Results

The 1985 Carolina 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the North Carolina Speedway race.

Carolina 500

Sunday, March 3rd, 1985

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

  • 9 Ford
  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 6 Pontiac
  • 6 Buick
  • 1 Dodge
  • 2 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 114.953
  • Cautions: 10 for 76 laps
  • Lead Changes: 30
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Carolina 500 at North Carolina Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 4 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 180 175 492 96 0 running
2 7 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 175 170 492 172 0 running
3 1 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 175 165 492 208 0 running
4 8 75 Lake Speed Pontiac 160 160 492 0 0 running
5 10 7 Kyle Petty Ford 155 155 491 0 0 running
6 18 4 Joe Ruttman Chevrolet 150 150 491 0 0 running
7 15 28 Cale Yarborough Ford 146 146 491 0 0 running
8 13 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 142 142 491 0 0 running
9 6 2 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 138 138 491 0 0 running
10 11 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 139 134 491 13 0 running
11 20 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 130 130 490 0 0 running
12 5 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 127 127 485 0 0 running
13 24 51 Greg Sacks Chevrolet 124 124 482 0 0 running
14 19 48 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 121 121 475 0 0 running
15 34 05 Slick Johnson Ford 118 118 472 0 0 running
16 33 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 115 115 468 0 0 running
17 35 68 Mike Potter Ford 112 112 457 0 0 running
18 2 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 114 109 454 2 0 rear end
19 25 17 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 106 106 448 0 0 running
20 17 1 Dick Brooks Ford 103 103 445 0 0 engine
21 38 32 Jonathan Lee Edwards Buick 100 100 439 0 0 running
22 37 50 Jim Southard Buick 97 97 431 0 0 running
23 30 6 Eddie Bierschwale Chevrolet 94 94 412 0 0 crash
24 22 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Chevrolet 91 91 394 0 0 engine
25 26 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 88 88 385 0 0 valve
26 23 71 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile 85 85 372 0 0 running
27 32 74 Bobby Wawak Buick 82 82 287 0 0 crash
28 28 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 79 79 283 0 0 oil pump
29 14 9 Bill Elliott Ford 76 76 281 0 0 crash
30 31 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 73 73 263 0 0 engine
31 9 22 Bobby Allison Buick 75 70 262 1 0 clutch
32 3 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 67 67 162 0 0 engine
33 12 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 64 64 162 0 0 crash
34 36 41 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 61 61 128 0 0 rear end
35 40 93 Maurice Randall Chrysler 58 58 102 0 0 engine
36 39 20 Rick Newsom Buick 55 55 96 0 0 crash
37 29 64 Clark Dwyer Ford 52 52 68 0 0 engine
38 27 23 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 49 49 61 0 0 engine
39 21 98 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 46 46 60 0 0 engine
40 16 90 Ken Schrader Ford 43 43 55 0 0 engine

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