1980 Champion Spark Plug 400 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1980 Champion Spark Plug 400 |
| Name of Track: | Michigan International Speedway |
| Date: | August 17th |
Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile, moderate-banked, tri-oval superspeedway.
This NASCAR sanctioned race track is located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,200 acres near Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. It is used for NASCAR and high-level open wheel motor racing events.
One Of NASCAR's Fastest TracksMichigan is now one of the fastest tracks in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 190 mph and corner entry speeds easily exceed 200.
The track opened in 1968 and is owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (to open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest to stock car standards).
From 1996 to 2000, the track was referred to as Michigan Speedway. This was to keep consistency with other tracks owned by Roger Penske's Motorsports International before its merger with ISC.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.1980 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1980 Champion Spark Plug 400, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | 2 | $19,700 | 200 | 0 | running | Busch |
| 2 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | 3 | $12,875 | 200 | 0 | running | Purolator |
| 3 | Donnie Allison | 12 | 21 | $9,050 | 200 | 0 | running | Ramey's Chevy City |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 2 | 11 | $6,050 | 200 | 0 | running | Halpern Enterprises |
| 5 | Richard Petty | 43 | 12 | $11,075 | 200 | 0 | running | STP |
| 6 | Buddy Baker | 28 | 1 | $5,600 | 200 | 0 | running | NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks |
| 7 | Bobby Allison | 15 | 4 | $7,675 | 199 | 0 | running | Mike Curb / Hodgdon |
| 8 | Benny Parsons | 27 | 10 | $7,250 | 199 | 0 | running | Melling Tool |
| 9 | Bill Elliott | 9 | 5 | $4,900 | 199 | 0 | running | Jackson Special |
| 10 | Kenny Hemphill | 77 | 16 | $2,650 | 199 | 0 | running | Warren Fabricating |
| 11 | Terry Labonte | 44 | 9 | $5,475 | 198 | 0 | running | Apache Stove |
| 12 | Kyle Petty | 42 | 20 | $2,700 | 198 | 0 | running | STP |
| 13 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 23 | $4,590 | 196 | 0 | running | Hills Racing |
| 16 | Lake Speed | 66 | 13 | $1,480 | 194 | 0 | running | Speed Racing |
| 17 | Billie Harvey | 87 | 22 | $1,270 | 194 | 0 | running | Del Ray Marine Supply |
| 18 | Jody Ridley | 90 | 6 | $3,490 | 194 | 0 | running | Truxmore / Sunny King |
| 21 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | 19 | $2,790 | 193 | 0 | running | South Hill Texaco |
| 22 | Tommy Gale | 64 | 18 | $2,545 | 190 | 0 | running | Sunny King Ford & Honda |
| 23 | Bruce Jacobi | 65 | 36 | $985 | 189 | 0 | running | United Medical Supply |
| 25 | James Hylton | 48 | 26 | $2,265 | 182 | 0 | running | Palatine Automotive Parts |
| 26 | Dave Marcis | 71 | 15 | $1,975 | 182 | 0 | engine | Transmissions Unlimited |
| 27 | Richard Childress | 3 | 17 | $1,940 | 180 | 0 | running | CRC Chemicals |
| 28 | Stuart Huffman | 41 | 35 | $800 | 177 | 0 | running | Bluegrass Express |
| 29 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | 24 | $1,865 | 172 | 0 | running | Stone's Cafeteria |
| 30 | Roger Hamby | 17 | 29 | $765 | 150 | 0 | engine | Kings Inn - Daytona |
| 34 | Ricky Rudd | 7 | 25 | $1,220 | 88 | 0 | trans | Sanyo |
| 35 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 8 | $6,410 | 79 | 0 | engine | Mike Curb / Hodgdon |
| 36 | John Anderson | 75 | 14 | $700 | 12 | 0 | oil pump | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 37 | Harry Gant | 47 | 7 | $1,200 | 4 | 0 | engine | Race Hill Farm |
