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Daytona 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
February 17, 1985
200 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 500 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 200
| 185,500
| running
| 136 |
| 2
| 14
| Lake Speed
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 200
| 85,705
| running
| 2 |
| 3
| 3
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 199
| 79,350
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 7
| Buddy Baker
| 88
| Buddy Baker
| Oldsmobile
| 199
| 53,075
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 9
| Ricky Rudd
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 199
| 52,900
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 13
| Greg Sacks
| 51
| Arnie Sacks
| Chevrolet
| 199
| 44,695
| running
| 2 |
| 7
| 17
| Geoff Bodine
| 5
| Rick Hendrick
| Chevrolet
| 198
| 42,025
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 22
| Rusty Wallace
| 2
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 197
| 34,275
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 38
| Bobby Hillin
| 8
| Stavola Brothers
| Chevrolet
| 197
| 24,950
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 19
| Neil Bonnett
| 12
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 195
| 33,415
| engine
| 22 |
| 11
| 24
| Ken Schrader
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 195
| 25,980
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 29
| Mike Alexander
| 84
| Sims Brothers
| Chevrolet
| 194
| 19,800
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 26
| Bobby Wawak
| 74
| Bobby Wawak
| Chevrolet
| 192
| 18,305
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 25
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 192
| 20,435
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 36
| Morgan Shepherd
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Chrysler
| 190
| 15,300
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 20
| Sterling Marlin
| 95
| Sadler Brothers
| Chevrolet
| 188
| 16,180
| oil pump
| 0 |
| 17
| 32
| Joe Ruttman
| 4
| Larry McClure
| Chevrolet
| 185
| 16,735
| transmission
| 0 |
| 18
| 39
| Clark Dwyer
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 182
| 14,805
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 27
| Lennie Pond
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 178
| 14,975
| accident
| 0 |
| 20
| 40
| Slick Johnson
| 31
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 175
| 11,210
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 37
| Ken Ragan
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 172
| 13,000
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 11
| Dick Brooks
| 1
| Petty Enterprises
| Ford
| 171
| 14,725
| wheel
| 0 |
| 23
| 28
| Jim Sauter
| 89
| Mueller Brothers
| Pontiac
| 161
| 10,845
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 21
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 156
| 13,205
| clutch
| 0 |
| 25
| 31
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 154
| 18,735
| engine
| 2 |
| 26
| 10
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Chevrolet
| 124
| 18,130
| engine
| 1 |
| 27
| 35
| Trevor Boys
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Chevrolet
| 103
| 10,630
| rear end
| 0 |
| 28
| 4
| David Pearson
| 21
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 98
| 19,270
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 12
| Phil Parsons
| 66
| Leo & Richard Jackson
| Chevrolet
| 91
| 10,565
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 16
| A.J. Foyt
| 14
| A.J. Foyt
| Oldsmobile
| 90
| 10,010
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 55
| Leo & Richard Jackson
| Chevrolet
| 84
| 14,755
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 18
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 84
| 17,150
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 34
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| DiGard
| Buick
| 82
| 14,845
| engine
| 1 |
| 34
| 8
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Mike Curb
| Pontiac
| 80
| 18,040
| clutch
| 2 |
| 35
| 33
| Tim Richmond
| 27
| Raymond Beadle
| Pontiac
| 66
| 9,220
| accident
| 0 |
| 36
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Ford
| 62
| 33,530
| engine
| 32 |
| 37
| 6
| Kyle Petty
| 7
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 58
| 15,625
| engine
| 0 |
| 38
| 15
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 45
| 9,670
| camshaft
| 0 |
| 39
| 23
| Doug Heveron
| 10
| Tom Heveron
| Chevrolet
| 44
| 8,460
| engine
| 0 |
| 40
| 30
| Delma Cowart
| 0
| H.L. Waters
| Chevrolet
| 38
| 7,900
| oil leak
| 0 |
|
|
| David Hobbs
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Ken Squier
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
|
|
| Ned Jarrett
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Mike Joy
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
|
|
| Chris Economaki
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Time of race: 02:54:09
Average Speed: 172.265 MPH
Pole Speed: 43.878 seconds
5 cautions for 18 laps
Attendance: 140,000