| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| TranSouth 500 | Darlington International Raceway | |||||||||
| April 14, 1985 | Race 6 of 28 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 126.295 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.5 seconds | Time of Race: 03:58:10 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 22 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 51 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 185/10 | 367 | Running | $42,900 |
| 2 | 13 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 175/5 | 367 | Running | $26,550 |
| 3 | 15 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 170/5 | 367 | Running | $15,860 |
| 4 | 3 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 165/5 | 366 | Running | $17,105 |
| 5 | 20 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 155/0 | 365 | Running | $11,800 |
| 6 | 7 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155/5 | 365 | Running | $11,775 |
| 7 | 11 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 151/5 | 365 | Running | $12,870 |
| 8 | 16 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 147/5 | 364 | Running | $4,325 |
| 9 | 5 | #75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 143/5 | 364 | Running | $8,050 |
| 10 | 23 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 134/0 | 364 | Running | $10,900 |
| 11 | 17 | #4 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Folgers | 130/0 | 363 | Running | $3,225 |
| 12 | 22 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 127/0 | 362 | Running | $6,665 |
| 13 | 25 | #90 | Ken Schrader * | Ford | Ultra-Seal | 124/0 | 359 | Running | $7,330 |
| 14 | 12 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 121/0 | 351 | Running | $11,200 |
| 15 | 32 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 118/0 | 351 | Running | $6,415 |
| 16 | 6 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | 115/0 | 349 | Running | $5,595 |
| 17 | 36 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Arrington Racing | 112/0 | 347 | Running | $5,230 |
| 18 | 24 | #1 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Petty Enterprises | 109/0 | 345 | Running | $3,415 |
| 19 | 35 | #6 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | Us Racing | 106/0 | 335 | Running | $4,650 |
| 20 | 19 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 103/0 | 329 | Running | $2,350 |
| 21 | 34 | #49 | Don Hume | Chevrolet | Cleaner Hands | 100/0 | 323 | Accident | $4,195 |
| 22 | 38 | #35 | Dick May | Ford | Ultra-Seal | PE | 297 | Engine Failure | $1,840 |
| 23 | 26 | #84 | Mike Alexander | Chevrolet | Sims Brothers Racing | 94/0 | 295 | Rear End | $1,760 |
| 24 | 8 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 96/5 | 293 | Engine Failure | $9,180 |
| 25 | 9 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 88/0 | 249 | Accident | $8,200 |
| 26 | 33 | #64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 85/0 | 207 | Engine Failure | $3,810 |
| 27 | 10 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Liquid Wrench | 82/0 | 185 | Accident | $3,745 |
| 28 | 2 | #21 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 79/0 | 184 | Accident | $1,585 |
| 29 | 27 | #98 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | McCaig Racing | 76/0 | 181 | Accident | $1,380 |
| 30 | 21 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 73/0 | 164 | Engine Failure | $1,975 |
| 31 | 14 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | Ael Rentals | 70/0 | 148 | Broken Valve | $3,555 |
| 32 | 4 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 67/0 | 123 | Steering | $1,290 |
| 33 | 18 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 64/0 | 121 | Engine Failure | $7,760 |
| 34 | 37 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Superior Piping | 61/0 | 116 | Accident | $1,230 |
| 35 | 31 | #99 | Connie Saylor | Chevrolet | Ball Racing | 58/0 | 112 | Engine Failure | $1,200 |
| 36 | 28 | #05 | Slick Johnson | Ford | Newsom Racing | 55/0 | 102 | Engine Failure | $1,170 |
| 37 | 29 | #17 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 52/0 | 99 | Engine Failure | $2,645 |
| 38 | 40 | #96 | Eldon Dotson | Chevrolet | Stoner Racing | 49/0 | 94 | Handling | $1,130 |
| 39 | 30 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture Co. | 46/0 | 19 | Engine Failure | $2,615 |
| 40 | 39 | #53 | Jeff Hooker | Oldsmobile | Smith's Auto | PE | 11 | Engine Failure | $1,100 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||