| Official Race Results |
| Southern 500 | Darlington International
Raceway |
| September 01, 1985 | Race 20 of 28 |
| Average Speed: 121.025 mph |
| Margin of Victory: 2 seconds |
Time of Race: 04:08:32 |
| Lead Changes: 20 |
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| Cautions: 14 for 70 laps. |
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| Fin |
St |
Car |
Driver |
Make |
Sponsor |
Pts / Bonus |
Laps |
Status |
Winnings |
| 1 |
1 |
#9 |
Bill Elliott |
Ford |
Coors |
180/5 |
367 |
Running |
$53,725 |
| 2 |
22 |
#28 |
Cale Yarborough |
Ford |
Hardee's |
175/5 |
367 |
Running |
$22,050 |
| 3 |
17 |
#5 |
Geoffrey Bodine |
Chevrolet |
Levi Garrett |
170/5 |
367 |
Running |
$21,975 |
| 4 |
21 |
#12 |
Neil Bonnett |
Chevrolet |
Budweiser |
160/0 |
366 |
Running |
$17,425 |
| 5 |
19 |
#47 |
Ron Bouchard |
Buick |
Valvoline |
160/5 |
366 |
Running |
$13,330 |
| 6 |
11 |
#15 |
Ricky Rudd |
Ford |
Motorcraft |
150/0 |
366 |
Running |
$13,450 |
| 7 |
9 |
#44 |
Terry Labonte |
Chevrolet |
Piedmont Airlines |
146/0 |
365 |
Running |
$15,500 |
| 8 |
3 |
#55 |
Benny Parsons |
Chevrolet |
Copenhagen |
142/0 |
365 |
Running |
$5,800 |
| 9 |
4 |
#4 |
Joe Ruttman |
Chevrolet |
Folgers |
PE |
364 |
Running |
$5,350 |
| 10 |
25 |
#7 |
Kyle Petty |
Ford |
7-Eleven |
134/0 |
364 |
Running |
$9,995 |
| 11 |
8 |
#27 |
Tim Richmond |
Pontiac |
Old Milwaukee |
130/0 |
364 |
Running |
$8,505 |
| 12 |
24 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Pontiac |
STP |
127/0 |
364 |
Running |
$10,860 |
| 13 |
20 |
#8 |
Bobby Hillin, Jr |
Chevrolet |
Trap Rock Industries |
129/5 |
362 |
Running |
$6,255 |
| 14 |
32 |
#90 |
Ken Schrader * |
Ford |
Ultra-Seal |
121/0 |
362 |
Running |
$8,475 |
| 15 |
16 |
#88 |
Buddy Baker |
Oldsmobile |
Bull Frog Knits |
123/5 |
358 |
Engine Failure |
$8,085 |
| 16 |
18 |
#75 |
Lake Speed |
Pontiac |
Nationwise Auto Parts |
115/0 |
358 |
Running |
$6,865 |
| 17 |
7 |
#11 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
Budweiser |
112/0 |
355 |
Running |
$12,205 |
| 18 |
33 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Ford |
Vinton Motors |
109/0 |
353 |
Running |
$6,260 |
| 19 |
5 |
#3 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
Wrangler Jeans |
116/10 |
349 |
Engine Failure |
$12,835 |
| 20 |
39 |
#17 |
Ken Ragan |
Chevrolet |
McCord Gaskets |
PE |
349 |
Running |
$6,080 |
| 21 |
6 |
#33 |
Harry Gant |
Chevrolet |
Skoal Bandit |
105/5 |
336 |
Engine Failure |
$12,340 |
| 22 |
29 |
#1 |
Pancho Carter |
Chevrolet |
Lancaster Tobacco |
PE |
336 |
Running |
$2,755 |
| 23 |
27 |
#71 |
Dave Marcis |
Chevrolet |
Ael Rentals |
99/5 |
271 |
Vibration |
$5,240 |
| 24 |
35 |
#23 |
Michael Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
Jim Testa Chevrolet |
91/0 |
266 |
Engine Failure |
$2,535 |
| 25 |
26 |
#14 |
AJ Foyt |
Oldsmobile |
Copenhagen |
88/0 |
248 |
Brakes |
$2,675 |
| 26 |
37 |
#64 |
Clark Dwyer |
Ford |
Sunny King Ford & Honda |
85/0 |
237 |
Accident |
$4,595 |
| 27 |
36 |
#52 |
Jimmy Means |
Chevrolet |
Broadway Motors |
82/0 |
236 |
Broken Cam Shaft |
$4,480 |
| 28 |
40 |
#68 |
Mike Potter |
Ford |
Eagle Snacks |
79/0 |
186 |
Engine Failure |
$2,110 |
| 29 |
38 |
#51 |
Slick Johnson |
Ford |
Johnson Racing |
76/0 |
184 |
Oil Pressure |
$2,005 |
| 30 |
23 |
#22 |
Bobby Allison |
Ford |
Miller American |
73/0 |
162 |
Engine Failure |
$1,950 |
| 31 |
30 |
#49 |
Trevor Boys |
Chevrolet |
Hylton Racing |
70/0 |
134 |
Accident |
$4,100 |
| 32 |
34 |
#6 |
Eddie Bierschwale |
Chevrolet |
Us Racing |
67/0 |
108 |
Engine Failure |
$4,025 |
| 33 |
12 |
#18 |
Tommy Ellis |
Chevrolet |
Freedlander Financial |
64/0 |
101 |
Transmission |
$1,735 |
| 34 |
31 |
#36 |
H.B. Bailey |
Pontiac |
Almeda Auto Parts |
61/0 |
94 |
Accident |
$1,680 |
| 35 |
10 |
#77 |
Greg Sacks |
Buick |
Miller American |
58/0 |
60 |
Accident |
$8,400 |
| 36 |
28 |
#32 |
Tommy Houston |
Chevrolet |
Houston Racing |
55/0 |
47 |
Engine Failure |
$1,645 |
| 37 |
15 |
#16 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Chevrolet |
Carolina Tool & Equipment |
52/0 |
22 |
Engine Failure |
$1,490 |
| 38 |
14 |
#2 |
Rusty Wallace |
Pontiac |
Alugard |
49/0 |
21 |
Accident |
$3,880 |
| 39 |
13 |
#66 |
Phil Parsons |
Chevrolet |
Skoal Bandit |
46/0 |
21 |
Accident |
$1,435 |
| 40 |
2 |
#21 |
David Pearson |
Ford |
Chattanooga Chew |
43/0 |
17 |
Engine Failure |
$2,625 |
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Denotes Rookie |
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