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1985 Winston Western 500

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NASCAR Winston West Series race number 12 of 12
Combination race with Winston Cup drivers
An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn External page

Sunday, November 17, 1985 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA
119 laps on a 2.620 mile road course (311.780 miles)

Time of race: 2:58:03
Average speed: 105.065 mph
Pole speed: 116.938 mph

Cautions: 3 for 10 laps
Margin of victory: 0.45 sec
Attendance: 40000
Lead changes: 14

Glossary 1985 NASCAR Winston West Series results / 1985 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	4	15	Ricky Rudd (Cup)	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	119	37875	running	27	0
2	1	44	Terry Labonte (Cup)	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	119	38375	running	78	0
3	13	12	Neil Bonnett (Cup)	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	119	18550	running	3	0
4	8	33	Harry Gant (Cup)	Skoal (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	119	16225	running	1	0
5	7	3	Dale Earnhardt (Cup)	Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	119	13175	running	6	0
6	11	5	Geoffrey Bodine (Cup)	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	119	12150	running	2	0
7	3	11	Darrell Waltrip (Cup)	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	119	12350	running	1	0
8	21	43	Richard Petty (Cup)	STP (Mike Curb)	Pontiac	119	9900	running	0	0
9	12	75	Lake Speed (Cup)	Nationwise Auto Parts (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	118	7255	running	1	0
10	10	47	Ron Bouchard (Cup)	Valvoline (Jack Beebe)	Buick	118	7845	running	0	0
11	15	18	Glen Steurer	Stick Only / Hooper's (Glen Steurer)	Chevrolet	118	4875	running	0	50
12	16	78	Jim Robinson	Hammer Security (Lois Williams)	Oldsmobile	117	5615	running	0	49
13	20	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr. (Cup)	Stavola Brothers	Chevrolet	117	4305	running	0	0
14	18	32	Ruben Garcia	Suncrest Motorhomes (Fred Stoke)	Chevrolet	117	4085	running	0	48
15	31	73	Bill Schmitt	California Cooler (Bill Schmitt)	Chevrolet	117	4375	running	0	47
16	14	98	Jim Bown	Wholesale Truck Parts (John Kieper)	Chevrolet	117	3420	running	0	46
17	6	22	Bobby Allison (Cup)	Miller (Bobby Allison)	Buick	117	1955	running	0	0
18	19	71	Dave Marcis (Cup)	Dave Marcis	Oldsmobile	116	4610	running	0	0
19	35	07	Derrike Cope	7-Eleven (George Jefferson)	Ford	116	2900	running	0	45
20	26	52	Jimmy Means (Cup)	Barnicle Oil Co. (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	116	4430	running	0	0
21	24	77	Greg Sacks (Cup)	Miller (DiGard)	Buick	116	8255	transmission	0	0
22	33	67	Buddy Arrington (Cup)	Buddy Arrington	Ford	115	3970	running	0	0
23	28	90	Ken Schrader (Cup)	Sunny King (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	115	4410	running	0	0
24	36	16	Bill Osborne	Hackmankars (Bill Osborne / Wayne Hackman)	Buick	115	2340	running	0	44
25	23	70	J.D. McDuffie (Cup)	Rumple Furniture (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	114	3155	running	0	0
26	17	04	Hershel McGriff	WAL Auction (Gary Smith)	Pontiac	114	1425	running	0	43
27	9	7	Kyle Petty (Cup)	7-Eleven (Wood Brothers)	Ford	113	2875	running	0	0
28	37	64	Clark Dwyer (Cup)	Sunny King (Elmo Langley)	Ford	112	2825	running	0	0
29	34	99	Blair Aiken	Stoke Racing (Fred Stoke)	Chevrolet	111	1275	running	0	42
30	38	94	John Soares, Jr.	R.P.M. (John Soares, Jr. / Mike Kard)	Pontiac	105	1225	running	0	41
31	5	9	Bill Elliott (Cup)	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	96	10000	running	0	0
32	39	6	Eddie Bierschwale (Cup)	U.S. Racing (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	88	2675	engine	0	0
33	30	17	Phil Parsons (Cup)	Skoal (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	86	2650	engine	0	0
34	29	29	Scott Autrey	McIntosh Ranch (Dick Midgley)	Oldsmobile	79	1125	transmission	0	40
35	22	88	Buddy Baker (Cup)	Bull Frog Knits / Liquid Wrench (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	78	2600	tie rod	0	0
36	25	2	Rusty Wallace (Cup)	Alugard (Cliff Stewart)	Pontiac	70	3500	engine	0	0
37	2	27	Tim Richmond (Cup)	Old Milwaukee (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	46	2475	crash	0	0
38	40	35	Bud Hickey	Vee-Lee / Stick Only (Pat Mintey)	Chevrolet	40	950	shocks	0	39
39	41	45	Rick McCray	Erlich Motors (Rick McCray)	Chevrolet	37	925	engine	0	38
40	32	24	Trevor Boys (Cup)	Jim Testa (Buddie Boys)	Chevrolet	14	925	steering	0	0
41	27	49	Ron Esau	McDonald's (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	10	2925	engine	0	37

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Jeff Barrister	1	AFR		Buick
	St. James Davis	22W	St. James Racing	LaDonna Davis	Chrysler
	Kevin Terris	42	Golden West Racing		Chevrolet
	Ray Kelly	74	Kelly Allison Transmission	Ray Kelly	Pontiac
	Norm Palmer	93	Palmer Homes	Norm Palmer	Chrysler

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	18	18
	19	21	3
	22	40	19
	41	44	4
	45	47	3
	48	50	3
	51	119	69
Percent of race run under caution: 8.4% Average green flag run: 27.3 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Terry Labonte	1	9	9
Darrell Waltrip	10	10	1
Terry Labonte	11	20	10
Ricky Rudd	21	21	1
Dale Earnhardt	22	25	4
Terry Labonte	26	41	16
Lake Speed	42	42	1
Terry Labonte	43	70	28
Harry Gant	71	71	1
Neil Bonnett	72	74	3
Ricky Rudd	75	76	2
Geoffrey Bodine	77	78	2
Dale Earnhardt	79	80	2
Terry Labonte	81	95	15
Ricky Rudd	96	119	24

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jim Robinson	584
2	Hershel McGriff	565	-19
3	Ruben Garcia	561	-23
4	Glen Steurer	555	-29
5	Blair Aiken	518	-66
6	Jim Bown	511	-73
7	Bill Osborne	506	-78
8	Bill Schmitt	504	-80
9	Derrike Cope	492	-92
10	John Soares, Jr.	470	-114
11	St. James Davis	335	-249
12	Sumner McKnight	282	-302
13	Bob Kennedy	238	-346
14	Scott Autrey	192	-392
15	Pat Mintey	189	-395
16	Brad Tidrick	187	-397
17	Jack Sellers	182	-402
18	J.C. Danielsen	181	-403
19	Bob Fox	168	-416
20	John Krebs	160	-424
21	Gene Thonesen	155	-429