Results

The 1985 Miller High Life 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Charlotte Motor Speedway race.

Miller High Life 500

Sunday, October 6th, 1985

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

  • 11 Ford
  • 2 Buick
  • 22 Chevrolet
  • 5 Pontiac
  • 2 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 136.761
  • Cautions: 6 for 41 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Miller High Life 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 7 28 Cale Yarborough Ford 180 175 334 49 0 running
2 4 9 Bill Elliott Ford 175 170 334 107 0 running
3 6 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 165 165 334 0 0 running
4 12 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 165 160 333 1 0 running
5 14 4 Joe Ruttman Chevrolet 155 155 333 0 0 running
6 2 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 155 150 333 34 0 running
7 16 16 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 146 146 332 0 0 running
8 18 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 142 142 332 0 0 running
9 11 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Chevrolet 138 138 331 0 0 running
10 23 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 134 134 330 0 0 running
11 13 77 Greg Sacks Buick 130 130 330 0 0 running
12 19 75 Lake Speed Pontiac 127 127 329 0 0 running
13 24 38 Alan Kulwicki Ford 124 124 324 0 0 running
14 21 22 Bobby Allison Ford 121 121 323 0 0 running
15 8 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 118 118 320 0 0 running
16 42 64 Clark Dwyer Ford 115 115 319 0 0 running
17 28 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 112 112 318 0 0 running
18 32 95 Mike Alexander Chevrolet 109 109 310 0 0 running
19 17 1 Davey Allison Chevrolet 106 106 301 0 0 engine
20 5 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 103 103 301 0 0 running
21 31 6 Eddie Bierschwale Chevrolet 100 100 285 0 0 running
22 20 7 Kyle Petty Ford 97 97 265 0 0 running
23 34 49 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 94 94 262 0 0 clutch
24 1 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 101 91 254 142 0 engine
25 10 90 Ken Schrader Ford 88 88 240 0 0 ignition
26 37 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 85 85 238 0 0 crash
27 26 66 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 82 82 237 0 0 crash
28 39 10 Ken Ragan Ford 79 79 224 0 0 crash
29 33 00 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 76 76 219 0 0 flywheel
30 25 2 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 73 73 210 0 0 engine
31 36 23 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 70 70 183 0 0 engine
32 30 14 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile 67 67 177 0 0 tie rod
33 15 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 69 64 163 1 0 crank
34 38 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 61 61 161 0 0 crash
35 29 53 Donny Paul Chevrolet 58 58 156 0 0 engine
36 35 09 Dick Trickle Chevrolet 55 55 138 0 0 engine
37 9 21 David Pearson Ford 52 52 118 0 0 rear end
38 40 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 49 49 114 0 0 piston
39 41 17 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 46 46 87 0 0 engine
40 22 18 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet 43 43 84 0 0 handling
41 3 55 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 40 40 51 0 0 fuel pump
42 27 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 37 37 11 0 0 engine

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