1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results

[Blaise Zebrataur]

The field has finished qualifying for the 1st race of the season the Goody's 300 at the Daytona International Speedway.

Jimmy Hensley won the pole, with a time of 50.195 seconds, beating Bobby Allison by 0.081 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Jimmy Hensley won his 1st pole of the year,
Hensley won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1983 at Richmond; 37 races ago,
Darrell Waltrip, the winner of this event one year ago, will be starting 14th,
Sam Ard, the 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Champion, is not entered in this event due to injuries he suffered in the 1984 Komfort Koach 200 at Rockingham

1.00-Jimmy Hensley
2.22-Bobby Allison
3.70-Bosco Lowe
4.84-Morgan Shepherd
5.4-Joe Thurman
6.58-Merv Treichler
7.07-Alan Kulwicki
8.21-Larry Pearson
9.10-L.D. Ottinger
10.66-Rusty Wallace
11.32-Dale Jarrett
12.12-Tommy Ellis
13.11-Jack Ingram
14.17-Darrell Waltrip
15.47-Ron Bouchard
16.27-Sammy Swindell
17.45-Charlie Luck
18.65-Ken Bouchard
19.04-Eddie Falk
20.3-Mike Porter
21.23-Davey Allison
22.80-Dick McCabe
23.24-Glenn Jarrett
24.52-Stuart Huffman
25.7-Joe Ruttman
26.51-Robert Ingram
27.8-Dale Earnhardt
28.2-Rick Mast
29.14-Ronnie Silver
30.75-Brad Teague
31.25-Mike Watts
32.79-Dickie Linville
33.78-Bob Shreeves
34.6-Tommy Houston
35.73-Mike McLaughlin
36.60-Ed Berrier
37.5-Geoffrey Bodine
38.34-Joe Kelly
39.43-Kenny Burks
40.28-Phil Parsons
41.82-Larry Walker
42.85-Jimmy Horton

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Race #1 - Goody's 300

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 1st stop of the 1985 season in Daytona Beach, Florida, the site of the Daytona International Speedway for the Goody's 300.

Jimmy Hensley led the field to the Green Flag and would lead the first lap as just like previous event at this track the "big one" was the story of the day as four would strike during the race knocking out challengers like defending race winner Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt, Geoffrey Bodine and a host of many others, in fact by Lap 30 there were only seventeen cars left. Meanwhile up front the battle for the lead was the most fierce in series history as a record 58 lead changes happened during the 120 lap event as Tommy Ellis passed L.D. Ottinger on the last lap and scored the win.

Other Noticeables:
Tommy Ellis scored his 1st win of the year,
Ellis led 15 times for 25 laps, including the final 2 laps,
It was the 8th win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1984 at Richmond; 6 races ago,
Rusty Wallace(14th) and Jimmy Horton(30th) made their NASCAR Busch Grand National Series debuts,
Tommy Ellis, who finished 1st, is the points leader, leading L.D. Ottinger by 10 points

1.12-Tommy Ellis (25 laps led)
2.10-L.D. Ottinger (19 laps led)
3.84-Morgan Shepherd (47 laps led)
4.07-Alan Kulwicki (2 laps led)
5.78-Bob Shreeves
6.58-Merv Treichler-2 laps
7.47-Ron Bouchard-2 laps
8.82-Larry Walker-2 laps
9.70-Bosco Lowe-2 laps
10.3-Mike Porter-2 laps
11.23-Davey Allison-4 laps
12.22-Bobby Allison-4 laps (1 lap led)
13.00-Jimmy Hensley-5 laps (9 laps led)
14.66-Rusty Wallace-7 laps (7 laps led)
15.14-Ronnie Silver-10 laps
16.34-Joe Kelly-14 laps (Clutch)
17.51-Robert Ingram-54 laps (Accident) (3 laps led)
18.32-Dale Jarrett-96 laps (Accident) (7 laps led)
19.27-Sammy Swindell-98 laps (Accident)
20.17-Darrell Waltrip-111 laps (Accident)
21.21-Larry Pearson-111 laps (Accident)
22.45-Charlie Luck-111 laps (Accident)
23.11-Jack Ingram-111 laps (Accident)
24.73-Mike McLaughlin-112 laps (Accident)
25.43-Kenny Burks-112 laps (Accident)
26.65-Ken Bouchard-112 laps (Accident)
27.7-Joe Ruttman-112 laps (Accident)
28.52-Stuart Huffman-112 laps (Accident)
29.4-Joe Thurman-112 laps (Accident)
30.85-Jimmy Horton-113 laps (Accident)
31.5-Geoffrey Bodine-113 laps (Accident)
32.60-Ed Berrier-113 laps (Accident)
33.75-Brad Teague-113 laps (Accident)
34.8-Dale Earnhardt-113 laps (Accident)
35.80-Dick McCabe-117 laps (Accident)
36.04-Eddie Falk-117 laps (Accident)
37.79-Dickie Linville-118 laps (Accident)
38.2-Rick Mast-118 laps (Accident)
39.24-Glenn Jarrett-118 laps (Accident)
40.25-Mike Watts-119 laps (Accident)
41.6-Tommy Houston-119 laps (Accident)
42.28-Phil Parsons-119 laps (Accident)

Jimmy Hensley-1-6
Bobby Allison-7
Morgan Shepherd-8-9
Rusty Wallace-10-13
Dale Jarrett-14-18
L.D. Ottinger-19
Morgan Shepherd-20
L.D. Ottinger-21
Dale Jarrett-22-23
Robert Ingram-24-26
Morgan Shepherd-27
Tommy Ellis-28-29
Robert Ingram-30
Jimmy Hensley-31-33
Morgan Shepherd-34
Tommy Ellis-35
Morgan Shepherd-36-40
Rusty Wallace-41-43
Morgan Shepherd-44
Tommy Ellis-45
Morgan Shepherd-46
Robert Ingram-47
Morgan Shepherd-48
Tommy Ellis-49
Morgan Shepherd-50-54
L.D. Ottinger-55
Tommy Ellis-56
Morgan Shepherd-57
Tommy Ellis-58-59
L.D. Ottinger-60
Alan Kulwicki-61
L.D. Ottinger-62-63
Alan Kulwicki-64
Morgan Shepherd-65-70
L.D. Ottinger-71
Morgan Shepherd-72-73
Tommy Ellis-74
L.D. Ottinger-75
Tommy Ellis-76-77
L.D. Ottinger-78-80
Morgan Shepherd-81-82
Tommy Ellis-83
Morgan Shepherd-84
Tommy Ellis-85-86
Morgan Shepherd-87-93
Tommy Ellis-94
Morgan Shepherd-95
Tommy Ellis-96
L.D. Ottinger-97
Morgan Shepherd-98
L.D. Ottinger-99
Tommy Ellis-100-105
Morgan Shepherd-106-108
Tommy Ellis-109
Morgan Shepherd-110-113
L.D. Ottinger-114
Morgan Shepherd-115
L.D. Ottinger-116-118
Tommy Ellis-119-120

58 Lead Changes among 9 drivers

Caution Flags: 5 for 20 laps
Lap 2 (Cars #52, 24, 51, 25, 75, 2, 43, 34, 79, 5, 6, 85 and 60 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 8 (Cars #14, 4, 82, 65, 85, 5, 60, 75, 8, 7 and 52 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 14 (Car #78 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 22 (Cars #27, 07, 22 and 47 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 39 (Car #22 Spin Frontstretch)

Margin of Victory: 0.255 Seconds

Time of Race: 2 Hours, 10 Minutes and 24 Seconds

[Blaise Zebrataur]

The field has finished qualifying for the 2nd race of the season the Komfort Koach 200 at the North Carolina Motor Speedway.

Larry Pearson won the pole, with a time of 28.144 seconds, beating Geoffrey Bodine by 0.075 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Larry Pearson won his 1st pole of the year,
Pearson won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series in his 29th start,
Sam Ard, the winner of this event one year ago, is not entered in this event,
Tommy Ellis, who will be starting 24th, has a 10 point lead over L.D. Ottinger

1.21-Larry Pearson
2.5-Geoffrey Bodine
3.7-Joe Ruttman
4.8-Dale Earnhardt
5.24-Glenn Jarrett
6.10-L.D. Ottinger
7.44-Rick Mast
8.82-Larry Walker
9.39-Morgan Shepherd
10.45-Charlie Luck
11.75-Brad Teague
12.00-Jimmy Hensley
13.32-Dale Jarrett
14.6-Tommy Houston
15.4-Joe Thurman
16.14-Ronnie Silver
17.11-Jack Ingram
18.02-Kirk Bryant
19.55-Ed Berrier
20.51-Robert Ingram
21.2-Jeff Hensley
22.04-Eddie Falk
23.58-Merv Treichler
24.12-Tommy Ellis
25.22-Bobby Allison
26.73-Billy Hogan
27.99-Bubba Nissen
28.84-Billy Myers
29.29-John Linville
30.70-Bosco Lowe

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Race #2 - Komfort Koach 200

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 2nd stop of the 1985 season in Rockingham, North Carolina, the site of the North Carolina Motor Speedway for the Komfort Koach 200.

