| 1985 Budweiser 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $276,775 | Race Date: | May 19, 1985 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 4h 3m 43s | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 | Average Speed: | 123.094 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 37 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #44 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Hagan Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Steve Hmiel | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 336 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 138.106 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 Budweiser 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 336 |
| 2 | 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 170 | 499 | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 165 | 499 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 160 | 498 | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 497 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running |  | 150 | 497 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 146 | 494 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 147 | 494 | 20 |
| 9 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Ael Rentals | Running |  | 138 | 488 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Ultra-Seal | Running | | 134 | 487 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 135 | 485 | 142 |
| 12 | 31 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 127 | 477 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running |  | 124 | 476 | 0 |
| 14 | 29 | 60 | Bob Riley | Riley Racing | Running | | 0 | 449 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 85 | Tommie Crozier | Leonard Racing | Running | | 118 | 442 | 0 |
| 16 | 1 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Engine | | 120 | 437 | 2 |
| 17 | 27 | 76 | Phil Good | Good Racing | Running | Chrysler | 112 | 434 | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running | | 109 | 431 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 96 | Jerry Bowman | Milford Fertilizer | Running | | 106 | 393 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Engine | | 103 | 346 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Engine | | 100 | 330 | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog Knits | Oil Pump | | 97 | 282 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | West Penn Auto Sales | Flywheel | | 94 | 231 | 0 |
| 24 | 15 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Fan Blade | | 91 | 227 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 88 | 219 | 0 |
| 26 | 22 | 49 | James Hylton | Cleaner Hands | Ignition | | 0 | 201 | 0 |
| 27 | 30 | 68 | Jimmy Walker | Walker Enterprises | Valves | | 82 | 180 | 0 |
| 28 | 17 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford& Honda | Engine | | 79 | 158 | 0 |
| 29 | 32 | 17 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 76 | 150 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Valves | | 73 | 115 | 0 |
| 31 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Lockhart Ford-Mercury | Valves | | 70 | 115 | 0 |
| 32 | 24 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | U.S. Racing | Engine | | 67 | 73 | 0 |
