1980 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500
The 1980 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on April 13, 1980, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 7 of 31 in the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
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Layout of Darlington Raceway | |||
| Date | April 13, 1980 | ||
| Official name | CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 | ||
| Location | Darlington Raceway (Darlington, South Carolina) | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km) | ||
| Distance | 189 laps, 258.2 mi (415.4 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 367 laps, 501.3 mi (806.7 km) | ||
| Weather | Warm with temperatures of 79.9 °F (26.6 °C); wind speeds of 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h); exactly 0.31 inches (7.9 mm) of rain and hail interrupted the race | ||
| Average speed | 112.397 miles per hour (180.885 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 45,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | M.C. Anderson Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | David Pearson | Ellington Racing | |
| Laps | 99 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 1 | David Pearson | Ellington Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers |
Keith Jackson Jackie Stewart | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Universal Racing Network | ||
| Booth Announcers | Dick Jones, Dave Rogers | ||
| Turn Announcers | Hill Overton (backstretch), Bobby Johns | ||
Forty-five thousand fans would attend the event, interrupted by 0.31 inches or 7.9 millimetres of precipitation, shortened to the shortest race in what is now the Cup Series by percentage in Darlington history (51.50%, 189 laps, which is six laps more than an official race, which would be 184 laps), as the race was shortened because of impending darkness (Darlington did not add lights until the 2004 Southern 500).
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