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1985 Miller 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 24 of 27 Saturday, October 5, 1985 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC 267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 miles) Time of race: 2:51:03 Average speed: 140.485 mph Pole speed: 162.656 mph Cautions: 4 for 18 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 20 Glossary    1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results   /   1985 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 33 17 84   Mike Alexander Action Vans   (Mike Alexander) Buick 90 990 water pump 0 0 38 24 22   Bobby Allison Miller American   (Alan Dillard, Jr.) Buick 27 2960 engine 0 49 40 6 23   Davey Allison Miller American   (Bobby Allison) Buick 16 990 engine 0 43 42 29 33   Tony Anderson Anderson Racing Oldsmobile 2 920 engine 0 37 20 19 60   Ed Berrier Horton Distirbuting   (Max Berrier) Pontiac 253 2400 crash 0 103 9 5 5   Brett Bodine Levi Garrett   (Rick Hendrick) Pontiac 265 6125 running 0 138 2 1 15   Geoffrey Bodine Levi Garrett   (Rick Hendrick) Pontiac 267 33075 running 183 170 32 38 54   Dickie Boswell H & J Racing Chevrolet 146 1400 engine 0 67 31 20 65   Ken Bouchard Universal Auto Salvage   (M.J. Sullivan) Oldsmobile 155 1050 engine 0 70 11 8 47   Ron Bouchard Valvoline   (Jack Beebe) Buick 264 5950 running 13 130 16 40 02   Kirk Bryant Bryant Racing Pontiac 259 3890 running 0 115 30 30 3   Kenny Burks Jones Texaco Oldsmobile 165 1100 engine 0 73 21 35 39   Mitchell Clark Beauregard's Deli Pontiac 251 1900 running 0 100 4 3 8   Dale Earnhardt Wrangler Jeans   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Pontiac 267 17150 running 9 160 26 23 12   Tommy Ellis Freedlander Oldsmobile 204 1800 engine 0 85 22 13 04   Eddie Falk Falk Auto   (Eddie Falk) Pontiac 250 2200 running 0 97 36 32 20   Brett Hearn Purnell-Jarvis Dyson Pontiac 51 960 rear end 0 55 24 37 2   Jeff Hensley Flute's Sheetmetal Pontiac 236 2000 running 0 91 10 11 00   Jimmy Hensley Thomas Brothers Country Hams   (Howard Thomas) Oldsmobile 265 6825 running 0 134 14 16 6   Tommy Houston Southern Biscuit Flour   (Mike Day) Oldsmobile 262 5000 running 0 121 18 18 24   Rodney Howard Thackston's Garage   (Marvin Thackston) Ford 256 3200 running 0 109 6 10 11   Jack Ingram Pantry / Skoal Bandit   (Jack Ingram) Oldsmobile 266 14425 running 2 150 13 22 32   Dale Jarrett Busch / T & S   (Horace Isenhower) Oldsmobile 263 3700 running 0 124 25 15 34   Joe Kelly Kelly Builders   (Joe Kelly) Pontiac 229 1900 running 0 88 1 14 17   Terry Labonte Budweiser / Colonial Bread   (Darrell Waltrip) Pontiac 267 32400 running 48 0 27 41 27   Bosco Lowe Ryder's Floor Store   (Edgar Ryder) Pontiac 203 2180 running 0 82 15 31 45   Charlie Luck Luck Stone / Dryden Oil   (Charlie Luck) Oldsmobile 261 3300 running 0 118 8 4 44   Rick Mast A.G. Dillard   (Alan Dillard, Jr.) Pontiac 265 7000 running 1 142 37 2 10   L.D. Ottinger All-Pro Auto Parts   (C.B. Gwyn) Pontiac 42 6910 oil line 3 52 5 12 21   Larry Pearson Chattanooga Chew   (David Pearson) Chevrolet 266 17050 running 0 155 12 34 98   Larry Pollard A & W Trucking   (Anderson / Webb) Pontiac 264 4050 running 0 127 23 42 42   Elton Sawyer Rheem Heat & Air   (Bill Lewis) Oldsmobile 242 4170 running 0 94 28 39 61   Glenn Sears Tempo-Glo Pontiac 184 1700 engine 0 79 29 21 7   Morgan Shepherd Whitaker Racing   (Ed Whitaker) Oldsmobile 171 1150 engine 2 76 17 33 14   Ronnie Silver Coors Light   (Ronnie Silver) Oldsmobile 258 6200 running 0 112 19 28 05   Hut Stricklin Raider Engineering Pontiac 254 4100 running 0 106 39 26 77   Sammy Swindell Sizzler   (Raymond Beadle) Pontiac 23 950 engine 0 46 7 7 75   Brad Teague Food Country USA   (Charlie Henderson) Pontiac 266 13450 running 6 146 35 25 4   Joe Thurman Davis Racing   (Johnny Davis) Pontiac 52 1370 valve 0 58 34 36 58   Merv Treichler Genesee Truck Sales   (John Jackson) Oldsmobile 87 980 oil pump 0 61 3 9 66   Rusty Wallace Alugard   (Rusty Wallace) Oldsmobile 267 14075 running 0 165 41 27 69   Rick Wilson Wilson Racing   (Rick Wilson) Oldsmobile 10 930 engine 0 40

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 3 3     4 7 4   #33 engine   8 16 9     17 21 5   #23 engine   22 157 136     158 162 5   #61 spun backstretch   163 263 101     264 267 4   #60 accident turn 2     Percent of race run under caution: 6.7%             Average green flag run: 62.3 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Geoffrey Bodine 1 10 10   L.D. Ottinger 11 11 1   Geoffrey Bodine 12 13 2   L.D. Ottinger 14 15 2   Dale Earnhardt 16 22 7   Geoffrey Bodine 23 70 48   Terry Labonte 71 71 1   Morgan Shepherd 72 73 2   Brad Teague 74 75 2   Jack Ingram 76 77 2   Brad Teague 78 81 4   Ron Bouchard 82 94 13   Geoffrey Bodine 95 136 42   Dale Earnhardt 137 138 2   Terry Labonte 139 142 4   Geoffrey Bodine 143 158 16   Rick Mast 159 159 1   Geoffrey Bodine 160 222 63   Terry Labonte 223 224 2   Geoffrey Bodine 225 226 2   Terry Labonte 227 267 41 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jack Ingram 3647     2   Jimmy Hensley 3616   -31   3   Larry Pearson 3507   -140   4   Tommy Houston 3426   -221   5   Dale Jarrett 3363   -284   6   L.D. Ottinger 3287   -360   7   Rick Mast 3276   -371   8   Ronnie Silver 2864   -783   8   Larry Pollard 2864   -783   10   Eddie Falk 2711   -936   11   Joe Thurman 2589   -1058   12   Jeff Hensley 2529   -1118   13   Brad Teague 2437   -1210   14   Dickie Boswell 1970   -1677   15   Tommy Ellis 1885   -1762   16   Jimmy Lawson 1835   -1812   17   Robert Ingram 1781   -1866   18   John Linville 1722   -1925   19   Dickie Linville 1715   -1932   20   Charlie Luck 1636   -2011   21   Joe Kelly 1631   -2016