Frank
Riddle was all smiles in victory lane after winning his second consecutive
Little 500.
Anderson, Ind. (May 26, 1985) – Frank Riddle did it again Saturday night in the 37th annual Little 500.
The 57-year-old Riddle won his second straight Little 500 sprint car race, leading the last 155 circuits of the 500-lap classic on the high-banked, quarter-mile asphalt oval.
Riddle, from Tampa, Fla., took the lead on lap 345 from Bob Frey and held it to the end. Frey, forced by fuel problems to pit late in the race, was a lap down with less than 50 laps to go. He picked up the first lap quickly and set out after Riddle but ran out of laps.
The victory was worth $10,500 to Riddle while Frey collected $5,000 for his runner-up finish. Third-place finisher Stan Butler took home $3,000.
Riddle set 1- and 4-lap records in qualifying on Friday. Once in the race, he ran away from the field t lead the first 174 laps. Frey, Butler and Bill Roynon traded the lead back and forth until lap 345, when Riddle took command for good.
Results –
1. Frank Riddle
2. Bob Frey
3. Stan Butler
4. Bill Roynon
5. Jeff Palms
6. Jimmy Alvis
7. Ron Koehler
8. Dave Durnwald
9. King Kramer
10.Robbie Smith
11.Jeff Nish
12.Ronnie Smith
13.Jeff Ball
14.Sport Allen
15.Mike Bore
16.Jimmy White
17.Troy House
18.Robert Smith
19.David Smith
20.Chuck Mynette
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