1980 Carolina 500 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1980 Carolina 500 |
| Name of Track: | North Carolina Speedway |
| Date: | March 9th |
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1980 Carolina 500 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1980 Carolina 500, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | 21 | $19,280 | 492 | 0 | running | Busch |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 43 | 9 | $18,720 | 492 | 0 | running | STP |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 7 | $14,420 | 491 | 0 | running | Rod Osterlund |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | 1 | $11,270 | 491 | 0 | running | Gatorade |
| 5 | Donnie Allison | 1 | 12 | $6,750 | 491 | 0 | running | Hawaiian Tropic |
| 6 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | 6 | $3,770 | 490 | 0 | running | Purolator |
| 7 | Bobby Allison | 15 | 4 | $7,320 | 489 | 0 | running | Mike Curb / Hodgdon |
| 8 | Harry Gant | 47 | 23 | $4,625 | 488 | 0 | running | Race Hill Farm |
| 9 | Dave Marcis | 71 | 8 | $4,630 | 486 | 0 | running | Hudson Transmission |
| 10 | Terry Labonte | 44 | 16 | $4,370 | 483 | 0 | running | Stratagraph |
| 11 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | 28 | $3,960 | 476 | 0 | running | Stone's Cafeteria |
| 12 | Ricky Rudd | 40 | 11 | $3,640 | 472 | 0 | running | Al Rudd Auto Parts |
| 13 | James Hylton | 48 | 18 | $3,360 | 469 | 0 | running | Palatine Automotive Parts |
| 14 | Richard Childress | 3 | 19 | $3,120 | 462 | 0 | running | CRC Chemicals |
| 15 | Buddy Baker | 28 | 3 | $2,070 | 458 | 0 | crash | NAPA / Regal Ride |
| 16 | Dick Brooks | 7 | 15 | $2,760 | 455 | 0 | rear end | Sanyo |
| 18 | Roger Hamby | 17 | 33 | $1,900 | 440 | 0 | running | Kings Inn |
| 21 | Benny Parsons | 27 | 5 | $6,020 | 411 | 0 | crash | Melling Tool |
| 23 | Bill Elswick | 75 | 22 | $1,325 | 403 | 0 | running | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 24 | John Anderson | 33 | 24 | $750 | 353 | 0 | crash | Draime Race Engines |
| 25 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 27 | $1,770 | 346 | 0 | engine | Reid Trailer Sales |
| 26 | Tommy Gale | 64 | 31 | $1,725 | 332 | 0 | engine | Sunny King Ford & Honda |
| 29 | Jody Ridley | 90 | 20 | $2,125 | 256 | 0 | crash | Truxmore / Sunny King |
| 30 | Slick Johnson | 53 | 14 | $600 | 205 | 0 | engine | J.D. Johnson |
| 31 | Kyle Petty | 42 | 32 | $595 | 125 | 0 | engine | STP |
| 33 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | 29 | $1,085 | 73 | 0 | crash | Cecil Gordon |
