| 1985 Miller High Life 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 13 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $317,255 | Race Date: | Jun 9, 1985 | Pocono Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .200 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 35m 48s | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 138.974 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 10 Laps | poconoraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Melling Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 32 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 152.563 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 Miller High Life 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 32 |
| 2 | 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 170 | 200 | 9 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 170 | 200 | 154 |
| 5 | 8 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 199 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Running | | 150 | 199 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 146 | 198 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog Knits | Running |  | 142 | 198 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running |  | 138 | 198 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running |  | 134 | 198 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 130 | 197 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running | | 127 | 197 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Engine | | 124 | 197 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 121 | 196 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Ultra-Seal | Running | | 118 | 195 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 49 | Greg Sacks | Cleaner Hands | Running | | 115 | 195 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 17 | Lennie Pond | McCord Gaskets | Running | | 112 | 195 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Spirit Of Wyoming Valley | Running | | 109 | 193 | 0 |
| 19 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | West Penn Auto Sales | Running | | 106 | 192 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford& Honda | Running | | 103 | 192 | 0 |
| 21 | 34 | 68 | Mike Potter | Walker Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 22 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 97 | 183 | 0 |
| 23 | 33 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Accident | | 94 | 181 | 0 |
| 24 | 13 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Valves | | 91 | 176 | 0 |
| 25 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Running | | 88 | 174 | 0 |
| 26 | 37 | 31 | Steve Gray | Gray Racing | Engine | | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Ael Rentals | Track Bar | | 82 | 148 | 0 |
| 28 | 6 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Engine | | 79 | 109 | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Camshaft | | 76 | 105 | 0 |
| 30 | 39 | 76 | Phil Good | Good Racing | Oil Leak |  | 73 | 105 | 0 |
| 31 | 28 | 25 | Bobby Gerhart | Frederick Chevrolet | Rear Gear | | 70 | 86 | 0 |
| 32 | 36 | 53 | Bill Scott | Smith's Auto | Rear Gear | | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 33 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Valves | | 64 | 67 | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | U.S. Racing | Oil Pump | | 61 | 47 | 0 |
| 35 | 18 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Folgers | Crankshaft | | 58 | 27 | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | 1 | Charles Paolillo | Gray Racing | Crankshaft | | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 37 | 31 | 96 | Jerry Bowman | Milford Fertilizer | Engine | | 52 | 11 | 0 |
| 38 | 35 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Selcam Racing | Oil Pump | | 49 | 10 | 0 |
| 39 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 46 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | 92 WXTU | Engine | | 43 | 1 | 0 |
