| 1985 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,097,925 | Race Date: | Feb 17, 1985 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .940 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 54m 9s | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 22 | Average Speed: | 172.265 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 18 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Melling Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 136 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 205.114 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 136 |
| 2 | 14 | 75 | Lake Speed | Rahmoc Racing | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running |  | 165 | 199 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Liquid Wrench | Running |  | 160 | 199 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 155 | 199 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 51 | Greg Sacks | Sacks & Sons Racing | Running | | 155 | 199 | 2 |
| 7 | 17 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 146 | 198 | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running | | 142 | 197 | 0 |
| 9 | 38 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 138 | 197 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Engine | | 139 | 195 | 22 |
| 11 | 24 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Ultra-Seal | Running | | 130 | 195 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | 84 | Mike Alexander | Sims Brothers Racing | Running | | 127 | 194 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Running | | 124 | 192 | 0 |
| 14 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 121 | 192 | 0 |
| 15 | 36 | 67 | Morgan Shepherd | Jim Peacock Dodge | Running | Chrysler | 118 | 190 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | Native Tan | Oil Pump | | 115 | 188 | 0 |
| 17 | 32 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Folgers | Transmission | | 112 | 185 | 0 |
| 18 | 39 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford& Honda | Running | | 109 | 182 | 0 |
| 19 | 27 | 48 | Lennie Pond | Burger King | Accident | | 106 | 178 | 0 |
| 20 | 40 | 31 | Slick Johnson | Gray Racing | Running | | 103 | 175 | 0 |
| 21 | 37 | 17 | Ken Ragan | Hesco / Mccord | Running | | 100 | 172 | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | Dick Brooks | Pearah / Bernstein | Accident | | 97 | 171 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Evinrude | Running | | 94 | 161 | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Ael Rentals | Clutch | | 91 | 156 | 0 |
| 25 | 31 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Engine | | 93 | 154 | 2 |
| 26 | 10 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 90 | 124 | 1 |
| 27 | 35 | 98 | Trevor Boys | McCaig Racing | Rear Gear | | 82 | 103 | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | 21 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Engine | | 79 | 98 | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 76 | 91 | 0 |
| 30 | 16 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore-Foyt Enterprises | Engine | | 73 | 90 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Engine | | 70 | 84 | 0 |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 67 | 84 | 0 |
| 33 | 34 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Engine |  | 69 | 82 | 1 |
| 34 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Clutch | | 66 | 80 | 2 |
| 35 | 33 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Accident | | 58 | 66 | 0 |
| 36 | 2 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Engine | | 60 | 62 | 32 |
| 37 | 6 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Engine | | 52 | 58 | 0 |
| 38 | 15 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Camshaft | | 49 | 45 | 0 |
| 39 | 23 | 10 | Doug Heveron | Syracuse Classic | Engine | | 46 | 44 | 0 |
| 40 | 30 | 0 | Delma Cowart | Heyward Grooms Construction | Oil Leak | | 43 | 38 | 0 |
