1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series

The field has finished qualifying for the 9th race of the season the Budweiser 200 at the Dover Downs International Speedway.

Tommy Houston won the pole, with a time of 26.591 seconds, beating Rick Mast by 0.163 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Tommy Houston won his 3rd pole of the year,
Houston won his 12th career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since Bristol; 5 races ago,
Sam Ard, who won this race one year ago, is not entered in this event,
L.D. Ottinger, who will start 15th, has a 30 point lead over Jack Ingram

1.6-Tommy Houston
2.44-Rick Mast
3.04-Eddie Falk
4.11-Jack Ingram
5.32-Dale Jarrett
6.36-Joe Kelly
7.55-Larry Pearson
8.17-Darrell Waltrip
9.12-Tommy Ellis
10.20-Brett Hearn
11.98-Larry Pollard
12.43-Dickie Linville
13.91-Danny Weese
14.01-Dickie Boswell
15.10-L.D. Ottinger
16.63-Jeff Hensley
17.00-Jimmy Hensley
18.7-Joe Ruttman
19.60-Ed Berrier
20.05-Gene Clark
21.58-Merv Treichler
22.24-Rodney Howard
23.14-Ronnie Silver
24.31-John Linville
25.75-Brad Teague
26.65-Ken Bouchard
27.4-Joe Thurman
28.22-Bobby Allison
29.23-Davey Allison
30.45-Charlie Luck

Race #9 - Budweiser 200

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 9th stop of the 1985 season in Dover, Delaware, the site of the Dover Downs International Speedway for the Budweiser 200.

Tommy Houston led the field to the Green Flag and would lead the first seven laps as the one mile short track would a great showing for all the fans in attendance as both wrecks and battles for the lead would happen, atleast for the early half of the race. NASCAR star Darrell Waltrip came over from the cup series as it took him only nine laps before he took the lead, before giving it up when the second caution came out. It took Waltrip only nine laps before he passed Joe Ruttman for the lead on Lap 21, no one knew it at the time, but that would be the sixth and final lead change, as Waltrip pulled away over the remaining one hundred eight laps to score his second win of 1985.

Other Noticeables:
Darrell Waltrip scored his 2nd win of the year,
Waltrip led 2 times for 184 laps, including the final 180 laps,
It was the 6th win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since Bristol; 5 races ago,
Brett Hearn(9th) and Gene Clark(29th) made their NASCAR Busch Grand National Series debuts,
L.D. Ottinger, who finished 7th, kept his points lead, leading Jack Ingram by 21 points

1.17-Darrell Waltrip (184 laps led)
2.12-Tommy Ellis
3.6-Tommy Houston (7 laps led)
4.98-Larry Pollard-1 lap
5.11-Jack Ingram-1 lap (1 lap led)
6.44-Rick Mast-1 lap
7.10-L.D. Ottinger-1 lap
8.04-Eddie Falk-2 laps (1 lap led)
9.20-Brett Hearn-2 laps
10.7-Joe Ruttman-3 laps (4 laps led)
11.36-Joe Kelly-3 laps
12.55-Larry Pearson-3 laps
13.14-Ronnie Silver-3 laps (3 laps led)
14.32-Dale Jarrett-4 laps
15.60-Ed Berrier-4 laps
16.00-Jimmy Hensley-4 laps
17.58-Merv Treichler-4 laps
18.65-Ken Bouchard-5 laps
19.01-Dickie Boswell-5 laps
20.22-Bobby Allison-6 laps
21.31-John Linville-7 laps
22.75-Brad Teague-8 laps
23.91-Danny Weese-8 laps
24.43-Dickie Linville-9 laps
25.4-Joe Thurman-9 laps
26.24-Rodney Howard-99 laps (Suspension)
27.23-Davey Allison-119 laps (Accident)
28.63-Jeff Hensley-154 laps (Accident)
29.05-Gene Clark-188 laps (Accident)
30.45-Charlie Luck-189 laps (Accident)

Tommy Houston-1-7
Eddie Falk-8
Darrell Waltrip-9-12
Jack Ingram-13
Ronnie Silver-14-16
Joe Ruttman-17-20
Darrell Waltrip-21-200

6 Lead Changes among 6 drivers

Caution Flags: 5 for 20 laps
Lap 3 (Car #44 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 12 (Cars #05 and 45 Accident Turn 1),
Lap 34 (Car #75 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 84 (Car #4 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 158 (Car #22 Spin Turn 1)

Margin of Victory: 13.219 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour and 52 Minutes

The field has finished qualifying for the 10th race of the season the Winn-Dixie 300 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Tim Richmond won the pole, with a time of 35.679 seconds, beating Brett Bodine by 0.053 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Tim Richmond won his 1st pole of the year,
Richmond won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1984 at Charlotte; 13 races ago,
Lake Speed, who won this race one year ago, is not entered in this event,
L.D. Ottinger, who will start 11th, has a 21 point lead over Jack Ingram

