| Teams 1985 Carolina 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Ford |
| 5 | Spohn Racing | Slick Johnson | Ford |
| 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet |
| 6 | US Racing | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Wood Brothers Racing | Kyle Petty | Ford |
| 8 | Stavola Brothers Racing | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Melling Racing | Bill Elliott | Ford |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Associates | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Junior Johnson and Associates | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Ricky Rudd | Ford |
| 17 | Hamby Racing | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet |
| 20 | Newsom Racing | Rick Newsom | Buick |
| 22 | DiGard Racing | Bobby Allison | Buick |
| 23 | Bahari Racing | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet |
| 27 | Blue Max Racing | Tim Richmond | Pontiac |
| 28 | Ranier Racing with MDM | Cale Yarborough | Ford |
| 32 | Edwards Racing | Jonathan Lee Edwards | Buick |
| 33 | Mach 1 Racing | Harry Gant | Chevrolet |
| 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas | 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 |
| 50 | Jim Southard | Jim Southard | Buick |
| 51 | Sacks & Sons Racing | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet |
| 52 | Jimmy Means Racing | Jimmy Means | Pontiac |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Clark Dwyer | Ford |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | Dodge |
| 68 | Walker Enterprises | Mike Potter | Ford |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac |
| 71 | Marcis Auto Racing | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile |
| 74 | Wawak Racing | Bobby Wawak | Buick |
| 75 | RahMoc Entrprises | Lake Speed | Pontiac |
| 88 | Baker-Schiff Racing | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Ken Schrader | Ford |
| 93 | Randall Racing | Maurice Randall | Chrysler |
| 98 | Benfield Racing | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet |