| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Miller 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| October 06, 1985 | Race 25 of 28 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 136.761 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 second | Time of Race: 03:39:48 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 15 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 41 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 180/5 | 334 | Running | $51,600 |
| 2 | 4 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 175/5 | 334 | Running | $65,400 |
| 3 | 6 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 165/0 | 334 | Running | $33,625 |
| 4 | 12 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165/5 | 333 | Running | $23,450 |
| 5 | 14 | #4 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Folgers | 155/0 | 333 | Running | $12,400 |
| 6 | 2 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 155/5 | 333 | Running | $22,155 |
| 7 | 16 | #16 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Carolina Tool & Equipment | 146/0 | 332 | Running | $7,780 |
| 8 | 18 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Bull Frog Knits | 142/0 | 332 | Running | $10,095 |
| 9 | 11 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Chevrolet | All Pro Auto Parts | 138/0 | 331 | Running | $7,925 |
| 10 | 23 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 134/0 | 330 | Running | $12,450 |
| 11 | 13 | #77 | Greg Sacks | Buick | Miller American | 130/0 | 330 | Running | $11,250 |
| 12 | 19 | #75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 127/0 | 329 | Running | $7,865 |
| 13 | 24 | #38 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Hardee's | 124/0 | 324 | Running | $4,200 |
| 14 | 21 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Miller American | 121/0 | 323 | Running | $4,100 |
| 15 | 8 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 118/0 | 320 | Running | $11,350 |
| 16 | 42 | #64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 115/0 | 319 | Running | $7,155 |
| 17 | 28 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Motorsports Design | 112/0 | 318 | Running | $6,935 |
| 18 | 32 | #95 | Mike Alexander | Chevrolet | Action Vans | 109/0 | 310 | Running | $3,500 |
| 19 | 17 | #1 | Davey Allison | Chevrolet | Lancaster Tobacco | 106/0 | 301 | Engine Failure | $3,600 |
| 20 | 5 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 103/0 | 301 | Running | $12,050 |
| 21 | 31 | #6 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | U.s. Racing | 100/0 | 285 | Running | $6,575 |
| 22 | 20 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 97/0 | 265 | Running | $5,515 |
| 23 | 34 | #49 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton Engineering | 94/0 | 262 | Clutch | $5,005 |
| 24 | 1 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 101/10 | 254 | Engine Failure | $42,100 |
| 25 | 10 | #90 | Ken Schrader * | Ford | Ultra-Seal | 88/0 | 240 | Ignition | $4,815 |
| 26 | 37 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | 85/0 | 238 | Accident | $4,075 |
| 27 | 26 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 82/0 | 237 | Accident | $1,600 |
| 28 | 39 | #10 | Ken Ragan | Ford | Digard R&d | 79/0 | 224 | Handling | $1,475 |
| 29 | 33 | #00 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | PE | 219 | Flywheel | $1,350 |
| 30 | 25 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 73/0 | 210 | Engine Failure | $4,540 |
| 31 | 36 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Punch | 70/0 | 183 | Engine Failure | $1,300 |
| 32 | 30 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Gilmore/Copenhagen | 67/0 | 177 | Tie Rod | $1,180 |
| 33 | 15 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 69/5 | 163 | Crankshaft | $11,060 |
| 34 | 38 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 61/0 | 161 | Accident | $3,395 |
| 35 | 29 | #53 | Donny Paul | Chevrolet | Paul Racing | 58/0 | 156 | Engine Failure | $1,120 |
| 36 | 35 | #09 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Matthews Racing | 55/0 | 138 | Engine Failure | $1,250 |
| 37 | 9 | #21 | David Pearson | Ford | Chattanooga Chew | 52/0 | 118 | Rear End | $1,330 |
| 38 | 40 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 49/0 | 114 | Piston | $3,295 |
| 39 | 41 | #17 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | 46/0 | 87 | Engine Failure | $2,540 |
| 40 | 22 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 43/0 | 84 | Handling | $1,020 |
| 41 | 3 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 40/0 | 51 | Fuel Pump | $4,020 |
| 42 | 27 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 37/0 | 11 | Engine Failure | $7,520 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||