1.15-Tim Richmond
2.5-Brett Bodine
3.17-Neil Bonnett
4.98-Larry Pollard
5.00-Jimmy Hensley
6.8-Jody Ridley
7.12-Tommy Ellis
8.22-Bobby Allison
9.32-Dale Jarrett
10.34-Joe Kelly
11.10-L.D. Ottinger
12.44-Rick Mast
13.21-Larry Pearson
14.03-Mike McLaughlin
15.43-Kenny Burks
16.04-Eddie Falk
17.65-Ken Bouchard
18.63-Jeff Hensley
19.47-Ron Bouchard
20.14-Ronnie Silver
21.6-Tommy Houston
22.62-John Linville
23.24-Rodney Howard
24.58-Merv Treichler
25.11-Jack Ingram
26.54-Dickie Boswell
27.4-Joe Thurman
28.18-Jeff Berry
29.89-Mike Swaim
30.66-Rusty Wallace
31.27-Sammy Swindell
32.7-Joe Ruttman
33.39-Mitchell Clark
34.45-Charlie Luck
35.69-Rick Wilson
36.60-Ed Berrier
37.1-Morgan Shepherd
38.78-Mike Porter
39.51-Robert Ingram
40.75-Brad Teague
41.70-Bosco Lowe
42.84-Tommy Riggins

Did Not Qualify
43.33-Tony Anderson
44.73-Billy Hogan

Race #10 - Winn-Dixie 300

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 10th stop of the 1985 season in Concord, North Carolina, the site of the Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Winn-Dixie 300.

NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver Tim Richmond led the field to the Green Flag and would lead the first four laps before Neil Bonnet, who was tapped by Darrell Waltrip, who was focusing on the NASCAR All Star event which was to be run right after this event, took the race lead as the near sellout crowd was given a great showing by the NASCAR Buschwackers who raced against the Busch Series regulars as only one caution would fly during the event, allowing for many battles for the lead and position. Richmond would be in the lead late when a faulty piston ended his day with thirty one laps to go.

Neil Bonnett would assume the lead and had to hold off points leader L.D. Ottinger to score his first career win.

Other Noticeables:
Neil Bonnett scored his 1st win of the year,
Bonnett led 5 times for 91 laps, including the final 33 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series in his 7th start,
Mike Swaim(23rd) and Rick Wilson(37th) made their NASCAR Busch Grand National Series debuts,
L.D. Ottinger, who finished 2nd, kept his points lead, leading Jack Ingram by 73 points

1.17-Neil Bonnett (91 laps led)
2.10-L.D. Ottinger (4 laps led)
3.5-Brett Bodine (49 laps led)
4.00-Jimmy Hensley (2 laps led)
5.12-Tommy Ellis
6.44-Rick Mast
7.98-Larry Pollard (20 laps led)
8.43-Kenny Burks
9.65-Ken Bouchard
10.21-Larry Pearson
11.04-Eddie Falk-1 lap
12.03-Mike McLaughlin-1 lap
13.24-Rodney Howard-1 lap
14.39-Dickie Linville-1 lap
15.11-Jack Ingram-1 lap
16.14-Ronnie Silver-2 laps
17.32-Dale Jarrett-2 laps
18.63-Jeff Hensley-2 laps
19.62-John Linville-2 laps
20.4-Joe Thurman-2 laps
21.6-Tommy Houston-3 laps
22.54-Dickie Boswell-3 laps
23.89-Mike Swaim-3 laps
24.1-Morgan Shepherd-4 laps
25.58-Merv Treichler-4 laps
26.27-Sammy Swindell-4 laps
27.45-Charlie Luck-5 laps
28.34-Joe Kelly-5 laps
29.8-Jody Ridley-5 laps
30.60-Ed Berrier-6 laps
31.70-Bosco Lowe-6 laps
32.7-Joe Ruttman-6 laps
33.51-Robert Ingram-6 laps
34.66-Rusty Wallace-6 laps
35.84-Tommy Riggins-6 laps
36.47-Ron Bouchard-7 laps
37.69-Rick Wilson-8 laps (Clutch)
38.15-Tim Richmond-31 laps (Piston) (34 laps led)
39.22-Bobby Allison-67 laps (Camshaft)
40.75-Brad Teague-96 laps (Header)
41.78-Mike Porter-147 laps (Ignition)
42.18-Jeff Berry-177 laps (Camshaft)

Tim Richmond-1-4
Neil Bonnett-5-10
Tim Richmond-11-23
Neil Bonnett-24-33
Larry Pollard-34-53
Neil Bonnett-54-65
Brett Bodine-66-67
Jimmy Hensley-68-69
Neil Bonnett-70-99
Brett Bodine-100-134
Tim Richmond-135
L.D. Ottinger-136-138
Brett Bodine-139-150
Tim Richmond-151-153
L.D. Ottinger-154
Tim Richmond-155-167
Neil Bonnett-168-200

16 Lead Changes among 6 drivers

Caution Flags: 1 for 4 laps
Lap 138 (Car #21 Spin Turn 3)

Margin of Victory: 3.916 Seconds

Time of Race: 2 Hours, 17 Minutes and 39 Seconds