1985 Summer 500 Results
Bill Elliott won the 1985 Summer 500 at Pocono on July 21, 1985, leading 58 of 200 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 40 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 2 | 200 | 58 | Running |
| 2 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | 200 | 72 | Running |
| 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | 1 | 200 | 3 | Running |
| 4 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | 22 | 200 | 29 | Running |
| 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | 7 | 200 | 6 | Running |
| 6 | 55 | Benny Parsons | 4 | 200 | 1 | Running |
| 7 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 24 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 66 | Phil Parsons | 17 | 199 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | 8 | 199 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 88 | Buddy Baker | 18 | 199 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 75 | Lake Speed | 16 | 198 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 22 | Bobby Allison | 23 | 198 | 1 | Running |
| 13 | 17 | Lennie Pond | 25 | 198 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | 197 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 90 | Ken Schrader | 20 | 197 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | 29 | 195 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale | 30 | 195 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 27 | 195 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 51 | Doug Heveron | 31 | 194 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 49 | Trevor Boys | 28 | 193 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 20 | Rick Newsom | 38 | 191 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 96 | Jerry Bowman | 35 | 190 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 34 | 190 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 25 | Bobby Gerhart | 32 | 190 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | 36 | 187 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 44 | Terry Labonte | 5 | 186 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 43 | Richard Petty | 15 | 178 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 65 | Joe Booher | 40 | 170 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 9 | 163 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | 27 | Tim Richmond | 6 | 158 | 7 | Crash |
| 31 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | 3 | 127 | 18 | Engine |
| 32 | 87 | Mike Stolarcyk | 37 | 116 | 0 | Engine |
| 33 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 13 | 112 | 0 | Engine |
| 34 | 77 | Greg Sacks | 12 | 95 | 1 | Engine |
| 35 | 21 | David Pearson | 14 | 82 | 2 | Tie rod |
| 36 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | 19 | 70 | 0 | Fuel pump |
| 37 | 48 | Don Hume | 33 | 63 | 0 | Steering |
| 38 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 26 | 58 | 2 | Piston |
| 39 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 11 | 11 | 0 | Engine |
| 40 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | 10 | 0 | Engine |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | July 21, 1985 |
| Track | Pocono |
| Laps | 200 |