| 1985 TranSouth 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $279,575 | Race Date: | Apr 14, 1985 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.860 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 58Min 8Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 | Average Speed: | 126.295 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 51 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Melling Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 146 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 157.454 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 TranSouth 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 185 | 367 | 146 |
| 2 | 13 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running |  | 175 | 367 | 61 |
| 3 | 15 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running |  | 170 | 367 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 165 | 366 | 2 |
| 5 | 20 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running | | 155 | 365 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 365 | 15 |
| 7 | 11 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 151 | 365 | 4 |
| 8 | 16 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 147 | 364 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running | | 143 | 364 | 4 |
| 10 | 23 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running |  | 134 | 364 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Folgers | Running | | 130 | 363 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 127 | 362 | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Ultra-Seal | Running | | 124 | 359 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 121 | 351 | 0 |
| 15 | 32 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 118 | 351 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Running | | 115 | 349 | 0 |
| 17 | 36 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running | | 112 | 347 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 109 | 345 | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | US Racing | Running | | 106 | 335 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 103 | 329 | 0 |
| 21 | 34 | 49 | Don Hume (R) | Cleaner Hands | Accident | | 100 | 323 | 0 |
| 22 | 38 | 35 | Dick May | Ultra-Seal | Engine | | 0 | 297 | 0 |
| 23 | 26 | 84 | Mike Alexander | Sims Brothers Racing | Rear Gear | | 94 | 295 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 96 | 293 | 130 |
| 25 | 9 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Accident | | 88 | 249 | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford& Honda | Engine | | 85 | 207 | 0 |
| 27 | 10 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Liquid Wrench | Accident |  | 82 | 185 | 0 |
| 28 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Accident | | 79 | 184 | 0 |
| 29 | 27 | 98 | Trevor Boys | McCaig Racing | Accident | | 76 | 181 | 0 |
| 30 | 21 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Engine | | 73 | 164 | 0 |
| 31 | 14 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Ael Rentals | Valves | | 70 | 148 | 0 |
| 32 | 4 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Steering | | 67 | 123 | 0 |
| 33 | 18 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 64 | 121 | 0 |
| 34 | 37 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Accident | | 61 | 116 | 0 |
| 35 | 31 | 99 | Connie Saylor | Ball Racing | Engine | | 58 | 112 | 0 |
| 36 | 28 | 5 | Slick Johnson | Newsom Racing | Engine | | 55 | 102 | 0 |
| 37 | 29 | 17 | Ken Ragan | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Engine | | 52 | 99 | 0 |
| 38 | 40 | 96 | Eldon Dotson | Stoner Racing | Handling | | 49 | 94 | 0 |
| 39 | 30 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Engine | | 46 | 19 | 0 |
| 40 | 39 | 53 | Jeff Hooker | Smith's Auto | Engine | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
