| 1985 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,336,755 | Race Date: | Sep 1, 1985 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .600 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 8m 2s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 | Average Speed: | 121.254 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 14 For 70 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Melling Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 100 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 156.641 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 180 | 367 | 100 |
| 2 | 22 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running | | 175 | 367 | 25 |
| 3 | 17 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running |  | 170 | 367 | 5 |
| 4 | 21 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 160 | 366 | 0 |
| 5 | 19 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Running |  | 160 | 366 | 1 |
| 6 | 11 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 150 | 366 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 146 | 365 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Running | | 142 | 365 | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Folgers | Running | | 138 | 364 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 134 | 364 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running |  | 130 | 364 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 127 | 364 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 129 | 362 | 1 |
| 14 | 32 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Ultra-Seal | Running | | 121 | 362 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog Knits | Engine |  | 123 | 358 | 2 |
| 16 | 18 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running | | 115 | 358 | 0 |
| 17 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 112 | 355 | 0 |
| 18 | 33 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Vinton Motors | Running | | 109 | 353 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 116 | 349 | 147 |
| 20 | 39 | 17 | Ken Ragan | McCord Gaskets | Running | | 0 | 349 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 105 | 336 | 84 |
| 22 | 29 | 1 | Pancho Carter | Lancaster Tobacco | Running | | 0 | 336 | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Ael Rentals | Vibration | | 99 | 271 | 2 |
| 24 | 35 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | Jim Testa Chevrolet | Engine | | 91 | 266 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Copenhagen | Brakes | | 88 | 248 | 0 |
| 26 | 37 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford& Honda | Accident | | 85 | 237 | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Camshaft | | 82 | 236 | 0 |
| 28 | 40 | 68 | Mike Potter | Eagle Snacks | Engine | | 79 | 186 | 0 |
| 29 | 38 | 51 | Slick Johnson | Johnson Racing | Oil Pressure | | 76 | 184 | 0 |
| 30 | 23 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Engine | | 73 | 162 | 0 |
| 31 | 30 | 49 | Trevor Boys | Hylton Engineering | Accident | | 70 | 134 | 0 |
| 32 | 34 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | US Racing | Engine | | 67 | 108 | 0 |
| 33 | 12 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Transmission | | 64 | 101 | 0 |
| 34 | 31 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | Accident | | 61 | 94 | 0 |
| 35 | 10 | 77 | Greg Sacks | Miller American | Accident | | 58 | 60 | 0 |
| 36 | 28 | 32 | Tommy Houston | Houston Racing | Engine | | 55 | 47 | 0 |
| 37 | 15 | 16 | Morgan Shepherd | Carolina Tool & Equipment | Engine | | 52 | 22 | 0 |
| 38 | 14 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Accident | | 49 | 21 | 0 |
| 39 | 13 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 46 | 21 | 0 |
| 40 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Engine | | 43 | 17 | 0 |
