- 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday
February 10 and ended on SundayNovember 17 .Darrell Waltrip , driving forJunior Johnson , was crowned champion at the end of the season.Bill Elliott , driving forHarry Melling , had won 11 races in 1985 (as well as theWinston Million ), but lost the title by 101 points to three-time race winner Waltrip.Busch Clash The Busch Clash was run on
February 10 atDaytona International Speedway .Ricky Rudd drew for the pole.Top Ten Results
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Terry Labonte
#Darrell Waltrip
#Bill Elliott
#Geoffrey Bodine
#Harry Gant
#Ricky Rudd
#Buddy Baker
#Rusty Wallace
#Joe Ruttman
#Cale Yarborough Gatorade Twin 125's The Gatorade Twin 125's were run on
February 14 at Daytona.Bill Elliott andCale Yarborough won the pole for Races 1 and 2, respectively.Race One Top Ten Results
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Bill Elliott
#Darrell Waltrip
#Benny Parsons
#Buddy Baker
#Ricky Rudd
#Dick Brooks
#Greg Sacks
#Ron Bouchard
#Geoffrey Bodine
#Neil Bonnett Race Two Top Ten Results
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Cale Yarborough
#David Pearson
#Kyle Petty
#Richard Petty
#Harry Gant
#Phil Parsons
#Lake Speed
#A.J. Foyt
#Dale Earnhardt
#Sterling Marlin Daytona 500 Miller High Life 400 The Miller High Life 400 was run on
February 24 atRichmond Fairgrounds Raceway inRichmond, Virginia .Darrell Waltrip won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Dale Earnhardt
#Geoffrey Bodine
#Darrell Waltrip
#Ron Bouchard
#Harry Gant
#Terry Labonte
#Kyle Petty
#Dave Marcis
#Tim Richmond
#Lake Speed Carolina 500 The Carolina 500 was run on
March 3 atNorth Carolina Motor Speedway inRockingham, North Carolina .Terry Labonte won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Neil Bonnett
#Harry Gant
#Terry Labonte
#Lake Speed
#Kyle Petty
#Joe Ruttman
#Cale Yarborough
#Richard Petty
#Rusty Wallace
#Dale Earnhardt Coca-Cola 500 The Coca-Cola 500 was run on
March 5 atAtlanta International Raceway inAtlanta, Georgia .Neil Bonnett won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Bill Elliott
#Geoffrey Bodine
#Neil Bonnett
#Ricky Rudd
#Bobby Allison
#Terry Labonte
#Ron Bouchard
#Benny Parsons
#Dale Earnhardt
#Greg Sacks Valleydale 500 The Valleydale 500 was run on
April 6 atBristol International Speedway inBristol, Tennessee .Harry Gant won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Dale Earnhardt
#Ricky Rudd
#Terry Labonte
#Buddy Baker
#Rusty Wallace
#Kyle Petty
#Lake Speed
#Richard Petty
#Bobby Hillin, Jr.
#Ken Schrader TranSouth 500 The TranSouth 500 was run on
April 14 atDarlington Raceway inDarlington, South Carolina .Bill Elliott won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Bill Elliott
#Darrell Waltrip
#Tim Richmond
#Terry Labonte
#Rusty Wallace
#Neil Bonnett
#Geoffrey Bodine
#Phil Parsons
#Lake Speed
#Bobby Allison The Northwestern Bank 400 was run on
April 21 atNorth Wilkesboro Speedway inNorth Wilkesboro, North Carolina .Darrell Waltrip won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Neil Bonnett
#Darrell Waltrip
#Bobby Allison
#Ricky Rudd
#Geoffrey Bodine
#Bill Elliott
#Terry Labonte
#Dale Earnhardt
#Lake Speed
#Harry Gant The Sovran Bank 500 was run on
April 28 atMartinsville Speedway inMartinsville, Virginia .Darrell Waltrip won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Harry Gant
#Ricky Rudd
#Geoffrey Bodine
#Bobby Allison
#Neil Bonnett
#Terry Labonte
#Richard Petty
#Lake Speed
#Phil Parsons
#Rusty Wallace Winston 500 The Winston 500 was run on
May 5 atAlabama International Motor Speedway inTalladega, Alabama .Bill Elliott won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Bill Elliott
#Kyle Petty
#Cale Yarborough
#Bobby Allison
#Ricky Rudd
#Buddy Baker
#Terry Labonte
#Dave Marcis
#Bobby Hillin, Jr.
