Official NASCAR Race Results
Bill Elliott won the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
08-11-1985 | Champion Spark Plug 400 | Michigan International Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 180 | 200 | 90 | Running | 57,600 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 180 | 200 | 92 | Running | 29,050 |
| 3 | 11 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 170 | 200 | 3 | Running | 23,100 |
| 4 | 14 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 165 | 200 | 10 | Running | 13,780 |
| 5 | 8 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 155 | 199 | 0 | Running | 8,575 |
| 6 | 22 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 150 | 199 | 0 | Running | 7,550 |
| 7 | 26 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 146 | 199 | 0 | Running | 11,395 |
| 8 | 19 | 10 | Dick Trickle | Pontiac | DiGard R&D | 142 | 199 | 0 | Running | 5,850 |
| 9 | 20 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 138 | 199 | 0 | Running | 14,900 |
| 10 | 15 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Tom Prange Leasing | 134 | 199 | 0 | Running | 9,425 |
| 11 | 6 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 135 | 198 | 3 | Running | 10,950 |
| 12 | 27 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 127 | 198 | 0 | Running | 7,715 |
| 13 | 13 | 95 | Mike Alexander | Chevrolet | Sadler Racing | 124 | 198 | 0 | Running | 3,850 |
| 14 | 28 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Bull Frog Knits | 121 | 198 | 0 | Running | 7,005 |
| 15 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 118 | 197 | 0 | Running | 7,135 |
| 16 | 25 | 75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 115 | 196 | 0 | Running | 6,225 |
| 17 | 38 | 17 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | 0 | 196 | 0 | Running | 5,765 |
| 18 | 31 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | Hedman Header | 0 | 194 | 0 | Running | 2,650 |
| 19 | 32 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Central Radio | 106 | 194 | 0 | Running | 2,450 |
| 20 | 24 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Ultra Seal | 103 | 194 | 0 | Running | 5,805 |
| 21 | 34 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | U.S. Racing | 100 | 193 | 0 | Running | 4,670 |
| 22 | 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 97 | 191 | 0 | Running | 9,525 |
| 23 | 2 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 99 | 190 | 1 | Flywheel | 10,325 |
| 24 | 35 | 65 | Joe Booher | Chevrolet | Booher Farms | 91 | 188 | 0 | Running | 1,825 |
| 25 | 36 | 25 | Bobby Gerhart | Chevrolet | Frederick | 88 | 187 | 0 | Running | 1,825 |
| 26 | 16 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 85 | 186 | 0 | Running | 2,425 |
| 27 | 39 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Superior Piping | 82 | 174 | 0 | Engine | 1,800 |
| 28 | 40 | 04 | Rick Baldwin | Chrysler | Schlitz | 79 | 142 | 0 | Engine | 1,550 |
| 29 | 33 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture | 76 | 137 | 0 | Engine | 3,765 |
| 30 | 21 | 49 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Cleaner Hands Formula | 73 | 135 | 0 | Engine | 3,705 |
| 31 | 4 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 70 | 128 | 0 | Oil line | 8,035 |
| 32 | 9 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 72 | 118 | 1 | Engine | 1,370 |
| 33 | 7 | 77 | Greg Sacks | Buick | Miller American | 64 | 111 | 0 | Oil leak | 7,830 |
| 34 | 37 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 61 | 102 | 0 | Crash | 4,000 |
| 35 | 23 | 00 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | 58 | 100 | 0 | Clutch | 1,240 |
| 36 | 17 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Miller American | 55 | 85 | 0 | Crash | 1,225 |
| 37 | 18 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 52 | 79 | 0 | Engine | 6,725 |
| 38 | 29 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | 49 | 79 | 0 | Engine | 3,725 |
| 39 | 10 | 21 | David Pearson | Ford | Chattanooga Chew | 46 | 14 | 0 | Piston | 1,225 |
| 40 | 3 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 43 | 3 | 0 | Engine | 2,950 |
Race Recap
- Date: 08-11-1985
- Track: Michigan International Speedway
- Race: Champion Spark Plug 400
- Race #: 18
- Cars: 40
- Winner: Bill Elliott
- Start Position: 1st
- Car Make: Ford
- Avg Speed: 137.430 mph
- Distance: 400 miles
- Purse: $320,515
- Cautions: 5
- Caution Laps: 28
- Lead Changes: 14
- Pole: 165.479 mph


