| 1985 Talladega 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $382,205 | Race Date: | Jul 28, 1985 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .660 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 21Min 41Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 30 | Average Speed: | 148.772 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 44 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Ford | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Team: | Melling Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 41 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 207.578 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 Talladega 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 41 |
| 2 | 16 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running |  | 175 | 188 | 20 |
| 3 | 24 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Running |  | 170 | 188 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 170 | 188 | 100 |
| 5 | 4 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Copenhagen | Running |  | 0 | 187 | 1 |
| 6 | 29 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 150 | 187 | 0 |
| 7 | 21 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 151 | 187 | 1 |
| 8 | 40 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running | | 142 | 187 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 138 | 186 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 1 | Davey Allison | Lancaster Tobacco | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Ultra-Seal | Running | | 130 | 186 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | Sadler Brothers Racing | Running | | 127 | 186 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running | | 124 | 186 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog Knits | Running | | 121 | 184 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 77 | Greg Sacks | Miller American | Running | | 118 | 184 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Vinton Motors | Running | | 120 | 184 | 1 |
| 17 | 23 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running | | 112 | 183 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 109 | 180 | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | 17 | Lennie Pond | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 106 | 178 | 0 |
| 20 | 31 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford& Honda | Running | | 103 | 177 | 0 |
| 21 | 39 | 54 | Bobby Wawak | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 100 | 175 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 0 | Phil Barkdoll | Helen Rae Special | Running | | 97 | 167 | 0 |
| 23 | 6 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Accident | | 99 | 160 | 2 |
| 24 | 14 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 96 | 156 | 8 |
| 25 | 5 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 88 | 151 | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Ael Rentals | Burned Piston | | 85 | 145 | 0 |
| 27 | 38 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running | | 87 | 142 | 1 |
| 28 | 42 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Piston | | 79 | 140 | 0 |
| 29 | 32 | 74 | Rick Wilson | Superior Piping | Oil Pump | | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | | 0 | 102 | 0 | |
| 31 | 20 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 70 | 92 | 0 |
| 32 | 41 | 49 | Trevor Boys | Cleaner Hands | Driveshaft | | 72 | 91 | 3 |
| 33 | 7 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Folgers | Clutch | | 69 | 84 | 5 |
| 34 | 36 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | US Racing | Engine | | 61 | 73 | 0 |
| 35 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Transmission | | 58 | 54 | 0 |
| 36 | 13 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Driveshaft | | 55 | 53 | 0 |
| 37 | 34 | 0 | Delma Cowart | Heyward Grooms Construction | Crankshaft | | 52 | 33 | 0 |
| 38 | 11 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Engine | | 49 | 33 | 0 |
| 39 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Accident | | 46 | 24 | 0 |
| 40 | 37 | 29 | Grant Adcox | Herb Adcox Chevrolet | Oil Pressure | | 43 | 21 | 0 |
| 41 | 26 | 99 | Connie Saylor | Ralph Ball Racing | Engine | | 40 | 11 | 0 |
| 42 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Engine | | 37 | 10 | 0 |
