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Pepsi Firecracker 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
July 4, 1985
160 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 400 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 9
| Greg Sacks
| 10
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 160
| 45,350
| running
| 33 |
| 2
| 1
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 160
| 41,900
| running
| 103 |
| 3
| 19
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 160
| 26,100
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 13
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 160
| 16,730
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 10
| Kyle Petty
| 7
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 160
| 15,570
| running
| 2 |
| 6
| 32
| Buddy Baker
| 88
| Buddy Baker
| Oldsmobile
| 160
| 12,475
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 3
| Ricky Rudd
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 160
| 14,500
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 4
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 159
| 16,550
| running
| 2 |
| 9
| 18
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 159
| 13,400
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 12
| David Pearson
| 21
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 159
| 6,150
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 20
| Benny Parsons
| 55
| Leo & Richard Jackson
| Chevrolet
| 159
| 5,250
| running
| 5 |
| 12
| 11
| Neil Bonnett
| 12
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 159
| 11,100
| running
| 7 |
| 13
| 34
| Mike Alexander
| 84
| Sims Brothers
| Chevrolet
| 159
| 4,300
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 5
| Geoff Bodine
| 5
| Rick Hendrick
| Chevrolet
| 159
| 12,250
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 25
| Bobby Hillin
| 8
| Stavola Brothers
| Chevrolet
| 159
| 6,515
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 16
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Ford
| 158
| 7,155
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 17
| Tommy Ellis
| 18
| Eric Freedlander
| Chevrolet
| 157
| 3,500
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 27
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| DiGard
| Buick
| 156
| 9,800
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 36
| Lennie Pond
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 155
| 6,610
| running
| 2 |
| 20
| 41
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 150
| 6,425
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 21
| Ken Schrader
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 148
| 6,915
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 37
| Grant Adcox
| 29
| Herb Adcox
| Chevrolet
| 148
| 2,750
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 30
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 132
| 5,380
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 15
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Chevrolet
| 112
| 10,975
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 31
| Clark Dwyer
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 86
| 5,020
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 39
| Trevor Boys
| 49
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 84
| 4,550
| ignition
| 0 |
| 27
| 14
| Phil Parsons
| 66
| Leo & Richard Jackson
| Chevrolet
| 65
| 2,175
| driveshaft
| 0 |
| 28
| 29
| Tim Richmond
| 27
| Raymond Beadle
| Pontiac
| 64
| 4,440
| accident
| 1 |
| 29
| 8
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Mike Curb
| Pontiac
| 64
| 9,475
| accident
| 0 |
| 30
| 6
| A.J. Foyt
| 14
| A.J. Foyt
| Oldsmobile
| 54
| 1,875
| axle
| 1 |
| 31
| 35
| Eddie Bierschwale
| 6
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 4,080
| valve
| 0 |
| 32
| 26
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 43
| 4,035
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 23
| Sterling Marlin
| 95
| Sadler Brothers
| Chevrolet
| 39
| 1,775
| clutch
| 0 |
| 34
| 28
| Lake Speed
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 34
| 3,250
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 7
| Joe Ruttman
| 4
| Larry McClure
| Chevrolet
| 28
| 1,725
| flywheel
| 0 |
| 36
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Ford
| 24
| 2,500
| transmission
| 4 |
| 37
| 40
| Bobby Wawak
| 74
| Bobby Wawak
| Chevrolet
| 13
| 1,675
| piston
| 0 |
| 38
| 38
| Eldon Dotson
| 23
| Dick Bahre
| Chevrolet
| 10
| 1,675
| valve
| 0 |
| 39
| 33
| Morgan Shepherd
| 00
| Helen Rae Smith
| Chevrolet
| 6
| 1,625
| accident
| 0 |
| 40
| 22
| Connie Saylor
| 99
| Ralph Ball
| Chevrolet
| 6
| 1,600
| accident
| 0 |
| 41
| 24
| Rusty Wallace
| 2
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 2
| 4,100
| engine
| 0 |
|
|
| Ronnie Thomas
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| J.D. McDuffie
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Randy Baker
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Joey Sonntag
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Steve Moore
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Delma Cowart
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Dick Skillen
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Jerry Holden
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Sam Posey
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
Time of race: 02:31:12
Average Speed: 158.73 MPH
Pole Speed: 44.66 seconds
6 cautions for 26 laps
Attendance: 59,000