| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Valleydale 500 | Bristol International Speedway | |||||||||
| April 06, 1985 | Race 5 of 28 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 81.79 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 second | Time of Race: 03:15:30 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 18 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 14 for 90 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 12 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $31,525 |
| 2 | 6 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $18,050 |
| 3 | 4 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 165/0 | 498 | Running | $16,625 |
| 4 | 18 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Liquid Wrench | 165/5 | 498 | Running | $4,470 |
| 5 | 17 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 160/5 | 497 | Running | $8,230 |
| 6 | 11 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 155/5 | 495 | Running | $6,030 |
| 7 | 5 | #75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 146/0 | 495 | Running | $5,310 |
| 8 | 15 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 142/0 | 495 | Running | $7,450 |
| 9 | 21 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 143/5 | 495 | Running | $2,050 |
| 10 | 16 | #90 | Ken Schrader * | Ford | Ultra-Seal | 134/0 | 489 | Running | $5,750 |
| 11 | 8 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 130/0 | 485 | Running | $8,750 |
| 12 | 25 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 127/0 | 483 | Running | $4,680 |
| 13 | 2 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 129/5 | 477 | Running | $7,700 |
| 14 | 23 | #64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 121/0 | 477 | Running | $3,870 |
| 15 | 22 | #6 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | Us Racing | 118/0 | 465 | Running | $4,010 |
| 16 | 30 | #49 | Don Hume | Chevrolet | Cleaner Hands | 115/0 | 457 | Running | $3,510 |
| 17 | 7 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | 112/0 | 440 | Running | $3,360 |
| 18 | 10 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 114/5 | 408 | Running | $7,980 |
| 19 | 3 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 106/0 | 364 | Running | $6,640 |
| 20 | 1 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 108/5 | 362 | Running | $9,950 |
| 21 | 28 | #41 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Thomas Racing | 100/0 | 314 | Engine Failure | $1,060 |
| 22 | 24 | #95 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Auto Shack | 102/5 | 220 | Accident | $1,020 |
| 23 | 9 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 94/0 | 178 | Engine Failure | $8,380 |
| 24 | 20 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | Ael Rentals | 91/0 | 174 | Engine Failure | $3,420 |
| 25 | 26 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Arrington Racing | 88/0 | 157 | Oil Pressure | $2,690 |
| 26 | 27 | #68 | Mike Potter | Ford | Walker Enterprises | 85/0 | 61 | Engine Failure | $870 |
| 27 | 29 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture Co. | 82/0 | 58 | Accident | $2,520 |
| 28 | 19 | #17 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 79/0 | 40 | Engine Failure | $2,480 |
| 29 | 14 | #4 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Folgers | 76/0 | 38 | Accident | $1,780 |
| 30 | 13 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 73/0 | 36 | Accident | $2,410 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||