Canadian driver Trevor Boys would finish in last place due to a problem with the engine on lap 6. This relatively clean race would see 28 different lead changes. More than 100,000 live spectators saw more than two and a half hours of racing with two cautions periods (lasting for only eight laps). He would go on to beat Kyle Petty by nearly two seconds at a then-record average speed of 186.288 miles per hour (299.801 km/h) for the race a record that stood until broken in the 1997 Winston 500 by Mark Martin. There were 40 drivers who qualified for this race with 1 driver withdrawing ( Greg Sacks due to a blown engine) the pole position winner was Bill Elliott who qualified at a then-track record speed of 209.398 miles per hour (336.993 km/h) in a Ford Thunderbird. Later in the season at the Southern 500, Elliott would go on to become the first Winston Million winner. īill Elliott dominated the early part of the 1985 season, including winning the Daytona 500, the first race of the Winston Million promotion. Talladega Superspeedway is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66 miles (4.28 km), and the track at its peak had a seating capacity of 175,000 spectators. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line - located just past the exit to pit road. The track is a Tri-oval and was constructed by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family, in the 1960s. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. The roof of the GM race cars was lowered by the same amount in order to improve their speed performance. As a result, NASCAR raised the height of the Ford vehicles by half an inch. Prior to this event, two-time Winston Cup champion Darrell Waltrip complained to NASCAR about how Bill Elliott was ruining the parity of the sport and he needed to be slowed down. The 1985 Winston 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 5, 1985, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama as race number 9 of 28 of the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.
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