Results

The 1985 Talladega 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Talladega 500

Sunday, July 28th, 1985

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 8 Ford
  • 2 Buick
  • 5 Pontiac
  • 25 Chevrolet
  • 2 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 148.772
  • Cautions: 7 for 44 laps
  • Lead Changes: 30
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Talladega 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
4 1 9 Bill Elliott Ford 170 160 188 100 0 running
15 30 77 Greg Sacks Buick 118 118 184 0 0 running
11 18 90 Ken Schrader Ford 130 130 186 0 0 running
25 5 7 Kyle Petty Ford 88 88 151 0 0 running
18 12 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 109 109 180 0 0 running
17 23 2 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 112 112 183 0 0 running
12 10 95 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 127 127 186 0 0 running
39 9 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 46 46 24 0 0 crash
5 4 14 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile 160 155 187 1 0 running
36 13 55 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 55 55 53 0 0 driveshaft
27 38 22 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 87 82 142 1 0 running
38 11 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Chevrolet 49 49 33 0 0 engine
21 39 54 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 100 100 175 0 0 running
16 8 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 120 115 184 1 0 running
14 19 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 121 121 184 0 0 running
1 2 28 Cale Yarborough Ford 180 175 188 41 0 running
20 31 64 Clark Dwyer Ford 103 103 177 0 0 running
41 26 99 Connie Saylor Chevrolet 40 40 11 0 0 engine
24 14 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 96 91 156 8 0 running
9 25 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 138 138 186 0 0 running
26 33 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 85 85 145 0 0 piston
10 22 1 Davey Allison Chevrolet 134 134 186 0 0 running
35 3 21 David Pearson Ford 58 58 54 0 0 transmission
37 34 0 Delma Cowart Chevrolet 52 52 33 0 0 crank
34 36 6 Eddie Bierschwale Chevrolet 61 61 73 0 0 engine
23 6 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 99 94 160 2 0 crash
40 37 29 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 43 43 21 0 0 oil pressure
7 21 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 151 146 187 1 0 running
28 42 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 79 79 140 0 0 piston
42 28 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 37 37 10 0 0 engine
33 7 4 Joe Ruttman Chevrolet 69 64 84 5 0 clutch
8 40 75 Lake Speed Pontiac 142 142 187 0 0 running
19 35 17 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 106 106 178 0 0 running
2 16 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 175 170 188 20 0 running
22 27 00 Phil Barkdoll Chevrolet 97 97 167 0 0 running
31 20 66 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 70 70 92 0 0 crash
6 29 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 150 150 187 0 0 running
29 32 74 Rick Wilson Chevrolet 76 76 111 0 0 oil pump
3 24 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 170 165 188 5 0 running
13 17 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 124 124 186 0 0 running
30 15 18 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet 73 73 102 0 0 oil leak
32 41 49 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 72 67 91 3 0 driveshaft

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