1980 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500
The 1980 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on April 13, 1980, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Forty-five thousand fans would attend the event, interrupted by of precipitation, shortened to the shortest race in what is now the Cup Series by percentage in Darlington history (51.50%, 189 laps, which is six laps more than an official race, which would be 184 laps), as the race was shortened because of impending darkness (Darlington did not add lights until the 2004 Southern 500). Race report . There were 36 American-born drivers on the grid. A multiple-car crash where Ricky Rudd and Richard Petty collided in Turn 1 collected numerous cars, with Neil Bonnett never completing the first lap. David Pearson would earn his final victory ever as a NASCAR Cup Series driver as he defeated Benny Parsons by three seconds. Lake Speed would finish in the top ten only three races after his Cup Series debut. This would be the seventh Spring Darlington win for Pearson in addition to two victories in a row at Darlington for David Pearson. Hoss Ellington would receive his  final NASCAR Winston Cup Series win for the #1 Hawaiian Tropic team. Most of the cars in this race were Chevrolets. The race took two hours and twenty-three minutes to complete. Almost the entire "top ten" grid were driving Chevrolet vehicles. Harry Gant would achieve his first top five finish; marking a precedence for more than 100 top five finishes. Winnings for this race varied from $21,340 for the winner ($ when adjusted for inflation) to $1,800 for the last-place finisher ($ when adjusted for inflation). The total purse was $173,565 ($ when adjusted for  inflation). Melvin Revis would retire from NASCAR Cup Series competition after this race while David Pearson would not win again. Notable crew chiefs were Junie Donlavey, Joey Arrington, Darrell Bryant, Dale Inman, D.K. Ulrich, Waddell Wilson, Kirk Shelmerdine, Jake Elder among others. Finishing order. "* Driver failed to finish race"