| 1985 Winston Western 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $276,775 | Race Date: | Nov 17, 1985 | Riverside International Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .450 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 58Min 3Sec. | Riverside, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 14 | Average Speed: | 105.065 MPH | 2.63 Mile Paved Road Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 10 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ricky Rudd R. Rudd | Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Ford | Car No.: | #44 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 8 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | Hagan Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Steve Hmiel | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 27 of 119 | Pole Speed: | 116.938 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 Winston Western 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running |  | 180 | 119 | 27 |
| 2 | 1 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running |  | 180 | 119 | 78 |
| 3 | 13 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 170 | 119 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 165 | 119 | 1 |
| 5 | 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 160 | 119 | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 155 | 119 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 151 | 119 | 1 |
| 8 | 21 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 142 | 119 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running | | 143 | 118 | 1 |
| 10 | 10 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Running |  | 134 | 118 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 18 | Glen Steurer | Hooters | Running | | 130 | 118 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 78 | Jim Robinson | Hammer Security Systems | Running |  | 127 | 117 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 124 | 117 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 32 | Ruben Garcia, Jr. | Suncrest Motorhomes | Running | | 121 | 117 | 0 |
| 15 | 31 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | California Coolers | Running | | 118 | 117 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | 98 | Jim Bown | Valvoline | Running | | 115 | 117 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller | Running | | 112 | 117 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Ael Rentals | Running | | 109 | 116 | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | 7 | Derrike Cope | 7-Eleven | Running | | 106 | 116 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 103 | 116 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 77 | Greg Sacks | Miller American | Transmission | | 100 | 116 | 0 |
| 22 | 33 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Vinton Motors | Running | | 97 | 115 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Sunny King Ford | Running | | 94 | 115 | 0 |
| 24 | 36 | 16 | Bill Osborne | Hackmankars | Running | | 91 | 115 | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Running | | 88 | 114 | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Wal Auct | Running | | 85 | 114 | 0 |
| 27 | 9 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 82 | 113 | 0 |
| 28 | 37 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford | Running | | 79 | 112 | 0 |
| 29 | 34 | 99 | Blair Aiken | Stoke Racing | Running | | 76 | 111 | 0 |
| 30 | 38 | 94 | John Soares, Jr. | R.P.M. | Running | | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 70 | 96 | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | U.S. Racing | Engine | | 67 | 88 | 0 |
| 33 | 30 | 17 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Transmission | | 64 | 86 | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | 29 | Scott Autrey | McIntosh | Transmission | | 61 | 79 | 0 |
| 35 | 22 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog Knits | Engine | | 58 | 78 | 0 |
| 36 | 25 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Accident | | 55 | 70 | 0 |
| 37 | 2 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Suspension | | 52 | 46 | 0 |
| 38 | 40 | 35 | Bud Hickey | Vee-Lee / Stick Only | Engine | | 49 | 40 | 0 |
| 39 | 41 | 45 | Rick McCray | Erlich Motors | Steering | | 46 | 37 | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | 24 | Trevor Boys | Jim Testa Chevrolet | Engine | | 43 | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | 27 | 49 | Ron Esau | McDonald's | Accident | | 40 | 10 | 0 |
