Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
September 1st, 1985
Race #20 of the 1985 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Buick (2)
- Chevrolet (20)
- Ford (11)
- Oldsmobile (2)
- Pontiac (5)
- Last Darlington Raceway
race (TranSouth 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pancho Carter | Chevrolet | Lancaster Tobacco | Hoss Ellington | ||
| 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | |
| 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | ||
| 14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | A.J. Foyt | ||
| 15 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Ford | Motorcraft | Bud Moore | |
| 16 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Chevrolet | Carolina Tool | Bobby Hawkins | |
| 17 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | Roger Hamby | ||
| 18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Eric Freedlander | Eric Freedlander | ||
| 2 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Pontiac | Alugard | Cliff Stewart | |
| 21 | David Pearson | Ford | Chattanooga Chew | David Pearson | ||
| 22 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Miller American | Bobby Allison | ||
| 23 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Chevrolet | Jim Testa | Dick Bahre | |
| 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | Raymond Beadle | ||
| 28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | Harry Ranier | ||
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress | |
| 32 | Tommy Houston | Chevrolet | Houston Racing | Paul Ingle | ||
| 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | ||
| 36 | HB Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | H.B. Bailey | ||
| 4 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | Larry McClure | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | Mike Curb | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan | |
| 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | Jack Beebe | ||
| 49 | Trevor Boys | Calgary, Alberta Canada | Chevrolet | Hylton Racing | James Hylton | |
| 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Rick Hendrick | |
| 51 | Slick Johnson | Ford | Johnson Racing | Doug Spohn | ||
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | ||
| 55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | ||
| 6 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | U.S. Racing | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 66 | Phil Parsons | Denver, NC | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | |
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Vinton Motors | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 68 | Mike Potter | Ford | Eagle Snacks | Jimmy Walker | ||
| 7 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Ford | 7-Eleven | Wood Brothers | |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | AEL Rentals | Dave Marcis | |
| 75 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | RahMoc Enterprises | |
| 77 | Greg Sacks | Mattituck, NY | Buick | Miller American | DiGard | |
| 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | Stavola Brothers | ||
| 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Bull Frog Knits | Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff | ||
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Ford | Coors | Harry Melling | |
| 90 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | Ford | Ultra Seal | Junie Donlavey |