CRC Chemicals 500 |
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A former NASCAR Winston Cup race held in Dover, Delaware. Before 1979, the race was known as the Delaware 500.
| Date | Winner | Winner's Make | |
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| 16 September 1979 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | 1979 Race Information & Results |
| 14 September 1980 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 1980 Race Information & Results |
September 16, 1979
Results
Average Speed: 114.366 mph
Margin of Victory: 1/2 car length
Time of Race: 4:22:19
Lead Changes: 27
Cautions: 11 for 49 laps
| Finish | Start | Driver | Make | Car # | Sponsor | Laps | Status | Points | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | 43 | STP | 500 | Running | 180/5 | $21,650 |
| 2 | 7 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | 1 | Hawaiian Tropic | 500 | Running | 175/5 | $11,350 |
| 3 | 12 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 11 | Busch | 500 | Running | 175/10 | $11,250 |
| 4 | 10 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | 28 | W.i.n., Inc. | 499 | Running | 165/5 | $4,700 |
| 5 | 9 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | 72 | Appliance Wheels | 499 | Running | 155/0 | $7,500 |
| 6 | 6 | Bobby Allison | Ford | 15 | Hodgdon/Moore | 496 | Running | 150/0 | $6,000 |
| 7 | 15 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 71 | Shoney's | 496 | Running | 146/0 | $2,000 |
| 8 | 14 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 90 | Truxmore | 496 | Running | 142/0 | $4,400 |
| 9 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 2 | Osterlund | 495 | Running | 143/5 | $7,000 |
| 10 | 16 | Tighe Scott | Buick | 30 | Russ Togs | 487 | Running | 134/0 | $4,050 |
| 11 | 13 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | 08 | Draime Race Engines | 486 | Running | 130/0 | $1,600 |
| 12 | 24 | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | 40 | Midwestern Farm Lines | 480 | Running | 127/0 | $3,400 |
| 13 | 18 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 3 | CRC Chemicals | 477 | Running | 124/0 | $3,195 |
| 14 | 21 | James Hylton | Oldsmobile | 48 | Palatine Automotive | 476 | Running | 121/0 | $3,060 |
| 15 | 23 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 64 | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 473 | Running | 118/0 | $2,865 |
| 16 | 30 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 52 | Mr. Transmission | 472 | Running | 115/0 | $2,680 |
| 17 | 25 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 17 | Kings Inn | 471 | Running | 112/0 | $2,495 |
| 18 | 27 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 79 | Kruger Trailers | 467 | Running | 109/0 | $2,310 |
| 19 | 29 | Nestor Peles | Chevrolet | 34 | Peles Racing | 465 | Running | 106/0 | $1,000 |
| 20 | 31 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | 24 | Gordon | 463 | Running | 103/0 | $2,000 |
| 21 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | 21 | Purolator | 456 | Out (Engine Failure) | 105/5 | $1,650 |
| 22 | 8 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 27 | M.C. Anderson | 454 | Running | 102/5 | $1,665 |
| 23 | 19 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | 19 | Belden Asphalt | 451 | Running | 94/0 | $1,605 |
| 24 | 22 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 25 | Stone's Cafeteria | 437 | Running | 91/0 | $2,570 |
| 25 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 44 | Stratagraph | 373 | Out (Accident) | 88/0 | $1,525 |
| 26 | 17 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | 05 | Malloch | 362 | Out (Overheating) | 85/0 | $650 |
| 27 | 20 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 70 | Bailey Excavating | 358 | Out (Engine Failure) | 82/0 | $1,125 |
| 28 | 3 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | 47 | Race Hill Farm | 351 | Out (Transmission) | 79/0 | $1,100 |
| 29 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 88 | Gatorade | 307 | Running | 76/0 | $4,475 |
| 30 | 33 | Bill Hollar | Chevrolet | 99 | Hollar Auto Parts | 173 | Out (Oil Pressure) | 73/0 | $550 |
| 31 | 32 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 45 | Iron Peddlers | 156 | Running | 70/0 | $1,040 |
| 32 | 26 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 67 | Reid Trailer Sales | 132 | Out (Faulty Coil) | 67/0 | $1,030 |
| 33 | 28 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | 01 | Python | 52 | Out (Oil Leak) | 64/0 | $520 |
| 34 | 36 | Dick May | Oldsmobile | 58 | Satterfield Racing | 11 | Out (Not Handling) | 61/0 | $510 |
| 35 | 35 | Rick Newsom | Oldsmobile | 20 | Mars | 1 | Out (Accident) | 58/0 | $500 |
| 36 | 34 | Jeff Halverson | Chevrolet | 13 | Halverson Racing | 1 | Out (Accident) | 55/0 | $490 |
September 14, 1980
Results
Average Speed: 116.024 mph
Margin of Victory: .047 seconds
Time of Race: 4:18:34
Lead Changes: 29
Cautions: 8 for 39 laps
| Finish | Start | Driver | Make | Car # | Sponsor | Laps | Status | Points | Winnings |
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| 1 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 88 | Gatorade | 500 | Running | 185/10 | $22,900 |
| 2 | 10 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | 47 | Race Hill Farm | 500 | Running | 175/5 | $12,930 |
| 3 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | 28 | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | 500 | Running | 170/5 | $8,150 |
| 4 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 11 | Busch | 499 | Running | 165/5 | $10,700 |
| 5 | 6 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 27 | Melling Tool Company | 499 | Running | 160/5 | $8,425 |
| 6 | 8 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | 21 | Purolator | 499 | Running | 155/5 | $3,175 |
| 7 | 13 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | 12 | Ramey's Chevy City | 498 | Running | 151/5 | $2,325 |
| 8 | 5 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | 68 | King Mountain Truck | 493 | Running | PE | $2,175 |
| 9 | 16 | Jody Ridley | Ford | 90 | Truxmore/Sunny King | 491 | Running | 138/0 | $4,980 |
| 10 | 21 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 25 | Carl Shelton Construction | 489 | Running | 134/0 | $4,235 |
| 11 | 15 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | 7 | Sanyo Electronics | 488 | Running | PE | $3,750 |
| 12 | 11 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 71 | Buck Stove/Hudson Chev. | 486 | Running | 127/0 | $3,580 |
| 13 | 28 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 67 | Halls Racing | 485 | Running | 124/0 | $3,375 |
| 14 | 22 | Dave Dion | Ford | 29 | Merrimack Lincoln-Mercury | 481 | Running | 121/0 | $1,520 |
| 15 | 32 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | 24 | South Hill Texaco | 472 | Running | 118/0 | $3,095 |
| 16 | 38 | Joe Booher | Chevrolet | 74 | Booher Farms | 469 | Running | PE | $1,350 |
| 17 | 12 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | 43 | STP | 468 | Out (Engine Failure) | 117/5 | $7,465 |
| 18 | 33 | Joel Stowe | Chevrolet | 45 | Iron Peddlers | 460 | Running | 109/0 | $2,730 |
| 19 | 26 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 48 | Palatine Automotive | 455 | Running | 106/0 | $2,560 |
| 20 | 18 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 17 | Kings Inn Daytona | 453 | Running | 103/0 | $1,790 |
| 21 | 36 | John Callis | Ford | 80 | Bo Law Automotive | 449 | Running | 100/0 | $900 |
| 22 | 40 | Eddie Dickerson | Dodge | 97 | Reid Trailer Sales | 448 | Running | 97/0 | $850 |
| 23 | 24 | Kyle Petty | Chevrolet | 75 | Rahmoc Racing/STP | 416 | Running | 94/0 | $775 |
| 24 | 35 | Dick May | Chevrolet | 99 | Booher Farms | 415 | Out (Broken Valve) | PE | $700 |
| 25 | 34 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 9 | Countain Press | 405 | Out (Engine Failure) | PE | $675 |
| 26 | 27 | Travis Tiller | Oldsmobile | 46 | Ring Enterprises | 403 | Out (Engine Failure) | 85/0 | $650 |
| 27 | 19 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 52 | Thompson Industries | 386 | Out (Engine Failure) | 82/0 | $1,690 |
| 28 | 4 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 44 | Apache Classic Stove | 357 | Out (Rear End) | 79/0 | $5,050 |
| 29 | 29 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | 79 | Junior Miller Roofing | 336 | Out (Broken Valve) | 76/0 | $1,630 |
| 30 | 7 | Bobby Allison | Ford | 15 | Warner Hodgdon-Mike Curb | 264 | Out (Cracked Cylinder Head) | 78/5 | $5,000 |
| 31 | 17 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | 40 | Uno | 258 | Out (Oil Pump) | 70/0 | $1,585 |
| 32 | 23 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | 19 | Belden Asphalt | 248 | Out (Accident) | 67/0 | $1,555 |
| 33 | 20 | Kenny Hemphill | Chevrolet | 77 | Warren Fabrication | 179 | Out (Engine Failure) | PE | $520 |
| 34 | 9 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 2 | Mike Curb/Hodgdon | 151 | Out (Broken Rear Axle) | 66/5 | $6,210 |
| 35 | 39 | Bub Strickler | Chevrolet | 61 | Durbond | 149 | Out (Engine Failure) | PE | $500 |
| 36 | 31 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 64 | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 115 | Out (Engine Failure) | 55/0 | $990 |
| 37 | 14 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 3 | CRC Chemicals | 66 | Out (Engine Failure) | 52/0 | $980 |
| 38 | 25 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 70 | Bailey Excavating | 65 | Out (Engine Failure) | 49/0 | $970 |
| 39 | 30 | Bob Riley | Chevrolet | 4 | Atlantic Interstate Msgr. | 55 | Out (Oil Leak) | PE | $460 |
| 40 | 37 | Steve Gray | Buick | 1 | Belden Asphalt | 35 | Out (Blown Head Gasket) | PE | $450 |