1985 Budweiser 400

Race 12 of 28

Riverside
95 laps
Time of race: 2:23:13
Average speed of winner: 104.276 mph
Margin of victory: 5 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 9 laps
Lap leaders: Waltrip pole, Labonte 1-20, Richmond 21-35, Waltrip 36-48, Elliott 49-59, Labonte 60-64, Gant 65-72, K. Petty 73-74, R. Petty 75, Allison 76-79, Labonte 80-95

Race notes: Debut for Blair Aiken and Glen Steurer. Finale for Glenn Francis, Sumner McKnight, and Norm Palmer. Only start for Dale Perry.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Terry Labonte	44	Piedmont Airlines	Chevrolet	Hagan	Inman		95	3	41	running	39200	185
2	3	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		95	1	8	running	23450	175
3	17	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	DiGard	Pemberton		95	1	4	running	15900	170
4	5	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Moore		95	0	0	running	11825	160
5	7	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		95	1	2	running	9330	160
6	12	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		95	1	11	running	11450	155
7	20	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Curb	Beam		95	1	1	running	9200	151
8	1	Darrell Waltrip	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond	115.533	95	1	13	running	13575	147
9	4	Tim Richmond	27	Old Milwaukee	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		95	1	15	running	6270	143
10	24	Ken Schrader	90	Ultra-Seal	Ford	Donlavey			94	0	0	running	7200	134
11	26	Glen Steurer	18	Stick Only	Chevrolet	Steurer			93	0	0	running	1975	130
12	11	Dave Marcis	71	Marcis Racing	Oldsmobile	Marcis			93	0	0	running	5440	127
13	15	Jim Robinson	78	Hammer Security Systems	Oldsmobile	Lois Williams			92	0	0	running	5205	124
14	32	Sumner McKnight	83	Aerowash	Ford	McKnight			91	0	0	running	3985	121
15	22	Derrike Cope	07	7-Eleven	Ford	George Jefferson			90	0	0	running	4200	118
16	35	Clark Dwyer	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			90	0	0	running	4440	115
17	19	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Trap Rock Industries	Chevrolet	Stavola Brothers			90	0	0	running	2680	112
18	39	Eddie Bierschwale	6	San Antonio Raceway	Chevrolet	Ulrich			90	0	0	running	3970	109
19	42	John Soares, Jr.	94	R.P.M./Red Garter	Pontiac	Soares Jr.			87	0	0	running	1875	106
20	37	Glenn Francis	03	Full Moon Machine Shop	Pontiac	Glenn Francis			84	0	0	running	1665	103
21	33	Bill Osborne	16	Hackmankars	Buick				83	0	0	running	1265	100
22	9	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		81	0	0	running	9315	97
23	18	Ruben Garcia	32	Suncrest Motorhomes	Chevrolet	Stoke			79	0	0	running	2440	94
24	21	Rusty Wallace	2	Alugard	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			77	0	0	running	4880	91
25	10	Lake Speed	75	Nationwise Auto Parts	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		77	0	0	running	3420	88
26	41	John Krebs	91	K-C Racing	Oldsmobile	K-C			73	0	0	running	2250	85
27	8	Neil Bonnett	12	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Richert		72	0	0	ignition	7475	82
28	16	Jim Bown	98	Wholesale Truck Parts	Buick	Kieper			68	0	0	suspension	1440	79
29	14	Hershel McGriff	04	Mark C. Bloome	Pontiac	Gary Smith			64	0	0	accident	1410	76
30	34	Dale Perry	63	Petris Racing	Buick	Petris			57	0	0	head gasket	880	73
31	29	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington Racing	Chrysler	Arrington			50	0	0	oil leak	2350	70
32	6	Ron Bouchard	47	Valvoline	Buick	Jack Beebe	Elder		49	0	0	valve	2315	67
33	38	Phil Parsons	17	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Hamby			42	0	0	engine	2290	64
34	25	Bill Schmitt	73	California Coolers	Chevrolet	Schmitt			40	0	0	engine	1265	61
35	30	Buddy Baker	88	Bull Frog Knits	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			33	0	0	suspension	1245	58
36	31	Greg Sacks	49	Cleaner Hands	Chevrolet	Hylton			28	0	0	engine	1245	0
37	27	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Chevrolet	Means			27	0	0	accident	1245	52
38	36	Blair Aiken	99	Stoke Racing	Chevrolet	Stoke			24	0	0	engine	745	49
39	40	Norm Palmer	93	Palmer Homes	Chrysler	Norm Palmer			22	0	0	oil leak	745	46
40	13	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		19	0	0	engine	8240	43
41	23	Rick McCray	45	JPW Racing	Chevrolet	McCray			10	0	0	valve	740	0
42	28	J.D. McDuffie	70	Rumple Furniture Co.	Pontiac	McDuffie			3	0	0	valve	2240	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Terry Labonte	1815	12	2	1	5	10
2	Bill Elliott	1766	12	4	5	5	7
3	Geoff Bodine	1695	12	0	0	4	6
4	Darrell Waltrip	1690	12	4	1	6	7
5	Ricky Rudd	1672	12	0	0	8	8
6	Bobby Allison	1651	12	0	0	6	7
7	Kyle Petty	1643	12	0	0	4	6
8	Harry Gant	1638	12	1	1	6	7
9	Neil Bonnett	1626	12	1	2	4	7
10	Lake Speed	1544	12	0	0	2	9
11	Dale Earnhardt	1451	12	0	2	3	6
12	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1451	12	0	0	0	3
13	Tim Richmond	1433	12	0	0	1	5
14	Rusty Wallace	1384	12	0	0	2	6
15	Richard Petty	1338	12	0	0	0	5
16	Ken Schrader	1325	12	0	0	0	3
17	Dave Marcis	1268	12	0	0	0	3
18	Clark Dwyer	1182	12	0	0	0	0
19	Ron Bouchard	1179	12	0	0	1	2
20	Buddy Baker	1174	12	0	0	2	3
21	Jimmy Means	1170	12	0	0	0	0
22	Phil Parsons	1087	12	0	0	0	2
23	Buddy Arrington	1027	10	0	0	0	0
24	Eddie Bierschwale	1003	10	0	0	0	0
25	J.D. McDuffie	857	11	0	0	0	0