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1985 Champion Spark Plug 400 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 18 of 28 Sunday, August 11, 1985 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI 200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles) Time of race: 2:54:38 Average speed: 137.43 mph Pole speed: 165.479 mph Cautions: 5 for 28 laps Margin of victory: 4 sec Attendance: 65000 Lead changes: 14 Glossary    1985 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1985 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Bill Elliott 9 Ford 43.510   165.479   2   Geoffrey Bodine 5 Chevrolet 43.962   163.778   3   Tim Richmond 27 Pontiac 43.976   163.726   4   Ricky Rudd 15 Ford 44.045   163.469   5   Darrell Waltrip 11 Chevrolet 44.052   163.443   6   Neil Bonnett 12 Chevrolet 44.087   163.313   7   Greg Sacks 77 Buick 44.095   163.284   8   Benny Parsons 55 Chevrolet 44.100   163.265   9   Cale Yarborough 28 Ford 44.109   163.232   10   David Pearson 21 Ford 44.141   163.114   11   Harry Gant 33 Chevrolet 44.166   163.021   12   Dale Earnhardt 3 Chevrolet 44.205   162.878   13   Mike Alexander 95 Chevrolet 44.239   162.752   14   Kyle Petty 7 Ford 44.286   162.580   15   Buddy Arrington 67 Ford 44.396   162.177   16   Bobby Hillin, Jr. 8 Chevrolet 44.402   162.155   17   Bobby Allison 22 Ford 44.436   162.031   18   Richard Petty 43 Pontiac 44.504   161.783   19   Dick Trickle 10 Pontiac 44.591   161.468   20   Terry Labonte 44 Chevrolet 44.602   161.428   21   Trevor Boys 49 Chevrolet 44.633   161.316   22   Phil Parsons 66 Chevrolet 44.636   161.305   23   Morgan Shepherd 00 Chevrolet 44.681   161.142   24   Ken Schrader 90 Ford 44.702   161.067   25   Lake Speed 75 Pontiac 44.723   160.991   26   Rusty Wallace 2 Pontiac 44.734   160.951   27   Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 44.778   160.793   28   Buddy Baker 88 Oldsmobile 44.811   160.675   29   Ron Bouchard 47 Buick 44.853   160.524   30   Jimmy Means 52 Pontiac 44.940   160.214   31   Michael Waltrip 23 Chevrolet 45.093   159.670   32   Ronnie Thomas 41 Chevrolet 45.097   159.656   33   J.D. McDuffie 70 Pontiac 45.207   159.267   34   Eddie Bierschwale 6 Chevrolet 45.403   158.580   35   Joe Booher 65 Chevrolet 45.523   158.162   36   Bobby Gerhart 25 Chevrolet 45.545   158.085   37   Clark Dwyer 64 Ford 45.600   157.895   38   Ken Ragan 17 Chevrolet 45.797   157.216   39   Bobby Wawak 74 Buick 45.810   157.171   40   Rick Baldwin 04 Chrysler 46.204   155.831   OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available