Results

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

Winston 500

Sunday, May 5th, 1985

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 7 Ford
  • 24 Chevrolet
  • 5 Pontiac
  • 2 Buick
  • 1 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 39
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 186.288
  • Cautions: 2 for 8 laps
  • Lead Changes: 28
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 9 Bill Elliott Ford 180 175 188 60 0 running
20 21 90 Ken Schrader Ford 103 103 159 0 0 running
2 4 7 Kyle Petty Ford 175 170 188 9 0 running
13 22 38 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 124 124 180 0 0 running
5 15 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 155 155 187 0 0 running
37 35 2 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 52 52 7 0 0 engine
25 10 95 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 88 88 113 0 0 engine
7 3 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 151 146 185 2 0 running
29 16 55 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 81 76 74 2 0 driveshaft
4 17 22 Bobby Allison Buick 165 160 187 3 0 running
9 7 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Chevrolet 138 138 184 0 0 running
32 34 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 67 67 61 0 0 wheel
17 37 17 Bosco Lowe Chevrolet 112 112 171 0 0 running
14 28 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 121 121 175 0 0 running
6 32 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 150 150 185 0 0 running
3 2 28 Cale Yarborough Ford 175 165 188 97 0 running
23 29 64 Clark Dwyer Ford 94 94 150 0 0 ignition
22 26 99 Connie Saylor Chevrolet 97 97 155 0 0 ignition
21 13 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 105 100 155 12 0 engine
24 5 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 96 91 137 1 0 piston
8 18 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 142 142 185 0 0 running
36 8 21 David Pearson Chevrolet 55 55 26 0 0 carburetor
18 39 79 Dick Skillen Chevrolet 109 109 167 0 0 running
33 36 49 Don Hume Chevrolet 64 64 35 0 0 vibration
19 31 6 Eddie Bierschwale Chevrolet 106 106 161 0 0 engine
11 14 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 130 130 182 0 0 running
38 25 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 49 49 7 0 0 engine
15 38 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 118 118 174 0 0 running
12 24 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 127 127 181 0 0 running
30 6 4 Joe Ruttman Chevrolet 73 73 70 0 0 transmission
10 20 75 Lake Speed Pontiac 134 134 183 0 0 running
31 23 84 Mike Alexander Chevrolet 70 70 70 0 0 engine
26 12 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 90 85 106 1 0 water leak
35 33 00 Phil Barkdoll Chevrolet 58 58 33 0 0 engine
34 11 66 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 61 61 33 0 0 wheel bearing
27 9 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 87 82 94 1 0 valve
28 19 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 79 79 85 0 0 suspension
16 27 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 115 115 171 0 0 running
39 30 98 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 46 46 6 0 0 engine

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