115"


"The top rookie of the season #90 Jody Ridley has engine problems and is forced to retire on lap 152"


"5 laps later #72 Joe Millikan has engine problems and is one of many to go down on this short track"


"#27 Benny Parsons and #67 Buddy Arrington get together causing Arrington to hit the end of the steel rails sending him back up the track into #21 Neil Bonnett"


"#47 Harry Gant takes the checkered flag winning his 1st race of his career in his 61st race"


"Race Recap"
Harry Gant becomes the 6th driver in a row to win his 1st career race. Dale Earnhardt is able to open the season point lead to 90 points following 10th top 5 finish of the year. Rookie of the Year candidate Bryan Dehn was happy to see his competition Jody Ridley fall out of the race early, but mistimed caution flag forced him into only a 15th place finish didn't allow him to capitalize and inch closer towards the title. There was 5 cautions for 25 laps during the race and 8 different drivers lead a lap exchanging the lead 10 times.


"Video Recap"



"#23 Bryan Dehn's Day"
I had a top 10 and possibly a top 5 all wrapped up until I had to pit a bit earlier than the rest of the field causing me to be put a lap down. All in all a top 15 is great, but Jody Ridley having such a huge point lead a 15th place finish didn't allow me to capitalize and give me the boost I needed to steal the Rookie of the Year championship.


"Race Results"



"Point Standings"



"Next Race"
CRC Chemicals 500
Dover, Delaware
September 14th, 1980

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"NASCAR Winston Cup Series"


"CRC Chemicals 500"
September 14th, 1980


"Dover Downs International Speedway"
Dover, Delaware


Race 25 of 31 during the 1980 Season


"Qualifying"



"Race"

"#11 Cale Yarborough leads the field to take the green flag for the 3rd race in a row making it 8 times he has sat on the pole this season and the 51st time in his career"


"#12 Donnie Allison could only make it to lap 24 before his engine would let go"


"#2 Dale Earnhardt would have issues in the pit with the man chasing him in the point standing causing him to go a couple laps down that he would never be able to make up"


"#42 Kyle Petty would have to drop out of competition on lap 107 when his engine let go."


"While leading the race #23 Bryan Dehn was sandwiched in between 3 lapped cars when #64 Tommy Gale put a bumper to him causing Dehn to spin out"


"#75 John Anderson would have to put his car back on the hauler when his Ignition would go out on lap 145"


"#47 Harry Gant wouldn't be able carry the good luck of winning last week as he got tangled up with another car and barrel rolled down the banking"


"#19 Steve Spencer spun out due to the crash and #43 Richard Petty and #2 Dale Earnhardt had no where to go"


"#23 Bryan Dehn and #88 Darrell Waltrip get together in turn 3 causing a few other cars to get involved and ultimately get taken out of the race."


"#11 Cale Yarborough would get his 3rd top 5 in a row winning from the pole. It is his 2nd win of the year and the 65th win of his career in his 430th career start"


"Race Recap"
Benny Parsons only moves up a little bit in the point standings not being able to take advantage of Earnhardts miss fortunes. Cale Yarborough is making a last second run at the championship getting 4 top 5's in his last 5 races, but is still a little over 300 points behind in 4th place. There was 4 caution flags for 16 laps and 10 drivers exchanged the lead 23 times.


"Video Recap"



"#23 Bryan Dehn's Day"
I had another solid race staying ahead of Jody Ridley to not lose any of the points I have earned the past couple weeks in the Rookie of the Year chase. I was dominant in the middle of the race, but some bad luck put me in the back of the pack and fought hard to get back and finish in 3rd place.


