1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series

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

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

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

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