1980 Coca-Cola 500

1980 Coca-Cola 500
Race details[1]
Race 19 of 31 in the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Neil Bonnett in the winner's circle after winning the 1980 Coca-Cola 500
Neil Bonnett in the winner's circle after winning the 1980 Coca-Cola 500
Date July 27, 1980 (1980-July-27)
Official name Coca-Cola 500
Location Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course Permanent racing facility
2.500 mi (3.400 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804 km)
Weather Warm with temperatures of 79 °F (26 °C); wind speeds of 6.6 miles per hour (10.6 km/h)
Average speed 124.395 miles per hour (200.194 km/h)
Attendance 75,000[2]
Pole position
Driver Junior Johnson & Associates
Time less than 60.000 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing
Laps 59
Winner
No. 21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing
Television in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Chris Economaki
Jackie Stewart

The 1980 Coca-Cola 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on July 27, 1980, at Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.[2]

  1. ^ "1980 Coca-Cola 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  2. ^ a b "1980 Coca-Cola 500 racing information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2012-03-09.