#Lake Speed Budweiser 500 The Budweiser 500 was run on
May 19 atDover Downs International Speedway inDover, Delaware .Terry Labonte won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Bill Elliott
#Harry Gant
#Kyle Petty
#Ricky Rudd
#Darrell Waltrip
#Tim Richmond
#Richard Petty
#Neil Bonnett
#Dave Marcis
#Ken Schrader The Winston The inaugural Winston (now referred as the
Sprint All-Star Race I, as Roman numeral designations were added to the race in 2008) was run onMay 25 atCharlotte Motor Speedway inConcord, North Carolina .Darrell Waltrip won.Coca-Cola World 600 The Coca-Cola World 600 was run on
May 26 at Charlotte.Bill Elliott won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Darrell Waltrip
#Harry Gant
#Bobby Allison
#Dale Earnhardt
#Terry Labonte
#Lake Speed
#Joe Ruttman
#Rusty Wallace
#Tim Richmond
#Dick Brooks Budweiser 400 The Budweiser 400 was run on
June 2 atRiverside International Raceway inRiverside, California .Darrell Waltrip won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Terry Labonte
#Harry Gant
#Bobby Allison
#Ricky Rudd
#Kyle Petty
#Bill Elliott
#Richard Petty
#Darrell Waltrip
#Tim Richmond
#Ken Schrader Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 The Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 was run on
June 9 atPocono International Raceway inLong Pond, Pennsylvania .Bill Elliott won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Bill Elliott
#Harry Gant
#Darrell Waltrip
#Geoffrey Bodine
#Neil Bonnett
#Benny Parsons
#Ricky Rudd
#Buddy Baker
#Bobby Allison
#Tim Richmond Miller 400 The Miller 400 was run on
June 16 atMichigan International Speedway inBrooklyn, Michigan .Bill Elliott won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Bill Elliott
#Darrell Waltrip
#Cale Yarborough
#Tim Richmond
#Dale Earnhardt
#Bobby Allison
#Ricky Rudd
#Neil Bonnett
#Dave Marcis
#Benny Parsons Pepsi Firecracker 400
The Pepsi Firecracker 400 was run on
July 4 atDaytona International Speedway inDaytona Beach, Florida .Bill Elliott won the pole.The race was won byGreg Sacks , who was driving as a Research & Development driver forDiGard Motorsports . His win causedBobby Allison to leave the team.Top Ten Results
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Greg Sacks
#Bill Elliott
#Darrell Waltrip
#Ron Bouchard
#Kyle Petty
#Buddy Baker
#Ricky Rudd
#Terry Labonte
#Dale Earnhardt
#David Pearson Summer 500 The Summer 500 was run on
July 21 atPocono International Raceway inLong Pond, Pennsylvania .Darrell Waltrip won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Bill Elliott
#Neil Bonnett
#Darrell Waltrip
#Geoffrey Bodine
#Harry Gant
#Benny Parsons
#Kyle Petty
#Phil Parsons
#Ron Bouchard
#Buddy Baker Talladega 500 The Talladega 500 was run on
July 28 atAlabama International Motor Speedway inTalladega, Alabama .Bill Elliott won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Cale Yarborough
#Neil Bonnett
#Ron Bouchard
#Bill Elliott
#A.J. Foyt
#Richard Petty
#Harry Gant
#Lake Speed
#Darrell Waltrip
#Davey Allison Champion Spark Plug 400 The Champion Spark Plug 400 was run on
August 11 atMichigan International Speedway inBrooklyn, Michigan .Bill Elliott won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Bill Elliott
#Darrell Waltrip
#Harry Gant
#Kyle Petty
#Benny Parsons
#Phil Parsons
#Rusty Wallace
#Dick Trickle
#Terry Labonte
#Buddy Arrington Busch 500 The Busch 500 was run on
August 24 atBristol International Speedway inBristol, Tennessee .Dale Earnhardt won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Dale Earnhardt
#Tim Richmond
#Neil Bonnett
#Darrell Waltrip
#Bill Elliott
#Harry Gant
#Ron Bouchard
#Richard Petty
#Ricky Rudd
#Lake Speed Southern 500 The Southern 500 was run on
September 1 atDarlington Raceway inDarlington, South Carolina .Bill Elliott won the pole, and won theWinston Million with the race victory.Top Ten Results
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Bill Elliott
#Cale Yarborough
#Geoffrey Bodine
#Neil Bonnett
#Ron Bouchard
#Ricky Rudd
#Terry Labonte
#Benny Parsons
#Joe Ruttman
#Kyle Petty Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 The Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 was run on
September 8 atRichmond Fairgrounds Raceway inRichmond, Virginia .Geoffrey Bodine won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Darrell Waltrip
#Terry Labonte
#Richard Petty
#Dale Earnhardt
#Ricky Rudd
#Harry Gant
#Geoffrey Bodine
#Kyle Petty
#Neil Bonnett
#Tommy Ellis Delaware 500 The Delaware 500 was run on
September 15 atDover Downs International Speedway inDover, Delaware .Bill Elliott won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Harry Gant
#Darrell Waltrip
#Ricky Rudd
#Bobby Allison
#Neil Bonnett
#Tim Richmond
#Dale Earnhardt
#Ron Bouchard
#Richard Petty
#Lake Speed Goody's 500 The Goody's 500 was run on
September 22 atMartinsville Speedway inMartinsville, Virginia .Geoffrey Bodine won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Dale Earnhardt
#Darrell Waltrip
#Harry Gant
#Ricky Rudd
#Kyle Petty
#Ron Bouchard
#Tim Richmond
#Bobby Hillin, Jr.
