1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series

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

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

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

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