| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 2 exhibition races in the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
| Date | May 25, 1985 | ||
| Location | Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Charlotte Motor Speedway 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 105 mi (169 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures around 64.8 °F (18.2 °C), with winds gusting to 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h)[2] | ||
| Average speed | 161.184 mph (259.401 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hagan Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | |
| Laps | 31 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Jefferson-Pilot | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy and Kyle Petty | ||
The 1985 The Winston, the inaugural running of the NASCAR All-Star Race, was a stock car racing competition that took place on May 25, 1985. Held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, the 70-lap race was the second exhibition race in the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Defending 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion Terry Labonte of Hagan Racing was awarded the pole position while Darrell Waltrip of Junior Johnson & Associates won the race and US$200,000.[3]
The race featured one two-tire pit stop between laps 30 and 40, and was held the day before the 1985 Coca-Cola World 600. Both Labonte and Harry Gant won a purse bonus of US$10,000 for leading the twentieth and fiftieth lap of the race.
- ^ "1985 The Winston". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ^ "Weather information for the 1985 The Winston". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ Jensen, Tom (May 19, 2023). "10 Historic NASCAR All-Star Races". NASCAR Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 27, 2023.