| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Budweiser 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | |||||||||
| May 19, 1985 | Race 10 of 28 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 123.094 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 29 seconds | Time of Race: 04:03:43 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 7 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 37 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $44,500 |
| 2 | 2 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 170/0 | 499 | Running | $29,950 |
| 3 | 12 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 165/0 | 499 | Running | $19,055 |
| 4 | 5 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 160/0 | 498 | Running | $15,375 |
| 5 | 16 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155/0 | 497 | Running | $15,975 |
| 6 | 8 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 150/0 | 497 | Running | $9,820 |
| 7 | 7 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 146/0 | 494 | Running | $11,600 |
| 8 | 3 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 147/5 | 494 | Running | $11,200 |
| 9 | 19 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | Ael Rentals | 138/0 | 488 | Running | $7,775 |
| 10 | 18 | #90 | Ken Schrader * | Ford | Ultra-Seal | 134/0 | 487 | Running | $8,615 |
| 11 | 6 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 135/5 | 485 | Running | $11,700 |
| 12 | 31 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 127/0 | 477 | Running | $3,100 |
| 13 | 11 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 124/0 | 476 | Running | $8,850 |
| 14 | 29 | #60 | Bob Riley | Pontiac | Riley Racing | PE | 449 | Running | $2,100 |
| 15 | 28 | #85 | Tommie Crozier | Pontiac | Leonard Racing | 118/0 | 442 | Running | $2,500 |
| 16 | 1 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 120/5 | 437 | Engine Failure | $14,050 |
| 17 | 27 | #76 | Phil Good | Chrysler | Good Racing | 112/0 | 434 | Running | $1,850 |
| 18 | 10 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 109/0 | 431 | Running | $6,255 |
| 19 | 23 | #96 | Jerry Bowman | Ford | Milford Fertilizer | 106/0 | 393 | Running | $1,750 |
| 20 | 13 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | 103/0 | 346 | Engine Failure | $5,285 |
| 21 | 25 | #20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Newsom Racing | 100/0 | 330 | Engine Failure | $1,650 |
| 22 | 14 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Bull Frog Knits | 97/0 | 282 | Broken Oil Pump | $4,775 |
| 23 | 21 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | West Penn | 94/0 | 231 | Broken Flywheel | $4,965 |
| 24 | 15 | #75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 91/0 | 227 | Broken Fan Blade | $4,205 |
| 25 | 9 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 88/0 | 219 | Engine Failure | $9,050 |
| 26 | 22 | #49 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Cleaner Hands | PE | 201 | Ignition | $3,945 |
| 27 | 30 | #68 | Jimmy Walker | Ford | Walker Enterprises | 82/0 | 180 | Broken Valve | $1,350 |
| 28 | 17 | #64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 79/0 | 158 | Engine Failure | $3,575 |
| 29 | 32 | #17 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 76/0 | 150 | Engine Failure | $3,515 |
| 30 | 20 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 73/0 | 115 | Broken Valve | $3,455 |
| 31 | 26 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Ford | Lockhart Ford-Mercury | 70/0 | 115 | Broken Valve | $3,385 |
| 32 | 24 | #6 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | U.s. Racing | 67/0 | 73 | Engine Failure | $2,600 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||