Indianapolis 500
Race Results for the 1980 Indianapolis 500
| Finish | Start | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Status | Laps | Led | Prize Money |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Johnny Rutherford (W) | Pennzoil | Chaparral/Cosworth | 142.862 | 200 | 118 | $318,820 |
| 2 | 33 | 9 | Tom Sneva | Bon Jour Action Jeans | McLaren/Cosworth | 142.524 | 200 | 16 | $128,945 |
| 3 | 32 | 46 | Gary Bettenhausen | Armstrong Mould | Wildcat/DGS | 142.485 | 200 | 0 | $86,945 |
| 4 | 17 | 20 | Gordon Johncock (W) | North American Van Lines | Penske/Cosworth | 142.482 | 200 | 11 | $56,495 |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Rick Mears (W) | The Gould Charge | Penske/Cosworth | Running | 199 | 10 | $45,505 |
| 6 | 8 | 10 | Pancho Carter | Alex XLNT Foods | Penske/Cosworth | Running | 199 | 5 | $39,175 |
| 7 | 16 | 25 | Danny Ongais | Interscope/Panasonic | Parnelli/Cosworth | Running | 199 | 0 | $37,414 |
| 8 | 31 | 43 | Tom Bigelow | Armstrong Mould/Jiffy Mix | Lola/Cosworth | Running | 198 | 0 | $44,707 |
| 9 | 19 | 21 | Tim Richmond (R) | UNO/Q95 Starcruiser | Penske/Cosworth | Out of fuel | 197 | 1 | $43,447 |
| 10 | 23 | 44 | Greg Leffler (R) | Starcraft R.V. | Lola/Cosworth | Running | 197 | 0 | $39,047 |
| 11 | 22 | 29 | Billy Engelhart (R) | Master Lock | McLaren/Cosworth | Running | 193 | 0 | $32,303 |
| 12 | 30 | 2 | Bill Vukovich II | Hubler Chevrolet/WFMS | Watson/Offy | Running | 192 | 0 | $31,087 |
| 13 | 18 | 96 | Don Whittington (R) | Sun System | Penske/Cosworth | Running | 178 | 0 | $30,928 |
| 14 | 12 | 14 | A.J. Foyt (W) | Gilmore Racing Team | Parnelli/Cosworth | Valve | 173 | 0 | $29,512 |
| 15 | 21 | 16 | George Snider | Gilmore Racing Team | Parnelli/Cosworth | Engine | 169 | 1 | $30,351 |
| 16 | 24 | 18 | Dennis Firestone (R) | Scientific Drilling Controls | Penske/Cosworth | Transmission | 137 | 0 | $28,776 |
| 17 | 5 | 7 | Jerry Sneva | Hugger's Beverage Holders | Lola/Cosworth | Accident | 130 | 0 | $30,271 |
| 18 | 25 | 99 | Hurley Haywood (R) | Sta-On Car Glaze/KISS99/Guarantee Auto | Lightning/Chevrolet V6 | Fire | 126 | 0 | $28,273 |
| 19 | 3 | 11 | Bobby Unser (W) | Norton Spirit | Penske/Cosworth | Turbo | 126 | 26 | $37,432 |
| 20 | 2 | 12 | Mario Andretti (W) | Essex | Penske/Cosworth | Engine | 71 | 10 | $33,611 |
| 21 | 28 | 38 | Jerry Karl | Tonco Trailer | McLaren/Chevrolet | Clutch | 64 | 0 | $26,747 |
| 22 | 29 | 8 | Dick Simon | Vermont American/Shihouette Spas/Regal 8 Inns | Vollstedt/Offy | Lost wheel | 58 | 0 | $26,411 |
| 23 | 10 | 66 | Roger Rager (R) | Advance Clean Sweep/Carpenter Bus | Wildcat/Chevrolet | Accident | 55 | 2 | $26,503 |
| 24 | 11 | 23 | Jim McElreath | McElreath | Penske/Cosworth | Accident | 54 | 0 | $26,323 |
| 25 | 20 | 70 | Gordon Smiley (R) | Valvoline/Diamond Head Ranch | Phoenix/Cosworth | Turbo | 47 | 0 | $26,771 |
| 26 | 7 | 15 | Johnny Parsons | Wynn's | Lightning/Offy | Piston | 44 | 0 | $26,597 |
| 27 | 9 | 5 | Al Unser (W) | Longhorn Racing | Longhorn/Cosworth | Cylinder | 33 | 0 | $25,151 |
| 28 | 13 | 40 | Tom Bagley | Kent Oil | Wildcat/Cosworth | Pump | 29 | 0 | $25,983 |
| 29 | 4 | 35 | Spike Gehlhausen | Winton Sales | Penske/Cosworth | Accident | 20 | 0 | $26,143 |
| 30 | 27 | 94 | Bill Whittington (R) | Sun System | Parnelli/Cosworth | Accident | 9 | 0 | $24,361 |
| 31 | 15 | 26 | Dick Ferguson (R) | AMS Oil | Penske/Cosworth | Accident | 9 | 0 | $26,647 |
| 32 | 26 | 48 | Mike Mosley | Theodore Racing | Eagle/Chevrolet | Gasket | 5 | 0 | $24,591 |
| 33 | 14 | 95 | Larry Cannon | Kraco Car Stereo | Wildcat/DGS | Camshaft | 2 | 0 | $25,063 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner