Race: Daytona 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 1 of 28
Date: February 17, 1985
Track: Daytona International Speedway
1985 Season Results | Miller High Life 400 →
Daytona 500 Race Information
| Winner | Bill Elliott | Car | No. 9 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Harry Melling | Sponsor | Coors |
| Winner Start | 1st | Winner Laps Led | 136 |
| Started First | Bill Elliott | Most Laps Led | Bill Elliott (136) |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 40 |
| Total Purse | $1,097,925 | Winner Earnings | $185,500 |
| Different Leaders | 9 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Bill Elliott | Season Race | 1 of 28 |
Daytona 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Harry Melling | Ford | 200 | 136 | running | 185 | $185,500 |
| 2 | 14 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Rahmoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 200 | 2 | running | 175 | $85,705 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 165 | $79,350 |
| 4 | 7 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Liquid Wrench | Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff | Oldsmobile | 199 | 0 | running | 160 | $53,075 |
| 5 | 9 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft / Camelot Motor Corp. | Bud Moore | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 155 | $52,900 |
| 6 | 13 | 51 | Greg Sacks | Bill's Bar-B-Q / TAP Engine Parts | Arnie Sacks | Chevrolet | 199 | 2 | running | 155 | $44,695 |
| 7 | 17 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 146 | $42,025 |
| 8 | 22 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Cliff Stewart | Pontiac | 197 | 0 | running | 142 | $34,275 |
| 9 | 38 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Stavola Brothers | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 138 | $24,950 |
| 10 | 19 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 195 | 22 | engine | 139 | $33,415 |
| 11 | 24 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ultra Seal | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | 130 | $25,980 |
| 12 | 29 | 84 | Mike Alexander | Sims Brothers Racing | Sims Brothers | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 127 | $19,800 |
| 13 | 26 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 124 | $18,305 |
| 14 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors / Down The Hatch | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 121 | $20,435 |
| 15 | 36 | 67 | Morgan Shepherd | Jim Peacock Dodge | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | 190 | 0 | running | 118 | $15,300 |
| 16 | 20 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | Native Tan | Sadler Brothers | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | oil pump | 115 | $16,180 |
| 17 | 32 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Folger's Coffee | Larry McClure | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | transmission | 112 | $16,735 |
| 18 | 39 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | Ford | 182 | 0 | running | 109 | $14,805 |
| 19 | 27 | 48 | Lennie Pond | Burger King / Pepsi | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | crash | 106 | $14,975 |
| 20 | 40 | 31 | Slick Johnson | Sheehan Pontiac / GMC Trucks | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | 103 | $11,210 |
| 21 | 37 | 17 | Ken Ragan | Hesco Exhaust / McCord | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | running | 100 | $13,000 |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | Dick Brooks | Pearah / Bernstein | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 171 | 0 | wheel | 97 | $14,725 |
| 23 | 28 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Dairyland Transport / Midstate Corp. | Mueller Brothers | Pontiac | 161 | 0 | running | 94 | $10,845 |
| 24 | 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | AEL Rentals | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 156 | 0 | clutch | 91 | $13,205 |
| 25 | 31 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 154 | 2 | engine | 93 | $18,735 |
| 26 | 10 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | Chevrolet | 124 | 1 | engine | 90 | $18,130 |
| 27 | 35 | 98 | Trevor Boys | McCaig Racing | Ron Benfield | Chevrolet | 103 | 0 | rear end | 82 | $10,630 |
| 28 | 4 | 21 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Hoss Ellington | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | engine | 79 | $19,270 |
| 29 | 12 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | engine | 76 | $10,565 |
| 30 | 16 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore-Foyt | A.J. Foyt | Oldsmobile | 90 | 0 | engine | 73 | $10,010 |
| 31 | 5 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | Chevrolet | 84 | 0 | engine | 70 | $14,755 |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 84 | 0 | engine | 67 | $17,150 |
| 33 | 34 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller | DiGard Racing | Buick | 82 | 1 | engine | 69 | $14,845 |
| 34 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Mike Curb | Pontiac | 80 | 2 | clutch | 66 | $18,040 |
| 35 | 33 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Raymond Beadle | Pontiac | 66 | 0 | crash | 58 | $9,220 |
| 36 | 2 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Harry Ranier | Ford | 62 | 32 | engine | 60 | $33,530 |
| 37 | 6 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Wood Brothers | Ford | 58 | 0 | engine | 52 | $15,625 |
| 38 | 15 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Jack Beebe | Buick | 45 | 0 | camshaft | 49 | $9,670 |
| 39 | 23 | 10 | Doug Heveron | Syracuse Classic | Tom Heveron | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | engine | 46 | $8,460 |
| 40 | 30 | 0 | Delma Cowart | Heyward Grooms Construction | H.L. Waters | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | oil leak | 43 | $7,900 |
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