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Bristol Motor Speedway
August 24, 1985 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans Chevrolet | 500 | 185 | 34,675 | Running | |
| 2 | 2 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee Pontiac | 500 | 175 | 19,230 | Running | |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser Chevrolet | 500 | 170 | 13,900 | Running | |
| 4 | 10 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser Chevrolet | 500 | 165 | 12,500 | Running | |
| 5 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors Ford | 499 | 160 | 11,350 | Running | |
| 6 | 15 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 498 | 150 | 10,500 | Running | |
| 7 | 12 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline Buick | 497 | 146 | 5,880 | Running | |
| 8 | 24 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 496 | 142 | 7,650 | Running | |
| 9 | 6 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Ford | 495 | 138 | 7,450 | Running | |
| 10 | 18 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts Pontiac | 490 | 139 | 5,610 | Running | |
| 11 | 13 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog Knits Oldsmobile | 488 | 130 | 4,550 | Running | |
| 12 | 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard Pontiac | 487 | 127 | 5,380 | Running | |
| 13 | 14 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Folger's Coffee Chevrolet | 484 | 124 | 1,700 | Running | |
| 14 | 23 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Wilder's Bolts & Nuts Chevrolet | 483 | 121 | 1,600 | Running | |
| 15 | 30 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Vinton Motors Ford | 481 | 118 | 4,320 | Running | |
| 16 | 17 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven Ford | 479 | 115 | 3,960 | Running | |
| 17 | 28 | 49 | Trevor Boys | Cleaner Hands Formula Chevrolet | 478 | 112 | 3,600 | Running | |
| 18 | 29 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 462 | 109 | 3,440 | Running | |
| 19 | 22 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ultra Seal Ford | 446 | 106 | 3,730 | Suspension | |
| 20 | 26 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale | U.S. Racing Chevrolet | 443 | 103 | 3,040 | Running | |
| 21 | 8 | 17 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 434 | 100 | 2,840 | Running | |
| 22 | 16 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American Buick | 430 | 102 | 1,130 | Accident | |
| 23 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited Oldsmobile | 408 | 94 | 2,780 | Running | |
| 24 | 25 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Trap Rock Industries Chevrolet | 378 | 91 | 1,750 | Accident | |
| 25 | 3 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Levi Garrett Chevrolet | 362 | 88 | 7,950 | Accident | |
| 26 | 20 | 95 | Mike Alexander | Sadler Racing Chevrolet | 236 | 85 | 1,050 | Oil Leak | |
| 27 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Chevrolet | 224 | 82 | 2,030 | Steering | |
| 28 | 5 | 77 | Greg Sacks | Miller American Buick | 204 | 79 | 6,210 | Accident | |
| 29 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines Chevrolet | 165 | 81 | 9,090 | Engine | |
| 30 | 11 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | 115 | 73 | 970 | Engine | |
| 31 | 27 | 68 | Mike Potter | Eagle Snacks Ford | 91 | 70 | 970 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 27 Minutes 44 Seconds
Average Speed .:81.388
Margin of Victory .: 3.000 Seconds