"Race Results"



"Point Standings"



"Next Race"
Holly Farms 400
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
September 21st, 1980

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"NASCAR Winston Cup Series"


"Holly Farms 400"
September 21st, 1980


"North Wilkesboro Speedway"
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina


Race 26 of 31 during the 1980 Season


"Qualifying"



"Race"

"#88 Darrell Waltrip earns his 3rd pole on the season and is the 19th of his career"


"#07 Jeff McDuffie is only able to complete 5 laps before his engine would let go ending his day"


"#17 Roger Hamby is not far behind loosing his engine on Lap 18 of the race"


"#44 Terry Labonte thought his pits were on the track as he stops right on the front stretch by his pits. Maybe he forgot something, but it ends up putting him 4 laps down that he would never recover from"


"#43 Richard Petty had to come in for an unscheduled pit stop putting him a couple laps down continuing his terrible season"


"With only 50 something laps to go #23 Bryan Dehn spins out trying to re-take the lead from #2 Dale Earnhardt bringing out the 1st caution of the day"


"#27 Benny Parsons had no where to go, but was able to slow up enough to not cause any major damage to either car"


"#23 Bryan Dehn get's by #2 Dale Earnhardt cleanly on the last lap to move into 2nd place"


"Engine problems reared their ugly head on the last lap for #43 Richard Petty"


"#88 Darrell Waltrip edges out #23 Bryan Dehn to win the race from the pole for the 2nd race in a row being the 3rd driver to do so in 4 races. Darrell wins his 2nd race of the season and the 24th of his career in 214 races"


"Race Recap"
Benny Parsons looses ground to Earnhardt in the points chase, but is still only 73 points back with 5 races left to go. There was only 1 caution flag for 5 laps and 6 drivers lead the race exchanging the lead 8 times.


"Video Recap"



"#23 Bryan Dehn's Day"
Another top 5 and a great rookie points day and I now only am 19 points back with 5 races left. This is a good stretch of tracks for me and I am able to take of advantage of them so far. The only track left on the schedule that will pose a problem for me is Ontario at the end of the season, but Martinsville is next and hope to have another good run there as well.


"Race Results"



"Point Standings"



"Next Race"
Old Diminion 500
Martinsville, Virginia
September 28th, 1980

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"NASCAR Winston Cup Series"


"Old Dominion 500"
September 28th, 1980


"Martinsville Speedway"
Martinsville, Virginia


Race 27 of 31 during the 1980 Season


"Qualifying"



"Race"

"#88 Darrell Waltrip wins his 2nd strait pole and his 4th of the season making it 20 career poles"


"#68 Lennie Pond get's into #52 Jimmy Means to bring out the 1st caution"


"#68 Lennie Pond is at it again this time trying to take out #11 Cale Yarborough"


"#3 Richard Childress and #75 John Anderson get together in turn 1 bringing out another cuation"


"#28 Buddy Baker takes out #2 Dale Earnhardt in turn 1"


"4 wide don't work at Martinsville as #52 Jimmy Means and #79 Junior Miller get tangled up coming out of turn 4"


"#23 Bryan Dehn and #12 Donnie Allison tangle in turn 3 trying to go 3 wide and Dehn looses control spinning out"


"#12 Donnie Allison didn't cause problems, but #23 Bryan Dehn thinks otherwise and retaliates a few laps later in turn 1"


"#28 Buddy Baker ends up on his roof after tangling with #70 J.D. McDuffie"


"Leading the last 14 laps of the race rookie #23 Bryan Dehn wins his 2nd race of the season and the 2nd of his career in just 27 starts"


"Race Recap"
Dale Earnhardt puts a little more space between him and the 2nd place Benny Parsons in the season point standings. In the battle for the "Rookie of the Year" Bryan Dehn's victory propels him into 1st place with 4 races left to go. Darrell Waltrip became the 2nd driver to win the pole the week after winning the race from the pole and dominated the race leading 157 of the 250 laps, but late in the race his car seemed to run a bit low on power and gave up his bid for a 2nd strait victory. This race breaks up a string of 4 strait top 5 finishes for Cale Yarborough pretty much ending his chance at a miracle comeback in the season point standings. There was 7 cautions for 35 laps and 7 drivers lead a lap exchanging the lead 12 times.


