1985 Winston 500 NASCAR Bill Elliott

The 1985 Winston was an important race for Bill Elliott. RJ Reynolds had put up a $1 million prize, and Elliott was in the running for it. Elliott led twenty-five laps in the early going, battling Kyle Petty, Cale Yarborough, and Dale Earnhardt for fist place. However on the 48th lap of the 188-lap race at Talladega, an oil scavenger line broke in a puff of smoke. Elliott had to pit and lost two laps (5 miles) while repairs were made.

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[dalejrgamer]

Screw the Lucky Dog.

[caddop22]

Elliot is the man!!!

[justley124]

I belive bill Elliot hit about 210 that season as his top speed. I think it was this race.

[helipilot27]

@gr3172 I don't miss the 80's camera work.

[lenoirwrestlingfan]

greatest race ever run.

[gr3172]

I really miss the 80's racing scene, what I wouldn't give to bring it back.

[91TransAmKid]

@moparnutjim btw tell the manufacturer that! Id love for you to see who has won more manufacturer championships. Yea ford has not won near as many as chevrolet has. I havent seen real dominance from fords since 92.

[91TransAmKid]

@moparnutjim wtf? the aerocoupe was a success. and ford changed there bodies exactly the same time during 86-89. The new slope window on the back of the monte carlos helped them handle better which made the cars faster. There wasnt as many rules with the engines back then but 85 was the only year elliot really dominated. Dont exactly remember the whole just of it but elliots cylinder heads he used caught up to him by nascar figuring out what he was doing, so in turn his 86 season wasnt as good.

[moparnutjim]

@91TransAmKid BS. Chevrolet camps starting the crying about this time and Nascar kept giving in letting the Chevys change their bodies after the Aerocoupe was a failure. Small block Chevys never made the hp a Cleveland Ford did.

[91TransAmKid]

@bigtruck1969 LOL yea the only year. After the year was over nascar figured out what bill was doing. GM kicked fords ASS after 85, and let alone before 85 80-84 GM dominated Nascar. Why do you think GM always won the manufactures champion? Old school small block chevy was the best.

[negtype13]

Hey..that's Racin"! In the entire history they've raced ALOT longer w/o resrtiction than with them. Yes, it has killed but...C'mon..EVERYONE has to admit that's Half the excitement! EVERY driver Knows of the consequences/risks.It's only because of More commercialization/popularity that we have these types. I mean just look at how Nextel has COMPLETELY fucked this sport! It's a god damn 3-ring circus now with a BS point system,which means NOTHING due to the even MORE rediculously FAVORED Chase!

[midatlanticcycle]

@negtype13 i hate the regs and restictions that nascar has put on the cars and drivers but other than 300 cubic inch motors they had to do something to get the speeds down at daytona and talladega. what would you have done, bud?