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Talladega 500 1985 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 28
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.	Talladega, 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
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	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

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Official 1985 Talladega 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	2	28	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Hardee's	180	188	41	Running
2	16	12	Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil Bonnett	Budweiser	175	188	20	Running
3	24	47	Ron Bouchard R. BouchardRon Bouchard	Valvoline	170	188	5	Running
4	1	9	Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill Elliott	Coors	170	188	100	Running
5	4	14	A.J. Foyt AJ FoytA.J. Foyt	Copenhagen	0	187	1	Running
6	29	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	STP	150	187	0	Running
7	21	33	Harry Gant H. GantHarry Gant	Skoal Bandit	151	187	1	Running
8	40	75	Lake Speed L. SpeedLake Speed	Nationwise Auto Parts	142	187	0	Running
9	25	11	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Budweiser	138	186	0	Running
10	22	1	Davey Allison D. AllisonDavey Allison	Lancaster Tobacco	0	186	0	Running
11	18	90	Ken Schrader K. Schrader (R)Ken Schrader	Ultra-Seal	130	186	0	Running
12	10	95	Sterling Marlin S. MarlinSterling Marlin	Sadler Brothers Racing	127	186	0	Running
13	17	27	Tim Richmond T. RichmondTim Richmond	Old Milwaukee	124	186	0	Running
14	19	88	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Bull Frog Knits	121	184	0	Running
15	30	77	Greg Sacks G. SacksGreg Sacks	Miller American	118	184	0	Running
16	8	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Vinton Motors	120	184	1	Running
17	23	2	Rusty Wallace R. WallaceRusty Wallace	Alugard	112	183	0	Running
18	12	15	Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky Rudd	Motorcraft	109	180	0	Running
19	35	17	Lennie Pond L. PondLennie Pond	Hesco Exhaust Systems	106	178	0	Running
20	31	64	Clark Dwyer C. DwyerClark Dwyer	Sunny King Ford& Honda	103	177	0	Running
21	39	54	Bobby Wawak B. WawakBobby Wawak	Henley Gray Racing	100	175	0	Running
22	27	0	Phil Barkdoll P. BarkdollPhil Barkdoll	Helen Rae Special	97	167	0	Running
23	6	5	Geoffrey Bodine G. BodineGeoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett	99	160	2	Accident
24	14	3	Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans	96	156	8	Running
25	5	7	Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle Petty	7-Eleven	88	151	0	Running
26	33	71	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	Ael Rentals	85	145	0	Burned Piston
27	38	22	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Miller American	87	142	1	Running
28	42	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	Rumple Furniture Company	79	140	0	Piston
29	32	74	Rick Wilson R. WilsonRick Wilson	Superior Piping	0	111	0	Oil Pump
30	15	18	Tommy Ellis T. EllisTommy Ellis	Freedlander Financial	0	102	0	Oil Leak
31	20	66	Phil Parsons P. ParsonsPhil Parsons	Skoal Bandit	70	92	0	Accident
32	41	49	Trevor Boys T. BoysTrevor Boys	Cleaner Hands	72	91	3	Driveshaft
33	7	4	Joe Ruttman J. RuttmanJoe Ruttman	Folgers	69	84	5	Clutch
34	36	6	Eddie Bierschwale E. Bierschwale (R)Eddie Bierschwale	US Racing	61	73	0	Engine
35	3	21	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Chattanooga Chew	58	54	0	Transmission
36	13	55	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	Copenhagen	55	53	0	Driveshaft
37	34	0	Delma Cowart D. CowartDelma Cowart	Heyward Grooms Construction	52	33	0	Crankshaft
38	11	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr. B. Hillin, Jr.Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Trap Rock Industries	49	33	0	Engine
39	9	44	Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry Labonte	Piedmont Airlines	46	24	0	Accident
40	37	29	Grant Adcox G. AdcoxGrant Adcox	Herb Adcox Chevrolet	43	21	0	Oil Pressure
41	26	99	Connie Saylor C. SaylorConnie Saylor	Ralph Ball Racing	40	11	0	Engine
42	28	52	Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy Means	Broadway Motors	37	10	0	Engine
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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