Coca-Cola 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway — January 1, 1985

Bill Elliott
Winner
328
Laps
41
Entries
10
Leaders

Bill Elliott won the 1985 Coca-Cola 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on January 1, 1985, leading 129 of 328 laps. Geoffrey Bodine finished second; Neil Bonnett rounded out the podium. The race featured 10 different leaders.

Race Details
Date
Tuesday, January 1, 1985
Track
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Season
1985
Winner
Leaders
10 drivers
Pos Start +/- Driver
1 3 +2 Bill Elliott
2 12 +10 Geoffrey Bodine
3 1 -2 Neil Bonnett
4 5 +1 Ricky Rudd
5 14 +9 Bobby Allison
6 23 +17 Terry Labonte
7 11 +4 Ron Bouchard
8 17 +9 Benny Parsons
9 8 -1 Dale Earnhardt
10 19 +9 Greg Sacks
11 15 +4 Kyle Petty
12 22 +10 Bobby Hillin Jr.
13 24 +11 Richard Petty
14 16 +2 Randy LaJoie
15 37 +22 Eddie Bierschwale
16 21 +5 Darrell Waltrip
17 36 +19 Ken Schrader
18 32 +14 Buddy Arrington
19 26 +7 Don Hume
20 39 +19 Clark Dwyer
21 40 +19 Slick Johnson
22 4 -18 Cale Yarborough
23 38 +15 J.D. McDuffie
24 6 -18 Harry Gant
25 28 +3 Sterling Marlin
26 30 +4 Joe Ruttman
27 10 -17 Rusty Wallace
28 27 -1 Jimmy Means
29 7 -22 David Pearson
30 2 -28 Tim Richmond
31 34 +3 Lennie Pond
32 29 -3 Tom Sneva
33 31 -2 Ken Ragan
34 13 -21 Mike Alexander
35 35 H.B. Bailey
36 33 -3 A.J. Foyt
37 20 -17 Dave Marcis
38 41 +3 Dick Brooks
39 25 -14 Buddy Baker
40 9 -31 Lake Speed
41 18 -23 Phil Parsons

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 1985 Coca-Cola 500?
Bill Elliott won the 1985 Coca-Cola 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway driving for Melling Racing.
Where was the 1985 Coca-Cola 500 held?
The 1985 Coca-Cola 500 was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway on January 1, 1985.