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1985 Busch 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 19 of 28
Saturday, August 24, 1985 at Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:27:44
Average speed: 81.388 mph
Pole speed: 113.586 mph

Cautions: 13 for 87 laps
Margin of victory: 3 cl
Attendance: 35000
Lead changes: 18

Glossary 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1985 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	34675	running	343	185
2	2	27	Tim Richmond	Old Milwaukee (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	500	19230	running	36	175
3	4	12	Neil Bonnett	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	500	13900	running	12	170
4	10	11	Darrell Waltrip	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	500	12500	running	87	165
5	9	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	499	11350	running	16	160
6	15	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	498	10500	running	0	150
7	12	47	Ron Bouchard	Valvoline (Jack Beebe)	Buick	497	5880	running	0	146
8	24	43	Richard Petty	STP (Mike Curb)	Pontiac	496	7650	running	0	142
10	18	75	Lake Speed	Nationwise Auto Parts (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	490	5610	running	1	139
9	6	15	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	495	7450	running	0	138
11	13	88	Buddy Baker	Bull Frog Knits (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	488	4550	running	0	130
12	21	2	Rusty Wallace	Alugard (Cliff Stewart)	Pontiac	487	5380	running	0	127
13	14	4	Joe Ruttman	Folger's Coffee (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	484	1700	running	0	124
14	23	41	Ronnie Thomas	Wilder's Bolts & Nuts (Ronnie Thomas)	Chevrolet	483	1600	running	0	121
15	30	67	Buddy Arrington	Vinton Motors (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	481	4320	running	0	118
16	17	7	Kyle Petty	7-Eleven (Wood Brothers)	Ford	479	3960	running	0	115
17	28	49	Trevor Boys	Cleaner Hands Formula (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	478	3600	running	0	112
18	29	64	Clark Dwyer	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	462	3440	running	0	109
19	22	90	Ken Schrader	Sunny King / Ultra Seal (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	446	3730	suspension	0	106
20	26	6	Eddie Bierschwale	U.S. Racing (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	443	3040	running	0	103
22	16	22	Bobby Allison	Miller American (Bobby Allison)	Buick	430	1130	crash	4	102
21	8	17	Phil Parsons	Skoal Bandit (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	434	2840	running	0	100
23	19	71	Dave Marcis	Transmissions Unlimited (Dave Marcis)	Oldsmobile	408	2780	running	0	94
24	25	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Trap Rock Industries (Stavola Brothers)	Chevrolet	378	1750	crash	0	91
25	3	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	362	7950	crash	0	88
26	20	95	Mike Alexander	Sadler Racing (Sadler Brothers)	Chevrolet	236	1050	oil leak	0	85
27	31	52	Jimmy Means	Broadway Motors (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	224	2030	steering	0	82
29	7	44	Terry Labonte	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	165	9090	engine	1	81
28	5	77	Greg Sacks	Miller American (DiGard Racing)	Buick	204	6210	crash	0	79
30	11	18	Tommy Ellis	Eric Freedlander	Chevrolet	115	970	engine	0	73
31	27	68	Mike Potter	Eagle Snacks (Jimmy Walker)	Ford	91	970	engine	0	70

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	J.D. McDuffie	70	Rumple Furniture	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet
	Bobby Wawak	74	Superior Piping	Bobby Wawak	Buick
	Tommie Crozier	85	Universal Steel	Bill Leonard	Pontiac

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	6	6
	7	27	21
	28	30	3
	31	83	53
	84	88	5
	89	155	67
	156	160	5
	161	178	18
	179	183	5
	184	211	28
	212	218	7
	219	219	1
	220	223	4
	224	366	143
	367	370	4
	371	386	16
	387	394	8
	395	402	8
	403	406	4
	407	409	3
	410	422	13
	423	433	11
	434	441	8
	442	445	4
	446	460	15
	461	500	40
Percent of race run under caution: 17.4% Average green flag run: 31.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Earnhardt	1	75	75
Darrell Waltrip	76	84	9
Lake Speed	85	85	1
Dale Earnhardt	86	124	39
Darrell Waltrip	125	126	2
Dale Earnhardt	127	129	3
Darrell Waltrip	130	156	27
Terry Labonte	157	157	1
Dale Earnhardt	158	178	21
Darrell Waltrip	179	179	1
Bobby Allison	180	183	4
Dale Earnhardt	184	184	1
Darrell Waltrip	185	212	28
Neil Bonnett	213	224	12
Bill Elliott	225	240	16
Darrell Waltrip	241	260	20
Dale Earnhardt	261	446	186
Tim Richmond	447	482	36
Dale Earnhardt	483	500	18

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Bill Elliott	2996
2	Darrell Waltrip	2858	-138
3	Neil Bonnett	2720	-276
4	Harry Gant	2655	-341
5	Geoffrey Bodine	2572	-424
6	Kyle Petty	2565	-431
7	Ricky Rudd	2548	-448
8	Terry Labonte	2488	-508
9	Bobby Allison	2424	-572
10	Lake Speed	2379	-617
11	Tim Richmond	2236	-760
12	Dale Earnhardt	2219	-777
13	Buddy Baker	2090	-906
14	Rusty Wallace	2082	-914
15	Ken Schrader	2061	-935
16	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2058	-938
17	Ron Bouchard	2042	-954
18	Richard Petty	1982	-1014
19	Dave Marcis	1947	-1049
20	Phil Parsons	1867	-1129
21	Clark Dwyer	1849	-1147