| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Coca-Cola 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 17, 1985 | Race 4 of 28 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 140.273 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.64 seconds | Time of Race: 03:33:32 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 17 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 31 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 185/10 | 328 | Running | $59,800 |
| 2 | 12 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 175/5 | 328 | Running | $29,800 |
| 3 | 1 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 170/5 | 328 | Running | $23,700 |
| 4 | 5 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 165/5 | 327 | Running | $15,825 |
| 5 | 14 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 160/5 | 327 | Running | $15,000 |
| 6 | 23 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 155/5 | 327 | Running | $16,225 |
| 7 | 11 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | 151/5 | 327 | Running | $9,930 |
| 8 | 17 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 142/0 | 327 | Running | $5,225 |
| 9 | 8 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 138/0 | 326 | Running | $12,125 |
| 10 | 19 | #51 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Sacks & Sons Racing | 134/0 | 325 | Running | $9,070 |
| 11 | 15 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 130/0 | 322 | Running | $7,300 |
| 12 | 22 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 127/0 | 319 | Running | $3,325 |
| 13 | 24 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 124/0 | 319 | Running | $9,625 |
| 14 | 16 | #07 | Randy LaJoie | Chevrolet | Snellman Construction | PE | 319 | Running | $2,925 |
| 15 | 37 | #6 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | U.s. Racing | 118/0 | 318 | Running | $3,780 |
| 16 | 21 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Ultra-Seal | 115/0 | 316 | Engine Failure | $13,350 |
| 17 | 36 | #90 | Ken Schrader * | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 112/0 | 317 | Running | $6,090 |
| 18 | 32 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | West Penn Auto Sales | 109/0 | 315 | Running | $5,855 |
| 19 | 26 | #49 | Don Hume | Chevrolet | Cleaner Hands | 106/0 | 314 | Running | $2,275 |
| 20 | 39 | #64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 103/0 | 306 | Running | $5,835 |
| 21 | 40 | #05 | Slick Johnson | Ford | Newsom Motors | 100/0 | 292 | Engine Failure | $2,050 |
| 22 | 4 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 102/5 | 273 | Engine Failure | $1,950 |
| 23 | 38 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Restore Auto Products | 94/0 | 262 | Rear End | $5,025 |
| 24 | 6 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 96/5 | 258 | Engine Failure | $10,250 |
| 25 | 28 | #95 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Auto Shack | 88/0 | 227 | Running | $1,760 |
| 26 | 30 | #4 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Folgers | 85/0 | 204 | Engine Failure | $1,625 |
| 27 | 10 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 82/0 | 196 | Engine Failure | $5,510 |
| 28 | 27 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Ashley Motor Company | 79/0 | 185 | Engine Failure | $4,270 |
| 29 | 7 | #21 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 76/0 | 183 | Clutch | $1,535 |
| 30 | 2 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 78/5 | 177 | Engine Failure | $4,050 |
| 31 | 34 | #48 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Days Inn | 70/0 | 144 | Accident | $3,755 |
| 32 | 29 | #42 | Tom Sneva | Pontiac | Curb Racing | PE | 138 | Engine Failure | $1,455 |
| 33 | 31 | #17 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | 64/0 | 138 | Engine Failure | $3,695 |
| 34 | 13 | #84 | Mike Alexander | Chevrolet | Sims Brothers Racing | 61/0 | 115 | Rear Shock | $1,405 |
| 35 | 35 | #36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 58/0 | 112 | Broken Lug Studs | $1,385 |
| 36 | 33 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Gilmore-Foyt Enterprises | 55/0 | 93 | Handling | $1,365 |
| 37 | 20 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Ael Rentals | 52/0 | 72 | Engine Failure | $3,600 |
| 38 | 41 | #1 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Petty Enterprises | 49/0 | 67 | Rear End | $2,060 |
| 39 | 25 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Liquid Wrench | 46/0 | 57 | Transmission | $1,310 |
| 40 | 9 | #75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 43/0 | 47 | Engine Failure | $2,795 |
| 41 | 18 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 40/0 | 39 | Engine Failure | $1,295 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||