| Teams 1985 Daytona 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | H.L. Waters Racing | Delma Cowart | Chevrolet |
| 1 | Petty Enterprises | Dick Brooks | Ford |
| 2 | Cliff Stewart Racing | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac |
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Morgan McClure Motorsports | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Wood Brothers Racing | Kyle Petty | Ford |
| 8 | Stavola Brothers Racing | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Melling Racing | Bill Elliott | Ford |
| 10 | Heveron Racing | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Associates | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Junior Johnson and Associates | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Gilmore-Foyt Racing | A.J. Foyt | Oldsmobile |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Ricky Rudd | Ford |
| 17 | Hamby Racing | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Pearson Racing | David Pearson | Chevrolet |
| 22 | DiGard Racing | Bobby Allison | Buick |
| 27 | Blue Max Racing | Tim Richmond | Pontiac |
| 28 | Ranier Racing with MDM | Cale Yarborough | Ford |
| 31 | Henley Gray Racing | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet |
| 33 | Mach 1 Racing | Harry Gant | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Baker Curb Racing | Richard Petty | Pontiac |
| 44 | Hagan Racing | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Race Hill Farms Racing | Ron Bouchard | Buick |
| 48 | Hylton Engineering | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Sacks & Sons Racing | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet |
| 52 | Jimmy Means Racing | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet |
| 55 | Jackson Brothers Motorsports | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Clark Dwyer | Ford |
| 66 | Jackson Brothers Motorsports | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Morgan Shepherd | Chrysler |
| 71 | Marcis Auto Racing | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet |
| 74 | Wawak Racing | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet |
| 75 | RahMoc Entrprises | Lake Speed | Pontiac |
| 84 | Sims Brothers Racing | Mike Alexander | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Baker-Schiff Racing | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile |
| 89 | Mueller Brothers Racing | Jim Sauter | Pontiac |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Ken Schrader | Ford |
| 95 | Sadler Brothers Racing | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet |
| 98 | Benfield Racing | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet |