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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Nationwise 500

North Carolina Speedway

October 20th, 1985

Race #26 of the 1985 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: Shortened : 492
  • Miles: 500.4
  • Average Speed: 118.344 mph
  • Cautions: 10
  • Caution Laps: 64
  • Lead Changes: 27
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos at the Twelve Thirty Club on December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 20 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 180 175 5 492 73 Running
2 16 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 175 170 5 492 68 Running
3 11 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 165 165 0 492 0 Running
4 12 9 Bill Elliott Ford 165 160 5 492 1 Running
5 13 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 160 155 5 492 17 Running
6 10 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 155 150 5 492 4 Running
7 9 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 146 146 0 492 0 Running
8 15 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 147 142 5 489 32 Running
9 14 2 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 138 138 0 489 0 Running
10 4 77 Greg Sacks Buick 134 134 0 488 0 Running
11 24 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 130 130 0 487 0 Running
12 1 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 132 127 5 484 134 Running
13 21 17 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 124 124 0 484 0 Running
14 18 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 121 121 0 482 0 Running
15 8 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 118 118 0 481 0 Running
16 30 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 115 115 0 481 0 Running
17 31 6 Eddie Bierschwale Chevrolet 112 112 0 480 0 Running
18 38 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 109 109 0 473 0 Running
19 22 90 Ken Schrader Ford 106 106 0 469 0 Running
20 27 49 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 103 103 0 464 0 Running
21 34 87 Randy Baker Buick 100 100 0 453 0 Running
22 37 68 Mike Potter Ford 97 97 0 451 0 Running
23 33 0 Jeff McDuffie Pontiac 94 94 0 445 0 Running
24 28 64 Clark Dwyer Ford 91 91 0 441 0 Running
25 19 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Chevrolet 88 88 0 433 0 Running
26 36 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 85 85 0 408 0 Running
27 25 38 Alan Kulwicki Ford 82 82 0 398 0 Transmission
28 5 28 Cale Yarborough Ford 89 79 10 391 149 Crash
29 2 75 Lake Speed Pontiac 76 76 0 390 0 Crash
30 3 18 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet 73 73 0 384 0 Crash
31 6 7 Kyle Petty Ford 70 70 0 367 0 Running
32 40 65 DK Ulrich Buick 67 67 0 286 0 Rear end
33 23 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 69 64 5 282 14 Engine
34 35 74 Bobby Wawak Buick 61 61 0 268 0 Engine
35 29 96 Jerry Bowman Ford 58 58 0 267 0 Engine
36 39 40 Jonathan Lee Edwards Buick 55 55 0 194 0 Engine
37 32 08 Craig Spetman Chevrolet 52 52 0 188 0 Crash
38 17 22 Bobby Allison Buick 49 49 0 143 0 Rear end
39 26 35 Morgan Shepherd Ford 46 46 0 123 0 Engine
40 7 4 Joe Ruttman Chevrolet 43 43 0 9 0 Crash