1985 Winston 500

Race 9 of 28

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 2:41:04
Average speed of winner: 186.288 mph
Margin of victory: 1.72 sec.
Lead changes: 28 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 8 laps
Lap leaders: Elliott pole, Yarborough 1-4, K. Petty 5, Elliott 6-27, Earnhardt 28-33, Elliott 34-36, Labonte 37, Earnhardt 38-39, K. Petty 40-42, Earnhardt 43, Yarborough 44-47, Earnhardt 48, R. Petty 49, K. Petty 50-53, Yarborough 54-70, Bonnett 71, B. Parsons 72-73, Allison 74-75, Yarborough 76-102, Allison 103, Waltrip 104, Labonte 105, Yarborough 106-131, Earnhardt 132-133, K. Petty 134, Yarborough 135-144, Elliott 145-159, Yarborough 160-168, Elliott 169-188

Race notes: Finale for Bosco Lowe and Dick Skillen. Terry Labonte took the points lead from Geoff Bodine.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro/Start), Part 2 (Finish), Part 3 (Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott	209.398	188	4	60	running	60500	180
2	4	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		188	4	9	running	34905	175
3	2	Cale Yarborough	28	Hardee's	Ford	Ranier	Wilson		188	7	97	running	37750	175
4	17	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	DiGard	Pemberton		187	2	3	running	23075	165
5	15	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore			187	0	0	running	21025	155
6	32	Buddy Baker	88	Bull Frog Knits	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			185	0	0	running	20245	150
7	3	Terry Labonte	44	Piedmont Airlines	Chevrolet	Hagan	Inman		185	2	2	running	20100	151
8	18	Dave Marcis	71	AEL Rentals	Chevrolet	Marcis			185	0	0	running	12575	142
9	7	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Trap Rock Industries	Chevrolet	Stavola Brothers			184	0	0	running	7800	138
10	20	Lake Speed	75	Nationwise Auto Parts	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		183	0	0	running	11215	134
11	14	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		182	0	0	running	14290	130
12	24	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Chevrolet	Means			181	0	0	running	9195	127
13	22	Morgan Shepherd	38	Shepherd Racing	Chevrolet	Shepherd			180	0	0	running	5340	124
14	28	Buddy Arrington	67	Vinton Motors	Ford	Arrington			175	0	0	running	8275	121
15	38	J.D. McDuffie	70	Rumple Furniture Co.	Pontiac	McDuffie			174	0	0	running	8265	118
16	27	Tim Richmond	27	Old Milwaukee	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		171	0	0	running	7255	115
17	37	Bosco Lowe	17	Hesco Exhaust Systems	Chevrolet	Hamby			171	0	0	running	6825	0
18	39	Dick Skillen	79	Truss Builders	Chevrolet	Goff			167	0	0	running	3920	109
19	31	Eddie Bierschwale	6	U.S. Racing	Chevrolet	Ulrich			161	0	0	engine	6765	106
20	21	Ken Schrader	90	Ultra-Seal	Ford	Donlavey			159	0	0	running	6645	103
21	13	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		155	5	12	engine	11410	105
22	26	Connie Saylor	99	Ralph Ball Racing	Chevrolet	Ball			155	0	0	ignition	3210	97
23	29	Clark Dwyer	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			150	0	0	ignition	5335	94
24	5	Darrell Waltrip	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond		137	1	1	piston	11745	96
25	10	Sterling Marlin	95	Sadler Racing	Chevrolet	Earl Sadler			113	0	0	engine	2970	88
26	12	Neil Bonnett	12	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Richert		106	1	1	water leak	9420	90
27	9	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Curb	Beam		94	1	1	valve	9370	87
28	19	Ron Bouchard	47	Valvoline	Buick	Jack Beebe	Elder		85	0	0	suspension	4975	79
29	16	Benny Parsons	55	Copenhagen	Chevrolet	Jackson Brothers	Champion		74	1	2	drive shaft	2770	81
30	6	Joe Ruttman	4	Folgers	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover		70	0	0	transmission	2620	73
31	23	Mike Alexander	84	Sims Brothers Racing	Chevrolet	Sims Brothers			70	0	0	engine	2525	70
32	34	Bobby Wawak	74	Superior Piping	Chevrolet	Wawak			61	0	0	wheel	2500	67
33	36	Don Hume	49	Cleaner Hands	Chevrolet	Hylton			35	0	0	vibration	4710	64
34	11	Phil Parsons	66	Skoal	Chevrolet	Jackson Brothers			33	0	0	wheel bearing	2450	61
35	33	Phil Barkdoll	00	Helen Rae Special	Chevrolet	Helen Rae Smith			33	0	0	engine	2425	58
36	8	David Pearson	21	Chattanooga Chew	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		26	0	0	carburetor	2400	55
37	35	Rusty Wallace	2	Alugard	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			7	0	0	engine	4875	52
38	25	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		7	0	0	engine	10850	49
39	30	Trevor Boys	98	McCaig Racing	Chevrolet	Benfield			6	0	0	engine	2325	46

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Terry Labonte	1355	9	1	0	3	8
2	Geoff Bodine	1343	9	0	0	4	6
3	Bill Elliott	1312	9	3	4	4	5
4	Neil Bonnett	1279	9	1	2	4	6
5	Ricky Rudd	1228	9	0	0	6	6
6	Lake Speed	1215	9	0	0	2	8
7	Darrell Waltrip	1208	9	3	0	4	4
8	Kyle Petty	1197	9	0	0	2	4
9	Bobby Allison	1187	9	0	0	4	5
10	Dale Earnhardt	1150	9	0	2	2	5
11	Harry Gant	1118	9	1	1	3	4
12	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1085	9	0	0	0	3
13	Rusty Wallace	1042	9	0	0	2	5
14	Ken Schrader	1008	9	0	0	0	1
15	Tim Richmond	997	9	0	0	1	2
16	Jimmy Means	978	9	0	0	0	0
17	Buddy Baker	967	9	0	0	2	3
18	Richard Petty	956	9	0	0	0	3
19	Ron Bouchard	933	9	0	0	1	2
20	Clark Dwyer	894	9	0	0	0	0
21	Phil Parsons	883	9	0	0	0	2
22	Dave Marcis	873	9	0	0	0	2
23	Buddy Arrington	766	7	0	0	0	0
24	Eddie Bierschwale	721	7	0	0	0	0
25	J.D. McDuffie	704	8	0	0	0	0