| 1985 Busch 500 | 
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| Held on August 24, 1985 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN | |
| 500 L, 266.5 M, 429 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Chevy | 500 | 343 | running | 185 |
| 2 | 2 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Pontiac | 500 | 36 | running | 175 |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Chevy | 500 | 12 | running | 170 |
| 4 | 10 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Chevy | 500 | 87 | running | 165 |
| 5 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Ford | 499 | 16 | running | 160 |
| 6 | 15 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Chevy | 498 | 0 | running | 150 |
| 7 | 12 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Buick | 497 | 0 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 24 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Pontiac | 496 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 6 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Ford | 495 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 10 | 18 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Pontiac | 490 | 1 | running | 139 |
| 11 | 13 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog Knits | Oldsmobile | 488 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Pontiac | 487 | 0 | running | 127 |
| 13 | 14 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Folger's Coffee | Chevy | 484 | 0 | running | 124 |
| 14 | 23 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Wilder's Bolts & Nuts | Chevy | 483 | 0 | running | 121 |
| 15 | 30 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Vinton Motors | Ford | 481 | 0 | running | 118 |
| 16 | 17 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Ford | 479 | 0 | running | 115 |
| 17 | 28 | 49 | Trevor Boys | Cleaner Hands Formula | Chevy | 478 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 29 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Ford | 462 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 22 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ultra Seal | Ford | 446 | 0 | suspension | 106 |
| 20 | 26 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale | U.S. Racing | Chevy | 443 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 8 | 17 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Chevy | 434 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 16 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Buick | 430 | 4 | crash | 102 |
| 23 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited | Oldsmobile | 408 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 25 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Chevy | 378 | 0 | crash | 91 |
| 25 | 3 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Chevy | 362 | 0 | crash | 88 |
| 26 | 20 | 95 | Mike Alexander | Sadler Racing | Chevy | 236 | 0 | oil leak | 85 |
| 27 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Pontiac | 224 | 0 | steering | 82 |
| 28 | 5 | 77 | Greg Sacks | Miller American | Buick | 204 | 0 | crash | 79 |
| 29 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Chevy | 165 | 1 | engine | 81 |
| 30 | 11 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Eric Freedlander | Chevy | 115 | 0 | engine | 73 |
| 31 | 27 | 68 | Mike Potter | Eagle Snacks | Ford | 91 | 0 | engine | 70 |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Tommie Crozier, Bobby Wawak, J.D. McDuffie | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
