Official NASCAR Race Results
Harry Gant won the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Delaware 500 at Dover International Speedway.
09-15-1985 | Delaware 500 | Dover International 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 | 4 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 185 | 500 | 216 | Running | 44,950 |
| 2 | 10 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 175 | 500 | 10 | Running | 29,750 |
| 3 | 7 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 170 | 499 | 55 | Running | 31,450 |
| 4 | 19 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Miller American | 165 | 496 | 45 | Running | 9,975 |
| 5 | 5 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155 | 496 | 0 | Running | 14,275 |
| 6 | 22 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 150 | 496 | 0 | Running | 9,980 |
| 7 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 146 | 496 | 0 | Running | 12,600 |
| 8 | 6 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | 142 | 494 | 0 | Running | 8,595 |
| 9 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 143 | 492 | 1 | Running | 10,600 |
| 10 | 17 | 75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 134 | 491 | 0 | Running | 8,225 |
| 11 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Arrington Racing | 130 | 484 | 0 | Running | 6,695 |
| 12 | 23 | 17 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 127 | 483 | 0 | Running | 6,055 |
| 13 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 124 | 481 | 0 | Running | 5,865 |
| 14 | 31 | 96 | Jerry Bowman | Ford | Milford Fertilizer | 121 | 465 | 0 | Running | 2,100 |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 118 | 463 | 0 | Transmission | 7,725 |
| 16 | 25 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Ultra Seal | 115 | 462 | 0 | Running | 5,815 |
| 17 | 37 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Superior Piping | 112 | 458 | 0 | Running | 1,850 |
| 18 | 34 | 76 | Phil Good | Chrysler | Good Racing | 109 | 438 | 0 | Running | 1,800 |
| 19 | 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | AEL Rentals | 106 | 435 | 0 | Running | 4,455 |
| 20 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 108 | 430 | 173 | Running | 13,350 |
| 21 | 30 | 32 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Hardee's | 100 | 412 | 0 | Ignition | 1,650 |
| 22 | 12 | 00 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Helen Rae | 97 | 381 | 0 | Transmission | 1,600 |
| 23 | 18 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 94 | 347 | 0 | Ignition | 3,095 |
| 24 | 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 91 | 313 | 0 | Push rod | 11,550 |
| 25 | 3 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 88 | 309 | 0 | Engine | 9,750 |
| 26 | 9 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Eric Freedlander | 85 | 268 | 0 | Engine | 1,400 |
| 27 | 24 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | U.S. Racing | 82 | 260 | 0 | Engine | 3,625 |
| 28 | 32 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Ford | Hanover Printing | 79 | 203 | 0 | Engine | 3,565 |
| 29 | 11 | 77 | Greg Sacks | Buick | Miller American | 76 | 159 | 0 | Crash | 7,750 |
| 30 | 29 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Honda | 73 | 141 | 0 | Engine | 3,455 |
| 31 | 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 70 | 137 | 0 | Engine | 4,365 |
| 32 | 35 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Buick | Selcam Enterprises | 67 | 137 | 0 | Brakes | 1,100 |
| 33 | 20 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | 64 | 104 | 0 | Engine | 1,050 |
| 34 | 26 | 49 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton Racing | 61 | 85 | 0 | Engine | 2,500 |
| 35 | 14 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Bull Frog Knits | 58 | 83 | 0 | Crash | 2,400 |
| 36 | 36 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Oldsmobile | Canavan Racing | 55 | 53 | 0 | Brakes | 875 |
| 37 | 33 | 85 | Tommie Crozier | Pontiac | Universal Steel | 52 | 30 | 0 | Overheating | 875 |
| 38 | 38 | 63 | Chuck Walton | Chevrolet | Williams Racing | 49 | 5 | 0 | Handling | 875 |
| 39 | 39 | 93 | Maurice Randall | Chrysler | MRE Racing | 46 | 1 | 0 | Overheating | 850 |
Race Recap
- Date: 09-15-1985
- Track: Dover International Speedway
- Race: Delaware 500
- Race #: 22
- Cars: 39
- Winner: Harry Gant
- Start Position: 4th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 120.538 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $298,440
- Cautions: 6
- Caution Laps: 45
- Lead Changes: 16
- Pole: 141.543 mph


