The 1985 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 32nd season of the series. The title was won by Jim Robinson, his third in the series and third in succession.
Schedule and results The 1985 season included 12 individual races, although Riverside International Raceway and Mesa Marin Raceway hosted two races each. The races at Riverside were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. DateNameRacetrackLocationWinnerApril 28AC-Delco 200Sears Point International RacewaySonoma, CaliforniaHershel McGriff May 11Pepsi-Cola 150Shasta SpeedwayAnderson, CaliforniaJim Robinson June 2Budweiser 400Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaTerry LabonteJune 8Suncrest Motorhomes 200Mesa Marin RacewayBakersfield, CaliforniaRuben GarciaJune 23Stroh's Beer 200Seattle International Raceway Kent, WashingtonDale Earnhardt July 4G.I. Joe's/Valvoline 201Portland SpeedwayPortland, OregonJim BownJuly 7Off-Broadway 150Northwest SpeedwayStateline, IdahoJim Robinson July 13Sunfair Chevy/Lynch Olds 150Yakima SpeedwayYakima, WashingtonHershel McGriffAugust 18Winston Washington 500Evergreen SpeedwayMonroe, WashingtonDerrike CopeSeptember 29Suncrest Motorhomes 200Willow Springs SpeedwayLancaster, CaliforniaHershel McGriffOctober 5Timec 200Mesa Marin RacewayBakersfield, CaliforniaRuben GarciaNovember 17Winston Western 500Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaRicky Rudd
Full Drivers' Championship
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. † – Ineligible for West Series points DriverSONSHARSDMMRSIRPORSTAYAKEVGWSRMMRRSD1Jim Robinson21*133221*315213125842Hershel McGriff1*2292*193*61*21*21265653Ruben Garcia1215231111022331*145614Glen Steurer35111444107873115435Blair Aiken743878859797295186Jim Bown4728471155271214165117Bill Osborne814211555382644245068Bill Schmitt11334618201665142154949Derrike Cope513152031517131*15181949210John Soares Jr.21919101014711181893047011St. James Davis1416DNQ191419912282222DNQ39312Sumner McKnight1581482151528213Bob Kennedy106910221127614Scott Autrey16179103419215Pat Mintey1811DNQ1714618916Brad Tidrick1613443118717Jack Sellers201112191118218J. C. Danielsen111218132018119Bob Fox96111016620John Krebs1762612DNQ16021Gene Thonesen91092115522Ray Kelly1788DNQ15023Chad Little1430201712324Bud Hickey1373812125Billy Hitchcox1317511826Ron Eaton2017611027M. K. Kanke5231610928Jeff Barrister1313DNQ10529Bill Sedgwick1619199930Kevin Terris1916DNQ9831Norm Palmer3924DNQ9532Dale Perry3088233Dale Earnhardt40†1*5†6034Don Waterman44735Billy Benge64536Glenn Francis204537Harry Goularte64538Tony Heckart114039Randy Becker123940Troy Beebe123941Randy Olson123942Frank Pool123943Ron Daniels133844Rick McCray41393845Ron Esau413746Steve Pfeifer153647Larry Gaylord163548Tim Kennell163549Terry Petris18233350Gordy Oberg232851Tim Levine242752Bill Elliott6†2531†2653Buddie Boys2922Scott Miller1041Jim Thirkettle2031
See also
1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
References