1985 Winston 500
The 1985 Winston 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 5, 1985, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama as race number 9 of 28 of the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 28 in the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
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Bill Elliott in victory lane after winning the 1985 Winston 500 | |||
| Date | May 5, 1985 | ||
| Official name | Winston 500 | ||
| Location | Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.660 mi (4.280 km) | ||
| Distance | 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Very hot with temperatures of 81 °F (27 °C); wind speeds of 4.1 miles per hour (6.6 km/h) | ||
| Average speed |
186.288 mph (299.801 km/h) 2 hours, 41 minutes, 04 seconds | ||
| Attendance | 122,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Melling Racing | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing | |
| Laps | 97 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers |
Paul Page Bobby Unser | ||
Prior to this event, two-time Winston Cup champion Darrell Waltrip complained to NASCAR about how Bill Elliott was ruining the parity of the sport and he needed to be slowed down. As a result, NASCAR raised the height of the Ford vehicles by half an inch. The roof of the GM race cars was lowered by the same amount in order to improve their speed performance.
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