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1985 Delaware 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 22 of 28
Sunday, September 15, 1985 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE
500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:08:52
Average Speed: 120.538 mph
Pole Speed: 141.543 mph

Cautions: 6 for 45 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 lp 3 sec
Attendance: 38,000
Lead changes: 16

Glossary 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1985 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	4	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	500	44,950	running	216	185
3	7	15	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	499	31,450	running	55	170
2	10	11	Darrell Waltrip	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	500	29,750	running	10	175
5	5	12	Neil Bonnett	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	496	14,275	running	0	155
20	1	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	430	13,350	running	173	108
7	8	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	496	12,600	running	0	146
24	2	44	Terry Labonte	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	313	11,550	push rod	0	91
9	13	43	Richard Petty	STP (Mike Curb)	Pontiac	492	10,600	running	1	143
6	22	27	Tim Richmond	Old Milwaukee (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	496	9,980	running	0	150
4	19	22	Bobby Allison	Miller American (Bobby Allison)	Ford	496	9,975	running	45	165
25	3	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	309	9,750	engine	0	88
8	6	47	Ron Bouchard	Valvoline (Jack Beebe)	Buick	494	8,595	running	0	142
10	17	75	Lake Speed	Nationwise Auto Parts (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	491	8,225	running	0	134
29	11	77	Greg Sacks	Miller American (DiGard)	Buick	159	7,750	crash	0	76
15	16	7	Kyle Petty	7-Eleven (Wood Brothers)	Ford	463	7,725	transmission	0	118
11	27	67	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	484	6,695	running	0	130
12	23	17	Phil Parsons	Skoal Bandit (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	483	6,055	running	0	127
13	28	52	Jimmy Means	Broadway Motors (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	481	5,865	running	0	124
16	25	90	Ken Schrader	Ultra Seal (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	462	5,815	running	0	115
19	15	71	Dave Marcis	AEL Rentals (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	435	4,455	running	0	106
31	21	2	Rusty Wallace	Alugard (Cliff Stewart)	Pontiac	137	4,365	engine	0	70
27	24	6	Eddie Bierschwale	U.S. Racing (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	260	3,625	engine	0	82
28	32	70	J.D. McDuffie	Hanover Printing (Wayne Beahr)	Ford	203	3,565	engine	0	79
30	29	64	Clark Dwyer	Sunny King Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	141	3,455	engine	0	73
23	18	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Trap Rock Industries (Stavola Brothers)	Chevrolet	347	3,095	ignition	0	94
34	26	49	Trevor Boys	Hylton Racing (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	85	2,500	engine	0	61
35	14	88	Buddy Baker	Bull Frog Knits (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	83	2,400	crash	0	58
14	31	96	Jerry Bowman	Milford Fertilizer (Jerry Bowman)	Ford	465	2,100	running	0	121
17	37	74	Bobby Wawak	Superior Piping (Bobby Wawak)	Buick	458	1,850	running	0	112
18	34	76	Phil Good	Good Racing (Phil Good)	Chrysler	438	1,800	running	0	109
21	30	32	Alan Kulwicki	Hardee's (Bill Terry)	Ford	412	1,650	ignition	0	100
22	12	00	Morgan Shepherd	Helen Rae (Helen Rae Smith)	Chevrolet	381	1,600	transmission	0	97
26	9	18	Tommy Ellis	Eric Freedlander	Chevrolet	268	1,400	engine	0	85
32	35	20	Rick Newsom	Selcam Enterprises (Rick Newsom)	Buick	137	1,100	brakes	0	67
33	20	4	Joe Ruttman	Folger's Coffee (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	104	1,050	engine	0	64
36	36	01	Earle Canavan	Canavan Racing (Earle Canavan)	Oldsmobile	53	875	brakes	0	55
37	33	85	Tommie Crozier	Universal Steel (Bill Leonard)	Pontiac	30	875	overheating	0	52
38	38	63	Chuck Walton	Williams Racing	Chevrolet	5	875	handling	0	49
39	39	93	Maurice Randall	MRE Racing (Maurice Randall)	Chrysler	1	850	overheating	0	46

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bill Elliott	1	96	96
Harry Gant	97	133	37
Bill Elliott	134	159	26
Richard Petty	160	160	1
Ricky Rudd	161	178	18
Bill Elliott	179	219	41
Bobby Allison	220	220	1
Bill Elliott	221	230	10
Ricky Rudd	231	252	22
Harry Gant	253	257	5
Ricky Rudd	258	272	15
Bobby Allison	273	312	40
Darrell Waltrip	313	319	7
Harry Gant	320	399	80
Darrell Waltrip	400	402	3
Bobby Allison	403	406	4
Harry Gant	407	500	94

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Bill Elliott	3411
2	Darrell Waltrip	3325	-86
3	Neil Bonnett	3173	-238
4	Harry Gant	3095	-316
5	Ricky Rudd	3028	-383
6	Geoffrey Bodine	2981	-430
7	Kyle Petty	2964	-447
8	Terry Labonte	2905	-506
9	Lake Speed	2758	-653
10	Bobby Allison	2741	-670
11	Dale Earnhardt	2646	-765
12	Tim Richmond	2637	-774
13	Ron Bouchard	2453	-958
14	Richard Petty	2422	-989
15	Ken Schrader	2415	-996
16	Buddy Baker	2386	-1025
17	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2381	-1030
18	Rusty Wallace	2325	-1086
19	Dave Marcis	2264	-1147
20	Buddy Arrington	2159	-1252

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