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1985 Atlanta Journal 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 27 of 28
Sunday, November 3, 1985 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA
328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.216 miles)

Time of race: 3:34:34
Average speed: 139.597 mph
Pole speed: 167.94 mph

Cautions: 6 for 39 laps
Margin of victory: 4.25 sec
Attendance: 56000
Lead changes: 12

Glossary 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1985 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	328	57650	running	175	185
2	9	28	Cale Yarborough	Hardee's (Harry Ranier)	Ford	328	29600	running	137	175
3	6	11	Darrell Waltrip	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	328	21125	running	2	170
4	13	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	328	15300	running	0	160
5	14	16	Morgan Shepherd	Carolina Tool (Bobby Hawkins)	Chevrolet	327	7150	running	0	155
6	4	44	Terry Labonte	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	327	15025	running	0	150
7	20	75	Lake Speed	Nationwise Auto Parts (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	327	8805	running	0	146
8	1	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	327	15675	running	14	147
9	15	77	Greg Sacks	Miller American (DiGard Racing)	Buick	327	10150	running	0	138
10	5	43	Richard Petty	STP (Mike Curb)	Pontiac	326	10675	running	0	134
11	2	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	326	10915	running	0	130
12	27	12	Neil Bonnett	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	326	9005	running	0	127
13	17	88	Buddy Baker	Bull Frog Knits (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	326	6490	running	0	124
14	29	66	Phil Parsons	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Chevrolet	325	2385	running	0	121
15	26	90	Ken Schrader	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	325	6560	running	0	118
16	11	47	Ron Bouchard	Valvoline (Jack Beebe)	Buick	325	5730	running	0	115
17	21	27	Tim Richmond	Old Milwaukee (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	324	7510	running	0	112
18	31	21	Rick Wilson	Ellington Insulation (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	321	1945	running	0	109
19	10	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Trap Rock Industries (Stavola Brothers)	Chevrolet	320	3670	running	0	106
20	16	67	Buddy Arrington	Motorsports Design (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	319	5250	running	0	103
21	34	2	Rusty Wallace	Alugard (Cliff Stewart)	Pontiac	317	5560	engine	0	100
22	25	38	Alan Kulwicki	Hardee's (Bill Terry)	Ford	317	1565	running	0	97
23	28	45	Rick Baldwin	Morris Racing (Bob Morris)	Pontiac	316	1485	running	0	94
24	39	6	Eddie Bierschwale	V-R Racing (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	314	4110	running	0	91
25	36	31	Chet Fillip	Circle Bar Truck Corral (Tom Mitchell)	Ford	308	1425	running	0	88
26	24	22	Bobby Allison	Miller American (Bobby Allison)	Buick	305	1295	running	0	85
27	40	70	J.D. McDuffie	Rumple Furniture (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	305	3810	running	0	82
28	38	71	Dave Marcis	AEL Rentals (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	272	4010	running	0	79
29	23	7	Kyle Petty	7-Eleven (Wood Brothers)	Ford	267	3970	crash	0	76
30	30	72	Sammy Swindell	Sizzler (Raymond Beadle)	Chevrolet	242	1175	crash	0	73
31	7	15	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	208	7650	piston	0	70
32	12	4	Joe Ruttman	Folger's Decaffeinated (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	198	1125	valve	0	67
33	8	55	Benny Parsons	Copenhagen (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Chevrolet	190	1200	axle	0	64
34	37	17	Ken Ragan	McCord Gaskets (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	181	3335	engine	0	61
35	18	99	Connie Saylor	Ball Racing (Ralph Ball)	Chevrolet	172	1065	oil pump	0	58
36	35	18	Tommy Ellis	Eric Freedlander	Chevrolet	164	1050	engine	0	55
37	42	49	Trevor Boys	McCaig Racing (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	135	3270	engine	0	52
38	22	14	A.J. Foyt	Copenhagen (A.J. Foyt)	Oldsmobile	117	1020	crash	0	49
39	19	23	Michael Waltrip	Hawaiian Punch (Dick Bahre)	Chevrolet	92	1005	crash	0	46
40	41	64	Clark Dwyer	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	90	2490	crash	0	43
41	33	52	Jimmy Means	Broadway Motors (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	64	2490	engine	0	40
42	32	1	Davey Allison	Lancaster Premium (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	52	990	engine	0	37

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Buddie Boys
	John Haver
	Doug Heveron
	Jerry Holden
	Jim Robinson
	Jim Sauter
	Blackie Wangerin
	Bobby Wawak
	Jim Southard	50	U.S. Racing	Jim Southard	Buick
	Ron Esau	98	Stoke Racing	Fred Stoke
DC	Slick Johnson	27	Old Milwaukee	Raymond Beadle	Pontiac

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	6	6	green-yellow start
	7	37	31
	38	41	4	#31 accident turn 4
	42	95	54
	96	103	8	#14,23,64 accident turn 2
	104	132	29
	133	136	4	#8 spun turn 1
	137	189	53
	190	196	7	#71 accident turn 4
	197	269	73
	270	279	10	#7,72 accident turn 3
	280	328	49
Percent of race run under caution: 11.9% Average green flag run: 48.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Harry Gant	1	10	10
Bill Elliott	11	45	35
Harry Gant	46	49	4
Bill Elliott	50	96	47
Darrell Waltrip	97	97	1
Bill Elliott	98	133	36
Cale Yarborough	134	253	120
Bill Elliott	254	259	6
Darrell Waltrip	260	260	1
Cale Yarborough	261	266	6
Bill Elliott	267	270	4
Cale Yarborough	271	281	11
Bill Elliott	282	328	47

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Darrell Waltrip	4141
2	Bill Elliott	4121	-20
3	Harry Gant	3863	-278
4	Neil Bonnett	3727	-414
5	Geoffrey Bodine	3707	-434
6	Ricky Rudd	3677	-464
7	Terry Labonte	3503	-638
8	Kyle Petty	3441	-700
9	Dale Earnhardt	3401	-740
10	Lake Speed	3364	-777
11	Tim Richmond	3361	-780
12	Bobby Allison	3200	-941
13	Ron Bouchard	3133	-1008
14	Richard Petty	2998	-1143
15	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2967	-1174
16	Ken Schrader	2930	-1211
17	Buddy Baker	2928	-1213
18	Rusty Wallace	2812	-1329
19	Dave Marcis	2762	-1379
20	Buddy Arrington	2683	-1458
21	Phil Parsons	2676	-1465