Official NASCAR Race Results
Dale Earnhardt won the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Busch 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
08-24-1985 | Busch 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 185 | 500 | 343 | Running | 34,675 |
| 2 | 2 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 175 | 500 | 36 | Running | 19,230 |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 170 | 500 | 12 | Running | 13,900 |
| 4 | 10 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165 | 500 | 87 | Running | 12,500 |
| 5 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 160 | 499 | 16 | Running | 11,350 |
| 6 | 15 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 150 | 498 | 0 | Running | 10,500 |
| 7 | 12 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | 146 | 497 | 0 | Running | 5,880 |
| 8 | 24 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 142 | 496 | 0 | Running | 7,650 |
| 9 | 6 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 138 | 495 | 0 | Running | 7,450 |
| 10 | 18 | 75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 139 | 490 | 1 | Running | 5,610 |
| 11 | 13 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Bull Frog Knits | 130 | 488 | 0 | Running | 4,550 |
| 12 | 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 127 | 487 | 0 | Running | 5,380 |
| 13 | 14 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | 124 | 484 | 0 | Running | 1,700 |
| 14 | 23 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Wilder's Bolts & Nuts | 121 | 483 | 0 | Running | 1,600 |
| 15 | 30 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Vinton Motors | 118 | 481 | 0 | Running | 4,320 |
| 16 | 17 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 115 | 479 | 0 | Running | 3,960 |
| 17 | 28 | 49 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Cleaner Hands Formula | 112 | 478 | 0 | Running | 3,600 |
| 18 | 29 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 109 | 462 | 0 | Running | 3,440 |
| 19 | 22 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Ultra Seal | 106 | 446 | 0 | Suspension | 3,730 |
| 20 | 26 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | U.S. Racing | 103 | 443 | 0 | Running | 3,040 |
| 21 | 8 | 17 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 100 | 434 | 0 | Running | 2,840 |
| 22 | 16 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 102 | 430 | 4 | Crash | 1,130 |
| 23 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | Transmissions Unlimited | 94 | 408 | 0 | Running | 2,780 |
| 24 | 25 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 91 | 378 | 0 | Crash | 1,750 |
| 25 | 3 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 88 | 362 | 0 | Crash | 7,950 |
| 26 | 20 | 95 | Mike Alexander | Chevrolet | Sadler Racing | 85 | 236 | 0 | Oil leak | 1,050 |
| 27 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 82 | 224 | 0 | Steering | 2,030 |
| 28 | 5 | 77 | Greg Sacks | Buick | Miller American | 79 | 204 | 0 | Crash | 6,210 |
| 29 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 81 | 165 | 1 | Engine | 9,090 |
| 30 | 11 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Eric Freedlander | 73 | 115 | 0 | Engine | 970 |
| 31 | 27 | 68 | Mike Potter | Ford | Eagle Snacks | 70 | 91 | 0 | Engine | 970 |
Race Recap
- Date: 08-24-1985
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Busch 500
- Race #: 19
- Cars: 31
- Winner: Dale Earnhardt
- Start Position: 1st
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 81.388 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $200,835
- Cautions: 11
- Caution Laps: 82
- Lead Changes: 18
- Pole: 113.586 mph
