1985 TranSouth 500 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1985 TranSouth 500
Name of Track:	Darlington Raceway
Date:	April 14th

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.

Looks Like An Egg

It was the first superspeedway built with NASCAR racing in mind and is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.

Largest Field of Racers

Darlington has an interesting history. When the 1.366 mile long track first opened over a half-century ago, it was not uncommon for there to be 80 or more entrants in a race; this was curtailed over the years as NASCAR adopted a more uniform set of guidelines with regard to the number of cars which could qualify for a race.

Flip-Flop

In recent years the track has been reconfigured; what was the front stretch is now the back stretch, and the turns have been renumbered accordingly. Seating has been increased to approximately 60,000; it has been limited by the proximity of a railroad track to the facility, a highway behind the back stretch, and the still-present pond.

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1985 TranSouth 500 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1985 TranSouth 500, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Bill Elliott	9	1	$42,900	367	running	Coors
2	Darrell Waltrip	11	13	$26,550	367	running	Budweiser
3	Tim Richmond	27	15	$15,860	367	running	Old Milwaukee
4	Terry Labonte	44	3	$17,105	366	running	Piedmont Airlines
5	Rusty Wallace	2	20	$11,800	365	running	Alugard
6	Neil Bonnett	12	7	$11,775	365	running	Budweiser
7	Geoffrey Bodine	5	11	$12,870	365	running	Levi Garrett
8	Phil Parsons	66	16	$4,325	364	running	Skoal Bandit
9	Lake Speed	75	5	$8,050	364	running	Nationwise Auto Parts
10	Bobby Allison	22	23	$10,900	364	running	Miller American
11	Joe Ruttman	4	17	$3,225	363	running	Folger's Coffee
12	Kyle Petty	7	22	$6,665	362	running	7-Eleven
13	Ken Schrader	90	25	$7,330	359	running	Ultra Seal
14	Harry Gant	33	12	$11,200	351	running	Skoal Bandit
16	Ron Bouchard	47	6	$5,595	349	running	Valvoline
17	Buddy Arrington	67	36	$5,230	347	running	Arrington Racing
18	Morgan Shepherd	1	24	$3,415	345	engine	Petty Enterprises
19	Eddie Bierschwale	6	35	$4,650	335	running	U.S. Racing
20	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	19	$0	329	running	Trap Rock Industries
21	Don Hume	49	34	$4,195	323	crash	Cleaner Hands Formula
23	Mike Alexander	84	26	$1,760	295	rear end	Sims Brothers Racing
24	Dale Earnhardt	3	8	$9,180	293	engine	Wrangler Jeans
25	Ricky Rudd	15	9	$8,200	249	crash	Motorcraft
26	Clark Dwyer	64	33	$3,810	207	engine	Sunny King Ford & Honda
27	Buddy Baker	88	10	$3,745	185	crash	Liquid Wrench
28	David Pearson	21	2	$1,585	184	crash	Chattanooga Chew
29	Trevor Boys	98	27	$1,380	181	crash	McCaig Racing
30	Cale Yarborough	28	21	$1,975	164	engine	Hardee's
31	Dave Marcis	71	14	$3,555	148	valve	AEL Rentals
32	Benny Parsons	55	4	$1,290	123	steering	Copenhagen
33	Richard Petty	43	18	$7,760	121	engine	STP
36	Slick Johnson	5	28	$1,170	102	engine	Newsom Racing
38	Eldon Dotson	96	40	$1,130	94	flagged	Stoner Racing
40	Jeff Hooker	53	39	$1,100	11	engine	Smith's Auto Service