Entry List

The official 1985 Talladega 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Talladega Superspeedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Talladega 500

Sunday, July 28th, 1985

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 8 Ford
  • 2 Buick
  • 5 Pontiac
  • 25 Chevrolet
  • 2 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 148.772
  • Cautions: 7 for 44 laps
  • Lead Changes: 30
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
9
Dawsonville, GA
Oct 8, 1955
29
Ford
Coors
2
77
Mattituck, NY
Nov 3, 1952
32
Buick
Miller American
3
90
Fenton, MO
May 29, 1955
30
Ford
Ultra Seal
4
7
Trinity, NC
Jun 2, 1960
25
Ford
7-Eleven
5
15
Chesapeake, VA
Sep 12, 1956
28
Ford
Motorcraft
6
2
St. Louis, MO
Aug 14, 1956
28
Pontiac
Alugard
7
95
Columbia, TN
Jun 30, 1957
28
Chevrolet
Sadler Racing
8
44
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 16, 1956
28
Chevrolet
Piedmont Airlines
9
14
 
 
Oldsmobile
Copenhagen
11
22
 
 
Chevrolet
Miller American
12
8
 
 
Chevrolet
Trap Rock Industries
13
54
 
 
Chevrolet
Henley Gray Racing
14
67
 
 
Ford
Vinton Motors
15
88
 
 
Oldsmobile
Bull Frog Knits
16
28
 
 
Ford
Hardee's
17
64
 
 
Ford
Sunny King Ford & Honda
18
99
 
 
Chevrolet
Ball Racing
19
3
Kannapolis, NC
Apr 29, 1951
34
Chevrolet
Wrangler Jeans
20
11
Franklin, TN
Feb 5, 1947
38
Chevrolet
Budweiser
21
71
Wausau, WI
Mar 1, 1941
44
Chevrolet
AEL Rentals
22
1
 
 
Chevrolet
Lancaster Tobacco
23
21
 
 
Ford
Chattanooga Chew
24
0
 
 
Chevrolet
Heyward Grooms Construction
25
6
 
 
Chevrolet
U.S. Racing
26
5
Chemung, NY
Apr 18, 1949
36
Chevrolet
Levi Garrett
27
29
 
 
Chevrolet
Herb Adcox
28
33
 
 
Chevrolet
Skoal Bandit
29
70
 
 
Chevrolet
Rumple Furniture
30
52
 
 
Pontiac
Broadway Motors
31
4
Upland, CA
Oct 28, 1944
40
Chevrolet
Folger's Coffee
32
75
Jackson, MS
Jan 17, 1948
37
Pontiac
Nationwise Auto Parts
33
17
 
 
Chevrolet
Hesco Exhaust Systems
34
12
 
 
Chevrolet
Budweiser
35
00
 
 
Chevrolet
Helen Rae Special
36
66
Denver, NC
Jun 21, 1957
28
Chevrolet
Skoal Bandit
38
74
Bartow, FL
Jan 31, 1953
32
Chevrolet
Superior Piping
39
47
 
 
Buick
Valvoline
40
27
 
 
Pontiac
Old Milwaukee
41
18
 
 
Chevrolet
Eric Freedlander
42
49
Calgary, Alberta Canada
Nov 3, 1957
27
Chevrolet
Cleaner Hands Formula