1985 Southern 500 Results
Bill Elliott won the 1985 Southern 500 at Darlington on September 1, 1985, leading 100 of 367 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 40 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 1 | 367 | 100 | Running |
| 2 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | 22 | 367 | 25 | Running |
| 3 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | 17 | 367 | 5 | Running |
| 4 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | 366 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | 19 | 366 | 1 | Running |
| 6 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | 11 | 366 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | 9 | 365 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 55 | Benny Parsons | 3 | 365 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | 4 | 364 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 25 | 364 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 27 | Tim Richmond | 8 | 364 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | 24 | 364 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 20 | 362 | 1 | Running |
| 14 | 90 | Ken Schrader | 32 | 362 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 88 | Buddy Baker | 16 | 358 | 2 | Engine |
| 16 | 75 | Lake Speed | 18 | 358 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | 7 | 355 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 33 | 353 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 349 | 147 | Engine |
| 20 | 17 | Ken Ragan | 39 | 349 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 33 | Harry Gant | 6 | 336 | 84 | Engine |
| 22 | 1 | Pancho Carter | 29 | 336 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 27 | 271 | 2 | Vibration |
| 24 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | 35 | 266 | 0 | Engine |
| 25 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | 26 | 248 | 0 | Brakes |
| 26 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | 37 | 237 | 0 | Crash |
| 27 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 36 | 236 | 0 | Camshaft |
| 28 | 68 | Mike Potter | 40 | 186 | 0 | Engine |
| 29 | 51 | Slick Johnson | 38 | 184 | 0 | Oil pressure |
| 30 | 22 | Bobby Allison | 23 | 162 | 0 | Engine |
| 31 | 49 | Trevor Boys | 30 | 134 | 0 | Crash |
| 32 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale | 34 | 108 | 0 | Engine |
| 33 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | 12 | 101 | 0 | Transmission |
| 34 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | 31 | 94 | 0 | Crash |
| 35 | 77 | Greg Sacks | 10 | 60 | 0 | Crash |
| 36 | 32 | Tommy Houston | 28 | 47 | 0 | Engine |
| 37 | 16 | Morgan Shepherd | 15 | 22 | 0 | Engine |
| 38 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 14 | 21 | 0 | Crash |
| 39 | 66 | Phil Parsons | 13 | 21 | 0 | Crash |
| 40 | 21 | David Pearson | 2 | 17 | 0 | Engine |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | September 1, 1985 |
| Track | Darlington |
| Laps | 367 |