NASCAR THROWBACK: 1985 Southern 500

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Bill Elliott celebrates in victory lane after winning the
1985 Southern 500, and the Winston Million.

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The 1985 Southern 500 was a special one fow Dawsonville, Georgia's Bill Elliott, as he would win the race, and earn the Winston Million.

Elliott would start 1st in his No. 9 Coors Ford, and that was exactly where he would finish. He would lead 100 of the scheduled 367 laps in this race.

Rounding out the Top-5 in this race would be Cale Yarborough (started 22nd), Geoffrey Bodine (started 17th), Neil Bonnett (Started 21st), and Ron Bouchard (Started 19th).

[:STATS & INFO: 1985 SOUTHERN 500:]

Series & Race #: NASCAR Winston Cup race number 20 of 28 
Race Date: Sunday, September 1, 1985 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina
Race Length 367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.3 miles)

Time of race: 4:08:02 Average Speed: 121.254 mph Pole Speed: 156.641 mph Cautions: 14 for 70 laps  Margin of Victory: 0.6 sec  Attendance: 80,000  Lead changes: 20