1985 Champion Spark Plug 400 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1985 Champion Spark Plug 400 |
| Name of Track: | Michigan International Speedway |
| Date: | August 11th |
Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile, moderate-banked, tri-oval superspeedway.
This NASCAR sanctioned race track is located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,200 acres near Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. It is used for NASCAR and high-level open wheel motor racing events.
One Of NASCAR's Fastest TracksMichigan is now one of the fastest tracks in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 190 mph and corner entry speeds easily exceed 200.
The track opened in 1968 and is owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (to open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest to stock car standards).
From 1996 to 2000, the track was referred to as Michigan Speedway. This was to keep consistency with other tracks owned by Roger Penske's Motorsports International before its merger with ISC.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.1985 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1985 Champion Spark Plug 400, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Elliott | 9 | 1 | $57,600 | 200 | 0 | running | Coors |
| 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | 5 | $29,050 | 200 | 0 | running | Budweiser |
| 3 | Harry Gant | 33 | 11 | $23,100 | 200 | 0 | running | Skoal Bandit |
| 4 | Kyle Petty | 7 | 14 | $13,780 | 200 | 0 | running | 7-Eleven |
| 5 | Benny Parsons | 55 | 8 | $8,575 | 199 | 0 | running | Copenhagen |
| 6 | Phil Parsons | 66 | 22 | $7,550 | 199 | 0 | running | Skoal Bandit |
| 7 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | 26 | $11,395 | 199 | 0 | running | Alugard |
| 8 | Dick Trickle | 10 | 19 | $5,850 | 199 | 0 | running | DiGard R&D |
| 9 | Terry Labonte | 44 | 20 | $14,900 | 199 | 0 | running | Piedmont Airlines |
| 10 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 15 | $9,425 | 199 | 0 | running | Tom Prange Leasing |
| 11 | Neil Bonnett | 12 | 6 | $10,950 | 198 | 0 | running | Budweiser |
| 12 | Dave Marcis | 71 | 27 | $7,715 | 198 | 0 | running | Transmissions Unlimited |
| 13 | Mike Alexander | 95 | 13 | $3,850 | 198 | 0 | running | Sadler Racing |
| 14 | Buddy Baker | 88 | 28 | $7,005 | 198 | 0 | running | Bull Frog Knits |
| 16 | Lake Speed | 75 | 25 | $6,225 | 196 | 0 | running | Nationwise Auto Parts |
| 18 | Michael Waltrip | 23 | 31 | $2,650 | 194 | 0 | running | Hedman Header |
| 19 | Ronnie Thomas | 41 | 32 | $2,450 | 194 | 0 | running | Central Radio |
| 20 | Ken Schrader | 90 | 24 | $5,805 | 194 | 0 | running | Ultra Seal |
| 21 | Eddie Bierschwale | 6 | 34 | $4,670 | 193 | 0 | running | U.S. Racing |
| 22 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 12 | $9,525 | 191 | 0 | running | Wrangler Jeans |
| 23 | Geoffrey Bodine | 5 | 2 | $10,325 | 190 | 0 | fly wheel | Levi Garrett |
| 24 | Joe Booher | 65 | 35 | $1,825 | 188 | 0 | running | Booher Farms |
| 25 | Bobby Gerhart | 25 | 36 | $1,825 | 187 | 0 | running | Frederick |
| 26 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | 8 | 16 | $0 | 186 | 0 | running | Trap Rock Industries |
| 28 | Rick Baldwin | 4 | 40 | $1,550 | 142 | 0 | engine | Schlitz |
| 30 | Trevor Boys | 49 | 21 | $3,705 | 135 | 0 | engine | Cleaner Hands Formula |
| 31 | Ricky Rudd | 15 | 4 | $8,035 | 128 | 0 | oil line | Motorcraft |
| 32 | Cale Yarborough | 28 | 9 | $1,370 | 118 | 0 | engine | Hardee's |
| 33 | Greg Sacks | 77 | 7 | $7,830 | 111 | 0 | oil leak | Miller American |
| 34 | Clark Dwyer | 64 | 37 | $4,000 | 102 | 0 | crash | Sunny King Ford & Honda |
| 35 | Morgan Shepherd | 0 | 23 | $1,240 | 100 | 0 | clutch | Helen Rae Special |
| 36 | Bobby Allison | 22 | 17 | $1,225 | 85 | 0 | crash | Miller American |
| 37 | Richard Petty | 43 | 18 | $6,725 | 79 | 0 | engine | STP |
| 38 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | 29 | $3,725 | 79 | 0 | engine | Valvoline |
| 39 | David Pearson | 21 | 10 | $1,225 | 14 | 0 | piston | Chattanooga Chew |
| 40 | Tim Richmond | 27 | 3 | $2,950 | 3 | 0 | engine | Old Milwaukee |
