1985 Daytona 500 Results
Bill Elliott won the 1985 Daytona 500 at Daytona on February 17, 1985, leading 136 of 200 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 40 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 1 | 200 | 136 | Running |
| 2 | 75 | Lake Speed | 14 | 200 | 2 | Running |
| 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | 3 | 199 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 88 | Buddy Baker | 7 | 199 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | 9 | 199 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 51 | Greg Sacks | 13 | 199 | 2 | Running |
| 7 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | 17 | 198 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 22 | 197 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 38 | 197 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | 19 | 195 | 22 | Engine |
| 11 | 90 | Ken Schrader | 24 | 195 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 84 | Mike Alexander | 29 | 194 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | 26 | 192 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 25 | 192 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 67 | Morgan Shepherd | 36 | 190 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | 20 | 188 | 0 | Oil pump |
| 17 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | 32 | 185 | 0 | Transmission |
| 18 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | 39 | 182 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 48 | Lennie Pond | 27 | 178 | 0 | Crash |
| 20 | 31 | Slick Johnson | 40 | 175 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 17 | Ken Ragan | 37 | 172 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 1 | Dick Brooks | 11 | 171 | 0 | Wheel |
| 23 | 89 | Jim Sauter | 28 | 161 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 21 | 156 | 0 | Clutch |
| 25 | 44 | Terry Labonte | 31 | 154 | 2 | Engine |
| 26 | 33 | Harry Gant | 10 | 124 | 1 | Engine |
| 27 | 98 | Trevor Boys | 35 | 103 | 0 | Rear end |
| 28 | 21 | David Pearson | 4 | 98 | 0 | Engine |
| 29 | 66 | Phil Parsons | 12 | 91 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | 16 | 90 | 0 | Engine |
| 31 | 55 | Benny Parsons | 5 | 84 | 0 | Engine |
| 32 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 18 | 84 | 0 | Engine |
| 33 | 22 | Bobby Allison | 34 | 82 | 1 | Engine |
| 34 | 43 | Richard Petty | 8 | 80 | 2 | Clutch |
| 35 | 27 | Tim Richmond | 33 | 66 | 0 | Crash |
| 36 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 62 | 32 | Engine |
| 37 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 6 | 58 | 0 | Engine |
| 38 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | 15 | 45 | 0 | Camshaft |
| 39 | 10 | Doug Heveron | 23 | 44 | 0 | Engine |
| 40 | 0 | Delma Cowart | 30 | 38 | 0 | Oil leak |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | February 17, 1985 |
| Track | Daytona |
| Laps | 200 |