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1985 Nationwise 500


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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 26 of 28
October 20, 1985 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.4 miles)

Time of race: 4:13:40
Average Speed: 118.344 mph
Pole Speed: 141.841 mph 		Cautions: 10 for 64 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.2 sec
Attendance: 43,000
Lead changes: 27

Glossary    1985 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1985 standings

Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Points
12011   Darrell Waltrip Budweiser   (Junior Johnson)Chevrolet49240,900running73180
21647   Ron Bouchard Valvoline   (Jack Beebe)Buick49221,055running68175
31133   Harry Gant Skoal Bandit   (Hal Needham)Chevrolet49220,900running0165
4129   Bill Elliott Coors   (Harry Melling)Ford49215,675running1165
5135   Geoffrey Bodine Levi Garrett   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet49214,400running17160
61027   Tim Richmond Old Milwaukee   (Raymond Beadle)Pontiac4929,915running4155
7 915   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft   (Bud Moore)Ford49211,150running0146
8153   Dale Earnhardt Wrangler Jeans   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet48911,800running32147
9142   Rusty Wallace Alugard   (Cliff Stewart)Pontiac4898,775running0138
10 477   Greg Sacks Miller American   (DiGard)Buick48811,350running0134
112488   Buddy Baker Bull Frog Knits   (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)Oldsmobile4877,265running0130
12 144   Terry Labonte Piedmont Airlines   (Billy Hagan)Chevrolet48425,125running134132
132117   Phil Parsons Skoal Bandit   (Roger Hamby)Chevrolet4847,305running0124
141871   Dave Marcis AEL Rentals   (Dave Marcis)Chevrolet4826,410running0121
15 812   Neil Bonnett Budweiser   (Junior Johnson)Chevrolet4819,825running0118
163067   Buddy Arrington Vinton Motors   (Buddy Arrington)Ford4815,900running0115
17316   Eddie Bierschwale U.S. Racing   (D.K. Ulrich)Chevrolet4805,990running0112
183852   Jimmy Means Broadway Motors   (Jimmy Means)Pontiac4735,105running0109
192290   Ken Schrader Ultra Seal   (Junie Donlavey)Ford4694,845running0106
202749   Trevor Boys Fleet Service   (James Hylton)Chevrolet4644,725running0 
213487   Randy Baker Baker Driving School   (Buck Baker)Buick4532,025running0 
223768   Mike Potter Eagle Snacks   (Jimmy Walker)Ford4511,950running097
23330   Jeff McDuffie Rumple Furniture   (J.D. McDuffie)Pontiac4451,875running0 
242864   Clark Dwyer Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley)Ford4414,065running091
25198   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Trap Rock Industries   (Stavola Brothers)Chevrolet4332,580running088
263670   J.D. McDuffie Rumple Furniture   (J.D. McDuffie)Chevrolet4083,910running085
272538   Alan Kulwicki Hardee's   (Bill Terry)Ford3981,625transmission082
28 528   Cale Yarborough Hardee's   (Harry Ranier)Ford3912,075crash14989
29 275   Lake Speed Nationwise Auto Parts   (RahMoc Enterprises)Pontiac3903,275crash076
30 318   Tommy Ellis Eric FreedlanderChevrolet3841,575crash073
31 67   Kyle Petty 7-Eleven   (Wood Brothers)Ford3672,900running070
324065   D.K. Ulrich Ulrich Racing   (D.K. Ulrich)Buick2861,350rear end0 
332343   Richard Petty STP   (Mike Curb)Pontiac2827,800engine1469
343574   Bobby Wawak Superior Piping   (Bobby Wawak)Buick2681,250engine061
352996   Jerry Bowman Milford Fertilizer   (Jerry Bowman)Ford2671,200engine058
363940   Jonathan Lee Edwards Edwards Racing   (Jonathan Lee Edwards)Buick1941,175engine055
373208   Craig Spetman Carl Anderson's   (Carl Anderson)Chevrolet1881,150crash052
381722   Bobby Allison Miller American   (Bobby Allison)Buick1431,100rear end049
392635   Morgan Shepherd Hanover Printing   (Wayne Beahr)Ford1231,075engine046
40 74   Joe Ruttman Folger's Coffee   (Larry McClure)Chevrolet91,055crash043

Failed to qualify:   Johnny Coy, Jon Fontana, Maurice Randall, Gary Fedewa, Buddie Boys, Tommie Crozier, Gary Sowell, Jerry Holden

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Terry Labonte13434
  Dale Earnhardt355723
  Darrell Waltrip58581
  Dale Earnhardt59668
  Terry Labonte6710640
  Cale Yarborough10715650
  Darrell Waltrip1571604
  Geoffrey Bodine1611611
  Dale Earnhardt1621621
  Richard Petty16317614
  Cale Yarborough17720529
  Bill Elliott2062061
  Ron Bouchard20721610
  Terry Labonte21726448
  Ron Bouchard26527511
  Tim Richmond2762761
  Terry Labonte27728812
  Cale Yarborough28935668
  Tim Richmond3573582
  Cale Yarborough3593602
  Darrell Waltrip36138727
  Geoffrey Bodine3883936
  Tim Richmond3943941
  Darrell Waltrip3954028
  Geoffrey Bodine40341210
  Darrell Waltrip4134142
  Ron Bouchard41546147
  Darrell Waltrip46249231

Points standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Darrell Waltrip 3971    
2   Bill Elliott 3936   -35  
3   Harry Gant 3716   -255  
4   Ricky Rudd 3607   -364  
5   Neil Bonnett 3600   -371  
6   Geoffrey Bodine 3577   -394  
7   Kyle Petty 3365   -606  
8   Terry Labonte 3353   -618  
9   Tim Richmond 3249   -722  
10   Dale Earnhardt 3241   -730  
11   Lake Speed 3218   -753  
12   Bobby Allison 3115   -856  
13   Ron Bouchard 3018   -953  
14   Richard Petty 2864   -1107  
15   Bobby Hillin, Jr. 2861   -1110  
16   Ken Schrader 2812   -1159  
17   Buddy Baker 2804   -1167  
18   Rusty Wallace 2712   -1259  
19   Dave Marcis 2683   -1288  
20   Buddy Arrington 2580   -1391