Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway
February 17th, 1985
Race #1 of the 1985 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Buick (2)
- Chevrolet (23)
- Chrysler (1)
- Ford (7)
- Oldsmobile (2)
- Pontiac (5)
- Last Daytona International Speedway
race (Firecracker 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Delma Cowart | Chevrolet | Heyward Grooms Construction | H.L. Waters | ||
| 1 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Pearah / Bernstein | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 10 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | Syracuse Classic | Tom Heveron | ||
| 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | |
| 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | ||
| 14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Gilmore-Foyt | A.J. Foyt | ||
| 15 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Ford | Motorcraft | Bud Moore | |
| 17 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust / McCord | Roger Hamby | ||
| 2 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Pontiac | Alugard | Cliff Stewart | |
| 21 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | Hoss Ellington | ||
| 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller | DiGard | ||
| 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 | |
| 31 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Gray Racing | Henley Gray | ||
| 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | ||
| 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 | ||
| 48 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Burger King | James Hylton | ||
| 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Rick Hendrick | |
| 51 | Greg Sacks | Mattituck, NY | Chevrolet | Sacks & Sons | Arnie Sacks | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | ||
| 55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | ||
| 64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 66 | Phil Parsons | Denver, NC | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | |
| 67 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Chrysler | Jim Peacock Dodge | Buddy Arrington | |
| 7 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Ford | 7-Eleven | Wood Brothers | |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | AEL Rentals | Dave Marcis | |
| 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Superior Piping | Bobby Wawak | ||
| 75 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | RahMoc Enterprises | |
| 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | Stavola Brothers | ||
| 84 | Mike Alexander | Chevrolet | Sims Brothers Racing | Sims Brothers | ||
| 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Liquid Wrench | Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff | ||
| 89 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Evinrude | Mueller Brothers | ||
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Ford | Coors | Harry Melling | |
| 90 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | Ford | Ultra Seal | Junie Donlavey | |
| 95 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Chevrolet | Native Tan | Sadler Brothers | |
| 98 | Trevor Boys | Calgary, Alberta Canada | Chevrolet | McCaig Racing | Ron Benfield |