|| *Comments on the 1980 Talladega 500:* View the most recent comment <#19> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. Mike Lindeen posted: 03.22.2005 - 11:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Last ever victory for Mercury 2. Andy posted: 05.23.2007 - 9:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Coo Coo Marlin's last race. 3. Ryan posted: 12.16.2008 - 2:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dale was very consistent and Daytona and Dega in 80. He finished 4th, 2nd, 3rd, and 3rd, while leading many laps... 4. Unser1 posted: 09.08.2009 - 1:21 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) TN racer Harry Dinwiddie's lone NASCAR race and he gets a good 12th place finish. 5. pit crewman posted: 07.26.2011 - 6:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) lots of failures.. 7 of the top 10 starters all blew up. 6. Jim posted: 01.04.2012 - 9:58 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Petty would use Oldsmobiles for Daytona & Dega. 7. Clayton posted: 01.15.2012 - 8:40 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Joe Millikan filled in for Richard Petty in this race. Not sure why Petty needed a relief driver but Millikan definatly filled in. He was running good in 7th on the lead lap before his engine let go. 8. J Louis Frey posted: 01.23.2012 - 11:16 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Millikan filled in for Richard because the week before he was injured in a crash at Pocono. Few people knew that Petty actually received a broken neck. He started the race then turned the car over to Millikan later, thus receiving the points. 9. Terry Maynard posted: 02.19.2012 - 9:24 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Richard Petty did start the race, but only ran one lap before turning the car over to Millikan. Joe would also drive in relief for Petty later at Bristol, Darlington and Dover. 10. RaceFanX posted: 04.03.2018 - 9:20 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Neil Bonnett won two races in 1980 and did it in back-to-back summer events. 11. zuel660 posted: 09.18.2018 - 1:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Since this was the last Cup win for a Mercury, when and where was the first? 12. Scott B posted: 09.18.2018 - 1:37 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) Bill Blair gave Mercury their first win 6/18/1950, at Vernon in New York State. 13. BrotherFlounder posted: 09.30.2019 - 8:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Joe Millikan did a heck of a job filling in for Richard; he was running fourth about 3/4ths of the way through the race when the engine let go. 14. Steve posted: 10.23.2019 - 11:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Just watched this race on Youtube, Donnie Allison didn't blow an engine. He had the left front tire come apart and it blew off an oil line according to his interview. 15. SweetRich posted: 02.20.2020 - 7:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Commentators For The Race Were Ken Squier And David Hobbs. The Pit Road Reporters Were Ned Jarrett And Brock Yates. The Studio Host Was Dick Stockton. 16. zuel660 posted: 09.10.2020 - 7:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmy Means was in a Buick in this race, not a Chevy. You get a good view of his #52 car getting lapped right at the end of the race on the YouTube video. 17. Victorino posted: 04.26.2021 - 3:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) in margin victory I ask myself the question what does "6cl" mean Thanks to those who answer me 18. dennyfan05 posted: 04.26.2021 - 3:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 6 car lengths. 19. Mile501 posted: 04.26.2021 - 3:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @17 - It means 6 car lengths, from back in the days when it was hard to measure the margin of victory any other way! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: