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AccuPredict: NASCAR Driver Finish Predictions. It ain't rocket science, but it's damn close!

Official NASCAR Race Results

Bill Elliott won the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

09-01-1985 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway

Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.

Fin     St     #     Driver Make Sponsor Pts     Laps     Led     Status Money    
1 1 9 Bill Elliott Ford Coors 180 367 100 Running 1,053,725
2 22 28 Cale Yarborough Ford Hardee's 175 367 25 Running 22,050
3 17 5 Geoffrey Bodine Chevrolet Levi Garrett 170 367 5 Running 21,975
4 21 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Budweiser 160 366 0 Running 17,425
5 19 47 Ron Bouchard Buick Valvoline 160 366 1 Running 13,330
6 11 15 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft 150 366 0 Running 13,450
7 9 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Piedmont Airlines 146 365 0 Running 15,500
8 3 55 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Copenhagen 142 365 0 Running 5,800
9 4 4 Joe Ruttman Chevrolet Folger's Coffee 0 364 0 Running 5,350
10 25 7 Kyle Petty Ford 7-Eleven 134 364 0 Running 9,995
11 8 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac Old Milwaukee 130 364 0 Running 8,505
12 24 43 Richard Petty Pontiac STP 127 364 0 Running 10,860
13 20 8 Bobby Hillin, Jr. Chevrolet Trap Rock Industries 129 362 1 Running 6,255
14 32 90 Ken Schrader Ford Ultra Seal 121 362 0 Running 8,475
15 16 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile Bull Frog Knits 123 358 2 Engine 8,085
16 18 75 Lake Speed Pontiac Nationwise Auto Parts 115 358 0 Running 6,865
17 7 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Budweiser 112 355 0 Running 12,205
18 33 67 Buddy Arrington Ford Vinton Motors 109 353 0 Running 6,290
19 5 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Wrangler Jeans 116 349 147 Engine 12,835
20 39 17 Ken Ragan Chevrolet McCord Gaskets 0 349 0 Running 6,080
21 6 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet Skoal Bandit 105 336 84 Engine 12,340
22 29 1 Pancho Carter Chevrolet Lancaster Tobacco 0 336 0 Running 2,755
23 27 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet AEL Rentals 99 271 2 Vibration 5,240
24 35 23 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet Jim Testa 91 266 0 Engine 2,535
25 26 14 A.J. Foyt Oldsmobile Copenhagen 88 248 0 Brakes 2,675
26 37 64 Clark Dwyer Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 85 237 0 Crash 4,595
27 36 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Broadway Motors 82 236 0 Camshaft 4,480
28 40 68 Mike Potter Ford Eagle Snacks 79 186 0 Engine 2,110
29 38 51 Slick Johnson Ford Johnson Racing 76 184 0 Oil pressure 2,005
30 23 22 Bobby Allison Ford Miller American 73 162 0 Engine 1,950
31 30 49 Trevor Boys Chevrolet Hylton Racing 70 134 0 Crash 4,100
32 34 6 Eddie Bierschwale Chevrolet U.S. Racing 67 108 0 Engine 4,025
33 12 18 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet Eric Freedlander 64 101 0 Transmission 1,735
34 31 36 H.B. Bailey Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts 61 94 0 Crash 1,680
35 10 77 Greg Sacks Buick Miller American 58 60 0 Crash 8,400
36 28 32 Tommy Houston Chevrolet Houston Racing 55 47 0 Engine 1,645
37 15 16 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet Carolina Tool 52 22 0 Engine 1,490
38 14 2 Rusty Wallace Pontiac Alugard 49 21 0 Crash 3,880
39 13 66 Phil Parsons Chevrolet Skoal Bandit 46 21 0 Crash 1,435
40 2 21 David Pearson Ford Chattanooga Chew 43 17 0 Engine 2,625

Race Recap

  • Date: 09-01-1985
  • Track: Darlington Raceway
  • Race: Southern 500
  • Race #: 20
  • Cars: 40
  • Winner: Bill Elliott
  • Start Position: 1st
  • Car Make: Ford
  • Avg Speed: 121.254 mph
  • Distance: 501 miles
  • Purse: $1,336,755
  • Cautions: 14
  • Caution Laps: 70
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Pole: 156.641 mph

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