| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 31 in the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Layout of Richmond Speedway | |||
| Date | February 24, 1980 | ||
| Official name | Richmond 400 | ||
| Location | Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, Virginia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.542 mi (0.872 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 216.8 mi (348.9 km) | ||
| Weather | Chilly with temperatures of 66 °F (19 °C); wind speeds of 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 67.703 mph (108.957 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 17,000[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | DiGard | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard | |
| Laps | 148 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 88 | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1980 Richmond 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on February 24, 1980, at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway (now Richmond Raceway) in Richmond, Virginia.
The NASCAR Winston Cup Series was also plagued with top teams running big engines and finishing in third place to avoid inspection around the early-1980s.
- ^ Weather information for the 1980 Richmond 400 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- ^ 1980 Richmond 400 racing information at Racing Reference