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North Carolina Speedway
October 20, 1985 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.02-Mile paved track 492 Laps/502 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser Chevrolet | 492 | 180 | 40,900 | Running | |
| 2 | 16 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline Buick | 492 | 175 | 21,055 | Running | |
| 3 | 11 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 492 | 165 | 20,900 | Running | |
| 4 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors Ford | 492 | 165 | 15,675 | Running | |
| 5 | 13 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Levi Garrett Chevrolet | 492 | 160 | 14,400 | Running | |
| 6 | 10 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee Pontiac | 492 | 155 | 9,915 | Running | |
| 7 | 9 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Ford | 492 | 146 | 11,150 | Running | |
| 8 | 15 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans Chevrolet | 489 | 147 | 11,800 | Running | |
| 9 | 14 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard Pontiac | 489 | 138 | 8,775 | Running | |
| 10 | 4 | 77 | Greg Sacks | Miller American Buick | 488 | 134 | 11,350 | Running | |
| 11 | 24 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog Knits Oldsmobile | 487 | 130 | 7,265 | Running | |
| 12 | 1 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines Chevrolet | 484 | 132 | 25,125 | Running | |
| 13 | 21 | 17 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 484 | 124 | 7,305 | Running | |
| 14 | 18 | 71 | Dave Marcis | AEL Rentals Chevrolet | 482 | 121 | 6,410 | Running | |
| 15 | 8 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser Chevrolet | 481 | 118 | 9,825 | Running | |
| 16 | 30 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Vinton Motors Ford | 481 | 115 | 5,900 | Running | |
| 17 | 31 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale | U.S. Racing Chevrolet | 480 | 112 | 5,990 | Running | |
| 18 | 38 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Pontiac | 473 | 109 | 5,105 | Running | |
| 19 | 22 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ultra Seal Ford | 469 | 106 | 4,845 | Running | |
| 20 | 27 | 49 | Trevor Boys | Fleet Service Chevrolet | 464 | 0 | 4,725 | Running | |
| 21 | 34 | 87 | Randy Baker | Baker Driving School Buick | 453 | 0 | 2,025 | Running | |
| 22 | 37 | 68 | Mike Potter | Eagle Snacks Ford | 451 | 97 | 1,950 | Running | |
| 23 | 33 | 0 | Jeff McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Pontiac | 445 | 0 | 1,875 | Running | |
| 24 | 28 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 441 | 91 | 4,065 | Running | |
| 25 | 19 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Trap Rock Industries Chevrolet | 433 | 88 | 2,580 | Running | |
| 27 | 25 | 38 | Alan Kulwicki | Hardee's Ford | 398 | 82 | 1,625 | Transmission | |
| 28 | 5 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's Ford | 391 | 89 | 2,075 | Accident | |
| 29 | 2 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts Pontiac | 390 | 76 | 3,275 | Accident | |
| 30 | 3 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | 384 | 73 | 1,575 | Accident | |
| 31 | 6 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven Ford | 367 | 70 | 2,900 | Running | |
| 33 | 23 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 282 | 69 | 7,800 | Engine | |
| 34 | 35 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping Buick | 268 | 61 | 1,250 | Engine | |
| 35 | 29 | 96 | Jerry Bowman | Milford Fertilizer Ford | 267 | 58 | 1,200 | Engine | |
| 36 | 39 | 40 | Jonathan Lee Edwards | Edwards Racing Buick | 194 | 55 | 1,175 | Engine | |
| 37 | 32 | 08 | Craig Spetman | Carl Anderson's Chevrolet | 188 | 52 | 1,150 | Accident | |
| 38 | 17 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American Buick | 143 | 49 | 1,100 | Rear End | |
| 39 | 26 | 35 | Morgan Shepherd | Hanover Printing Ford | 123 | 46 | 1,075 | Engine | |
| 40 | 7 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Folger's Coffee Chevrolet | 9 | 43 | 1,055 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 13 Minutes 40 Seconds
Average Speed .:118.344
Margin of Victory .: 1.000 Seconds