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Race Results : Bristol Motor Speedway

Busch 500

Bristol Motor Speedway , Bristol, TN

Saturday, August 24th, 1985 Race 19 of 28 1985 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 31
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 81.388
  • Cautions: 11 for 82 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 drives during night practice
LeMans, France - June 4, 2023 : The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 driven by Jimmie Johnson, Jenson Button and Mike Rockenfeller drives during night practice for the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
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Entry List
Busch 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 185 175 500 343 0 running
2 2 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 175 170 500 36 0 running
3 4 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 170 165 500 12 0 running
4 10 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 165 160 500 87 0 running
5 9 9 Bill Elliott Ford 160 155 499 16 0 running
6 15 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 150 150 498 0 0 running
7 12 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 146 146 497 0 0 running
8 24 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 142 142 496 0 0 running
9 6 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 138 138 495 0 0 running
10 18 75 Lake Speed Pontiac 139 134 490 1 0 running
11 13 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 130 130 488 0 0 running
12 21 2 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 127 127 487 0 0 running
13 14 4 Joe Ruttman Chevrolet 124 124 484 0 0 running
14 23 41 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 121 121 483 0 0 running
15 30 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 118 118 481 0 0 running
16 17 7 Kyle Petty Ford 115 115 479 0 0 running
17 28 49 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 112 112 478 0 0 running
18 29 64 Clark Dwyer Ford 109 109 462 0 0 running
19 22 90 Ken Schrader Ford 106 106 446 0 0 suspension
20 26 6 Eddie Bierschwale Chevrolet 103 103 443 0 0 running
21 8 17 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 100 100 434 0 0 running
22 16 22 Bobby Allison Buick 102 97 430 4 0 crash
23 19 71 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile 94 94 408 0 0 running
24 25 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Chevrolet 91 91 378 0 0 crash
25 3 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 88 88 362 0 0 crash
26 20 95 Mike Alexander Chevrolet 85 85 236 0 0 oil leak
27 31 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 82 82 224 0 0 steering
28 5 77 Greg Sacks Buick 79 79 204 0 0 crash
29 7 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 81 76 165 1 0 engine
30 11 18 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet 73 73 115 0 0 engine
31 27 68 Mike Potter Ford 70 70 91 0 0 engine

Race Infractions

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