| 1985 Pepsi FireCracker 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 15 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $363,225 | Race Date: | Jul 4, 1985 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 23.500 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 31m 12s | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 19 | Average Speed: | 158.730 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 26 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Greg Sacks G. Sacks | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #10 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | Melling Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Gary Nelson | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 33 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 204.523 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 Pepsi FireCracker 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 9 | 10 | Greg Sacks | DiGard Racing | Running |  | 180 | 160 | 33 |
| 2 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 180 | 160 | 103 |
| 3 | 19 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 165 | 160 | 0 |
| 4 | 13 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Running |  | 160 | 160 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 160 | 160 | 2 |
| 6 | 32 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog Knits | Running |  | 150 | 160 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 146 | 160 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 147 | 159 | 2 |
| 9 | 18 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 138 | 159 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 21 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Running | | 134 | 159 | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Running | | 135 | 159 | 5 |
| 12 | 11 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 132 | 159 | 7 |
| 13 | 34 | 84 | Mike Alexander | Sims Brothers Racing | Running | | 124 | 159 | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 121 | 159 | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 118 | 159 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Jim Peacock Leasing | Running | | 115 | 158 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Running | | 112 | 157 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running | | 109 | 156 | 0 |
| 19 | 36 | 17 | Lennie Pond | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 111 | 155 | 2 |
| 20 | 41 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Running | | 103 | 150 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Ultra-Seal | Engine | | 100 | 148 | 0 |
| 22 | 37 | 29 | Grant Adcox | Herb Adcox Chevrolet | Running | | 97 | 148 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Ael Rentals | Running | | 94 | 132 | 0 |
| 24 | 15 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 91 | 112 | 0 |
| 25 | 31 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford& Honda | Engine | | 88 | 86 | 0 |
| 26 | 39 | 49 | Trevor Boys | Cleaner Hands | Ignition | | 85 | 84 | 0 |
| 27 | 14 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Driveshaft | | 82 | 65 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Accident |  | 84 | 64 | 1 |
| 29 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | | 76 | 64 | 0 |
| 30 | 6 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Copenhagen | Axle | | 78 | 54 | 1 |
| 31 | 35 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | US Racing | Valves | | 70 | 50 | 0 |
| 32 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Engine | | 67 | 43 | 0 |
| 33 | 23 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | Sadler Brothers Racing | Clutch | | 64 | 39 | 0 |
| 34 | 28 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Engine | | 61 | 34 | 0 |
| 35 | 7 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Folgers | Flywheel | | 58 | 28 | 0 |
| 36 | 2 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Transmission | | 60 | 24 | 4 |
| 37 | 40 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Piston | | 52 | 13 | 0 |
| 38 | 38 | 23 | Eldon Dotson | Bahre / Stoner | Valves | | 49 | 10 | 0 |
| 39 | 33 | 0 | Morgan Shepherd | Helen Rae Motorsports | Accident | | 46 | 6 | 0 |
| 40 | 22 | 99 | Connie Saylor | Ball Racing | Accident | | 43 | 6 | 0 |
| 41 | 24 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Engine | | 40 | 2 | 0 |
