1985 Overseas final

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The 1985 Overseas Final was the fifth running of the Overseas Final as part of the qualification for the 1985 Speedway World Championship Final, which like the Overseas Final was held at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England. The 1985 Final was run on 14 July and was the second last qualifying round for Commonwealth and American riders. [1]

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The Top 10 riders qualified for the Intercontinental Final to be held in Vetlanda, Sweden.

1985 Overseas Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Moran 14+3
2 Flag of England.svg Kenny Carter 14+2
3 Flag of the United States.svg Lance King 12
4 Flag of England.svg Andy Smith 11
5 Flag of England.svg John Davis 11
6 Flag of England.svg Kelvin Tatum 10
7 Flag of the United States.svg John Cook 8
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Crump 8
9 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Ermolenko 7
10 Flag of England.svg Phil Collins 6+3
11 Flag of England.svg Chris Morton 6+2
12 Flag of England.svg Neil Collins 5
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stan Bear 5
14 Flag of New Zealand.svg David Bargh 2
15 Flag of the United States.svg Rick Miller 1
16 Flag of England.svg Les Collins 0

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