Larry Pearson led the field to the Green Flag but it would be Geoffrey Bodine who would lead the first lap as the fans in attendance were given a great show as Bodine would have a race long battle with Dale Earnhardt and Dale Jarrett before Bodine pulled away late before the unthinkable happened; Bodine's car suffered a broken piston, handing the lead over to Joe Ruttman. Ruttman would lead for a bit before Earnhardt took the lead back with twenty one laps to go. Having won this race in 1983 and choosing to miss this event one year prior, Earnhardt was able to keep Ruttman behind him for the remaining laps to score his fourth win of his busch career and his first of 1985.

Other Noticeables:
Dale Earnhardt scored his 1st win of the year,
Earnhardt led 3 times for 36 laps, including the final 21 laps,
It was the 4th win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1984 at Richmond; 29 races ago,
L.D. Ottinger, who finished 8th, is the new points leader, leading Ronnie Silver by 34 points

1.8-Dale Earnhardt (36 laps led)
2.7-Joe Ruttman (19 laps led)
3.24-Glenn Jarrett (2 laps led)
4.14-Ronnie Silver
5.32-Dale Jarrett (30 laps led)
6.4-Joe Thurman
7.6-Tommy Houston
8.10-L.D. Ottinger
9.00-Jimmy Hensley (7 laps led)
10.45-Charlie Luck
11.75-Brad Teague
12.11-Jack Ingram
13.84-Billy Myers-1 lap
14.04-Eddie Falk-1 lap
15.51-Robert Ingram-1 lap
16.44-Rick Mast-1 lap (1 lap led)
17.02-Kirk Bryant-1 lap
18.55-Ed Berrier-1 lap
19.22-Bobby Allison-1 lap
20.58-Merv Treichler-1 lap
21.70-Bosco Lowe-1 lap
22.2-Jeff Hensley-2 laps
23.21-Larry Pearson-2 laps
24.39-Morgan Shepherd-2 laps
25.29-John Linville-3 laps
26.82-Larry Walker-3 laps
27.12-Tommy Ellis-3 laps
28.5-Geoffrey Bodine-39 laps (Piston) (102 laps led)
29.73-Billy Hogan-97 laps (Gearbox)
30.99-Bubba Nissen-166 laps (Header)

Larry Pearson-Pole
Geoffrey Bodine-1-8
Dale Earnhardt-9-20
Jimmy Hensley-21-27
Rick Mast-28
Geoffrey Bodine-29-44
Dale Earnhardt-45-47
Geoffrey Bodine-48-62
Dale Jarrett-63-64
Geoffrey Bodine-65
Dale Jarrett-66-75
Geoffrey Bodine-76-82
Dale Jarrett-83-95
Geoffrey Bodine-96-98
Dale Jarrett-99-101
Geoffrey Bodine-102-135
Dale Jarrett-136-137
Glenn Jarrett-138-139
Geoffrey Bodine-140-157
Joe Ruttman-158-176
Dale Earnhardt-177-197

19 Lead Changes among 7 drivers

Caution Flags: 6 for 24 laps
Lap 11 (Car #29 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 19 (Car #70 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 27 (Cars #12, 75, 70, 11 and 82 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 64 (Car #2 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 158 (Cars #39 and 70 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 167 (Car #22 Spin Turn 3)

Margin of Victory: 0.406 Seconds

Time of Race: 2 Hours and 17 Seconds

[Blaise Zebrataur]

The field has finished qualifying for the 3rd race of the season the Mountain Dew 400 at the Hickory Motor Speedway.

Tommy Houston won the pole, with a time of 18.751 seconds, beating Larry Pearson by 0.087 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Tommy Houston won his 1st pole of the year,
Houston won his 10th career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since Hickory; 14 races ago,
Houston, the winner of this event one year ago, will be starting 1st,
L.D. Ottinger, who will start 10th, has a 34 point lead over Ronnie Silver

1.6-Tommy Houston
2.21-Larry Pearson
3.32-Dale Jarrett
4.00-Jimmy Hensley
5.62-John Linville
6.1-Morgan Shepherd
7.04-Eddie Falk
8.14-Ronnie Silver
9.51-Robert Ingram
10.10-L.D. Ottinger
11.43-Dickie Linville
12.27-Bosco Lowe
13.98-Larry Pollard
14.82-Ralph Morris
15.11-Jack Ingram
16.2-Jeff Hensley
17.01-Dickie Boswell
18.75-Brad Teague
19.12-Tommy Ellis
20.4-Joe Thurman
21.45-Charlie Luck
22.22-Rick Mast
23.16-Jimmy Lawson
24.36-Joe Kelly

Did Not Qualify
25.85-Lowe Smith

[Blaise Zebrataur]

Race #3 - Mountain Dew 400

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 3rd stop of the 1985 season in Hickory, North Carolina, the site of the Hickory Motor Speedway for the Mountain Dew 400.

Tommy Houston led the field to the Green Flag and would quickly began to show his past experience as he began to lap drivers as early as Lap 20 before Jimmy Hensley would pass Houston in lap traffic before the first caution came out. Points leader L.D. Ottinger would take the lead during pit stops before he was passed by Jack Ingram, who would lead until late in the race when Dale Jarrett took the lead during the final pit stops. Jarrett would get a great jump on the final restart and would build up a huge lead on his way to his first win of 1985.

Other Noticeables:
Dale Jarrett scored his 1st win of the year,
Jarrett led 1 time for 56 laps, which were the final 56 laps,
It was the 8th win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1984 at IRP; 13 races ago,
Larry Pollard, who finished 24th, made his NASCAR Busch Grand National Series debut,
L.D. Ottinger, who finished 6th, kept his points lead, leading Dale Jarrett by 18 points

1.32-Dale Jarrett (56 laps led)
2.11-Jack Ingram (73 laps led)
3.21-Larry Pearson
4.4-Joe Thurman
5.82-Ralph Morris
6.10-L.D. Ottinger-1 lap (14 laps led)
7.45-Charlie Luck-1 lap
8.14-Ronnie Silver-1 lap
9.27-Bosco Lowe-1 lap
10.04-Eddie Falk-2 laps
11.62-John Linville-2 laps
12.36-Joe Kelly-2 laps
13.6-Tommy Houston-2 laps (51 laps led)
14.00-Jimmy Hensley-2 laps (6 laps led)
15.2-Jeff Hensley-2 laps
16.43-Dickie Linville-3 laps
17.01-Dickie Boswell-4 laps
18.22-Rick Mast-4 laps
19.51-Robert Ingram-5 laps
20.1-Morgan Shepherd-5 laps
21.75-Brad Teague-5 laps
22.12-Tommy Ellis-24 laps (Camshaft)
23.16-Jimmy Lawson-46 laps (Gearbox)
24.98-Larry Pollard-115 laps (Transmission)

Tommy Houston-1-51
Jimmy Hensley-52-57
L.D. Ottinger-58-71
Jack Ingram-72-144
Dale Jarrett-145-200

4 Lead Changes among 5 drivers

Caution Flags: 2 for 10 laps
Lap 55 (Car #1 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 150 (Car #01 Spin Turn 3)

Margin of Victory: 9.420 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 11 Minutes and 42 Seconds

[Blaise Zebrataur]

The field has finished qualifying for the 4th race of the season the Budweiser 200 at the Bristol International Speedway.

Tommy Houston won the pole, with a time of 21.258 seconds, beating Robert Ingram by 0.099 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Tommy Houston won his 2nd pole of the year and second in a row,
Houston won his 11th career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since Hickory; 1 race ago,
L.D. Ottinger, who will start 7th, has a 18 point lead over Dale Jarrett

1.6-Tommy Houston
2.51-Robert Ingram
3.27-Bosco Lowe
4.04-Eddie Falk
5.00-Jimmy Hensley
6.32-Dale Jarrett
7.10-L.D. Ottinger
8.36-Joe Kelly
9.15-Brett Bodine
10.24-Glenn Jarrett
11.53-Ronnie Thomas
12.22-Rick Mast
13.08-Butch Miller
14.7-Joe Ruttman
15.98-Larry Pollard
16.12-Tommy Ellis
17.21-Larry Pearson
18.17-Darrell Waltrip
19.14-Ronnie Silver
20.4-Joe Thurman
21.11-Jack Ingram
22.60-Ed Berrier
23.28-Phil Parsons
24.43-Dickie Linville
25.5-Geoffrey Bodine
26.1-Morgan Shepherd
27.16-Jimmy Lawson
28.45-Charlie Luck
29.75-Brad Teague
30.2-Jeff Hensley
31.07-Kenny Burks

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Race #4 - Budweiser 200

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 4th stop of the 1985 season in Bristol, Tennessee, the site of the Bristol International Speedway for the Budweiser 200.

Tommy Houston led the field to the Green Flag for the second race in a row as drivers raced on the half mile track in Bristol as big wrecks would be a common thing as it also decided who would win. Bosco Lowe would take the lead early and would dominate much of the early half of the race, losing the lead only during cautions due to it stops, before gaining it back within a few laps. Around the halfway mark, Lowe gave up the lead again to Larry Pearson who lost it to the debuting Brett Bodine and then Ed Berrier before Darrell Waltrip took the lead.

Having started 18th, Waltrip had worked his way up slowly into the lead and once in the lead, Waltrip used his past experience at Bristol keeping Lowe behind him for the remaining 94 laps and hung on to score his first win in over a year and his first win of 1985.

Other Noticeables:
Darrell Waltrip scored his 1st win of the year,
Waltrip led 1 time for 94 laps, which were the final 94 laps,
It was the 5th win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1984 at Daytona; 32 races ago,
Brett Bodine(5th) and Butch Miller(16th) made their NASCAR Busch Grand National Series debuts,
L.D. Ottinger, who finished 12th, kept his points lead, leading Ronnie Silver by 4 points

1.17-Darrell Waltrip (94 laps led)
2.27-Bosco Lowe (57 laps led)
3.14-Ronnie Silver
4.21-Larry Pearson (5 laps led)
5.15-Brett Bodine (1 lap led)
6.53-Ronnie Thomas
7.60-Ed Berrier-1 lap (1 lap led)
8.5-Geoffrey Bodine-1 lap
9.2-Jeff Hensley-1 lap
10.6-Tommy Houston-1 lap (17 laps led)
11.16-Jimmy Lawson-1 lap (1 lap led)
12.10-L.D. Ottinger-1 lap
13.98-Larry Pollard-1 lap
14.7-Joe Ruttman-1 lap
15.4-Joe Thurman-1 lap
16.08-Butch Miller-1 lap
17.24-Glenn Jarrett-1 lap
18.11-Jack Ingram-2 laps
19.12-Tommy Ellis-4 laps
20.1-Morgan Shepherd-4 laps
21.36-Joe Kelly-96 laps (Accident)
22.51-Robert Ingram-97 laps (Accident) (14 laps led)
23.43-Dickie Linville-109 laps (Accident)
24.07-Kenny Burks-109 laps (Accident)
25.28-Phil Parsons-109 laps (Accident)
26.04-Eddie Falk-135 laps (Accident)
27.00-Jimmy Hensley-135 laps (Accident) (10 laps led)
28.22-Rick Mast-136 laps (Accident)
29.32-Dale Jarrett-145 laps (Accident)
30.45-Charlie Luck-162 laps (Camshaft)
31.75-Brad Teague-168 laps (Accident)

Tommy Houston-1-15
Bosco Lowe-16-27
Tommy Houston-28-29
Jimmy Hensley-30-39
Bosco Lowe-40-66
Jimmy Lawson-67
Robert Ingram-68-81
Bosco Lowe-82-99
Larry Pearson-100-104
Brett Bodine-105
Ed Berrier-106
Darrell Waltrip-107-200

11 Lead Changes among 9 drivers

Caution Flags: 7 for 35 laps
Lap 33 (Cars #11 and 75 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 55 (Cars #32 and 12 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 65 (Cars #1, 22, 04, 00, 10, 12 and 6 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 74 (Car #11 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 92 (Cars #07, 10 and 28 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 104 (Cars #36, 51 and 4 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 190 (Car #12 Spin Turn 4)

Margin of Victory: 2.645 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 28 Minutes and 5 Seconds

[Blaise Zebrataur]

The field has finished qualifying for the 5th race of the season the Miller 200 at the Martinsville Speedway.

Ed Berrier won the pole, with a time of 25.725 seconds, beating Larry Pearson by 0.124 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Ed Berrier won his 1st pole of the year,
Berrier won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series in his 22nd start,
Charlie Luck, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 24th,
L.D. Ottinger, who will start 7th, has a 4 point lead over Ronnie Silver

1.60-Ed Berrier
2.21-Larry Pearson
3.10-L.D. Ottinger
4.6-Tommy Houston
5.17-Kenny Burks
6.16-Jimmy Lawson
7.5-Brett Bodine
8.12-Tommy Ellis
9.1-Morgan Shepherd
10.11-Jack Ingram
11.00-Jimmy Hensley
12.62-John Linville
13.32-Dale Jarrett
14.08-Orvil Reedy
15.36-Joe Kelly
16.22-Rick Mast
17.2-Jeff Hensley
18.4-Joe Thurman
19.53-Glenn Jarrett
20.14-Ronnie Silver
21.42-Elton Sawyer
22.04-Eddie Falk
23.43-Dickie Linville
24.45-Charlie Luck
25.27-Bosco Lowe
26.41-Jack Bland
27.01-Dickie Boswell
28.75-Brad Teague
29.51-Robert Ingram
30.73-Billy Hogan
31.81-Bobby Labonte

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Race #5 - Miller 200

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 5th stop of the 1985 season in Martinsville, Virginia, the site of the Martinsville Speedway for the Miller 200.

Ed Berrier led the field to the Green Flag as the short track provided the fans in attendance the usual sight at Martinsville as a rash of cautions and wrecks would happen for much of the day while up front the battle for the lead was intense during the first half of the race. Berrier, Tommy Houston, Brett Bodine, Jack Ingram and Ronnie Silver would all lead during the event before Bodine pulled away from everyone else as the cautions would keep all challengers behind him as the 11th and final caution came out with three laps to go, ending the caution and giving Bodine his first career win in only his second career start.

Other Noticeables:
Brett Bodine scored his 1st win of the year,
Bodine led 4 times for 129 laps, which were the final 94 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series in his 2nd start,
L.D. Ottinger, who finished 12th, kept his points lead, leading Ronnie Silver by 31 points

1.5-Brett Bodine (129 laps led)
2.6-Tommy Houston (7 laps led)
3.08-Orvil Reedy
4.11-Jack Ingram (27 laps led)
5.12-Tommy Ellis
6.21-Larry Pearson
7.32-Dale Jarrett
8.60-Ed Berrier (10 laps led)
9.1-Morgan Shepherd
10.00-Jimmy Hensley
11.27-Bosco Lowe
12.10-L.D. Ottinger
13.22-Rick Mast
14.62-John Linville-1 lap
15.36-Joe Kelly-1 lap
16.17-Kenny Burks-1 lap
17.2-Jeff Hensley-1 lap
18.45-Charlie Luck-1 lap
19.81-Bobby Labonte-1 lap
20.51-Robert Ingram-1 lap
21.14-Ronnie Silver-2 laps (27 laps led)
22.16-Jimmy Lawson-2 laps
23.41-Jack Bland-2 laps
24.53-Glenn Jarrett-2 laps
25.73-Billy Hogan-2 laps
26.4-Joe Thurman-2 laps
27.75-Brad Teague-84 laps (Gearbox)
28.42-Elton Sawyer-184 laps (Engine)
29.04-Eddie Falk-184 laps (Transmission)
30.01-Dickie Boswell-196 laps (Header)
31.43-Dickie Linville-198 laps (Accident)

Ed Berrier-1-10
Tommy Houston-11
Brett Bodine-12
Jack Ingram-13-39
Ronnie Silver-40-59
Tommy Houston-60-64
Brett Bodine-65-73
Tommy Houston-74
Brett Bodine-75-90
Ronnie Silver-91-97
Brett Bodine-98-200

10 Lead Changes among 5 drivers

Caution Flags: 11 for 55 laps
Lap 2 (Car #1 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 8 (Car #00 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 24 (Cars #17, 27, 08, 21, 60, 53 and 41 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 31 (Car #41 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 37 (Car #60 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 89 (Car #81 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 100 (Car #41 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 130 (Car #4 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 145 (Car #10 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 163 (Car #10 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 197 (Car #41 Spin Backstretch)

Margin of Victory: Under Caution

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 50 Minutes and 3 Seconds

[Blaise Zebrataur]

The field has finished qualifying for the 6th race of the season the Dixie Cup 200 at the Darlington Raceway.

Dale Earnhardt won the pole, with a time of 39.566 seconds, beating L.D. Ottinger by 0.291 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Dale Earnhardt won his 1st pole of the year,
Earnhardt won his 3rd career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1983 at Charlotte; 37 races ago,
Tommy Houston, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 13th,
L.D. Ottinger, who will start 2nd, has a 31 point lead over Ronnie Silver

1.8-Dale Earnhardt
2.10-L.D. Ottinger
3.00-Jimmy Hensley
4.14-Ronnie Silver
5.11-Jack Ingram
6.32-Dale Jarrett
7.4-Joe Thurman
8.73-Billy Hogan
9.75-Brad Teague
10.23-Davey Allison
11.17-Darrell Waltrip
12.39-Mitchell Clark
13.6-Tommy Houston
14.44-Rick Mast
15.12-Tommy Ellis
16.98-Larry Pollard
17.55-Rodney Foushee
18.58-Merv Treichler
19.21-Larry Pearson
20.5-Geoffrey Bodine
21.2-Jeff Hensley
22.45-Charlie Luck
23.29-John Linville
24.78-Bosco Lowe
25.84-Tommy Riggins
26.04-Eddie Falk
27.22-Bobby Allison
28.24-Glenn Jarrett
29.15-Dickie Boswell
30.47-Ron Bouchard
31.60-Ed Berrier
32.82-Larry Walker
33.06-Morgan Shepherd
34.43-Dickie Linville
35.02-Kirk Bryant
36.34-Joe Kelly
37.7-Joe Ruttman

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Race #6 - Dixie Cup 200

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 6th stop of the 1985 season in Darlington, South Carolina, the site of the Darlington Raceway for the Dixie Cup 200.

Dale Earnhardt led the field to the Green Flag but it was points leader L.D. Ottinger who would lead the first laps of the day. Ottinger would swap the lead with Jack Ingram Jimmy Hensley and Merv Treichler during the early half of the race before Ingram and Treichler pulled away and swapped the lead themselves before Treichler was taken out in the lone caution of the day. During the caution, Ingram climbed out of the car to allow NASCAR Winston Cup Series star Harry Gant to take over for him. Gant would drop down to tenth in the running order while Brad Teague took over the lead.

It took Gant forty laps before he moved the #11 car back up to first as him and Teague would swap the lead three times before during the last round of pit stops, Gant pulled off a twelve second stop, while Teague's team struggle, taking eighteen seconds on his stop. Thanks to his crew giving him a great stop, Gant was on cruise control for the remaining forty five laps, lapping all but four cars and took the Checkered Flag, giving Ingram his tenth career win.

Other Noticeables:
Jack Ingram scored his 1st win of the year,
Ingram led 7 times for 62 laps, including the final 45 laps,
It was the 10th win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1984 at Langley; 15 races ago,
Tommy Riggins(3rd) and Rodney Foushee(18th) made their NASCAR Busch Grand National Series debuts,
L.D. Ottinger, who finished 6th, kept his points lead, leading Jack Ingram by 26 points

1.11-Jack Ingram (62 laps led)
2.75-Brad Teague (40 laps led)
3.84-Tommy Riggins
4.23-Davey Allison
5.98-Larry Pollard
6.10-L.D. Ottinger-1 lap (14 laps led)
7.6-Tommy Houston-1 lap
8.44-Rick Mast-1 lap
9.4-Joe Thurman-2 laps
10.82-Larry Walker-2 laps
11.45-Charlie Luck-2 laps
12.39-Mitchell Clark-2 laps
13.14-Ronnie Silver-2 laps
14.15-Dickie Boswell-2 laps
15.32-Dale Jarrett-3 laps
16.8-Dale Earnhardt-3 laps
17.21-Larry Pearson-3 laps
18.55-Rodney Foushee-4 laps
19.2-Jeff Hensley-4 laps
20.73-Billy Hogan-4 laps
21.02-Kirk Bryant-4 laps
22.22-Bobby Allison-4 laps
23.06-Morgan Shepherd-6 laps
24.7-Joe Ruttman-6 laps
25.43-Dickie Linville-7 laps
26.5-Geoffrey Bodine-7 laps
27.60-Ed Berrier-7 laps
28.29-John Linville-65 laps (Ignition)
29.00-Jimmy Hensley-97 laps (Accident) (11 laps led)
30.58-Merv Treichler-97 laps (Accident) (20 laps led)
31.78-Bosco Lowe-97 laps (Accident)
32.04-Eddie Falk-97 laps (Accident)
33.34-Joe Kelly-97 laps (Accident)
34.47-Ron Bouchard-97 laps (Accident)
35.12-Tommy Ellis-98 laps (Accident)
36.24-Glenn Jarrett-98 laps (Accident)
37.17-Darrell Waltrip-109 laps (Header)

Dale Earnhardt-Pole
L.D. Ottinger-1-6
Jimmy Hensley-7
L.D. Ottinger-8-10
Jimmy Hensley-11-14
Merv Treichler-15-19
Jimmy Hensley-20-23
Jack Ingram-24-27
Jimmy Hensley-28-29
Merv Treichler-30-34
Jack Ingram-35-36
Merv Treichler-37-42
Jack Ingram-43-44
Merv Treichler-45-48
Jack Ingram-49-53
Brad Teague-54-88
Jack Ingram-89
Brad Teague-90-91
L.D. Ottinger-92-96
Brad Teague-97-98
Jack Ingram-99
Brad Teague-100-102
Jack Ingram-103-147

21 Lead Changes among 5 drivers

Caution Flags: 1 for 4 laps
Lap 49 (Car #58 Spin Turn 3)

Margin of Victory: 33.753 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 52 Minutes and 8 Seconds

[Blaise Zebrataur]

The field has finished qualifying for the 7th race of the season the Busch 200 at the South Boston Speedway.

Jimmy Hensley won the pole, with a time of 18.146 seconds, beating Larry Pollard by 0.102 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Jimmy Hensley won his 2nd pole of the year,
Hensley won his 3rd career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since Daytona; 6 races ago,
Sam Ard, who won this race one year ago, is not entered in this event,
L.D. Ottinger, who will start 12th, has a 26 point lead over Jack Ingram

1.00-Jimmy Hensley
2.98-Larry Pollard
3.6-Tommy Houston
4.14-Ronnie Silver
5.5-Brett Bodine
6.32-Dale Jarrett
7.2-Jeff Hensley
8.11-Jack Ingram
9.27-Bosco Lowe
10.04-Eddie Falk
11.36-Joe Kelly
12.10-L.D. Ottinger
13.53-Ronnie Thomas
14.45-Charlie Luck
15.01-Dickie Boswell
16.22-Rick Mast
17.12-Tommy Ellis
18.75-Brad Teague
19.02-Robert Ingram
20.21-Larry Pearson
21.43-Dickie Linville
22.41-Jack Bland
23.62-John Linville
24.99-Bubba Nissen
25.16-Jimmy Lawson
26.4-Joe Thurman

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Race #7 - Busch 200

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 7th stop of the 1985 season in South Boston, Virginia, the site of the South Boston Speedway for the Busch 200.

Jimmy Hensley led the field to the Green Flag and would pick up right where Sam Ard had left off in 1984, quickly pulling away from the field, but hot on his tail was Tommy Houston, as both drivers would swap the lead five times before the first one hundred laps. Hensley would take the lead what appeared to be for the last time on Lap 115 as he built up a near five second lead, but late in the race his car began to fade, allowing for both Bosco Lowe and points leader L.D. Ottinger to drive past him and battled for the lead, with Lowe taking the lead with ten laps to go and would hold off Ottinger to score the win.

Other Noticeables:
Bosco Lowe scored his 1st win of the year,
Lowe led 2 times for 15 laps, including the final 10 laps,
It was the 4th win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1984 at North Carolina; 8 races ago,
L.D. Ottinger, who finished 2nd, kept his points lead, leading Jack Ingram by 46 points

1.27-Bosco Lowe (15 laps led)
2.10-L.D. Ottinger (1 lap led)
3.00-Jimmy Hensley (120 laps led)
4.6-Tommy Houston (64 laps led)
5.5-Brett Bodine
6.11-Jack Ingram
7.32-Dale Jarrett
8.98-Larry Pollard
9.99-Bubba Nissen-1 lap
10.04-Eddie Falk-1 lap
11.02-Robert Ingram-1 lap
12.62-John Linville-1 lap
13.36-Joe Kelly-1 lap
14.16-Jimmy Lawson-1 lap
15.45-Charlie Luck-1 lap
16.4-Joe Thurman-2 laps
17.14-Ronnie Silver-2 laps
18.01-Dickie Boswell-2 laps
19.22-Rick Mast-2 laps
20.21-Larry Pearson-2 laps
21.12-Tommy Ellis-2 laps
22.53-Ronnie Thomas-2 laps
23.2-Jeff Hensley-3 laps
24.41-Jack Bland-3 laps
25.75-Brad Teague-52 laps (Accident)
26.43-Dickie Linville-85 laps (Accident)

Jimmy Hensley-1-23
Tommy Houston-24-28
Jimmy Hensley-29-44
Tommy Houston-45-84
Jimmy Hensley-85-95
Tommy Houston-96-114
Jimmy Hensley-115-184
Bosco Lowe-185-189
L.D. Ottinger-190
Bosco Lowe-191-200

9 Lead Changes among 4 drivers

Caution Flags: 2 for 10 laps
Lap 115 (Cars #43 and 75 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 149 (Cars #2, 32, 22, 75 and 02 Accident Turn 2)

Margin of Victory: 0.478 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 14 Minutes and 43 Seconds

[Blaise Zebrataur]

The field has finished qualifying for the 8th race of the season the Hampton 200 at the Langley Speedway.

Tommy Ellis won the pole, with a time of 22.405 seconds, beating Eddie Falk by 0.014 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Tommy Ellis won his 1st pole of the year,
Ellis won his 3rd career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1984 at Richmond; 13 races ago,
Dale Jarrett, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 3rd,
L.D. Ottinger, who will start 20th, has a 46 point lead over Jack Ingram

1.12-Tommy Ellis
2.04-Eddie Falk
3.32-Dale Jarrett
4.30-Bubba Adams
5.42-Elton Sawyer
6.00-Jimmy Hensley
7.99-Bubba Nissen
8.11-Jack Ingram
9.01-Dickie Boswell
10.22-Rick Mast
11.43-Dickie Linville
12.98-Larry Pollard
13.14-Ronnie Silver
14.75-Brad Teague
15.51-Robert Ingram
16.21-Larry Pearson
17.62-John Linville
18.2-Jeff Hensley
19.60-Ed Berrier
20.10-L.D. Ottinger
21.9-Bob Shreeves
22.6-Tommy Houston
23.16-Jimmy Lawson
24.34-Joe Kelly
25.4-Joe Thurman