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Cale Yarborough took command 12 laps from the end and roars to victory in the Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan International Speedway

Sunday 17th August 1980

Cale Yarborough took command 12 laps from the end and roars to victory in the Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Yarborough (US), a 2012 inductee to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, started second and finished 2.3 seconds ahead of runner-up Neil Bonnett. Donnie Allison held on for third place.

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