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Southern 500 1985
Southern 500 1985
Darlington Raceway
· 1985 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Bill Elliott
Melling Racing
Ford
367
180
2
Cale Yarborough
Ranier-Lundy Racing
Ford
367
175
3
Geoff Bodine
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
367
170
4
Neil Bonnett
Junior Johnson & Associates
Chevrolet
366
160
5
Ron Bouchard
Race Hill Farm Team
Buick
366
160
6
Ricky Rudd
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
366
150
7
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Chevrolet
365
146
8
Benny Parsons
Jackson Bros. Motorsports
Chevrolet
365
142
9
Joe Ruttman
Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Chevrolet
364
0
10
Kyle Petty
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
364
134
11
Tim Richmond
Blue Max Racing
Pontiac
364
130
12
Richard Petty
Curb Racing
Pontiac
364
127
13
Bobby Hillin Jr.
Stavola Brothers Racing
Chevrolet
362
129
14
Ken Schrader
Donlavey Racing
Ford
362
121
15
Buddy Baker
Baker-Schiff Racing
Oldsmobile
359
123
16
Lake Speed
RahMoc Enterprises
Pontiac
358
115
17
Darrell Waltrip
Junior Johnson & Associates
Chevrolet
355
112
18
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Ford
353
109
19
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
349
116
20
Ken Ragan
Hamby Racing
Chevrolet
349
0
21
Harry Gant
Mach 1 Racing
Chevrolet
336
105
22
Pancho Carter
Ellington Racing
Chevrolet
336
0
23
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Chevrolet
271
99
24
Michael Waltrip
Bahre Racing
Chevrolet
266
91
25
A.J. Foyt
A.J. Foyt Racing
Oldsmobile
248
88
26
Clark Dwyer
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Ford
237
85
27
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
236
82
28
Mike Potter
Potter Racing
Buick
186
79
29
Slick Johnson
Spohn Racing
Ford
184
76
30
Bobby Allison
Bobby Allison Motorsports
Ford
162
73
31
Trevor Boys
Hylton Engineering
Chevrolet
134
70
32
Eddie Bierschwale
U. S. Motorsports Inc.
Chevrolet
108
67
33
Tommy Ellis
Freelander Motorsports
Chevrolet
101
64
34
H.B. Bailey
Bailey Racing
Pontiac
94
61
35
Greg Sacks
DiGard Motorsports
Buick
60
58
36
Tommy Houston
Paul Ingle (Owner)
Chevrolet
47
55
37
Morgan Shepherd
Bobby Hawkins (Owner)
Chevrolet
22
52
38
Rusty Wallace
Cliff Stewart Racing
Pontiac
21
49
39
Phil Parsons
Jackson Bros. Motorsports
Chevrolet
21
46
40
David Pearson
Pearson Racing
Ford
17
43
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1985 NASCAR Cup season
Winner: Bill Elliott
Melling Racing
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