| 1985 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $320,515 | Race Date: | Aug 11, 1985 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 54m 38s | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 14 | Average Speed: | 137.430 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 28 Laps | mispeedway.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 | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 90 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 165.479 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 Champion Spark Plug 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 90 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 92 |
| 3 | 11 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 170 | 200 | 3 |
| 4 | 14 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 165 | 200 | 10 |
| 5 | 8 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Running | | 155 | 199 | 0 |
| 6 | 22 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 150 | 199 | 0 |
| 7 | 26 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running |  | 146 | 199 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 10 | Dick Trickle | DiGard Racing | Running | | 142 | 199 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 138 | 199 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Tom Prange Chrysler-Plymouth | Running | | 134 | 199 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 135 | 198 | 3 |
| 12 | 27 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 127 | 198 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 95 | Mike Alexander | Sadler Brothers Racing | Running | | 124 | 198 | 0 |
| 14 | 28 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog Knits | Running |  | 121 | 198 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 118 | 197 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running | | 115 | 196 | 0 |
| 17 | 38 | 17 | Ken Ragan | McCord Gaskets | Running | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | Hedman Headers | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 19 | 32 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Central Radio | Running | | 106 | 194 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Ultra-Seal | Running | | 103 | 194 | 0 |
| 21 | 34 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | U.S. Racing | Running | | 100 | 193 | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 97 | 191 | 0 |
| 23 | 2 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Flywheel | | 99 | 190 | 1 |
| 24 | 35 | 65 | Joe Booher | Booher Farms | Running | | 91 | 188 | 0 |
| 25 | 36 | 25 | Bobby Gerhart | Frederick Chevrolet | Running | | 88 | 187 | 0 |
| 26 | 16 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 85 | 186 | 0 |
| 27 | 39 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Engine |  | 82 | 174 | 0 |
| 28 | 40 | 4 | Rick Baldwin | Schlitz | Engine | Chrysler | 79 | 142 | 0 |
| 29 | 33 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Engine | | 76 | 137 | 0 |
| 30 | 21 | 49 | Trevor Boys | Cleaner Hands | Engine | | 73 | 135 | 0 |
| 31 | 4 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Oil Line | | 70 | 128 | 0 |
| 32 | 9 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Engine | | 72 | 118 | 1 |
| 33 | 7 | 77 | Greg Sacks | Miller American | Oil Leak | | 64 | 111 | 0 |
| 34 | 37 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford& Honda | Accident | | 61 | 102 | 0 |
| 35 | 23 | 0 | Morgan Shepherd | Helen Rae Special | Clutch | | 58 | 100 | 0 |
| 36 | 17 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Accident | | 55 | 85 | 0 |
| 37 | 18 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 52 | 79 | 0 |
| 38 | 29 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Engine | | 49 | 79 | 0 |
| 39 | 10 | 21 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Piston | | 46 | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | 3 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Engine | | 43 | 3 | 0 |
