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Results

The 1985 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Sunday, September 1st, 1985

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 11 Ford
  • 2 Buick
  • 20 Chevrolet
  • 5 Pontiac
  • 2 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 121.254
  • Cautions: 14 for 70 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 9 Bill Elliott Ford 180 175 367 100 0 running
2 22 28 Cale Yarborough Ford 175 170 367 25 0 running
3 17 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 170 165 367 5 0 running
4 21 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 160 160 366 0 0 running
5 19 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 160 155 366 1 0 running
6 11 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 150 150 366 0 0 running
7 9 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 146 146 365 0 0 running
8 3 55 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 142 142 365 0 0 running
9 4 4 Joe Ruttman Chevrolet 138 138 364 0 0 running
10 25 7 Kyle Petty Ford 134 134 364 0 0 running
11 8 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 130 130 364 0 0 running
12 24 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 127 127 364 0 0 running
13 20 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Chevrolet 129 124 362 1 0 running
14 32 90 Ken Schrader Ford 121 121 362 0 0 running
15 16 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 123 118 358 2 0 engine
16 18 75 Lake Speed Pontiac 115 115 358 0 0 running
17 7 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 112 112 355 0 0 running
18 33 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 109 109 353 0 0 running
19 5 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 116 106 349 147 0 engine
20 39 17 Ken Ragan Chevrolet 103 103 349 0 0 running
21 6 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 105 100 336 84 0 engine
22 29 1 Pancho Carter Chevrolet 97 97 336 0 0 running
23 27 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 99 94 271 2 0 vibration
24 35 23 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 91 91 266 0 0 engine
25 26 14 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile 88 88 248 0 0 brakes
26 37 64 Clark Dwyer Ford 85 85 237 0 0 crash
27 36 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 82 82 236 0 0 camshaft
28 40 68 Mike Potter Ford 79 79 186 0 0 engine
29 38 51 Slick Johnson Ford 76 76 184 0 0 oil pressure
30 23 22 Bobby Allison Ford 73 73 162 0 0 engine
31 30 49 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 70 70 134 0 0 crash
32 34 6 Eddie Bierschwale Chevrolet 67 67 108 0 0 engine
33 12 18 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet 64 64 101 0 0 transmission
34 31 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 61 61 94 0 0 crash
35 10 77 Greg Sacks Buick 58 58 60 0 0 crash
36 28 32 Tommy Houston Chevrolet 55 55 47 0 0 engine
37 15 16 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 52 52 22 0 0 engine
38 14 2 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 49 49 21 0 0 crash
39 13 66 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 46 46 21 0 0 crash
40 2 21 David Pearson Ford 43 43 17 0 0 engine

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