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1985 Winston 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 9 of 28
Sunday, May 5, 1985 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 2:41:04
Average speed: 186.288 mph
Pole speed: 209.398 mph

Cautions: 2 for 8 laps
Margin of victory: 1.72 sec
Attendance: 122000
Lead changes: 28

Glossary 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1985 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	188	60500	running	60	180
2	4	7	Kyle Petty	7-Eleven (Wood Brothers)	Ford	188	34905	running	9	175
3	2	28	Cale Yarborough	Hardee's (Harry Ranier)	Ford	188	37750	running	97	175
4	17	22	Bobby Allison	Miller American (DiGard Racing)	Buick	187	23075	running	3	165
5	15	15	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	187	21025	running	0	155
6	32	88	Buddy Baker	Bull Frog Knits (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	185	20245	running	0	150
7	3	44	Terry Labonte	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	185	20100	running	2	151
8	18	71	Dave Marcis	AEL Rentals (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	185	12575	running	0	142
9	7	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Trap Rock Industries (Stavola Brothers)	Chevrolet	184	7800	running	0	138
10	20	75	Lake Speed	Nationwise Auto Parts (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	183	11215	running	0	134
11	14	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	182	14290	running	0	130
12	24	52	Jimmy Means	Broadway Auto Parts (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	181	9195	running	0	127
13	22	38	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Racing (Morgan Shepherd)	Chevrolet	180	5340	running	0	124
14	28	67	Buddy Arrington	Vinton Motors (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	175	8275	running	0	121
15	38	70	J.D. McDuffie	Rumple Furniture (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	174	8265	running	0	118
16	27	27	Tim Richmond	Old Milwaukee (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	171	7255	running	0	115
17	37	17	Bosco Lowe	Hesco Exhaust Systems (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	171	6825	running	0
18	39	79	Dick Skillen	Truss Builders (Tom Goff)	Chevrolet	167	3920	running	0	109
19	31	6	Eddie Bierschwale	U.S. Racing (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	161	6765	engine	0	106
20	21	90	Ken Schrader	Ultra Seal (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	159	6645	running	0	103
21	13	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	155	11410	engine	12	105
22	26	99	Connie Saylor	Ball Racing (Ralph Ball)	Chevrolet	155	3210	ignition	0	97
23	29	64	Clark Dwyer	Sunny King (Elmo Langley)	Ford	150	5335	ignition	0	94
24	5	11	Darrell Waltrip	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	137	11745	piston	1	96
25	10	95	Sterling Marlin	Sadler Racing (Sadler Brothers)	Chevrolet	113	2970	engine	0	88
26	12	12	Neil Bonnett	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	106	9420	water leak	1	90
27	9	43	Richard Petty	STP (Mike Curb)	Pontiac	94	9370	valve	1	87
28	19	47	Ron Bouchard	Valvoline (Jack Beebe)	Buick	85	4975	suspension	0	79
29	16	55	Benny Parsons	Copenhagen (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Chevrolet	74	2770	driveshaft	2	81
30	6	4	Joe Ruttman	Folger's Coffee (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	70	2620	transmission	0	73
31	23	84	Mike Alexander	Sims Brothers Racing (Sims Brothers)	Chevrolet	70	2525	engine	0	70
32	34	74	Bobby Wawak	Superior Piping (Bobby Wawak)	Chevrolet	61	2500	wheel	0	67
33	36	49	Don Hume	Cleaner Hands Formula (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	35	4710	vibration	0	64
34	11	66	Phil Parsons	Skoal (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Chevrolet	33	2450	wheel bearing	0	61
35	33	00	Phil Barkdoll	Helen Rae Special (Helen Rae Smith)	Chevrolet	33	2425	engine	0	58
36	8	21	David Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	26	2400	carburetor	0	55
37	35	2	Rusty Wallace	Alugard (Cliff Stewart)	Pontiac	7	4875	engine	0	52
38	25	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	7	10850	engine	0	49
39	30	98	Trevor Boys	McCaig Racing (Ron Benfield)	Chevrolet	6	2325	engine	0	46

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Delma Cowart	0		H.L. Waters	Chevrolet
	Slick Johnson	05		Ron Spohn	Ford
	Craig Spetman	08		Carl Anderson	Chevrolet
	Rick Newsom	20		Rick Newsom	Chevrolet
	Blackie Wangerin	39			Ford
	Ronnie Thomas	41		Ronnie Thomas	Chevrolet
	Mike Potter	68		Jimmy Walker	Ford
	Steve Moore	73		Steve Moore	Chevrolet
	Mark Stahl	82		Mark Stahl	Ford
	Eldon Dotson	96		James Stoner	Chevrolet
DC	Ken Ragan	17	Hesco Exhaust Systems	Roger Hamby	Chevrolet
WD	Greg Sacks	51		Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	159	159
	160	163	4	#5 accident turn 4
	164	173	10
	174	177	4	#6 accident turn 4
	178	188	11
Percent of race run under caution: 4.3% Average green flag run: 60.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Cale Yarborough	1	4	4
Kyle Petty	5	5	1
Bill Elliott	6	27	22
Dale Earnhardt	28	33	6
Bill Elliott	34	36	3
Terry Labonte	37	37	1
Dale Earnhardt	38	39	2
Kyle Petty	40	42	3
Dale Earnhardt	43	43	1
Cale Yarborough	44	47	4
Dale Earnhardt	48	48	1
Richard Petty	49	49	1
Kyle Petty	50	53	4
Cale Yarborough	54	70	17
Neil Bonnett	71	71	1
Benny Parsons	72	73	2
Bobby Allison	74	75	2
Cale Yarborough	76	102	27
Bobby Allison	103	103	1
Darrell Waltrip	104	104	1
Terry Labonte	105	105	1
Cale Yarborough	106	131	26
Dale Earnhardt	132	133	2
Kyle Petty	134	134	1
Cale Yarborough	135	144	10
Bill Elliott	145	159	15
Cale Yarborough	160	168	9
Bill Elliott	169	188	20

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Terry Labonte	1355
2	Geoffrey Bodine	1343	-12
3	Bill Elliott	1312	-43
4	Neil Bonnett	1279	-76
5	Ricky Rudd	1228	-127
6	Lake Speed	1215	-140
7	Darrell Waltrip	1208	-147
8	Kyle Petty	1197	-158
9	Bobby Allison	1187	-168
10	Dale Earnhardt	1150	-205
11	Harry Gant	1118	-237
12	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1085	-270
13	Rusty Wallace	1042	-313
14	Ken Schrader	1008	-347
15	Tim Richmond	997	-358
16	Jimmy Means	978	-377
17	Buddy Baker	967	-388
18	Richard Petty	956	-399
19	Ron Bouchard	933	-422
20	Clark Dwyer	894	-461
21	Phil Parsons	883	-472