| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 28 of 28 in the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Layout of Riverside International Raceway (1969-1988 version) | |||
| Date | November 17, 1985 | ||
| Official name | Winston Western 500 | ||
| Location | Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.700 mi (4.345 km) | ||
| Distance | 119 laps, 311.8 mi (501.7 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures of 66 °F (19 °C); wind speeds of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 105.065 mph (169.086 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hagan Enterprises | ||
| Time | 1:20.658 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | |
| Laps | 78 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 15 | Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TBS | ||
| Announcers |
Ken Squier Benny Parsons | ||
The 1985 Winston Western 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on November 17, 1985, at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California.
With the deletion of the two Nashville races the 1985 Winston Cup season was the first since 1974 with less than 30 races.
- ^ Weather information for the 1985 Winston Western 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac