Official NASCAR Race Results
Bill Elliott won the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
02-17-1985 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 185 | 200 | 136 | Running | 185,500 |
| 2 | 14 | 75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 175 | 200 | 2 | Running | 85,705 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165 | 199 | 0 | Running | 79,350 |
| 4 | 7 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Liquid Wrench | 160 | 199 | 0 | Running | 53,075 |
| 5 | 9 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 155 | 199 | 0 | Running | 52,900 |
| 6 | 13 | 51 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Sacks & Sons | 155 | 199 | 2 | Running | 44,695 |
| 7 | 17 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 146 | 198 | 0 | Running | 42,025 |
| 8 | 22 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 142 | 197 | 0 | Running | 34,275 |
| 9 | 38 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 138 | 197 | 0 | Running | 24,950 |
| 10 | 19 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 139 | 195 | 22 | Engine | 33,415 |
| 11 | 24 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Ultra Seal | 130 | 195 | 0 | Running | 25,980 |
| 12 | 29 | 84 | Mike Alexander | Chevrolet | Sims Brothers Racing | 127 | 194 | 0 | Running | 19,800 |
| 13 | 26 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Superior Piping | 124 | 192 | 0 | Running | 18,305 |
| 14 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 121 | 192 | 0 | Running | 20,435 |
| 15 | 36 | 67 | Morgan Shepherd | Chrysler | Jim Peacock Dodge | 118 | 190 | 0 | Running | 15,300 |
| 16 | 20 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Native Tan | 115 | 188 | 0 | Oil pump | 16,180 |
| 17 | 32 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | 112 | 185 | 0 | Transmission | 16,735 |
| 18 | 39 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 109 | 182 | 0 | Running | 14,805 |
| 19 | 27 | 48 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Burger King | 106 | 178 | 0 | Crash | 14,975 |
| 20 | 40 | 31 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Gray Racing | 103 | 175 | 0 | Running | 11,210 |
| 21 | 37 | 17 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust / McCord | 100 | 172 | 0 | Running | 13,000 |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Pearah / Bernstein | 97 | 171 | 0 | Wheel | 14,725 |
| 23 | 28 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Evinrude | 94 | 161 | 0 | Running | 10,845 |
| 24 | 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | AEL Rentals | 91 | 156 | 0 | Clutch | 13,205 |
| 25 | 31 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 93 | 154 | 2 | Engine | 18,735 |
| 26 | 10 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 90 | 124 | 1 | Engine | 18,130 |
| 27 | 35 | 98 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | McCaig Racing | 82 | 103 | 0 | Rear end | 10,630 |
| 28 | 4 | 21 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 79 | 98 | 0 | Engine | 19,270 |
| 29 | 12 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 76 | 91 | 0 | Engine | 10,565 |
| 30 | 16 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Oldsmobile | Gilmore-Foyt | 73 | 90 | 0 | Engine | 10,010 |
| 31 | 5 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 70 | 84 | 0 | Engine | 14,755 |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 67 | 84 | 0 | Engine | 17,150 |
| 33 | 34 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller | 69 | 82 | 1 | Engine | 14,845 |
| 34 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 66 | 80 | 2 | Clutch | 18,040 |
| 35 | 33 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 58 | 66 | 0 | Crash | 9,220 |
| 36 | 2 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 60 | 62 | 32 | Engine | 33,530 |
| 37 | 6 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 52 | 58 | 0 | Engine | 15,625 |
| 38 | 15 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | 49 | 45 | 0 | Camshaft | 9,670 |
| 39 | 23 | 10 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | Syracuse Classic | 46 | 44 | 0 | Engine | 8,460 |
| 40 | 30 | 0 | Delma Cowart | Chevrolet | Heyward Grooms Construction | 43 | 38 | 0 | Oil leak | 7,900 |
Race Recap
- Date: 02-17-1985
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Daytona 500
- Race #: 1
- Cars: 40
- Winner: Bill Elliott
- Start Position: 1st
- Car Make: Ford
- Avg Speed: 172.265 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $1,097,925
- Cautions: 5
- Caution Laps: 18
- Lead Changes: 22
- Pole: 205.114 mph


