| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Richmond 400 | Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway | |||||||||
| February 24, 1980 | Race 3 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 67.703 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.2 seconds | Time of Race: 03:12:08 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 19 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 9 for 72 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 185/10 | 400 | Running | $17,800 |
| 2 | 5 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Mike Curb/Hodgdon | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $10,975 |
| 3 | 3 | #43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 170/5 | 400 | Running | $9,375 |
| 4 | 10 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Hudson Transmission | 165/5 | 400 | Running | $4,310 |
| 5 | 13 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 155/0 | 398 | Running | $6,550 |
| 6 | 15 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 150/0 | 392 | Running | $3,360 |
| 7 | 31 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 146/0 | 385 | Running | $2,940 |
| 8 | 14 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Sadler Mtrs/Smith Used Cars | 142/0 | 382 | Running | $2,780 |
| 9 | 7 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 138/0 | 380 | Running | $2,610 |
| 10 | 20 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak | 134/0 | 377 | Running | $1,150 |
| 11 | 30 | #40 | Joe Booher | Chevrolet | Booher Farms | 130/0 | 376 | Running | $2,350 |
| 12 | 2 | #47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 132/5 | 373 | Running | $2,040 |
| 13 | 27 | #79 | Joey Arrington | Dodge | Buddy's Used Cars | 124/0 | 368 | Running | $2,030 |
| 14 | 25 | #37 | Bub Strickler | Chevrolet | Strickler | PE | 367 | Running | $925 |
| 15 | 24 | #75 | Bill Elswick | Chevrolet | Rahmoc Racing | 118/0 | 366 | Running | $1,375 |
| 16 | 18 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 115/0 | 363 | Running | $1,520 |
| 17 | 21 | #95 | Tommy Houston | Chevrolet | Carpenter Designs | 117/5 | 354 | Running | $810 |
| 18 | 17 | #90 | Jody Ridley * | Ford | Truxmore/Sunny King | 109/0 | 342 | Running | $1,585 |
| 19 | 29 | #20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Louise Smith | 106/0 | 330 | Running | $700 |
| 20 | 23 | #19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 103/0 | 318 | Running | $1,450 |
| 21 | 16 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 100/0 | 295 | Running | $1,300 |
| 22 | 12 | #3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Crc Chemicals | 97/0 | 292 | Running | $875 |
| 23 | 26 | #99 | Bill Hollar | Chevrolet | Hollar Auto Parts | 94/0 | 281 | Ignition | $600 |
| 24 | 8 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 91/0 | 197 | Rear Axle Housing | $835 |
| 25 | 9 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 88/0 | 193 | Accident | $4,025 |
| 26 | 22 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 85/0 | 125 | Broken Valve | $840 |
| 27 | 6 | #72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Dewitt Trucking | 87/5 | 101 | Accident | $4,225 |
| 28 | 4 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool Company | 79/0 | 63 | Oil Pump | $3,975 |
| 29 | 13 | #7 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Sanyo Electronics | 76/0 | 47 | Accident | $725 |
| 30 | 28 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | 73/0 | 46 | Accident | $700 |
| 31 | 19 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers | 70/0 | 45 | Accident | $450 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||