| 1985 Sovran Bank 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $223,075 | Race Date: | Apr 28, 1985 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 3Hr 16Min 6Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 | Average Speed: | 73.022 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 57 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Harry Gant H. Gant | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #33 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Mach 1 Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Travis Carter | Crew Chief: | Jeff Hammond | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 193 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 90.279 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 Sovran Bank 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 13 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 193 |
| 2 | 7 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running |  | 15 | 500 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 170 | 500 | 67 |
| 4 | 16 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running |  | 165 | 500 | 160 |
| 5 | 5 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 500 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 155 | 498 | 1 |
| 7 | 20 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 146 | 498 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running | | 142 | 497 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 17 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 138 | 496 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running | | 134 | 496 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 130 | 495 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog / Liquid Wrench | Running |  | 127 | 495 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 124 | 493 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 121 | 492 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy's Used Cars | Running | | 118 | 492 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Ultra-Seal | Running | | 115 | 492 | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford | Running | | 112 | 487 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 109 | 486 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 49 | Don Hume (R) | Cleaner Hands | Running | | 106 | 479 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | US Racing | Running | | 103 | 475 | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running | | 100 | 455 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 72 | Brent Elliott | Elliott Racing | Running | | 97 | 448 | 0 |
| 23 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Engine | | 99 | 423 | 77 |
| 24 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Rear Gear | | 91 | 393 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 93 | 345 | 1 |
| 26 | 24 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Ael Rentals | Engine | | 85 | 320 | 0 |
| 27 | 3 | 16 | Morgan Shepherd | Carolina Tool & Equipment | Accident | | 82 | 139 | 0 |
| 28 | 9 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Accident | | 79 | 108 | 0 |
| 29 | 11 | 84 | Mike Alexander | Sims Brothers Racing | Rear Gear | | 76 | 69 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Engine | | 73 | 1 | 0 |
