| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Old Dominion 500 | Martinsville Speedway | |||||||||
| September 28, 1980 | Race 27 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 69.654 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 second | Time of Race: 03:46:33 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 25 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 17 for 79 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Mike Curb/Hodgdon | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $25,375 |
| 2 | 1 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $16,400 |
| 3 | 2 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $11,975 |
| 4 | 8 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool Company | 160/0 | 499 | Running | $7,700 |
| 5 | 10 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Buck Stove/Hudson Chev. | 160/5 | 499 | Running | $5,860 |
| 6 | 6 | #12 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Ramey's Chevy City | 155/5 | 499 | Running | $2,950 |
| 7 | 11 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Apache Classic Stove | 146/0 | 497 | Running | $5,700 |
| 8 | 16 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 142/0 | 496 | Running | $3,660 |
| 9 | 13 | #90 | Jody Ridley * | Ford | Truxmore/Sunny King | 138/0 | 496 | Running | $3,790 |
| 10 | 25 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 134/0 | 484 | Running | $3,080 |
| 11 | 26 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 130/0 | 471 | Running | $2,760 |
| 12 | 20 | #40 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Uno | 127/0 | 469 | Running | $2,550 |
| 13 | 28 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | South Hill Texaco | 124/0 | 465 | Running | $2,340 |
| 14 | 21 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 121/0 | 449 | Running | $1,930 |
| 15 | 12 | #43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 123/5 | 443 | Running | $5,800 |
| 16 | 18 | #75 | John Anderson | Buick | Rahmoc Racing | 115/0 | 396 | Overheating | $800 |
| 17 | 22 | #79 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | Junior Miller Racing | 112/0 | 349 | Engine Failure | $1,945 |
| 18 | 15 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 109/0 | 330 | Broken Sway Bar | $1,760 |
| 19 | 4 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 106/0 | 319 | Engine Failure | $1,225 |
| 20 | 31 | #7 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Sanyo Electronics | 103/0 | 314 | Rear End | $1,500 |
| 21 | 5 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 105/5 | 308 | Engine Failure | $5,140 |
| 22 | 3 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon/Mike Curb | 103/5 | 288 | Broken Spindle | $4,130 |
| 23 | 14 | #37 | Don Sprouse | Chevrolet | Roger's Auto Leasing | 94/0 | 239 | Accident | $670 |
| 24 | 19 | #53 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Johnson Racing | 91/0 | 215 | Oil Pump | $660 |
| 25 | 17 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Crc Chemicals | 88/0 | 182 | Accident | $1,350 |
| 26 | 23 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 85/0 | 135 | Engine Failure | $890 |
| 27 | 29 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Oldsmobile | STP | 82/0 | 113 | Rear End | $630 |
| 28 | 9 | #68 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | King Mountain Truck | 84/5 | 96 | Engine Failure | $620 |
| 29 | 30 | #47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 76/0 | 42 | Engine Failure | $860 |
| 30 | 27 | #45 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers/Mcwhirter | 73/0 | 35 | Engine Failure | $850 |
| 31 | 24 | #29 | Dave Dion | Ford | Merrimack Lincoln-Mercury | 70/0 | 13 | Oil Pump | $600 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||