| Teams 1985 Budweiser 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cliff Stewart Racing | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac |
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet |
| 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 | Chevrolet |
| 22 | DiGard Racing | Bobby Allison | Buick |
| 27 | Blue Max Racing | Tim Richmond | Pontiac |
| 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 |
| 49 | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | Chevrolet |
| 52 | Jimmy Means Racing | Jimmy Means | Pontiac |
| 60 | Riley Racing | Bob Riley | Pontiac |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Clark Dwyer | Ford |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | Ford |
| 68 | Walker Enterprises | Jimmy Walker | Ford |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | Ford |
| 71 | Marcis Auto Racing | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile |
| 75 | RahMoc Entrprises | Lake Speed | Pontiac |
| 76 | Good Racing | Phil Good | Chrysler |
| 85 | Bill Leonard | Tommie Crozier | Pontiac |
| 88 | Baker-Schiff Racing | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Ken Schrader | Ford |
| 96 | Jerry Bowman | Jerry Bowman | Ford |