Official NASCAR Race Results
Dale Earnhardt won the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Valleydale 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
04-06-1985 | Valleydale 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 | 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 185 | 500 | 214 | Running | 31,525 |
| 2 | 6 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 175 | 500 | 163 | Running | 18,050 |
| 3 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 165 | 498 | 0 | Running | 16,625 |
| 4 | 18 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Liquid Wrench | 165 | 498 | 2 | Running | 4,470 |
| 5 | 17 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 160 | 497 | 28 | Running | 8,230 |
| 6 | 11 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 155 | 495 | 14 | Running | 6,030 |
| 7 | 5 | 75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 146 | 495 | 0 | Running | 5,310 |
| 8 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 142 | 495 | 0 | Running | 7,450 |
| 9 | 21 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 143 | 495 | 1 | Running | 2,050 |
| 10 | 16 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Ultra Seal | 134 | 489 | 0 | Running | 5,750 |
| 11 | 8 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 130 | 485 | 0 | Running | 8,750 |
| 12 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 127 | 483 | 0 | Running | 4,680 |
| 13 | 2 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 129 | 477 | 54 | Running | 7,700 |
| 14 | 23 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 121 | 477 | 0 | Running | 3,870 |
| 15 | 22 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | U.S. Racing | 118 | 465 | 0 | Running | 4,010 |
| 16 | 30 | 49 | Don Hume | Chevrolet | Cleaner Hands Formula | 115 | 457 | 0 | Running | 3,510 |
| 17 | 7 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | 112 | 440 | 0 | Running | 3,360 |
| 18 | 10 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 114 | 408 | 1 | Running | 7,980 |
| 19 | 3 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 106 | 364 | 0 | Running | 6,640 |
| 20 | 1 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 108 | 362 | 22 | Running | 9,950 |
| 21 | 28 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Thomas Racing | 100 | 314 | 0 | Engine | 1,060 |
| 22 | 24 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Auto Shack | 102 | 220 | 1 | Crash | 1,020 |
| 23 | 9 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 94 | 178 | 0 | Engine | 8,380 |
| 24 | 20 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | AEL Rentals | 91 | 174 | 0 | Engine | 3,420 |
| 25 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Arrington Racing | 88 | 157 | 0 | Oil pressure | 2,690 |
| 26 | 27 | 68 | Mike Potter | Ford | Walker Enterprises | 85 | 61 | 0 | Engine | 870 |
| 27 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture | 82 | 58 | 0 | Crash | 2,520 |
| 28 | 19 | 17 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 79 | 40 | 0 | Engine | 2,480 |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | 76 | 38 | 0 | Crash | 1,780 |
| 30 | 13 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 73 | 36 | 0 | Crash | 2,410 |
Race Recap
- Date: 04-06-1985
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Valleydale 500
- Race #: 5
- Cars: 30
- Winner: Dale Earnhardt
- Start Position: 12th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 81.790 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $192,570
- Cautions: 14
- Caution Laps: 90
- Lead Changes: 18
- Pole: 112.778 mph
