Top Ten Results The Goodwrench 500 was held March 2 at North Carolina Motor Speedway.
Top Ten Results The Valleydale 500 was held April 6 at Bristol International Raceway.
Top Ten Results The First Union 400 was held April 20 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
D. McDuffie, 77-Ken Ragan, 95-Davey Allison, 02-Mark Martin, Steve Moore The second edition of The Winston, an all-star event for the previous season's race winners, was held at Atlanta International Raceway on Sunday May 11 (Mother's Day).
This was the only time the all-star race was held at Atlanta, and featured a 200-kilometer (83 lap) format, with a mandatory green flag pit stop.
Because there were only nine race winners in 1985, the highest placed non-winner from the 1985 point standings (Geoff Bodine) was added to the field to make it an even ten cars.
Top Ten Results The Miller High Life 500 was held June 8 at Pocono International Raceway.
Top Ten Results The Miller American 400 was held June 15 at Michigan International Speedway.
Top Ten Results The Talladega 500 was held July 27 at Alabama International Motor Speedway.
Top Ten Results Withdrew: 30-Willy T. Ribbs[5] The Champion Spark Plug 400 was held August 17 at Michigan International Speedway.
Top Ten Results The Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 was held September 7 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway.
Top Ten Results The Delaware 500 was held September 14 at Dover Downs International Speedway.
Top Ten Results The Holly Farms 400 was held September 28 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Top Ten Results The Oakwood Homes 500 was held on October 5 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Top Ten Results The Nationwise 500 was held on October 19 at North Carolina Motor Speedway.
Top Ten Results The Winston Western 500 was held on November 16 at Riverside International Raceway.
Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or 1985 Owner's points.
Alan Kulwicki, a future hall of famer (see Class of 2019 hall of fame) driving for a team that had only one car (which he would buy out before the Southern 500 and become an owner/driver), won the Rookie of the Year award in 1986 despite skipping 6 races (3 of those he failed to qualify for, rounds 1, 2, and 9), finishing in the top-ten four times.