| 1985 Carolina 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $286,070 | Race Date: | Mar 3, 1985 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 8 IN | Race Duration: | 4h 21m 10s | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 30 | Average Speed: | 114.953 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 76 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #44 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Hagan Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Steve Hmiel | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 96 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 145.067 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 Carolina 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running |  | 180 | 492 | 96 |
| 2 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 175 | 492 | 172 |
| 3 | 1 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 175 | 492 | 208 |
| 4 | 8 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running |  | 160 | 492 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running |  | 155 | 491 | 0 |
| 6 | 18 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Folgers | Running | | 150 | 491 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running | | 146 | 491 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 142 | 491 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running | | 138 | 491 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 139 | 491 | 13 |
| 11 | 20 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running | | 130 | 490 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 127 | 485 | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | 51 | Greg Sacks | Sacks & Sons Racing | Running | | 124 | 482 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 48 | Lennie Pond | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 121 | 475 | 0 |
| 15 | 34 | 5 | Slick Johnson | Spohn's Racing | Running | | 0 | 472 | 0 |
| 16 | 33 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | West Penn Auto Sales | Running |  | 115 | 468 | 0 |
| 17 | 35 | 68 | Mike Potter | Walker Enterprises | Running | | 112 | 457 | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Rear Gear | | 114 | 454 | 2 |
| 19 | 25 | 17 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 106 | 448 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 1 | Dick Brooks | Petty Enterprises | Engine | | 103 | 445 | 0 |
| 21 | 38 | 32 | Jonathan Lee Edwards | Edwards Racing | Running |  | 100 | 439 | 0 |
| 22 | 37 | 50 | Jim Southard | U.S. Racing | Running | | 0 | 431 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | U.S. Racing | Accident | | 94 | 412 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Engine | | 91 | 394 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Liquid Wrench | Valves |  | 88 | 385 | 0 |
| 26 | 23 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Ael Rentals | Running | | 85 | 372 | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Accident | | 82 | 287 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Restore Auto Products | Oil Pump | | 79 | 283 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Accident | | 76 | 281 | 0 |
| 30 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Engine | | 73 | 263 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Clutch | | 75 | 262 | 1 |
| 32 | 3 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Engine | | 67 | 162 | 0 |
| 33 | 12 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Accident | | 64 | 162 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Kingrey Bros. Excav. | Rear Gear | | 61 | 128 | 0 |
| 35 | 40 | 93 | Maurice Randall | Sparks Tune-Up | Engine | Chrysler | 58 | 102 | 0 |
| 36 | 39 | 20 | Rick Newsom | T.R. Tucker Construction | Accident | | 55 | 96 | 0 |
| 37 | 29 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford | Engine | | 52 | 68 | 0 |
| 38 | 27 | 23 | Morgan Shepherd | Bahre Racing | Engine | | 49 | 61 | 0 |
| 39 | 21 | 98 | Trevor Boys | McCaig Racing | Engine | | 46 | 60 | 0 |
| 40 | 16 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Ultra-Seal | Engine | | 43 | 55 | 0 |
