| 1985 World 600 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $517,529 | Race Date: | May 26, 1985 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 14.640 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 13m 52s | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 29 | Average Speed: | 141.807 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 34 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Melling Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jeff Hammond | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 91 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 164.703 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 World 600 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 91 |
| 2 | 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 175 | 400 | 82 |
| 3 | 16 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running |  | 170 | 400 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 170 | 399 | 97 |
| 5 | 18 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 155 | 398 | 0 |
| 6 | 25 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running |  | 150 | 397 | 0 |
| 7 | 28 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Folgers | Running | | 146 | 396 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running | | 142 | 396 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running | | 143 | 394 | 1 |
| 10 | 31 | 1 | Dick Brooks | Exxon | Running | | 0 | 393 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited | Running |  | 130 | 392 | 0 |
| 12 | 41 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | All Pro Auto Parts | Running | | 127 | 392 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running |  | 124 | 391 | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 121 | 391 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 118 | 388 | 0 |
| 16 | 3 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 120 | 384 | 32 |
| 17 | 32 | 5 | Slick Johnson | Spohn's Racing | Running | | 112 | 383 | 0 |
| 18 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 114 | 379 | 81 |
| 19 | 42 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | U.S. Racing | Running | | 106 | 379 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Transmission | | 103 | 375 | 0 |
| 21 | 40 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Auto Bell Car Washes | Running | | 100 | 375 | 0 |
| 22 | 34 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Vinton Motors | Rear Gear | | 97 | 367 | 0 |
| 23 | 35 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford& Honda | Running | | 94 | 362 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 84 | Mike Alexander | Sims Brothers Construction | Running | | 91 | 353 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 0 | Morgan Shepherd | Helen Rae Special | Oil Leak | | 88 | 341 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 85 | 310 | 0 |
| 27 | 8 | 21 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Ignition | | 82 | 286 | 0 |
| 28 | 24 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | Mell-Gear Tuning Components | Transmission | | 0 | 278 | 0 |
| 29 | 23 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Engine | | 76 | 270 | 0 |
| 30 | 36 | 17 | Lennie Pond | McCord Gaskets | Engine | | 78 | 261 | 1 |
| 31 | 39 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Evinrude | Rear Gear | | 70 | 208 | 0 |
| 32 | 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Oil Pressure | | 67 | 148 | 0 |
| 33 | 21 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 64 | 129 | 0 |
| 34 | 20 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | Native Tan | Steering | | 61 | 129 | 0 |
| 35 | 19 | 49 | Greg Sacks | Cleaner Hands | Engine | | 0 | 125 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 9 | Dick Trickle | Matthews Racing | Oil Leak | | 0 | 115 | 0 |
| 37 | 26 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog / Liquid Wrench | Oil Leak | | 52 | 59 | 0 |
| 38 | 12 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Ultra-Seal | Engine | | 49 | 29 | 0 |
| 39 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Ignition | | 46 | 21 | 0 |
| 40 | 7 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Engine | | 43 | 19 | 0 |
| 41 | 14 | 98 | Trevor Boys | McCaig Racing | Valves | | 40 | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | 9 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Engine | | 37 | 8 | 0 |
