Entry List

The official 1985 TranSouth 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Darlington Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

TranSouth 500

Sunday, April 14th, 1985

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 10 Ford
  • 6 Pontiac
  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 2 Buick
  • 3 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 126.295
  • Cautions: 7 for 51 laps
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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TranSouth 500 at Darlington Raceway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Oct 8, 1955 29 Ford Coors Harry Melling
2 90 Ken Schrader Fenton, MO May 29, 1955 29 Ford Ultra Seal Junie Donlavey
3 7 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Jun 2, 1960 24 Ford 7-Eleven Wood Brothers Racing
4 1 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Oct 21, 1941 43 Ford Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
5 15 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Sep 12, 1956 28 Ford Motorcraft Bud Moore
6 2 Rusty Wallace St. Louis, MO Aug 14, 1956 28 Pontiac Alugard Cliff Stewart
7 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 28 Chevrolet Piedmont Airlines Billy Hagan
8 55 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Chevrolet Copenhagen Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson
9 22 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Buick Miller American DiGard
10 8 Bobby Hillin Jr , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Chevrolet Trap Rock Industries Stavola Brothers
11 74 Bobby Wawak , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Chevrolet Superior Piping Bobby Wawak
12 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Ford Arrington Racing Buddy Arrington
13 88 Buddy Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Oldsmobile Liquid Wrench Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff
14 28 Cale Yarborough , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Ford Hardee's Harry Ranier
15 64 Clark Dwyer , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
16 99 Connie Saylor , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Chevrolet Ball Racing Ralph Ball
17 3 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 33 Chevrolet Wrangler Jeans Richard Childress Racing
18 11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 38 Chevrolet Budweiser Junior Johnson
19 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 44 Oldsmobile AEL Rentals Dave Marcis
20 21 David Pearson , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Chevrolet Chattanooga Chew Hoss Ellington
21 35 Dick May , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Ford Ultra Seal Wayne Beahr
22 49 Don Hume , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Chevrolet Cleaner Hands Formula James Hylton
23 6 Eddie Bierschwale , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Chevrolet U.S. Racing D.K. Ulrich
24 96 Eldon Dotson , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Chevrolet Stoner Racing James Stoner
25 5 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Apr 18, 1949 35 Chevrolet Levi Garrett Hendrick Motorsports
26 33 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Chevrolet Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
27 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Pontiac Rumple Furniture J.D. McDuffie
28 53 Jeff Hooker , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Oldsmobile Smith's Auto Service Jeff Hooker
29 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Pontiac Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
30 4 Joe Ruttman Upland, CA Oct 28, 1944 40 Chevrolet Folger's Coffee Larry McClure
31 17 Ken Ragan , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Chevrolet Hesco Exhaust Systems Roger Hamby
32 75 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Jan 17, 1948 37 Pontiac Nationwise Auto Parts RahMoc Enterprises
33 84 Mike Alexander , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Chevrolet Sims Brothers Racing Sims Brothers
34 12 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Chevrolet Budweiser Junior Johnson
35 66 Phil Parsons Denver, NC Jun 21, 1957 27 Chevrolet Skoal Bandit Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson
36 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Pontiac STP Mike Curb
37 47 Ron Bouchard , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Buick Valvoline Jack Beebe
38 05 Slick Johnson , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Ford Newsom Racing Ron Spohn
39 27 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1985 Pontiac Old Milwaukee Raymond Beadle
40 98 Trevor Boys Calgary, Alberta Canada Nov 3, 1957 27 Chevrolet McCaig Racing Ron Benfield