| 1985 NW Bank 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $195,115 | Race Date: | Apr 21, 1985 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 40 Car Length | Race Duration: | 2h 39m 53s | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 10 | Average Speed: | 93.818 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 36 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Jeff Hammond | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 214 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 111.899 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 NW Bank 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 214 |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 175 | 400 | 54 |
| 3 | 3 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running |  | 170 | 400 | 124 |
| 4 | 13 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running |  | 160 | 400 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 160 | 400 | 3 |
| 6 | 10 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 150 | 399 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 145 | 399 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 147 | 398 | 1 |
| 9 | 14 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running |  | 138 | 398 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 134 | 397 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running | | 130 | 397 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 127 | 396 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Running | | 124 | 395 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Ultra-Seal | Running | | 126 | 394 | 4 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 118 | 394 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited | Running |  | 115 | 394 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 112 | 393 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford& Honda | Running | | 109 | 392 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 106 | 390 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Vinton Motors | Running | | 103 | 390 | 0 |
| 21 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 100 | 389 | 0 |
| 22 | 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running | | 97 | 386 | 0 |
| 23 | 26 | 49 | Don Hume (R) | Cleaner Hands | Running | | 94 | 386 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Running | | 91 | 382 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 23 | Dick May | Bahre Racing | Running | | 0 | 368 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 0 | Ed Sanger | Helen Rae Special | Running | | 85 | 358 | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | 25 | Bobby Gerhart | Frederick Chevrolet | Engine | | 82 | 338 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 72 | Brent Elliott | Elliott Auto Parts | Handling | | 79 | 294 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | US Racing | Brakes | | 76 | 59 | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Liquid Wrench | Brakes | | 73 | 54 | 0 |