#Neil Bonnett
#Bobby Allison Holly Farms 400 The Holly Farms 400 was run on
September 29 atNorth Wilkesboro Speedway inNorth Wilkesboro, North Carolina .Geoffrey Bodine won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Harry Gant
#Terry Labonte
#Terry Labonte
#Dale Earnhardt
#Ricky Rudd
#Ron Bouchard
#Tim Richmond
#Richard Petty
#Dave Marcis
#Neil Bonnett Miller High Life 500 The Miller High Life 500 was run on
October 6 atCharlotte Motor Speedway inConcord, North Carolina .Harry Gant won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Cale Yarborough
#Bill Elliott
#Geoffrey Bodine
#Darrell Waltrip
#Joe Ruttman
#Tim Richmond
#Morgan Shepherd
#Buddy Baker
#Bobby Hillin, Jr.
#Richard Petty Nationwise 500 The Nationwise 500 was run on
October 20 atNorth Carolina Motor Speedway inRockingham, North Carolina .Terry Labonte won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Darrell Waltrip
#Ron Bouchard
#Harry Gant
#Bill Elliott
#Geoffrey Bodine
#Tim Richmond
#Ricky Rudd
#Dale Earnhardt
#Rusty Wallace
#Greg Sacks Atlanta Journal 500 The Atlanta Journal 500 was run on
November 3 atAtlanta International Raceway inHampton, Georgia .Harry Gant won the pole.Top Ten Results
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Bill Elliott
#Cale Yarborough
#Darrell Waltrip
#Dale Earnhardt
#Morgan Shepherd
#Terry Labonte
#Lake Speed
#Harry Gant
#Greg Sacks
#Richard Petty Winston Western 500 The Winston Western 500 was run on
November 17 atRiverside International Raceway inRiverside, California .Terry Labonte won the pole. In this race,Darrell Waltrip clinched his third Winston Cup title, having won three races to Bill Elliott's eleven. Elliott, on the other hand, suffered early transmission problems in the race, which cost him the championship; he finished 31st.Top Ten Results
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Ricky Rudd
#Terry Labonte
#Neil Bonnett
#Harry Gant
#Dale Earnhardt
#Geoffrey Bodine
#Darrell Waltrip
#Richard Petty
#Lake Speed
#Ron Bouchard Final Points Standings
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Darrell Waltrip 4292
#Bill Elliott 4191
#Harry Gant 4033
#Neil Bonnett 3902
#Geoffrey Bodine 3862
#Ricky Rudd 3857
#Terry Labonte 3683
#Dale Earnhardt 3561
#Kyle Petty 3528
#Lake Speed 3507
#Tim Richmond 3413
#Bobby Allison 3312
#Ron Bouchard 3267
#Richard Petty 3140
#Bobby Hillin, Jr. 3091
#Ken Schrader 3024
#Buddy Baker 2986
#Dave Marcis 2871
#Rusty Wallace 2861
#Buddy Arrington 2870
#Phil Parsons 2840
#Clark Dwyer 2641
#Jimmy Means 2548
#Eddie Bierschwale 2396
#Greg Sacks 1944
#Cale Yarborough 1861
#J. D. McDuffie 1853
#Trevor Boys 1461
#Benny Parsons 1427
#Joe Ruttman 1410
#Morgan Shepherd 1406
#Bobby Wawak 1226
#Lennie Pond 1107
#Tommy Ellis 1100
#Mike Alexander 1046
#David Pearson 879
#Sterling Marlin 645
#Don Hume 637
#Ronnie Thomas 631
#Alan Kulwicki 509
#Rick Newsom 450
# Mike Potter 443
#Jerry Bowman 434
#Bobby Gerhart 422
#A.J. Foyt 410
#Phil Good 406
#Ken Ragan 356
#Slick Johnson 343
#Connie Saylor 296
#Jim Sauter 267The above information is from [http://www.racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1985&series=W Racing Reference]
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