1985 The Winston
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 2 exhibition races in the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
| Date | May 25, 1985 | ||
| Location | Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Charlotte Motor Speedway 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 105 mi (169 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures around 64.8 °F (18.2 °C), with winds gusting to 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 161.184 mph (259.401 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hagan Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Harry Grant | Mach 1 Racing | |
| Laps | 31 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Jefferson-Pilot | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy and Neil Bonnett | ||
The 1985 The Winston, the inaugural running of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, was a stock car racing competition that took place on May 25, 1985. Held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, the 70-lap race was the second exhibition race in the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Darrell Waltrip of the Junior Johnson & Associates team won the race; Harry Gant finished second and Terry Labonte came in third.
The race featured one two-tire pit stop between laps 30 and 40, and was held the day before the Coca-Cola World 600. Both Labonte and Gant won a purse bonus of US$10,000 for leading the twentieth and fiftieth lap of the race. Temperatures hovered around the 64.8 °F (18.2 °C) mark throughout the event while winds were gusting in at up to 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h).[2]
Race results
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Owner | Manufacturer | Laps Run | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 70 | |
| 2 | 3 | 33 | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 70 | |
| 3 | 1 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 70 | |
| 4 | 6 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Ford | 70 | |
| 5 | 11 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 70 | |
| 6 | 8 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 70 | |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 70 | |
| 8 | 10 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 70 | |
| 9 | 12 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Jackson Brothers Motorsports | Chevrolet | 70 | |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 70 | |
| 11 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | Curb Racing | Pontiac | 70 | |
| 12 | 5 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 14 | |
Source:[1] | |||||||
References
- 1 2 "1985 The Winston". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ↑ Weather information for the 1985 The Winston at The Old Farmers' Almanac