"Video Recap"



"#23 Bryan Dehn's Day"
This win came out of no where today. I was struggling to just stay near the top 10 all day including making a couple mistakes so I heard anyway. I hadn't lead a lap all day, but with 14 to go I found myself in the lead with a big cushion and lapped cars in between so I could coast my way into victory lane and this should help me out big time in the rookie of the year chase. Jody Ridley is 200 some points ahead of me in the standings so I know I must gain at least a 10 point advantage if I am to steal the rookie of the year honors away from him.


"Race Results"



"Point Standings"



"Next Race"
National 500
Charlotte, North Carolina
October 5th, 1980

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"NASCAR Winston Cup Series"


"National 500"
October 5th, 1980


"Charlotte Motor Speedway"
Charlotte, North Carolina


Race 28 of 31 during the 1980 Season


"Qualifying"



"Race"

"#11 Cale Yarborough leads the field to take the green flag for the 9th time this year and the 52nd time in his career"


"#4 Connie Saylor and #70 J.D. McDuffie get together in turn 4 spinning the rookie Saylor around and into the wall"


"#62 Rick Wilson has no where to go and slams into #4 Connie Saylor ending both drivers day on lap 85"


"#24 Cecil Gordon has run every race this season, but is 28th in points due to having a league leading 10 DNF's on the season"


"#1 David Pearson heads down pit lane for an unscheduled stop and eventually putted it back to the hauler and called it a day"


"#77 Kenny Hemphill lost his engine on lap 91 in front of a lot of cars, but everyone got through cleanly"


"#94 Bobby Wawak and #27 Benny Parsons get together going into turn 1 shortly after the restart"


"#23 Bryan Dehn goes onto the apron to miss the wreck and when coming back up onto the track he was met by #79 Junior Miller spinning both out, but not causing much if any damage"


"#2 Dale Earnhardt leaves the racing surface and makes an unscheduled pit stop effectively ending his day"


"#16 Rusty Wallace looks like a racing god winning both races he has entered this year giving him 2 wins in his first 2 career starts"


"Race Recap"
The only thing to make Rusty Wallace more impressive was to win both races back to back, but no one has ever won in their 1st carrer start much less in his first 2 races of his career. Someone has got to put this guy in a car full time next year. Dale Earnhardt gave up a lot of ground by having a loose lugnut on the final green flag run late in the race and gives up his points lead to Benny Parsons and is 22 points back with 3 races left to go. Bryan Dehn moves 5 points ahead of Jody Ridley in the "Rookie of the Year" standings with his 4th top 3 finish in a row. There was 2 cautions for 8 laps and 16 drivers lead a lap exchanging the lead 37 times.



"Video Recap"



"#23 Bryan Dehn's Day"
I am surprised at how well I have been running each week after struggling to even keep the car clean through out the year. My 4th top 3 and 5th out of 7 races has put me back into the rookie of the year chase, but Jody Ridley don't finish out of the top 10 ver ymuch which makes it a must for me to finish in the top 5 each week to still have a chance.


"Race Results"



"Point Standings"



"Next Race"
American 500
Rockingham, North Carolina
October 19th, 1980

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"NASCAR Winston Cup Series"


"American 500"
October 19th, 1980


"North Carolina Motor Speedway"
Rockingham, North Carolina


Race 29 of 31 during the 1980 Season


"Qualifying"



"Race"

"#47 Harry Gant leads the field to take the green flag earning his 1st pole of the season and his 2nd career pole in his 66th career start"


"#53 Slick Johnson just get's enough of the rear bumber of #79 Junior Miller to send him hard into the inside wall on lap #17"


"#9 Bill Elliott blows up on lap #51 during green flag pit stops"


"#40 Stan Barrett get's into the back end of #2 Dale Earnhardt sending him up into the wall, but he keeps going and doesn't bring out the yellow flag"


"#40 Stan Barrett is a little aggressive in his 1st ever start getting into the rear end of #23 Bryan Dehn and he is able to save it without hitting anything in the process"


"#2 Dale Earnhardt wasn't very patient as he turns the slower car of #18 Randy Ogden bring out the yellow flag"


"#67 Buddy Arrington came up off the apron and got into the #76 car of Mike Potter as he goes hard into the wall flipping over Arrington as they both barrel roll down the turn 3 banking"


"#07 Jeff McDuffie and #7 Dick Brooks get together coming off turn 4, but the unfortunate victim is #88 Darrell Waltrip as he spins down the front stretch"


"#23 Bryan Dehn tried to fit into a little hole, but #66 Lake Speed was there and spun both of them around and into the outside wall"


"#40 Stan Barrett wins the race in his 1st ever start."


"Race Recap"
Benny Parsons extands his point lead to 52 points after a 18th place finish over Dale Earnhardt which didn't have such a good day finishing 28th. There was 5 caution flags for 19 laps. 12 drivers each lead a lap exchanging the lead 23 times.


"Video Recap"



"#23 Bryan Dehn's Day"
I came home finishing in 12th place which is a good result, but Jody Ridley finished 6th and we are now tied to the Rookie of the Year honors, but I know those 11 points he will gain for being so far ahead of me the point standings means I can not finish behind him, but rather continue this great run I have been on along with some bad luck on Ridley's part if I am to have a shot at winning the award.


"Race Results"



"Point Standings"



"Next Race"
Atlanta Journal 500
Atlanta, Georgia
November 2nd, 1980

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"NASCAR Winston Cup Series"


"Atlanta Journal 500"
November 2nd, 1980


"Atlanta International Raceway"
Atlanta, Georgia


Race 30 of 31 during the 1980 Season


"Qualifying"



"Race"

"#11 Cale Yarborough leads to field to take the green flag for the 10th time this season and the 53rd time in his career"


"Two old foes renewed their rivalry early on in the race as #1 David Pearson and #43 Richard Petty fought for the lead"


"While the two stars of yesterday battled the two top rookies, #90 Jody Ridley and #23 Bryan Dehn took it to each other in a side by side battle"


"#25 Ronnie Thomas slowed up on the track and #24 Cecil Gordon didn't react at all slamming into him and taking #9 Bill Elliott along for the ride"


"While leading with 30 laps to go #23 Bryan Dehn got into it with #48 James Hylton while pitting under green flag conditions causing both to hit the wall hard"


"While coming out of the pits #64 Tommy Gale got into #11 Cale Yarborough and sent him up the track into #88 Darrell Waltrip"


"While checking up to go into the pits again under caution #48 James Hylton rear ended the field causing all kinds of mayhem ultimately leading to only having #23 Bryan Dehn left on the lead lap"


"On turn 2 of the last lap #2 Dale Earnhardt passed #27 Benny Parsons to pick up a couple much needed points for the championship"


"What looked like disaster turned into a gift for #23 Bryan Dehn after all was said and done he was the only car on the lead lap and cruised to his 3rd victory of the season and the 3rd of his career in his 30th start"


"Race Recap"
With the last lap pass Dale Earnhardt made up 5 points and trails Benny Parsons by 47 going into the final race of the season. Benny needs a 8th place finish or better to secure his 2nd career Winston Cup Championship. There was 2 cautions for 8 laps. 13 drivers exchanged the lead 35 times.


"Video Recap"



"#23 Bryan Dehn's Day"
Look what the cat dragged in! I thought my day was over after making contact with James Hylton and my hopes for the Rookie of the Year was over, but the racing gods shined down on me and I lucked my way to my 3rd win of the season. Unheard of year for Rookies. It is hard enough to find any rookie that wins a race much less 3 and with Jody Ridley & Rusty Wallace winning 2 including his first 2 starts along with many other 1st time rookie winners this season has been one for the record books for sure. I need to finish 10 points ahead of Jody next week to win which means it's top 10 or bust with a lot of help.


"Race Results"



"Point Standings"



"Next Race"
Los Angeles Times 500
Ontario, California
November 15th, 1980

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"NASCAR Winston Cup Series"


"Los Angeles Times 500"
November 15th, 1980


"Ontario Motor Speedway"
Ontario, California


Race 31 of 31 during the 1980 Season


"Qualifying"



"Race"

"#11 Cale Yarborough leads the field to take the green flag earning his 11th pole of the season and his 54th of his career"


"#22 Ricky Rudd and #67 Buddy Arrington get together early in the race to bring out the 1st caution"


"#27 Benny Parosns has only his 2nd DNF of the season giving #2 Dale Earnhardt the shot at the championship, but was also involved in the wreck and had to retire"


"Top Rookie of the Year contender, #90 Jody Ridley was turned by #66 Lake Speed opening the door to loose the title finishing 38th"


"#45 Roy Smith was turned around on the front stretch by #70 J.D. McDuffie"


"Trying to make his way to the front #23 Bryan Dehn was tagged in the rear by #73 Bill Schmitt sending him into the wall, but was able to continue"


"An altercation with #02 Chuck Bown did end the day of Rookie of the Year hopeful #23 Bryan Dehn putting him behind pit wall and finishes short of the title"


"#88 Darrell Waltrip wins the final race of the year. It is his 3rd win in 1980 and his 25th career win in his 220th career start"


"Race Recap"
There was 5 cautions for 19 laps and 7 different drivers exchanging the lead 12 times.


"Video Recap"



"#23 Bryan Dehn's Day"
The long straits held us back. No power to make many passes, but it was a problem for many here today. Thought we had our big track problems fixed, but we were mired in the back all day. We got the luck we needed to put out the huge come from behind upset and a top 10 was all that was needed, but I got to antsy and put the car into the wall not only once, but twice so here we are. We had a great season. Finished 6th in the point standings and hold the rookie record with 3 wins in my rookie season.


"Race Results"



"Point Standings"




"#90 Jody Ridley sits in turn 4 smoking and out of the race, but he is your 1980 "Rookie of the Year" Champion!"


"The crew got the #27 car back together enough for Benny Parsons to take his victory lap winning his 2nd NASCAR Winston Cup Championship!"

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"NASCAR Winston Cup Series"


"NASCAR Champions"



"Final 1980 Schedule"



"Final Drivers Point Standings"



"Final Owners Point Standings"



"Final Manufacturers Championship Standings"



"Your Top 10 for 1980"
#1) "#27 Benny Parsons" 3,977 Points


#2) "#2 Dale Earnhardt" 3,927 Points


#3) "#90 Jody Ridley" 3,836 Points


#4) "#71 Dave Marcis" 3,663 Points


#5) "#11 Cale Yarborough" 3,656 Points


#6) "#23 Bryan Dehn" 3,619 Points


#7) "#15 Bobby Allison" 3,482 Points


#8) "#88 Darrell Waltrip" 3,481 Points


#9) "#67 Buddy Arrington" 3,468 Points


#10) "#47 Harry Gant" 3,442 Points

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Last post for 1980. After this it's the start of the 1981 season!!!

"NASCAR Winston Cup Series"


"Career NASCAR Statistics"



"Season NASCAR Statistics"



"Career NASCAR Victories"



"Career NASCAR Poles"



"Career NASCAR Starts"



"Career NASCAR Top 5's"



"Career NASCAR Top 10's"



"Career NASCAR Average Start"



"Career NASCAR Average Finish"



"Career NASCAR Laps Run"



"Career NASCAR Laps Lead"



"Career NASCAR Lead Lap Finishes"



"Career NASCAR Running at Finish"