| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Champion 400 | Michigan International Speedway | |||||||||
| August 11, 1985 | Race 18 of 28 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 137.43 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 4 seconds | Time of Race: 02:54:38 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 14 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 28 laps | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 180/5 | 200 | Running | $57,600 |
| 2 | 5 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 180/10 | 200 | Running | $29,050 |
| 3 | 11 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 170/5 | 200 | Running | $23,100 |
| 4 | 14 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 165/5 | 200 | Running | $13,780 |
| 5 | 8 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 155/0 | 199 | Running | $8,575 |
| 6 | 22 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 150/0 | 199 | Running | $7,550 |
| 7 | 26 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 146/0 | 199 | Running | $11,395 |
| 8 | 19 | #10 | Dick Trickle | Pontiac | Digard R&d | 142/0 | 199 | Running | $5,850 |
| 9 | 20 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 138/0 | 199 | Running | $14,900 |
| 10 | 15 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Tom Prange Leasing | 134/0 | 199 | Running | $9,425 |
| 11 | 6 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 135/5 | 198 | Running | $10,950 |
| 12 | 27 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 127/0 | 198 | Running | $7,715 |
| 13 | 13 | #95 | Mike Alexander | Chevrolet | Sadler Racing | 124/0 | 198 | Running | $3,850 |
| 14 | 28 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Bull Frog Knits | 121/0 | 198 | Running | $7,005 |
| 15 | 30 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 118/0 | 197 | Running | $7,135 |
| 16 | 25 | #75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 115/0 | 196 | Running | $6,225 |
| 17 | 38 | #17 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | PE | 196 | Running | $5,765 |
| 18 | 31 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | Hedman Headers | PE | 194 | Running | $2,650 |
| 19 | 32 | #41 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Central Radio | 106/0 | 194 | Running | $2,450 |
| 20 | 24 | #90 | Ken Schrader * | Ford | Ultra-Seal | 103/0 | 194 | Running | $5,805 |
| 21 | 34 | #6 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | U.s. Racing | 100/0 | 193 | Running | $4,670 |
| 22 | 12 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 97/0 | 191 | Running | $9,525 |
| 23 | 2 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 99/5 | 190 | Flywheel | $10,325 |
| 24 | 35 | #65 | Joe Booher | Chevrolet | Booher Farms | 91/0 | 188 | Running | $1,825 |
| 25 | 36 | #25 | Bobby Gerhart | Chevrolet | Frederick | 88/0 | 187 | Running | $1,825 |
| 26 | 16 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 85/0 | 186 | Running | $2,425 |
| 27 | 39 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Superior Piping | 82/0 | 174 | Engine Failure | $1,600 |
| 28 | 40 | #04 | Rick Baldwin | Chrysler | Schlitz | 79/0 | 142 | Engine Failure | $1,550 |
| 29 | 33 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture Co. | 76/0 | 137 | Engine Failure | $3,765 |
| 30 | 21 | #49 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Cleaner Hands | 73/0 | 135 | Engine Failure | $3,705 |
| 31 | 4 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 70/0 | 128 | Oil Line | $8,035 |
| 32 | 9 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 72/5 | 118 | Engine Failure | $1,370 |
| 33 | 7 | #77 | Greg Sacks | Buick | Miller American | 64/0 | 111 | Oil Leak | $7,830 |
| 34 | 37 | #64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 61/0 | 102 | Accident | $4,000 |
| 35 | 23 | #00 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | 58/0 | 100 | Clutch | $1,240 |
| 36 | 17 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Miller American | 55/0 | 85 | Accident | $1,225 |
| 37 | 18 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 52/0 | 79 | Engine Failure | $6,725 |
| 38 | 29 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | 49/0 | 79 | Engine Failure | $3,725 |
| 39 | 10 | #21 | David Pearson | Ford | Chattanooga Chew | 46/0 | 14 | Piston | $1,225 |
| 40 | 3 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 43/0 | 3 | Engine Failure | $2,950 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||