Auto race held at Alabama International Motor Speedway in 1980
1980 Talladega 500
Race details[1][2]
Race 20 of 31 in the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Layout of Talladega Superspeedway
Date
August 3, 1980 (1980-August-03)
Official name
Talladega 500
Location
Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.660 mi (4.280 km)
Distance
188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km)
Weather
97.9 °F (36.6 °C); wind speeds of 11.8 miles per hour (19.0 km/h)
Average speed
166.894 miles per hour (268.590 km/h)
Attendance
70,000[3]
Pole position
Driver
Buddy Baker
Ranier Racing
Most laps led
Driver
Buddy Baker
Ranier Racing
Laps
56
Winner
No. 21
Neil Bonnett
Wood Brothers Racing
Television in the United States
Network
CBS
Announcers
Ken Squier Ned Jarrett
Motor car race
The 1980 Talladega 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on August 3, 1980, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama, USA.
^Weather information for the 1980 Talladega 500 at The Old Farmer's Almanac
^1980 Talladega 500 race information at Database Racing
^1980 Talladega 500 race information at Racing Reference
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