| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 31 in the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 1980 Daytona 500 program cover | |||
| Date | February 17, 1980 | ||
| Location |
Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures of 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds of 19.4 miles per hour (31.2 km/h)[2] | ||
| Average speed | 177.602 miles per hour (285.823 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ranier-Lundy Racing | ||
| Time | 46.368 | ||
| Qualifying race winners | |||
| Duel 1 Winner | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| Duel 2 Winner | Donnie Allison | Hoss Ellington | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Buddy Baker | Ranier-Lundy Racing | |
| Laps | 143 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 28 | Buddy Baker | Ranier-Lundy Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers |
Lap-by-lap: Ken Squier Driver analyst: David Hobbs Pit reporter: Ned Jarrett Pit reporter: Brock Yates | ||
The 22nd annual Daytona 500 was held February 17, 1980, at Daytona International Speedway. Buddy Baker started the decade by winning the fastest Daytona 500 in history, at 177.602 mph (285.823 km/h), it was Baker's only 500 win and did so in his 18th start, the longest until Dale Earnhardt in 1998.[3]
- ^ "1980 Daytona 500". Racing-Reference.info.
- ^ Weather information for the 1980 Daytona 500 at Old Farmers Almanac
- ^ Aumann, Mark (January 26, 2005). "Daytona Countdown: '80". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. Retrieved 2012-08-30.