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Atlanta Journal 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
November 3, 1985
328 laps on 1.522 mile paved oval; 499.216 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 328
| 57,650
| running
| 175 |
| 2
| 9
| Cale Yarborough
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Ford
| 328
| 29,600
| running
| 137 |
| 3
| 6
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 328
| 21,125
| running
| 2 |
| 4
| 13
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 328
| 15,300
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 14
| Morgan Shepherd
| 16
| Bobby Hawkins
| Chevrolet
| 327
| 7,150
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 4
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 327
| 15,025
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 20
| Lake Speed
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 327
| 8,805
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 1
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Chevrolet
| 327
| 15,675
| running
| 14 |
| 9
| 15
| Greg Sacks
| 77
| DiGard
| Buick
| 327
| 10,150
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 5
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Mike Curb
| Pontiac
| 326
| 10,675
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 2
| Geoff Bodine
| 5
| Rick Hendrick
| Chevrolet
| 326
| 10,915
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 27
| Neil Bonnett
| 12
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 326
| 9,005
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 17
| Buddy Baker
| 88
| Buddy Baker
| Oldsmobile
| 326
| 6,490
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 29
| Phil Parsons
| 66
| Leo & Richard Jackson
| Chevrolet
| 325
| 2,385
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 26
| Ken Schrader
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 325
| 6,560
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 11
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 325
| 5,730
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 21
| Tim Richmond
| 27
| Raymond Beadle
| Pontiac
| 324
| 7,510
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 31
| Rick Wilson
| 21
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 321
| 1,945
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 10
| Bobby Hillin
| 8
| Stavola Brothers
| Chevrolet
| 320
| 3,670
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 16
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Ford
| 319
| 5,250
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 34
| Rusty Wallace
| 2
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 317
| 5,560
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 25
| Alan Kulwicki
| 38
| Bill Terry
| Ford
| 317
| 1,565
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 28
| Rick Baldwin
| 45
| Bob Morris
| Pontiac
| 316
| 1,485
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 39
| Eddie Bierschwale
| 6
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 314
| 4,110
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 36
| Chet Fillip
| 31
| Tom Mitchell
| Ford
| 308
| 1,425
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 24
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| Bobby Allison
| Buick
| 305
| 1,295
| running
| 0 |
| 27
| 40
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 305
| 3,810
| running
| 0 |
| 28
| 38
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 272
| 4,010
| running
| 0 |
| 29
| 23
| Kyle Petty
| 7
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 267
| 3,970
| accident
| 0 |
| 30
| 30
| Sammy Swindell
| 72
| Raymond Beadle
| Pontiac
| 242
| 1,175
| accident
| 0 |
| 31
| 7
| Ricky Rudd
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 208
| 7,650
| piston
| 0 |
| 32
| 12
| Joe Ruttman
| 4
| Larry McClure
| Chevrolet
| 198
| 1,125
| valve
| 0 |
| 33
| 8
| Benny Parsons
| 55
| Leo & Richard Jackson
| Chevrolet
| 190
| 1,200
| axle
| 0 |
| 34
| 37
| Ken Ragan
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 181
| 3,335
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 18
| Connie Saylor
| 99
| Ralph Ball
| Chevrolet
| 172
| 1,065
| oil pump
| 0 |
| 36
| 35
| Tommy Ellis
| 18
| Eric Freedlander
| Chevrolet
| 164
| 1,050
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 42
| Trevor Boys
| 49
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 135
| 3,270
| engine
| 0 |
| 38
| 22
| A.J. Foyt
| 14
| A.J. Foyt
| Oldsmobile
| 117
| 1,020
| accident
| 0 |
| 39
| 19
| Michael Waltrip
| 23
| Dick Bahre
| Chevrolet
| 92
| 1,005
| accident
| 0 |
| 40
| 41
| Clark Dwyer
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 90
| 2,490
| accident
| 0 |
| 41
| 33
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 64
| 2,490
| engine
| 0 |
| 42
| 32
| Davey Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 52
| 990
| engine
| 0 |
|
|
| Jim Southard
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Jim Sauter
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Jim Robinson
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| John Haver
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Bobby Wawak
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Blackie Wangerin
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Ron Esau
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Doug Heveron
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Buddie Boys
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Jerry Holden
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Ken Squier
|
| TBS
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
|
|
| Dick Brooks
|
| TBS
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Bob Varsha
|
| TBS
|
|
| 0
| news center
| |
|
|
| Chris Economaki
|
| TBS
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Time of race: 03:34:34
Average Speed: 139.597 MPH
Pole Speed: 32.626 seconds
6 cautions for 39 laps
Attendance: 56,000