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Race 7 of 31 in the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
![]() Layout of Darlington Raceway | |||
Date | April 13, 1980 | ||
Official name | CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 | ||
Location | Darlington Raceway (Darlington, South Carolina) | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km) | ||
Distance | 189 laps, 258.2 mi (415.4 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 367 laps, 501.3 mi (806.7 km) | ||
Weather | Warm with temperatures of 79.9 °F (26.6 °C); wind speeds of 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h); exactly 0.31 inches (7.9 mm) of rain and hail interrupted the race | ||
Average speed | 112.397 miles per hour (180.885 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 45,000 [3] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | M.C. Anderson Racing | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | David Pearson | Ellington Racing | |
Laps | 99 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 1 | David Pearson | Ellington Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ABC | ||
Announcers | Keith Jackson Jackie Stewart | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Universal Racing Network | ||
Booth Announcers | Dick Jones, Dave Rogers | ||
Turn Announcers | Hill Overton (backstretch), Bobby Johns |
The 1980 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on April 13, 1980, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.
Forty-five thousand fans would attend the event, interrupted by 0.31 inches or 7.9 millimetres of precipitation, shortened to the shortest race in what is now the Cup Series by percentage in Darlington history (51.50%, 189 laps, which is six laps more than an official race, which would be 184 laps), as the race was shortened because of impending darkness (Darlington did not add lights until the 2004 Southern 500).
There were 36 American-born drivers on the grid. A multiple-car crash where Ricky Rudd and Richard Petty collided in Turn 1 collected numerous cars, with Neil Bonnett never completing the first lap. David Pearson would earn his 105th win in the NASCAR Cup Series as he defeated Benny Parsons by three seconds, second all-time. Lake Speed would finish in the top ten only three races after his Cup Series debut. This would be the seventh Spring Darlington win for Pearson in addition to two victories in a row at Darlington for David Pearson. Hoss Ellington would receive his final NASCAR Winston Cup Series win for the #1 Hawaiian Tropic team. [3]
Most of the cars in this race were Chevrolets. The race took two hours and twenty-three minutes to complete. Almost the entire "top ten" grid were driving Chevrolet vehicles. Harry Gant would achieve his first top five finish; marking a precedence for more than 100 top five finishes. Winnings for this race varied from $21,340 for the winner ($78,913 when adjusted for inflation) to $1,800 for the last-place finisher ($6,656 when adjusted for inflation). [3] The total purse was $173,565 ($641,826 when adjusted for inflation). [4]
The 105th win was Pearson's last NASCAR Cup Series win, with him winning consecutive races at Darlington for his final two wins. [5]
Notable crew chiefs were Junie Donlavey, Joey Arrington, Darrell Bryant, Dale Inman, D.K. Ulrich, Waddell Wilson, Kirk Shelmerdine, Jake Elder among others. [6]
Grid [3] | No. | Driver | Manufacturer |
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1 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet |
2 | 1 | David Pearson | Chevrolet |
3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet |
4 | 40 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet |
5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet |
6 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet |
7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet |
8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet |
9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet |
10 | 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet |
11 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury |
12 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford |
13 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet |
14 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford |
15 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet |
Section reference: [3]
* Driver failed to finish race
Section reference: [3]
Some details sourced from Universal Racing Network broadcast, archived at the Appalachian State University Belk Library in Boone, North Carolina. [7] Hank Schoolfield, who owned the Universal Racing Network, donated Universal Racing Network broadcasts from 1964 to 1982 to the school. The broadcasts are archived in MP3 format by the library.
Pos | Driver | Points [3] | Differential |
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1 | Dale Earnhardt | 1106 | 0 |
2 | Bobby Allison | 1013 | -93 |
3 | Darrell Waltrip | 1002 | -104 |
4 | Richard Petty | 962 | -144 |
5 | Cale Yarborough | 927 | -179 |
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