1985 Summer 500

Auto race held at Pocono Raceway in 1985 February 2025 CUST Race 16 of 28 in the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season Summer 500 1985 Summer 500 racing information at Ultimate Racing History1985 Summer 500 weather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac 1985 07 21 1985 16 28 Pocono Raceway.svg Pocono Raceway, the race track where the race was held. Summer 500 Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania Temperatures of 86.0 F C; wind speeds of 6.10 mph km/h 2.500 3.400 200 501.0 804 134.008 mi/h 65,0001985 Summer 500 racing information https://web.archive.org/web/20140517123014/http://racing-reference.info/race?s=1&series=W&id=1985-16 2014-05-17 at Racing Reference Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Neil Bonnett Junior Johnson & Associates 72 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber The 1985 Summer 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on July 21, 1985, at Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Background Pocono Raceway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races; the others are Daytona International Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and Talladega Superspeedway.NASCAR Race Tracks http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ December 20, 2011 NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20130101145548/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ January 1, 2013 The standard track at Pocono Raceway is a three-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 mi km long.http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/poc/ Pocono Raceway NASCAR Turner Sports June 6, 2012 The track's turns are banked differently; the first is banked at 14°, the second turn at 8°, and the final turn with 6°. However, each of the three straightaways is banked at 2°. Race report Two hundred laps were completed spanning 500 mi km. David Pearson would lead the final two laps of his career at this race.1985 Summer 500 information https://web.archive.org/web/20111005054127/http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/race.php?sked_id=1985016 2011-10-05 at Driver Averages In a racing-style that is reminiscent of the 1974 Daytona 500, this race had the most lead changes all season at only 36 compared to 75 in the 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Mike Stolarcyk would make his only NASCAR Winston Cup Series start at this event; he was from Whitney Point, New York. While Stolaryck started the race in 37th-place; he would only improve his finishing position to 32nd-place.Career information for Mike Stolarcyk at Racing Reference The race took three hours and forty-two seconds to complete with Bill Elliott defeating Neil Bonnett by five seconds. There were six cautions for 24 laps. Bill Elliott won the pole with a qualifying speed of 151.973 mph km/h while the average speed of the race was 134.008 mph km/h.1985 Summer 500 information at Database Racing Elliott's 1985 Thunderbird was the same size as Rudd's, Kyle Petty's and Cale's Thunderbirds. They all fit the 1985 Thunderbird NASCAR templates that were standard for the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Notable crew chiefs who participated in this race included Junie Donlavey, Robin Pemberton, Joey Arrington, Jake Elder, Waddell Wilson, Bud Moore, Harry Hyde, Kirk Shelmerdine and Darrell Bryant.1985 Summer 500 crew chiefs at Racing Reference The most dominant drivers in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series during the 1980s were Bill Elliott, Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte, Bobby Allison and Dale Earnhardt. Earnhardt blew up his vehicle after 11 laps during the course of the race, thus threatening his dominance of NASCAR during the 1985 season in favor of Bill Elliott and Darrell Waltrip. Geoff Bodine was the first driver to win the pole, but was stripped of his time shortly after first round qualifying for having illegal fuel. Darrell Waltrip would inherit the award but was stripped for using illegal fuel two weeks after the race was finished. Bill Elliott ended up getting the award instead. There were 40 drivers in the race; 39 of them were American-born while Trevor Boys was born in Canada. J.D. McDuffie would finish last due to an engine problem on lap 10. This would be one of three starts that year for J.D. McDuffie in a Ford, who rarely ran anything but GM products from 1972 onwards. Bill Elliott's win for Melling Racing would earn him $44,025 in total winnings ($ when adjusted for inflation) while last-place finisher McDuffie would walk away with $2,675 for McDuffie Racing ($ when adjusted for inflation). Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Owner 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Junior Johnson 2 9 Bill Elliott Ford Harry Melling 3 28 Cale Yarborough Ford Harry Ranier 4 55 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson 5 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Billy Hagan 6 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac Raymond Beadle 7 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet Hal Needham 8 47 Ron Bouchard Buick Jack Beebe 9 8 Bobby Hillin, Jr. Chevrolet Stavola Brothers 10 15 Ricky Rudd Ford Bud Moore Failed to qualify: Steve Gray (racing driver), Mike Potter (#68), George Wiltshire, Bob Park (#19), Bill Scott (#53)Qualifying information for the 1985 Summer 500 https://web.archive.org/web/20190225223657/http://racing-reference.info/getqualify/1985-16/W February 25, 2019 at Racing Reference Top 20 finishers Pos No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Laps Number of laps completed Laps led Number of laps led Time/Status 19Bill ElliottFord20058 3:43:52 212Neil BonnettChevrolet20072 +5 seconds 311Darrell WaltripChevrolet2003 Lead lap under green flag 45Geoffrey BodineChevrolet20029 Lead lap under green flag 533Harry GantChevrolet2006 Lead lap under green flag 655Benny ParsonsChevrolet2001 Lead lap under green flag 77Kyle PettyFord2000 Lead lap under green flag 866Phil ParsonsChevrolet1990 +1 lap 947Ron BouchardBuick1990 +1 lap 1088Buddy BakerOldsmobile1990 +1 lap 1175Lake SpeedPontiac1980 +2 laps 1222Bobby AllisonBuick1981 +2 laps 1317Lennie PondChevrolet1980 +2 laps 1415Ricky RuddFord1970 +3 laps 1590Ken SchraderFord1970 +3 laps 1664Clark DwyerFord1950 +5 laps 176Eddie BierschwaleChevrolet1950 +5 laps 1867Buddy ArringtonFord1950 +5 laps 1951Doug HeveronFord1940 +6 laps 2049Trevor BoysChevrolet1930 +7 laps Standings after the race Pos Driver Points Differential 1 10px Bill Elliott 2486 0 2 10px Darrell Waltrip 2375 -111 3 Geoffrey Bodine 2286 -200 4 Neil Bonnett 2240 -246 5 10px Ricky Rudd 2231 -255 6 Terry Labonte 2223 -263 7 10px Kyle Petty 2197 -289 8 Harry Gant 2184 -302 9 Bobby Allison 2180 -306 10 10px Lake Speed 1983 -503 References 1985 Pepsi Firecracker 400 1985 Talladega 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1985 Summer 500 Summer 500 Category:NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway