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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Nationwise 500

North Carolina Speedway

October 20th, 1985

Race #26 of the 1985 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Makes
    • Buick (7)
    • Chevrolet (15)
    • Ford (11)
    • Oldsmobile (1)
    • Pontiac (6)
  • Last North Carolina Speedway race (Carolina 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
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Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
0 Jeff McDuffie Pontiac Rumple Furniture J.D. McDuffie
08 Craig Spetman Chevrolet Carl Anderson's Carl Anderson
11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Budweiser Junior Johnson
12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Budweiser Junior Johnson
15 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Ford Motorcraft Bud Moore
17 Phil Parsons Denver, NC Chevrolet Skoal Bandit Roger Hamby
18 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet Eric Freedlander Eric Freedlander
2 Rusty Wallace St. Louis, MO Pontiac Alugard Cliff Stewart
22 Bobby Allison Buick Miller American Bobby Allison
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
33 Harry Gant Chevrolet Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
35 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Ford Hanover Printing Wayne Beahr
38 Alan Kulwicki Ford Hardee's Bill Terry
4 Joe Ruttman Upland, CA Chevrolet Folger's Coffee Larry McClure
40 Jonathan Lee Edwards Buick Edwards Racing Jonathan Lee Edwards
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 Fleet Service James Hylton
5 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Chevrolet Levi Garrett Rick Hendrick
52 Jimmy Means Pontiac Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
6 Eddie Bierschwale Chevrolet U.S. Racing D.K. Ulrich
64 Clark Dwyer Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
65 DK Ulrich Buick Ulrich Racing D.K. Ulrich
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
70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet Rumple Furniture J.D. McDuffie
71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet AEL Rentals Dave Marcis
74 Bobby Wawak Buick Superior Piping Bobby Wawak
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
87 Randy Baker Buick Baker Driving School Buck Baker
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
96 Jerry Bowman Ford Milford Fertilizer Jerry Bowman