1985 Valleydale 500 Results
Dale Earnhardt won the 1985 Valleydale 500 at Bristol on April 6, 1985, leading 214 of 500 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 30 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 12 | 500 | 214 | Running |
| 2 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | 6 | 500 | 163 | Running |
| 3 | 44 | Terry Labonte | 4 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 88 | Buddy Baker | 18 | 498 | 2 | Running |
| 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 17 | 497 | 28 | Running |
| 6 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 11 | 495 | 14 | Running |
| 7 | 75 | Lake Speed | 5 | 495 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | 15 | 495 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 21 | 495 | 1 | Running |
| 10 | 90 | Ken Schrader | 16 | 489 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 8 | 485 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 25 | 483 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 22 | Bobby Allison | 2 | 477 | 54 | Running |
| 14 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | 23 | 477 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale | 22 | 465 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 49 | Don Hume | 30 | 457 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | 7 | 440 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | 10 | 408 | 1 | Running |
| 19 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | 3 | 364 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 33 | Harry Gant | 1 | 362 | 22 | Running |
| 21 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | 28 | 314 | 0 | Engine |
| 22 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | 24 | 220 | 1 | Crash |
| 23 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | 9 | 178 | 0 | Engine |
| 24 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 20 | 174 | 0 | Engine |
| 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 26 | 157 | 0 | Oil pressure |
| 26 | 68 | Mike Potter | 27 | 61 | 0 | Engine |
| 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 29 | 58 | 0 | Crash |
| 28 | 17 | Phil Parsons | 19 | 40 | 0 | Engine |
| 29 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | 14 | 38 | 0 | Crash |
| 30 | 27 | Tim Richmond | 13 | 36 | 0 | Crash |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | April 6, 1985 |
| Track | Bristol |
| Laps | 500 |