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Results

The 1985 Valleydale 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Bristol Motor Speedway race.

Valleydale 500

Saturday, April 6th, 1985

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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  • 6 Ford
  • 5 Pontiac
  • 14 Chevrolet
  • 2 Buick
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 2 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 81.790
  • Cautions: 14 for 90 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Valleydale 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
11 8 9 Bill Elliott Ford 130 130 485 0 0 running
10 16 90 Ken Schrader Ford 134 134 489 0 0 running
6 11 7 Kyle Petty Ford 155 150 495 14 0 running
2 6 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 175 170 500 163 0 running
5 17 2 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 160 155 497 28 0 running
22 24 95 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 102 97 220 1 0 crash
3 4 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 165 165 498 0 0 running
13 2 22 Bobby Allison Buick 129 124 477 54 0 running
9 21 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Chevrolet 143 138 495 1 0 running
25 26 67 Buddy Arrington Chrysler 88 88 157 0 0 oil pressure
4 18 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 165 160 498 2 0 running
14 23 64 Clark Dwyer Ford 121 121 477 0 0 running
1 12 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 185 175 500 214 0 running
23 9 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 94 94 178 0 0 engine
24 20 71 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile 91 91 174 0 0 engine
16 30 49 Don Hume Chevrolet 115 115 457 0 0 running
15 22 6 Eddie Bierschwale Chevrolet 118 118 465 0 0 running
18 10 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 114 109 408 1 0 running
20 1 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 108 103 362 22 0 running
27 29 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 82 82 58 0 0 crash
12 25 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 127 127 483 0 0 running
29 14 4 Joe Ruttman Chevrolet 76 76 38 0 0 crash
7 5 75 Lake Speed Pontiac 146 146 495 0 0 running
26 27 68 Mike Potter Ford 85 85 61 0 0 engine
19 3 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 106 106 364 0 0 running
28 19 17 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 79 79 40 0 0 engine
8 15 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 142 142 495 0 0 running
17 7 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 112 112 440 0 0 running
21 28 41 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 100 100 314 0 0 engine
30 13 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 73 73 36 0 0 crash

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