1985 Daytona 500, Part 17 (Finish and Post-Race)

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This is the 17th and last part of the 1985 Daytona 500. This race, the 27th running of the Daytona 500, marked a major chaanging of the guard in the sport's bigest event.

With Neil Bonnett now out of the race, only Lake Speed remains on the same lap as Elliott as the gren flag comes out for the final lap, but Speed's nowhere close to Elliott as Elliott easily takes the 27th Daytona 500, with Speed the only other driver to finish on the same lap in second place. Darrell Waltrip ends up third with Buddy Baker fourth and Ricky Rudd fifth. We also see Elliott's victory lane interview, as well as the closing host segment by Steve Byrnes to wrap up this race.

Also, on the CBS final rundown of the top ten finishers, there are a couple of errors. First, Rusty Wallace finished ahead of Bobby Hillin, Jr., which is correctly given on the graphic, though Ken Squier has that backwards. Then, CBS erroneously has Ken Schrader finishing tenth. However, both Schrader and Neil Bonnett completed 195 laps, but Bonnett did so first, so he got the higher finishing position.

The final results of the 1985 Daytona 500 were as follows:

1. 9-Bill Elliott
2. 75-Lake Speed
3. 11-Darrell Waltrip
4. 88-Buddy Baker
5. 15-Ricky Rudd
6. 51-Greg Sacks
7. 5-Geoff Bodine
8. 2-Rusty Wallace
9. 8-Bobby Hillin, Jr.
10. 12-Neil Bonnett
11. 90-Ken Schrader (the only rookie in the race)
12. 84-Mike Alexander
13. 74-Bobby Wawak
14. 52-Jimmy Means
15. 67-Morgan Shepherd
16. 95-Sterling Marlin
17. 4-Joe Ruttman
18. 64-Clark Dwyer
19. 48-Lennie Pond
20. 31-Slick Johnson
21. 17-Ken Ragan
22. 1-Dick Brooks
23. 89-Jim Sauter
24. 71-Dave Marcis
25. 44-Terry Labonte
26. 33-Harry Gant
27. 98-Trevor Boys
28. 21-David Pearson (in his final Daytona 500)
29. 66-Phil Parsons
30. 14-A.J. Foyt
31. 55-Benny Parsons
32. 3-Dale Earnhardt
33. 22-Bobby Allison
34. 43-Richard Petty
35. 27-Tim Richmond
36. 28-Cale Yarborough
37. 7-Kyle Petty
38. 47-Ron Bouchard
39. 10-Doug Heveron
40. 0-Delma Cowart

Time of Race: 2 hrs, 54 min, 9 sec
Avg. Speed: 172.265 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.94 seconds
Cautions: 5 for 18 laps
Leaders: 9
Lead Changes: 22

Lap Leaders: Elliott 1-2, Yarborough 3-4, Elliott 5-14, Yarborough 15-24, Elliott 25-35, R. Petty 36-37, Sacks 38, Labonte 39-40, Yarborough 41-60, Elliott 61-72, Allison 73, Elliott 74-107, Bonnett 108-110, Gant 111, Sacks 112, Elliott 113-144, Speed 145-146, Bonnett 147-154, Elliott 155-165, Bonnett 166-173, Elliott 174-191, Bonnett 192-194, Elliott 195-200.

Laps Led: Elliott 136 (seventh-most by a winner), Yarborough 32, Bonnett 22, R. Petty 2, Labonte 2, Sacks 2, Speed 2, Allison 1, Gant 1.

All video credits go to SPEED, NASCAR, and CBS Sports, who originally broadcast this race on February 17, 1985. All credits for statistical information go to NASCAR and racingreference.info.

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[UberAntisocialist]

How can a person NOT like Bill Elliott? One of the most real people you could ever meet. Not the least bit phony.

[cjs3872]

@UberAntisocialist

Well, there was a reason he was voted the most popular driver in the sport 16 times. And Elliott was also one of the cleanest drivers that ever raced among the elite set, and with 44 wins, including 2 Daytona 500s, 3 Southern 500s, one Brickyard 400, the 1988 championship, and 55 poles, there no doubt that Elliott ranks as one of the elite drivers in the sport's history. But he did it honestly, unlike others who ran over the competition.

[001GenLee]

This is why i used to watch Nascar, for these guys, Bill Elliot, Petty, Earnhardt, Lake Speed, Cale, Tim Richmond, Harry Gant....Nascar now days? ha ha ha, what a joke! I wish Jr. could drive like his dad, but, not so much unfortunately. :(

[Machi74005]

@UberAntisocialist I was nearly 18 years old when he won this race.  I remember alot of Chevy fans in my high school being really pissed off about this.....LOL.