Richmond 400 | February 24, 1980 | Race 3 of 31
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | 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 |