An Event In the 1980 NASCAR Grand American Stock Car National Championship Season | We are unable to provide context on how this race fit into the overall season schedule. |
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1980 Stock Car Products 300 | ![]() |
Held on January 12, 1980 at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, CA (NASCAR Course configuration) | |
72 L, 188.64 M, 303.586 KM - Scheduled Distance |
FEATURE RESULTS |
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Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | Dave Hill | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 8 | running | ||||
2 | Ray Elder | Pontiac Firebird | 72 | 17 | running | ||||
3 | Ernie Irvan | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | running | ||||
4 | Ron Esau | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | running | ||||
5 | Jim Lee | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | running | ||||
6 | Danny Pike | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | running | ||||
7 | Dale Perry | Plymouth | 72 | 0 | running | ||||
8 | Bryan Brown | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | running | ||||
9 | Gary Mayeda | Chevrolet Nova | 72 | 0 | running | ||||
10 | Bob Switzer | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | running | ||||
11 | Joe Nuccitelli | Ford Mustang | 71 | 0 | running | ||||
12 | Greg Scheidecker | Chevrolet Camaro | 71 | 0 | running | ||||
13 | Jeff Culver | Chevrolet Camaro | 69 | 0 | running | ||||
14 | Hans Wesski | Chevrolet Camaro | 69 | 0 | running | ||||
15 | Vince Giamformaggio | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 | running | |||||
16 | Kevin Riniker | Chevrolet Nova | 68 | 0 | running | ||||
17 | John Wilson | Chevrolet Nova | 68 | 0 | running | ||||
18 | Alan Brown | Pontiac Ventura | 68 | 0 | running | ||||
19 | George Snider | Chevrolet Nova | 66 | 0 | off course | ||||
20 | Larry Hageman | Chevrolet Camaro | 57 | 0 | engine | ||||
21 | Jim Thirkettle | Chevrolet Camaro | 57 | 23 | distributor | ||||
22 | Bill Rozhon | Chevrolet Camaro | 57 | 0 | off course | ||||
23 | Glen Steurer | Chevrolet Camaro | 52 | 5 | off course | ||||
24 | Tom Montes | Chevrolet Camaro | 49 | 0 | suspension | ||||
25 | Jimmy Insolo | Chevrolet Camaro | 48 | 19 | shocks | ||||
26 | Paul Carrara | Chevrolet Camaro | 43 | 0 | off course | ||||
27 | Steve Starr | Chevrolet Camaro | 38 | 0 | mechanical | ||||
28 | Bobby Goodwin | Chevrolet Nova | 37 | 0 | engine | ||||
29 | Mike Walsh | Chevrolet Nova | 29 | 0 | off course | ||||
30 | Jimmy Ward | Chevrolet Camaro | 26 | 0 | oil pump | ||||
31 | Chuck Philippi | Chevrolet Camaro | 26 | 0 | head gasket | ||||
32 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac Trans-Am | 26 | 0 | linkage | ||||
33 | Ray Kelly | Chevrolet Camaro | 25 | 0 | off course | ||||
34 | Richard White | Chevrolet Camaro | 23 | 0 | accident | ||||
35 | Sam Beler | Chevrolet Camaro | 19 | 0 | off course | ||||
36 | Tim McMillan | Chevrolet Camaro | 17 | 0 | brakes | ||||
37 | Tim Williamson | Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 0 | accident | ||||
38 | Glenn Francis | Pontiac Firebird | 10 | 0 | fuel pump | ||||
39 | Richard Escalante | Chevrolet Camaro | 6 | 0 | off course |
RACE DATA | |||||||||
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Time of Race: 2h:07:15 | |||||||||
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
Fast Qualifier: Ray Elder | |||||||||
Margin of Victory: 12 seconds | |||||||||
Average Speed: 88.946 mph | |||||||||
Cautions: 5 for 23 laps - Laps 1-3 (wet track); Laps 11-17 (accident turn 6); Laps 28-33 (oil turn 9); Laps 38-41 (oil turn 3); Laps 57-59 (thirkettle stalled turn 8) | |||||||||
Lead Changes: 8 among 5 drivers - Ray Elder (1-3); Jimmy Insolo (4-12); Glen Steurer (13-17); Ray Elder (18-22); Jim Thirkettle (23-30); Jimmy Insolo (31-40); Jim Thirkettle (41-55); Ray Elder (56-64); Dave Hill (65-72) | |||||||||
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |