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1985 Budweiser 400
WestCupCombo
@ Riverside on June 2, 1985
Note: Winston West Drivers Denoted in Gold Rows
Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status
1 2 44 Terry Labonte Piedmont Airlines Chevy 95 41 running
2 3 33 Harry Gant Skoal Bandit Chevy 95 8 running
3 17 22 Bobby Allison Miller American Buick 95 4 running
4 5 15 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Ford 95 0 running
5 7 7 Kyle Petty 7-Eleven Ford 95 2 running
6 12 9 Bill Elliott Coors Ford 95 11 running
7 20 43 Richard Petty STP Pontiac 95 1 running
8 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Budweiser Chevy 95 13 running
9 4 27 Tim Richmond Old Milwaukee Pontiac 95 15 running
10 24 90 Ken Schrader Ultra Seal Ford 94 0 running
11 26 18 Glen Steurer Glen Steurer Sponsor:: Stick Only Chevrolet 93 0 running
12 11 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Racing Olds 93 0 running
13 15 78 Jim Robinson Jim Robinson Sponsor:: Hammer Security Olds 92 0 running
14 32 83 Sumner McKnight Sumner McKnight Sponsor:: Aero Wash Ford 91 0 running
15 22 07 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Sponsor:: 7-Eleven Ford 90 0 running
16 35 64 Clark Dwyer Sunny King For & Honda Ford 90 0 running
17 19 8 Bobby Hillin, Jr. Trap Rock Industries Chevy 90 0 running
18 39 6 Eddie Bierschwale San Antonio Raceway Chevy 90 0 running
19 42 94 John Soares, Jr. John Soares, Jr. Sponsor:: R.P.M./Red Garter Pontiac 87 0 running
20 37 03 Glenn Francis Glenn Francis Sponsor:: Full Moon Machine Pontiac 84 0 running
21 33 16 Bill Osborne (CA) Bill Osborne (CA) Sponsor:: Hackmankars Buick 83 0 running
22 9 5 Geoffrey Bodine Levi Garrett Chevy 81 0 running
23 18 32 Ruben Garcia Ruben Garcia Sponsor:: Suncrest Motorhomes Chevrolet 79 0 running
24 21 2 Rusty Wallace Alugard Pontiac 77 0 running
25 10 75 Lake Speed Nationwise Auto Parts Pontiac 77 0 running
26 41 91 John Krebs John Krebs Sponsor:: KC Racing Olds 73 0 running
27 8 12 Neil Bonnett Budweiser Chevy 72 0 ignition
28 16 98 Jim Bown Jim Bown Sponsor:: Wholesale Truck Parts Buick 68 0 suspension
29 14 04 Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff Sponsor:: Mark C. Bloome Pontiac 64 0 crash
30 34 63 Dale Perry Dale Perry Sponsor:: Petris Racing Buick 57 0 head gasket
31 29 67 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Chrysler 50 0 oil leak
32 6 47 Ron Bouchard Valvoline Buick 49 0 valve
33 38 17 Phil Parsons Skoal Bandit Chevy 42 0 engine
34 25 73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Sponsor:: California Cooler Chevrolet 40 0 engine
35 30 88 Buddy Baker Bull Frog Knits Olds 33 0 suspension
36 31 49 Greg Sacks Cleaner Hands Formula Chevy 28 0 engine
37 27 52 Jimmy Means Broadway Motors Chevy 27 0 crash
38 36 99 Blair Aiken Blair Aiken Sponsor:: Stoke Racing Chevrolet 24 0 engine
39 40 93 Norm Palmer Norm Palmer Sponsor:: Palmer Homes Chrysler 22 0 oil leak
40 13 3 Dale Earnhardt Wrangler Jeans Chevy 19 0 engine
41 23 45 Rick McCray Rick McCray Sponsor:: JPW Racing Chevrolet 10 0 valve
42 28 70 J.D. McDuffie Rumple Furniture Pontiac 3 0 valve

The Race::1985 Budweiser 400 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) - Winston West Series (now ) combination event held at Track::Riverside International Raceway on June 2, 1985. Terry Labonte won his only race of the year, leading the most laps and holding off Harry Gant by five seconds. Labonte's points lead also expanded to 49 points on Bill Elliott (6th).

Qualifying[]

Although Winston Cup drivers who failed to qualify for this race are unclear, we can confirm that the following Winston West Series drivers also failed to qualify. These drivers would receive DNQ credit for both the Winston Cup owners' points and Winston West drivers' points. They were:

Race Data[]

Cautions: Laps: 15-16, 29-32, 48-50

Lap leaders: T. Labonte 1-20, T. Richmond 21-35, D. Waltrip 36-48, B. Elliott 49-59, T. Labonte 60-64, H. Gant 65-72, K. Petty 73-74, R. Petty 75, B. Allison 76-79, T. Labonte 80-95

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