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This would be the last of 26 wins for
Darrell Waltrip at DiGard, Inc.. Darrell won many races but the team struggled with reliability issues which cost Darrell every year except
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September 14, 1980, at
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1248:. Everything Stock Car. Archived from
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34:1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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372:. Meanwhile, John Callis and
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103:500 laps, 500.0 mi (804.6 km)
56:September 14, 1980
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1608:1980 in sports in Delaware
1060:. The Old Farmers' Almanac
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1278:. Ultimate Racing History
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239:1980 CRC Chemicals 500
1566:Los Angeles Times 500
1486:Warner W. Hodgdon 400
1451:Northwestern Bank 400
1348:1980 Capital City 400
300:Martinsville Speedway
32:Race 25 of 31 in the
1363:1980 Holly Farms 400
1160:on 21 September 2010
1131:on 12 September 2010
1119:"NASCAR Race Tracks"
340:Hendrick Motorsports
1561:Atlanta Journal 500
1521:Busch Volunteer 500
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1416:Winston Western 500
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1100:. Racing Reference
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204:DiGard Motorsports
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1409:Points races
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443:Time/Status
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27:Race details
1582:Busch Clash
1491:Gabriel 400
1461:Winston 500
1436:Atlanta 500
1421:Daytona 500
968:Jody Ridley
744:Jody Ridley
708:Lennie Pond
530:Buddy Baker
382:head gasket
318:Race report
220:untelevised
1602:Categories
1481:NASCAR 400
1332:2011-01-31
1307:2011-01-31
1282:2011-01-31
1256:2011-01-31
1231:2011-01-31
1195:2011-02-01
1104:2011-01-30
1064:2012-09-10
1045:References
989:Harry Gant
494:Harry Gant
378:Steve Gray
374:Joel Stowe
360:oval track
356:Harry Gant
279:Background
225:Announcers
1476:World 600
801:+11 laps
785:Chevrolet
713:Chevrolet
677:Chevrolet
607:Chevrolet
571:Chevrolet
535:Chevrolet
499:Chevrolet
463:Chevrolet
435:Winnings
354:defeated
765:+9 laps
729:+7 laps
693:+2 laps
581:$ 10,700
509:$ 12,930
479:4:18:34
473:$ 22,900
100:Distance
76:Location
821:Points
818:Driver
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759:$ 4,980
726:Unknown
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687:$ 2,325
657:+1 lap
651:$ 3,175
642:Mercury
623:+1 lap
617:$ 8,425
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545:$ 8,150
419:Driver
216:Network
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