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Southern 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
September 1, 1985
367 laps on 1.366 mile paved oval; 501.322 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 367
| 1,053,725
| running
| 100 |
| 2
| 22
| Cale Yarborough
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Ford
| 367
| 22,050
| running
| 25 |
| 3
| 17
| Geoff Bodine
| 5
| Rick Hendrick
| Chevrolet
| 367
| 21,975
| running
| 5 |
| 4
| 21
| Neil Bonnett
| 12
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 366
| 17,425
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 19
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 366
| 13,330
| running
| 1 |
| 6
| 11
| Ricky Rudd
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 366
| 13,450
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 9
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 365
| 15,500
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 3
| Benny Parsons
| 55
| Leo & Richard Jackson
| Chevrolet
| 365
| 5,800
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 4
| Joe Ruttman
| 4
| Larry McClure
| Chevrolet
| 364
| 5,350
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 25
| Kyle Petty
| 7
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 364
| 9,995
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 8
| Tim Richmond
| 27
| Raymond Beadle
| Pontiac
| 364
| 8,505
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 24
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Mike Curb
| Pontiac
| 364
| 10,860
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 20
| Bobby Hillin
| 8
| Stavola Brothers
| Chevrolet
| 362
| 6,255
| running
| 1 |
| 14
| 32
| Ken Schrader
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 362
| 8,475
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 16
| Buddy Baker
| 88
| Buddy Baker
| Oldsmobile
| 358
| 8,085
| engine
| 2 |
| 16
| 18
| Lake Speed
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 358
| 6,865
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 7
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 355
| 12,205
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 33
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Ford
| 353
| 6,290
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 5
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 349
| 12,835
| engine
| 147 |
| 20
| 39
| Ken Ragan
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 349
| 6,080
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 6
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Chevrolet
| 336
| 12,340
| engine
| 84 |
| 22
| 29
| Pancho Carter
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 336
| 2,755
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 27
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 271
| 5,240
| vibration
| 2 |
| 24
| 35
| Michael Waltrip
| 23
| Dick Bahre
| Chevrolet
| 266
| 2,535
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 26
| A.J. Foyt
| 14
| A.J. Foyt
| Oldsmobile
| 248
| 2,675
| brakes
| 0 |
| 26
| 37
| Clark Dwyer
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 237
| 4,595
| accident
| 0 |
| 27
| 36
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 236
| 4,480
| camshaft
| 0 |
| 28
| 40
| Mike Potter
| 68
| Jimmy Walker
| Ford
| 186
| 2,110
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 38
| Slick Johnson
| 51
| Doug Spohn
| Ford
| 184
| 2,005
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 30
| 23
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| Bobby Allison
| Ford
| 162
| 1,950
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 30
| Trevor Boys
| 49
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 134
| 4,100
| accident
| 0 |
| 32
| 34
| Eddie Bierschwale
| 6
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 108
| 4,025
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 12
| Tommy Ellis
| 18
| Eric Freedlander
| Chevrolet
| 101
| 1,735
| transmission
| 0 |
| 34
| 31
| H.B. Bailey
| 36
| H.B. Bailey
| Pontiac
| 94
| 1,680
| accident
| 0 |
| 35
| 10
| Greg Sacks
| 77
| DiGard
| Buick
| 60
| 8,400
| accident
| 0 |
| 36
| 28
| Tommy Houston
| 32
| Paul Ingle
| Chevrolet
| 47
| 1,645
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 15
| Morgan Shepherd
| 16
| Bobby Hawkins
| Chevrolet
| 22
| 1,490
| engine
| 0 |
| 38
| 14
| Rusty Wallace
| 2
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 21
| 3,880
| accident
| 0 |
| 39
| 13
| Phil Parsons
| 66
| Leo & Richard Jackson
| Chevrolet
| 21
| 1,435
| accident
| 0 |
| 40
| 2
| David Pearson
| 21
| David Pearson
| Ford
| 17
| 2,625
| engine
| 0 |
|
|
| Bobby Wawak
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Ferrel Harris
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| J.D. McDuffie
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Rick Newsom
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Connie Saylor
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Jonathan Lee Edwards
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Jack Arute
|
| ESPN
|
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| 0
| color commentary
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Time of race: 04:08:02
Average Speed: 121.254 MPH
Pole Speed: 31.394 seconds
14 cautions for 70 laps
Attendance: 80,000