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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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
Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status Pts
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
Did not start:

Did not qualify:

Time of Race: 2h:07:15
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Ray Elder
Preliminary Feature Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{PrelimWinners}}}|{{{PrelimWinners}}}]]
Heat Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{HeatWinners}}}|{{{HeatWinners}}}]]
Qualifier Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{QualWinners}}}|{{{QualWinners}}}]]
Dash Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{DashWinners}}}|{{{DashWinners}}}]]
Scramble Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ScrambleWinners}}}|{{{ScrambleWinners}}}]]
Consi Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ConsiWinners}}}|{{{ConsiWinners}}}]]
Non-Qualifiers Race Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{NonQualWinners}}}|{{{NonQualWinners}}}]]
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