| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Delaware 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | |||||||||
| September 15, 1985 | Race 22 of 28 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 120.538 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 28 seconds | Time of Race: 04:08:53 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 17 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 45 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $44,950 |
| 2 | 10 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $29,750 |
| 3 | 7 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 170/5 | 499 | Running | $31,450 |
| 4 | 19 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Miller American | 165/5 | 496 | Running | $8,875 |
| 5 | 5 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155/0 | 496 | Running | $14,275 |
| 6 | 22 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 150/0 | 496 | Running | $9,980 |
| 7 | 8 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 146/0 | 496 | Running | $12,600 |
| 8 | 6 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | 142/0 | 494 | Running | $8,595 |
| 9 | 13 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 143/5 | 492 | Running | $10,600 |
| 10 | 17 | #75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 134/0 | 491 | Running | $8,225 |
| 11 | 27 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Arrington Racing | 130/0 | 484 | Running | $6,695 |
| 12 | 23 | #17 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 127/0 | 483 | Running | $6,055 |
| 13 | 28 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 124/0 | 481 | Running | $5,685 |
| 14 | 31 | #96 | Jerry Bowman | Ford | Milford Fertilizer | 121/0 | 465 | Running | $2,100 |
| 15 | 16 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 118/0 | 463 | Transmission | $7,725 |
| 16 | 25 | #90 | Ken Schrader * | Ford | Ultra-Seal | 115/0 | 462 | Running | $5,815 |
| 17 | 37 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Superior Piping | 112/0 | 458 | Running | $1,850 |
| 18 | 34 | #76 | Phil Good | Chrysler | Good Racing | 109/0 | 438 | Running | $1,800 |
| 19 | 15 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Ael Rentals | 106/0 | 435 | Running | $4,455 |
| 20 | 1 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 108/5 | 430 | Running | $13,350 |
| 21 | 30 | #32 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Hardee's | 100/0 | 412 | Ignition | $1,650 |
| 22 | 12 | #00 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Motorsports | 97/0 | 381 | Transmission | $1,600 |
| 23 | 18 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 94/0 | 347 | Ignition | $3,095 |
| 24 | 2 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 91/0 | 313 | Push Rod | $11,550 |
| 25 | 3 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 88/0 | 309 | Engine Failure | $9,750 |
| 26 | 9 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 85/0 | 268 | Engine Failure | $1,400 |
| 27 | 24 | #6 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | Us Racing | 82/0 | 260 | Engine Failure | $3,625 |
| 28 | 32 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Ford | Hanover Printing | 79/0 | 203 | Engine Failure | $3,565 |
| 29 | 11 | #77 | Greg Sacks | Buick | Miller American | 76/0 | 159 | Accident | $7,750 |
| 30 | 29 | #64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 73/0 | 141 | Engine Failure | $3,455 |
| 31 | 21 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 70/0 | 137 | Engine Failure | $4,385 |
| 32 | 35 | #20 | Rick Newsom | Buick | Selcam Enterprises | 67/0 | 137 | Brakes | $1,100 |
| 33 | 20 | #4 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Folgers | 64/0 | 104 | Engine Failure | $1,050 |
| 34 | 26 | #49 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton Racing | 61/0 | 85 | Engine Failure | $2,500 |
| 35 | 14 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Bull Frog Knits | 58/0 | 83 | Accident | $2,400 |
| 36 | 36 | #01 | Earle Canavan | Oldsmobile | Canavan Racing | 55/0 | 53 | Brakes | $875 |
| 37 | 33 | #85 | Tommie Crozier | Pontiac | Universal Steel | 52/0 | 30 | Overheating | $875 |
| 38 | 38 | #63 | Chuck Walton | Chevrolet | Williams Racing | 49/0 | 5 | Handling | $875 |
| 39 | 39 | #93 | Maurice Randall | Chrysler | Mre Racing | 46/0 | 1 | Overheating | $850 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||