| 1985 Goodys 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $221,210 | Race Date: | Sep 22, 1985 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 55 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 3h 43m 13s | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 | Average Speed: | 70.694 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 31 | No. of Cautions: | 12 For 65 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Geoffrey Bodine G. Bodine | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 58 of 550 | Pole Speed: | 90.521 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 Goodys 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 58 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 175 | 500 | 121 |
| 3 | 10 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 170 | 499 | 5 |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running |  | 160 | 499 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 155 | 498 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Running |  | 155 | 498 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running |  | 156 | 498 | 159 |
| 8 | 21 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 142 | 495 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 138 | 495 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running | | 134 | 494 | 0 |
| 11 | 31 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running | | 130 | 491 | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | 49 | Trevor Boys | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 127 | 489 | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 124 | 485 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 77 | Greg Sacks | Miller American | Running | | 121 | 484 | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Running | | 118 | 482 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Running | | 115 | 471 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 112 | 467 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | U.S. Racing | Running | | 109 | 467 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford& Honda | Running | | 106 | 456 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 17 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 103 | 391 | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Vinton Motors | Running | | 100 | 389 | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Transmission | | 97 | 334 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Ael Rentals | Burned Piston | | 94 | 310 | 0 |
| 24 | 1 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Engine | | 96 | 288 | 155 |
| 25 | 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Engine | | 88 | 266 | 0 |
| 26 | 16 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Ultra-Seal | Engine | | 85 | 171 | 0 |
| 27 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Engine | | 82 | 117 | 0 |
| 28 | 30 | 72 | Brent Elliott | Morris Mini Mart | Ignition | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 29 | 13 | 0 | Morgan Shepherd | Helen Rae Special | Brakes | | 81 | 72 | 1 |
| 30 | 12 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Brakes | | 73 | 43 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog Knits | Brakes |  | 70 | 24 | 0 |
