1985 Carolina 500 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1985 Carolina 500 |
| Name of Track: | North Carolina Speedway |
| Date: | March 3rd |
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1985 Carolina 500 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1985 Carolina 500, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Bonnett | 12 | 4 | $35,505 | 492 | 0 | running | Budweiser |
| 2 | Harry Gant | 33 | 7 | $26,330 | 492 | 0 | running | Skoal Bandit |
| 3 | Terry Labonte | 44 | 1 | $23,310 | 492 | 0 | running | Piedmont Airlines |
| 4 | Lake Speed | 75 | 8 | $11,360 | 492 | 0 | running | Nationwise Auto Parts |
| 5 | Kyle Petty | 7 | 10 | $10,520 | 491 | 0 | running | 7-Eleven |
| 6 | Joe Ruttman | 4 | 18 | $6,710 | 491 | 0 | running | Folger's Coffee |
| 7 | Cale Yarborough | 28 | 15 | $4,660 | 491 | 0 | running | Hardee's |
| 8 | Richard Petty | 43 | 13 | $10,810 | 491 | 0 | running | STP |
| 9 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | 6 | $8,675 | 491 | 0 | running | Alugard |
| 10 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 11 | $16,300 | 491 | 0 | running | Wrangler Jeans |
| 11 | Tim Richmond | 27 | 20 | $9,065 | 490 | 0 | running | Old Milwaukee |
| 12 | Geoffrey Bodine | 5 | 5 | $11,610 | 485 | 0 | running | Levi Garrett |
| 13 | Greg Sacks | 51 | 24 | $6,645 | 482 | 0 | running | Sacks & Sons |
| 14 | Lennie Pond | 48 | 19 | $6,285 | 475 | 0 | running | Hylton Racing |
| 15 | Slick Johnson | 5 | 34 | $3,460 | 472 | 0 | running | Spohn Racing |
| 16 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 33 | $5,675 | 468 | 0 | running | West Penn Auto Sales |
| 18 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | 2 | $13,910 | 454 | 0 | rear end | Budweiser |
| 19 | Phil Parsons | 17 | 25 | $5,015 | 448 | 0 | running | Skoal |
| 20 | Dick Brooks | 1 | 17 | $3,555 | 445 | 0 | engine | Petty Enterprises |
| 21 | Jonathan Lee Edwards | 32 | 38 | $2,045 | 439 | 0 | running | Edwards Racing |
| 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | 6 | 30 | $1,895 | 412 | 0 | crash | U.S. Racing |
| 24 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | 8 | 22 | $0 | 394 | 0 | engine | Trap Rock Industries |
| 25 | Buddy Baker | 88 | 26 | $1,895 | 385 | 0 | valve | Liquid Wrench |
| 26 | Dave Marcis | 71 | 23 | $3,995 | 372 | 0 | running | AEL Rentals |
| 29 | Bill Elliott | 9 | 14 | $9,845 | 281 | 0 | crash | Coors |
| 31 | Bobby Allison | 22 | 9 | $7,925 | 262 | 0 | clutch | Miller American |
| 32 | Ricky Rudd | 15 | 3 | $7,975 | 162 | 0 | engine | Motorcraft |
| 33 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | 12 | $3,580 | 162 | 0 | crash | Valvoline |
| 34 | Ronnie Thomas | 41 | 36 | $1,275 | 128 | 0 | rear end | Kingrey Brothers Excavation |
| 37 | Clark Dwyer | 64 | 29 | $3,410 | 68 | 0 | engine | Sunny King |
| 38 | Morgan Shepherd | 23 | 27 | $1,150 | 61 | 0 | engine | Bahre Racing |
| 39 | Trevor Boys | 98 | 21 | $3,200 | 60 | 0 | engine | McCaig Racing |
| 40 | Ken Schrader | 90 | 16 | $2,605 | 55 | 0 | engine | Ultra Seal |
