| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Atl. Journal 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| November 03, 1985 | Race 27 of 28 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 139.597 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 4.25 seconds | Time of Race: 03:34:34 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 12 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 39 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 185/10 | 328 | Running | $57,650 |
| 2 | 9 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 175/5 | 328 | Running | $29,600 |
| 3 | 6 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 170/5 | 328 | Running | $21,125 |
| 4 | 13 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 160/0 | 328 | Running | $15,300 |
| 5 | 14 | #16 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Carolina Tool & Equipment | 155/0 | 327 | Running | $7,150 |
| 6 | 4 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 150/0 | 327 | Running | $15,025 |
| 7 | 20 | #75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 146/0 | 327 | Running | $8,805 |
| 8 | 1 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 147/5 | 327 | Running | $15,675 |
| 9 | 15 | #77 | Greg Sacks | Buick | Miller American | 138/0 | 327 | Running | $10,150 |
| 10 | 5 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 134/0 | 326 | Running | $10,675 |
| 11 | 2 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 130/0 | 326 | Running | $10,915 |
| 12 | 27 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 127/0 | 326 | Running | $9,005 |
| 13 | 17 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Bull Frog Knits | 124/0 | 326 | Running | $6,490 |
| 14 | 29 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 121/0 | 325 | Running | $2,385 |
| 15 | 26 | #90 | Ken Schrader * | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 118/0 | 325 | Running | $6,560 |
| 16 | 11 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | 115/0 | 325 | Running | $5,730 |
| 17 | 21 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 112/0 | 324 | Running | $7,510 |
| 18 | 31 | #21 | Rick Wilson | Chevrolet | Hoss Ellington | 109/0 | 321 | Running | $1,945 |
| 19 | 10 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 106/0 | 320 | Running | $3,670 |
| 20 | 16 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Motorsports Design | 103/0 | 319 | Running | $5,250 |
| 21 | 34 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 100/0 | 317 | Engine Failure | $5,560 |
| 22 | 25 | #38 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Hardee's | 97/0 | 317 | Running | $1,565 |
| 23 | 28 | #45 | Rick Baldwin | Pontiac | Morris Racing | 94/0 | 316 | Running | $1,485 |
| 24 | 39 | #6 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | V-R Racing | 91/0 | 314 | Running | $4,110 |
| 25 | 36 | #31 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | 88/0 | 308 | Running | $1,425 |
| 26 | 24 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 85/0 | 305 | Running | $1,295 |
| 27 | 40 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture Co. | 82/0 | 305 | Running | $3,810 |
| 28 | 38 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Ael Rentals | 79/0 | 272 | Running | $4,010 |
| 29 | 23 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 76/0 | 267 | Accident | $3,970 |
| 30 | 30 | #72 | Sammy Swindell | Pontiac | Sizzler | 73/0 | 242 | Accident | $1,175 |
| 31 | 7 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 70/0 | 208 | Burned Piston | $7,650 |
| 32 | 12 | #4 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Folgers Decaffeinated | 67/0 | 198 | Broken Valve | $1,125 |
| 33 | 8 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 64/0 | 190 | Broken Axle | $1,200 |
| 34 | 37 | #17 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | 61/0 | 181 | Engine Failure | $3,335 |
| 35 | 18 | #99 | Connie Saylor | Chevrolet | Ball Racing | 58/0 | 172 | Oil Pump | $1,065 |
| 36 | 35 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 55/0 | 164 | Engine Failure | $1,050 |
| 37 | 42 | #49 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | McCaig Racing | 52/0 | 135 | Engine Failure | $3,270 |
| 38 | 22 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 49/0 | 117 | Accident | $1,020 |
| 39 | 19 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Punch | 46/0 | 92 | Accident | $1,005 |
| 40 | 41 | #64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 43/0 | 90 | Accident | $2,490 |
| 41 | 33 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 40/0 | 64 | Engine Failure | $2,490 |
| 42 | 32 | #1 | Davey Allison | Chevrolet | Lancaster Premium | 37/0 | 52 | Engine Failure | $990 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||