Results

The 1985 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Daytona International Speedway race.

Daytona 500

Sunday, February 17th, 1985

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 7 Ford
  • 23 Chevrolet
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 5 Pontiac
  • 2 Oldsmobile
  • 2 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 172.265
  • Cautions: 5 for 18 laps
  • Lead Changes: 22
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 9 Bill Elliott Ford 185 175 200 136 0 running
2 14 75 Lake Speed Pontiac 175 170 200 2 0 running
3 3 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 165 165 199 0 0 running
4 7 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 160 160 199 0 0 running
5 9 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 155 155 199 0 0 running
6 13 51 Greg Sacks Chevrolet 155 150 199 2 0 running
7 17 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 146 146 198 0 0 running
8 22 2 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 142 142 197 0 0 running
9 38 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Chevrolet 138 138 197 0 0 running
10 19 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 139 134 195 22 0 engine
11 24 90 Ken Schrader Ford 130 130 195 0 0 running
12 29 84 Mike Alexander Chevrolet 127 127 194 0 0 running
13 26 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 124 124 192 0 0 running
14 25 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 121 121 192 0 0 running
15 36 67 Morgan Shepherd Chrysler 118 118 190 0 0 running
16 20 95 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 115 115 188 0 0 oil pump
17 32 4 Joe Ruttman Chevrolet 112 112 185 0 0 transmission
18 39 64 Clark Dwyer Ford 109 109 182 0 0 running
19 27 48 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 106 106 178 0 0 crash
20 40 31 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 103 103 175 0 0 running
21 37 17 Ken Ragan Chevrolet 100 100 172 0 0 running
22 11 1 Dick Brooks Ford 97 97 171 0 0 wheel
23 28 89 Jim Sauter Pontiac 94 94 161 0 0 running
24 21 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 91 91 156 0 0 clutch
25 31 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 93 88 154 2 0 engine
26 10 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 90 85 124 1 0 engine
27 35 98 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 82 82 103 0 0 rear end
28 4 21 David Pearson Chevrolet 79 79 98 0 0 engine
29 12 66 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 76 76 91 0 0 engine
30 16 14 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile 73 73 90 0 0 engine
31 5 55 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 70 70 84 0 0 engine
32 18 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 67 67 84 0 0 engine
33 34 22 Bobby Allison Buick 69 64 82 1 0 engine
34 8 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 66 61 80 2 0 clutch
35 33 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 58 58 66 0 0 crash
36 2 28 Cale Yarborough Ford 60 55 62 32 0 engine
37 6 7 Kyle Petty Ford 52 52 58 0 0 engine
38 15 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 49 49 45 0 0 camshaft
39 23 10 Doug Heveron Chevrolet 46 46 44 0 0 engine
40 30 0 Delma Cowart Chevrolet 43 43 38 0 0 oil leak

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