| 1985 Busch 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 19 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $200,835 | Race Date: | Aug 24, 1985 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 50 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 3h 27m 44s | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 81.388 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 31 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 82 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 343 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 113.586 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 Busch 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 343 |
| 2 | 2 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 36 |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 170 | 500 | 12 |
| 4 | 10 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 165 | 500 | 87 |
| 5 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 160 | 499 | 16 |
| 6 | 15 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 150 | 498 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Running |  | 146 | 497 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 142 | 496 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 138 | 495 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running | | 139 | 490 | 1 |
| 11 | 13 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog Knits | Running |  | 130 | 488 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running | | 127 | 487 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Folgers | Running | | 124 | 484 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Wilder's Bolts & Nuts | Running | | 121 | 483 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Vinton Motors | Running | | 118 | 481 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 115 | 479 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | 49 | Trevor Boys | Cleaner Hands | Running | | 112 | 478 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford& Honda | Running | | 109 | 462 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Ultra-Seal | Suspension | | 106 | 446 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | U.S. Racing | Running | | 103 | 443 | 0 |
| 21 | 8 | 17 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 100 | 434 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Accident | | 102 | 430 | 4 |
| 23 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 94 | 408 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Accident | | 91 | 378 | 0 |
| 25 | 3 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Accident | | 88 | 362 | 0 |
| 26 | 20 | 95 | Mike Alexander | Sadler Brothers Racing | Oil Leak | | 85 | 236 | 0 |
| 27 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Steering | | 82 | 224 | 0 |
| 28 | 5 | 77 | Greg Sacks | Miller American | Accident | | 79 | 204 | 0 |
| 29 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Engine | | 81 | 165 | 1 |
| 30 | 11 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Engine | | 73 | 115 | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | 68 | Mike Potter | Eagle Snacks | Engine | | 70 | 91 | 0 |
