Results

The 1985 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Michigan International Speedway race.

Champion Spark Plug 400

Sunday, August 11th, 1985

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

  • 9 Ford
  • 3 Buick
  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 7 Pontiac
  • 1 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 137.430
  • Cautions: 5 for 28 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 9 Bill Elliott Ford 180 175 200 90 0 running
2 5 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 180 170 200 92 0 running
3 11 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 170 165 200 3 0 running
4 14 7 Kyle Petty Ford 165 160 200 10 0 running
5 8 55 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 155 155 199 0 0 running
6 22 66 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 150 150 199 0 0 running
7 26 2 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 146 146 199 0 0 running
8 19 10 Dick Trickle Pontiac 142 142 199 0 0 running
9 20 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 138 138 199 0 0 running
10 15 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 134 134 199 0 0 running
11 6 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 135 130 198 3 0 running
12 27 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 127 127 198 0 0 running
13 13 95 Mike Alexander Chevrolet 124 124 198 0 0 running
14 28 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 121 121 198 0 0 running
15 30 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 118 118 197 0 0 running
16 25 75 Lake Speed Pontiac 115 115 196 0 0 running
17 38 17 Ken Ragan Chevrolet 112 112 196 0 0 running
18 31 23 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 109 109 194 0 0 running
19 32 41 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 106 106 194 0 0 running
20 24 90 Ken Schrader Ford 103 103 194 0 0 running
21 34 6 Eddie Bierschwale Chevrolet 100 100 193 0 0 running
22 12 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 97 97 191 0 0 running
23 2 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 99 94 190 1 0 flywheel
24 35 65 Joe Booher Chevrolet 91 91 188 0 0 running
25 36 25 Bobby Gerhart Chevrolet 88 88 187 0 0 running
26 16 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Chevrolet 85 85 186 0 0 running
27 39 74 Bobby Wawak Buick 82 82 174 0 0 engine
28 40 04 Rick Baldwin Chrysler 79 79 142 0 0 engine
29 33 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 76 76 137 0 0 engine
30 21 49 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 73 73 135 0 0 engine
31 4 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 70 70 128 0 0 oil line
32 9 28 Cale Yarborough Ford 72 67 118 1 0 engine
33 7 77 Greg Sacks Buick 64 64 111 0 0 oil leak
34 37 64 Clark Dwyer Ford 61 61 102 0 0 crash
35 23 00 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 58 58 100 0 0 clutch
36 17 22 Bobby Allison Ford 55 55 85 0 0 crash
37 18 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 52 52 79 0 0 engine
38 29 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 49 49 79 0 0 engine
39 10 21 David Pearson Ford 46 46 14 0 0 piston
40 3 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 43 43 3 0 0 engine

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