TranSouth 500
1985 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 28
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$279,575Race Date:Apr 14, 1985Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:1.860 SecondsRace Duration:3Hr 58Min 8Sec.Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:21Average Speed:126.295 MPH1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:40No. of Cautions:7 For 51 Lapsdarlingtonraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Bill Elliott B. ElliottDriver: Bill Elliott B. ElliottFord:9
Car No.:#9 FordCar No.:#9 FordChevrolet:0
Team:Melling RacingTeam:Melling RacingPontiac:0
Crew Chief:Ernie ElliottCrew Chief:Ernie ElliottBuick:0
Laps Led:146 of 367Pole Speed:157.454 MPH
Official 1985 TranSouth 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
119 Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill ElliottCoors185367127Running
21311 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell WaltripBudweiser17536761Running
31527 Tim Richmond T. RichmondTim RichmondOld Milwaukee1703674Running
4344 Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry LabontePiedmont Airlines1653662Running
5202 Rusty Wallace R. WallaceRusty WallaceAlugard1553650Running
6712 Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil BonnettBudweiser15536515Running
7115 Geoffrey Bodine G. BodineGeoffrey BodineLevi Garrett1513654Running
81666 Phil Parsons P. ParsonsPhil ParsonsSkoal Bandit1473641Running
9575 Lake Speed L. SpeedLake SpeedNationwise Auto Parts1433644Running
102322 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonMiller American1343640Running
11174 Joe Ruttman J. RuttmanJoe RuttmanFolgers1303630Running
12227 Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle Petty7-Eleven1273620Running
132590 Ken Schrader K. Schrader (R)Ken SchraderUltra-Seal1243590Running
141233 Harry Gant H. GantHarry GantSkoal Bandit1213510Running
153252 Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy MeansBroadway Motors1183510Running
16647 Ron Bouchard R. BouchardRon BouchardValvoline1153490Running
173667 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonArrington Grocery1123470Running
18241 Morgan Shepherd M. ShepherdMorgan ShepherdPetty Enterprises1093450Running
19356 Eddie Bierschwale E. Bierschwale (R)Eddie BierschwaleUS Racing1063350Running
20198 Bobby Hillin, Jr. B. Hillin, Jr.Bobby Hillin, Jr.Trap Rock Industries1033290Running
213449 Don Hume D. Hume (R)Don HumeCleaner Hands1003230Accident
223835 Dick May D. MayDick MayUltra-Seal02970Engine
232684 Mike Alexander M. AlexanderMike AlexanderSims Brothers Racing942950Rear Gear
2483 Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale EarnhardtWrangler Jeans96293127Engine
25915 Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky RuddMotorcraft882490Accident
263364 Clark Dwyer C. DwyerClark DwyerSunny King Ford& Honda852070Engine
271088 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerLiquid Wrench821850Accident
28221 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonChattanooga Chew791840Accident
292798 Trevor Boys T. BoysTrevor BoysMcCaig Racing761810Accident
302128 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale YarboroughHardee's731640Engine
311471 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisAel Rentals701480Valves
32455 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsCopenhagen671230Steering
331843 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP641210Engine
343774 Bobby Wawak B. WawakBobby WawakSuperior Piping611160Accident
353199 Connie Saylor C. SaylorConnie SaylorBall Racing581120Engine
36285 Slick Johnson S. JohnsonSlick JohnsonNewsom Racing551020Engine
372917 Ken Ragan K. RaganKen RaganHesco Exhaust Systems52990Engine
384096 Eldon Dotson E. DotsonEldon DotsonStoner Racing49940Handling
393070 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieRumple Furniture Company46190Engine
403953 Jeff Hooker J. HookerJeff HookerSmith's Auto0110Engine

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