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Martinsville Speedway
September 22, 1985 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.526-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/263 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans Chevrolet | 500 | 180 | 37,725 | Running | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser Chevrolet | 500 | 175 | 24,650 | Running | |
| 3 | 10 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 499 | 170 | 18,225 | Running | |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Ford | 499 | 160 | 12,350 | Running | |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven Ford | 498 | 155 | 8,430 | Running | |
| 6 | 8 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline Buick | 498 | 155 | 6,930 | Running | |
| 7 | 17 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee Pontiac | 498 | 156 | 6,060 | Running | |
| 8 | 21 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Trap Rock Industries Chevrolet | 495 | 142 | 4,500 | Running | |
| 9 | 2 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser Chevrolet | 495 | 138 | 9,550 | Running | |
| 10 | 15 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American Buick | 494 | 134 | 3,320 | Running | |
| 11 | 31 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts Pontiac | 491 | 130 | 4,600 | Running | |
| 12 | 25 | 49 | Trevor Boys | Hylton Racing Chevrolet | 489 | 127 | 4,340 | Running | |
| 13 | 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Pontiac | 485 | 124 | 4,130 | Running | |
| 14 | 18 | 77 | Greg Sacks | Miller American Buick | 484 | 121 | 6,870 | Running | |
| 16 | 28 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping Buick | 471 | 115 | 1,555 | Running | |
| 17 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors Ford | 467 | 112 | 8,530 | Running | |
| 18 | 29 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale | U.S. Racing Chevrolet | 467 | 109 | 4,145 | Running | |
| 19 | 26 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 456 | 106 | 3,455 | Running | |
| 20 | 20 | 17 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 391 | 103 | 3,290 | Running | |
| 21 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Vinton Motors Ford | 389 | 100 | 2,895 | Running | |
| 22 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 334 | 97 | 6,405 | Transmission | |
| 23 | 23 | 71 | Dave Marcis | AEL Rentals Chevrolet | 310 | 94 | 2,865 | Piston | |
| 24 | 1 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Levi Garrett Chevrolet | 288 | 91 | 10,285 | Engine | |
| 25 | 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard Pontiac | 266 | 88 | 3,935 | Engine | |
| 26 | 16 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ultra Seal Ford | 171 | 85 | 2,665 | Engine | |
| 27 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines Chevrolet | 117 | 82 | 9,755 | Engine | |
| 28 | 30 | 72 | Brent Elliott | Morris Mini Mart Buick | 95 | 0 | 1,145 | Ignition | |
| 29 | 13 | 00 | Morgan Shepherd | Helen Rae Special Chevrolet | 72 | 81 | 1,135 | Brakes | |
| 30 | 12 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | 43 | 73 | 1,125 | Brakes | |
| 31 | 19 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog Knits Oldsmobile | 24 | 70 | 2,125 | Brakes |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 43 Minutes 13 Seconds
Average Speed .:70.694
Margin of Victory .: 2.000 Seconds