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Winston 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
May 5, 1985
188 laps on 2.66 mile paved oval; 500.08 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 188
| 60,500
| running
| 60 |
| 2
| 4
| Kyle Petty
| 7
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 188
| 34,905
| running
| 9 |
| 3
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Ford
| 188
| 37,750
| running
| 97 |
| 4
| 17
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| DiGard
| Buick
| 187
| 23,075
| running
| 3 |
| 5
| 15
| Ricky Rudd
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 187
| 21,025
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 32
| Buddy Baker
| 88
| Buddy Baker
| Oldsmobile
| 185
| 20,245
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 3
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 185
| 20,100
| running
| 2 |
| 8
| 18
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 185
| 12,575
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 7
| Bobby Hillin
| 8
| Stavola Brothers
| Chevrolet
| 184
| 7,800
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 20
| Lake Speed
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 183
| 11,215
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 14
| Geoff Bodine
| 5
| Rick Hendrick
| Chevrolet
| 182
| 14,290
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 24
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 181
| 9,195
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 22
| Morgan Shepherd
| 38
| Morgan Shepherd
| Chevrolet
| 180
| 5,340
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 28
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Ford
| 175
| 8,275
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 39
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 174
| 8,265
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 27
| Tim Richmond
| 27
| Raymond Beadle
| Pontiac
| 171
| 7,255
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 38
| Bosco Lowe
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 171
| 6,825
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 40
| Dick Skillen
| 79
| Tom Goff
| Chevrolet
| 167
| 3,920
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 33
| Eddie Bierschwale
| 6
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 161
| 6,765
| engine
| 0 |
| 20
| 21
| Ken Schrader
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 159
| 6,645
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 13
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 155
| 11,410
| engine
| 12 |
| 22
| 26
| Connie Saylor
| 99
| Ralph Ball
| Chevrolet
| 155
| 3,210
| ignition
| 0 |
| 23
| 29
| Clark Dwyer
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 150
| 5,335
| ignition
| 0 |
| 24
| 5
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 137
| 11,745
| piston
| 1 |
| 25
| 10
| Sterling Marlin
| 95
| Sadler Brothers
| Chevrolet
| 113
| 2,970
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 12
| Neil Bonnett
| 12
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 106
| 9,420
| water leak
| 1 |
| 27
| 9
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Mike Curb
| Pontiac
| 94
| 9,370
| valve
| 1 |
| 28
| 19
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 85
| 4,975
| suspension
| 0 |
| 29
| 16
| Benny Parsons
| 55
| Leo & Richard Jackson
| Chevrolet
| 74
| 2,770
| driveshaft
| 2 |
| 30
| 6
| Joe Ruttman
| 4
| Larry McClure
| Chevrolet
| 70
| 2,620
| transmission
| 0 |
| 31
| 23
| Mike Alexander
| 84
| Sims Brothers
| Chevrolet
| 70
| 2,525
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 35
| Bobby Wawak
| 74
| Bobby Wawak
| Chevrolet
| 61
| 2,500
| wheel
| 0 |
| 33
| 37
| Don Hume
| 49
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 35
| 4,710
| vibration
| 0 |
| 34
| 11
| Phil Parsons
| 66
| Leo & Richard Jackson
| Chevrolet
| 33
| 2,450
| wheel bearing
| 0 |
| 35
| 34
| Phil Barkdoll
| 00
| Helen Rae Smith
| Chevrolet
| 33
| 2,425
| engine
| 0 |
| 36
| 8
| David Pearson
| 21
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 26
| 2,400
| carburetor
| 0 |
| 37
| 36
| Rusty Wallace
| 2
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 7
| 4,875
| engine
| 0 |
| 38
| 25
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Chevrolet
| 7
| 10,850
| engine
| 0 |
| 39
| 30
| Trevor Boys
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Chevrolet
| 6
| 2,325
| engine
| 0 |
| 40
| 31
| Greg Sacks
| 51
| Cecil Gordon
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not start
| 0 |
|
| 38
| Ken Ragan
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| qualified car
| 0 |
|
|
| Delma Cowart
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Eldon Dotson
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Bobby Unser
|
| NBC
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Bruce Jenner
|
| NBC
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
|
|
| Paul Page
|
| NBC
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
Time of race: 02:41:04
Average Speed: 186.288 MPH
Pole Speed: 45.731 seconds
2 cautions for 8 laps
Attendance: 122,000