| 1985 Coca-Cola 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $319,205 | Race Date: | Mar 17, 1985 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.640 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 33m 32s | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 17 | Average Speed: | 140.273 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 31 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #12 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 129 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 170.278 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 Coca-Cola 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 185 | 328 | 129 |
| 2 | 12 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running |  | 175 | 328 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 170 | 328 | 47 |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 165 | 327 | 30 |
| 5 | 14 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running |  | 160 | 327 | 2 |
| 6 | 23 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 155 | 327 | 2 |
| 7 | 11 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Running | | 151 | 327 | 2 |
| 8 | 17 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Running | | 142 | 327 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 138 | 326 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 51 | Greg Sacks | Sacks & Sons Racing | Running | | 134 | 325 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 130 | 322 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 127 | 319 | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 124 | 319 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 7 | Randy LaJoie | Snellman Construction | Running | | 0 | 319 | 0 |
| 15 | 37 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | U.S. Racing | Running | | 118 | 318 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Ultra-Seal | Engine | | 115 | 317 | 0 |
| 17 | 36 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Budweiser | Running | | 112 | 317 | 0 |
| 18 | 32 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | West Penn Auto Sales | Running | Chrysler | 109 | 315 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 49 | Don Hume (R) | Cleaner Hands | Running | | 106 | 314 | 0 |
| 20 | 39 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford& Honda | Running | | 103 | 306 | 0 |
| 21 | 40 | 5 | Slick Johnson | Newsom Motors | Engine | | 100 | 292 | 0 |
| 22 | 4 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Engine | | 102 | 273 | 111 |
| 23 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Restore Auto Products | Rear Gear | | 94 | 262 | 0 |
| 24 | 6 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 96 | 258 | 1 |
| 25 | 28 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | Auto Shack | Running | | 88 | 227 | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Folgers | Engine | | 85 | 204 | 0 |
| 27 | 10 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Engine | | 82 | 196 | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Ashley Motor Company | Engine | | 79 | 185 | 0 |
| 29 | 7 | 21 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Clutch | | 76 | 183 | 0 |
| 30 | 2 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Engine | | 78 | 177 | 2 |
| 31 | 34 | 48 | Lennie Pond | Days Inn | Accident | | 70 | 144 | 0 |
| 32 | 29 | 42 | Tom Sneva | Curb-Agajanian Racing | Engine | | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| 33 | 31 | 17 | Ken Ragan | McCord Gaskets | Engine | | 64 | 138 | 0 |
| 34 | 13 | 84 | Mike Alexander | Sims Brothers Racing | Broken Shock | | 61 | 115 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | Wheel Stud | | 58 | 112 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore-Foyt Enterprises | Handling |  | 55 | 93 | 0 |
| 37 | 20 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Ael Rentals | Engine | | 52 | 72 | 0 |
| 38 | 41 | 1 | Dick Brooks | Petty Enterprises | Rear Gear | | 49 | 67 | 0 |
| 39 | 25 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Liquid Wrench | Transmission | | 46 | 57 | 0 |
| 40 | 9 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Engine | | 43 | 47 | 0 |
| 41 | 18 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 40 | 39 | 0 |
