| 1985 Nationwise 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 28 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $293,425 | Race Date: | Oct 20, 1985 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.200 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 13m 40s | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 27 | Average Speed: | 118.344 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 64 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #44 Chevrolet | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Hagan Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jeff Hammond | Crew Chief: | Steve Hmiel | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 73 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 141.841 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 Nationwise 500 Results |
|---|
| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running |  | 180 | 492 | 73 |
| 2 | 16 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Running |  | 175 | 492 | 68 |
| 3 | 11 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 165 | 492 | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 165 | 492 | 1 |
| 5 | 13 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 160 | 492 | 17 |
| 6 | 10 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running |  | 155 | 492 | 4 |
| 7 | 9 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 146 | 492 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 147 | 489 | 32 |
| 9 | 14 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running | | 138 | 489 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 77 | Greg Sacks | Miller American | Running | | 134 | 488 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog Knits | Running |  | 130 | 487 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 132 | 484 | 134 |
| 13 | 21 | 17 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 124 | 484 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Ael Rentals | Running | | 121 | 482 | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 118 | 481 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Vinton Motors | Running | | 115 | 481 | 0 |
| 17 | 31 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | U.S. Racing | Running | | 112 | 480 | 0 |
| 18 | 38 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 109 | 473 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Ultra-Seal | Running | | 106 | 469 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | 49 | Trevor Boys | Fleet Service | Running | | 0 | 464 | 0 |
| 21 | 34 | 87 | Randy Baker | Baker Driving School | Running | | 0 | 453 | 0 |
| 22 | 37 | 68 | Mike Potter | Eagle Snacks | Running | | 97 | 451 | 0 |
| 23 | 33 | 0 | Jeff McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Running | | 0 | 445 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford& Honda | Running | | 91 | 441 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 88 | 433 | 0 |
| 26 | 36 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Running | | 85 | 408 | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 38 | Alan Kulwicki | Hardee's | Transmission | | 82 | 398 | 0 |
| 28 | 5 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Accident | | 89 | 391 | 149 |
| 29 | 2 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Accident | | 76 | 390 | 0 |
| 30 | 3 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Accident | | 73 | 384 | 0 |
| 31 | 6 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 70 | 367 | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | 65 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 286 | 0 |
| 33 | 23 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 69 | 282 | 14 |
| 34 | 35 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Engine | | 61 | 268 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 96 | Jerry Bowman | Milford Fertilizer | Engine | | 58 | 267 | 0 |
| 36 | 39 | 40 | Jonathan Lee Edwards | Edwards Racing | Engine | | 55 | 194 | 0 |
| 37 | 32 | 8 | Craig Spetman | Carl Anderson (Car Owner) | Accident | | 52 | 188 | 0 |
| 38 | 17 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Rear Gear | | 49 | 143 | 0 |
| 39 | 26 | 35 | Morgan Shepherd | Hanover Printing | Engine | | 46 | 123 | 0 |
| 40 | 7 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Folgers | Accident | | 43 | 9 | 0 |
