| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Winston 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 05, 1985 | Race 9 of 28 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 186.288 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2 seconds | Time of Race: 02:41:04 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 28 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 2 for 8 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $60,500 |
| 2 | 4 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $34,905 |
| 3 | 2 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 175/10 | 188 | Running | $37,750 |
| 4 | 17 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 165/5 | 187 | Running | $23,075 |
| 5 | 15 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 155/0 | 187 | Running | $21,025 |
| 6 | 32 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Bull Frog Knits | 150/0 | 185 | Running | $20,245 |
| 7 | 3 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 151/5 | 185 | Running | $20,100 |
| 8 | 18 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Ael Rentals | 142/0 | 185 | Running | $12,575 |
| 9 | 7 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 138/0 | 184 | Running | $7,800 |
| 10 | 20 | #75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 134/0 | 183 | Running | $11,215 |
| 11 | 14 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 130/0 | 182 | Running | $14,290 |
| 12 | 24 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 127/0 | 181 | Running | $9,195 |
| 13 | 22 | #38 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Shepherd Racing | 124/0 | 180 | Running | $5,340 |
| 14 | 28 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Viton Motors | 121/0 | 175 | Running | $8,275 |
| 15 | 38 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture Co. | 118/0 | 174 | Running | $8,265 |
| 16 | 27 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 115/0 | 171 | Running | $7,255 |
| 17 | 37 | #17 | Bosco Lowe | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | PE | 171 | Running | $6,825 |
| 18 | 39 | #79 | Dick Skillen | Chevrolet | Truss Builders | 109/0 | 167 | Running | $3,920 |
| 19 | 31 | #6 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | Us Racing | 106/0 | 161 | Engine Failure | $6,765 |
| 20 | 21 | #90 | Ken Schrader * | Ford | Ultra-Seal | 103/0 | 159 | Running | $6,645 |
| 21 | 13 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 105/5 | 155 | Engine Failure | $11,410 |
| 22 | 26 | #99 | Connie Saylor | Chevrolet | Ralph Ball Racing | 97/0 | 155 | Ignition | $3,210 |
| 23 | 29 | #64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 94/0 | 150 | Ignition | $5,335 |
| 24 | 5 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 96/5 | 137 | Broken Piston | $11,745 |
| 25 | 10 | #95 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Sadler Racing | 88/0 | 113 | Engine Failure | $2,970 |
| 26 | 12 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 90/5 | 106 | Water Leak | $9,420 |
| 27 | 9 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 87/5 | 94 | Broken Valve | $9,370 |
| 28 | 19 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | 79/0 | 85 | Suspension | $4,975 |
| 29 | 16 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 81/5 | 74 | Drive Shaft | $2,770 |
| 30 | 6 | #4 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Folgers | 73/0 | 70 | Transmission | $2,620 |
| 31 | 23 | #84 | Mike Alexander | Chevrolet | Sims Brothers Racing | 70/0 | 70 | Engine Failure | $2,525 |
| 32 | 34 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Superior Piping | 67/0 | 61 | Broken Wheel | $2,500 |
| 33 | 36 | #49 | Don Hume | Chevrolet | Cleaner Hands | 64/0 | 35 | Vibration | $4,710 |
| 34 | 11 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal | 61/0 | 33 | Wheel Bearing | $2,450 |
| 35 | 33 | #00 | Phil Barkdoll | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | 58/0 | 33 | Engine Failure | $2,425 |
| 36 | 8 | #21 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 55/0 | 26 | Carburetor | $2,400 |
| 37 | 35 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 52/0 | 7 | Engine Failure | $4,875 |
| 38 | 25 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 49/0 | 7 | Engine Failure | $10,850 |
| 39 | 30 | #98 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | McCaig Racing | 46/0 | 6 | Engine Failure | $2,325 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||