1980 CART Series Rookies Championship Standings
| # | Driver | Country | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Dennis Firestone |
 | 743 |  |
| 2. | Tom Gloy |
| 680 | |
| 3. | Roger Rager |
| 381 | |
| 4. | Rick Muther |
| 356 | |
| 5. | Bill Tempero |
| 331 | |
| 6. | Dick Ferguson |
| 315 | |
| 7. | Howdy Holmes |
| 314 | |
| 8. | Roger Mears |
| 272 | |
| 9. | Tom Bigelow |
| 260 | |
| 10. | Billy Engelhart |
| 246 | |
| 11. | Jerry Karl |
| 215 | |
| 12. | Greg Leffler |
| 184 | |
| 13. | Jerry Sneva |
| 149 | |
| 14. | Pete Halsmer |
| 128 | |
| 15. | Jan Sneva |
| 60 | |
| 16. | Ron Shuman |
| 40 | |
| 17. | Mike Chandler |
| 25 | |
| = | John Wood |
| 25 | |
| = | Don Whittington |
| 25 | |
| 20. | Hurley Haywood |
| 20 | |
| 21. | Jerry Miller |
| 8 | |
| = | Daniel Muniz |
 | 8 | |
| 23. | Billie Harvey |
| 6 | |
| = | Bob Frey |
| 6 | |
| = | Juan Carlos Bolanos |
| 6 | |
| = | Ross Davis |
| 6 | |
| 27. | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. |
| 5 | |
| = | Bill Whittington |
| 5 | |
| = | Jeff Heywood |
| 5 | |
| = | Chip Mead |
| 5 | |