| 1980 TranSouth 200 | 
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| Held on April 12, 1980 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC | |
| 147 L, 200.802 M, 323.106 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | David Pearson | J.W. Hunt Produce | Pontiac | 147 | Running | |||
| 2 | 4 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove | Pontiac | 147 | Running | |||
| 3 | 72 | Neil Bonnett | Grog Pond | Pontiac | 147 | Running | |||
| 4 | 98 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Mills | Pontiac | 147 | Running | |||
| 5 | 94 | Jack Ingram | Carolina Tool | Ford | 147 | Running | |||
| 6 | 7 | Morgan Shepherd | Hot Rod Barns | Pontiac | 146 | Running | |||
| 7 | 54 | Joe Thurman | Blaninship Racing | Pontiac | 145 | Running | |||
| 8 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Pontiac | 142 | Running | |||
| 9 | 2 | Connie Saylor | Mitca Racing | Pontiac | 141 | Running | |||
| 10 | 3 | Mike Porter | Construction Trucking | Pontiac | 138 | Running | |||
| 11 | 41 | John McFadden | Setzer Well | Pontiac | 137 | Running | |||
| 12 | 51 | Howard Boone | Aiken Transmission | Pontiac | 137 | Running | |||
| 13 | 67 | Bosco Lowe | Moto Mirror | Chevrolet Nova | 132 | Running | |||
| 14 | 14 | Benny Kerley | Maxie Vending | Chevrolet Nova | 120 | Accident | |||
| 15 | 6 | Ernie Cline | Hair Fashion | Chevrolet Nova | 115 | Oil Line | |||
| 16 | 24 | Glenn Jarrett | Busch | Ford Granada | 112 | Running | |||
| 17 | 71 | Gene Glover | Glover Racing | Chevrolet Nova | 93 | Overheating | |||
| 18 | 27 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Chevrolet Chevelle | 27 | Engine | |||
| 19 | 55 | John Reynolds | York Air Conditioning | Pontiac | 25 | Oil Pressure | |||
| 20 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Summit Transport | AMC Concord | 15 | Accident | |||
| 21 | 23 | Bill Scott | Buck's Party Shop | Pontiac | 5 | 0 | Engine | ||
| 22 | 22 | Tom Raley | Kidd Oil | Pontiac | 1 | 0 | Accident | ||
| 23 | 17 | Lynn Fowler | Fowler Racing | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | Accident | ||
| 24 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Florida Equipment | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | Axle | ||
| 25 | 32 | Gary Potter | Potter Racing | Chevrolet Nova | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 1:44:31 | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 115.275 mph mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for ?? laps - Lap 3-14 (Fowler,Porter Accident, Turn 3) Lap 17-20 (Allison Accident Frontstretch), Lap 29-35 (Childress blew engine), Lap 60-63 (Ridley spin frontstretch), Lap 97-100 (Thurman, Shepherd, spin Turn 3), Lap 133-136 (Kerley spin, frontstretch) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 16 among 6 drivers - Pearson 1-31, Ridley 32, Thurman 33, Porter 34-36, Pearson 37-39, Marcis 40-51, Bonnett 52-60, Thurman 61-62, Bonnett 63-88, Pearson 89-93, Bonnett 94-97, Ridley 98, Pearson 99-116, Bonnett 117-123, Pearson 124-133, Marcis 134-146, Pearson 147. |
