| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| February 17, 1985 | Race 1 of 28 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 172.265 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.94 seconds | Time of Race: 02:54:09 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 22 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 18 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 185/10 | 200 | Running | $185,500 |
| 2 | 14 | #75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Rahmoc Racing | 175/5 | 200 | Running | $85,705 |
| 3 | 3 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165/0 | 199 | Running | $79,350 |
| 4 | 7 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Liquid Wrench | 160/0 | 199 | Running | $53,075 |
| 5 | 9 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 155/0 | 199 | Running | $52,900 |
| 6 | 13 | #51 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Sacks & Sons Racing | 155/5 | 199 | Running | $44,695 |
| 7 | 17 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 146/0 | 198 | Running | $42,025 |
| 8 | 22 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 142/0 | 197 | Running | $34,275 |
| 9 | 38 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 138/0 | 197 | Running | $24,950 |
| 10 | 19 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 139/5 | 195 | Engine Failure | $33,415 |
| 11 | 24 | #90 | Ken Schrader * | Ford | Ultra-Seal | 130/0 | 195 | Running | $25,980 |
| 12 | 29 | #84 | Mike Alexander | Chevrolet | Sims Brothers Racing | 127/0 | 194 | Running | $19,800 |
| 13 | 26 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Superior Piping | 124/0 | 192 | Running | $18,305 |
| 14 | 25 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 121/0 | 192 | Running | $20,435 |
| 15 | 36 | #67 | Morgan Shepherd | Chrysler | Jim Peacock Dodge | 118/0 | 190 | Running | $15,300 |
| 16 | 20 | #95 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Native Tan | 115/0 | 188 | Oil Pump | $16,180 |
| 17 | 32 | #4 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Folgers | 112/0 | 185 | Transmission | $16,735 |
| 18 | 39 | #64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 109/0 | 182 | Running | $14,805 |
| 19 | 27 | #48 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Burger King | 106/0 | 178 | Accident | $14,975 |
| 20 | 40 | #31 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Gray Racing | 103/0 | 175 | Running | $11,210 |
| 21 | 37 | #17 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | Hesco/Mccord | 100/0 | 172 | Running | $13,000 |
| 22 | 11 | #1 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Pearah/Bernstein | 97/0 | 171 | Accident | $14,725 |
| 23 | 28 | #89 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Evinrude | 94/0 | 161 | Running | $10,845 |
| 24 | 21 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Ael Rentals | 91/0 | 156 | Clutch | $13,205 |
| 25 | 31 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 93/5 | 154 | Engine Failure | $18,735 |
| 26 | 10 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 90/5 | 124 | Engine Failure | $18,130 |
| 27 | 35 | #98 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | McCaig Racing | 82/0 | 103 | Rear End | $10,630 |
| 28 | 4 | #21 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 79/0 | 98 | Engine Failure | $19,270 |
| 29 | 12 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 76/0 | 91 | Engine Failure | $10,565 |
| 30 | 16 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Gilmore-Foyt Enterprises | 73/0 | 90 | Engine Failure | $10,010 |
| 31 | 5 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 70/0 | 84 | Engine Failure | $14,755 |
| 32 | 18 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 67/0 | 84 | Engine Failure | $17,150 |
| 33 | 34 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller | 69/5 | 82 | Engine Failure | $14,845 |
| 34 | 8 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 66/5 | 80 | Clutch | $18,040 |
| 35 | 33 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 58/0 | 66 | Accident | $9,220 |
| 36 | 2 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 60/5 | 62 | Engine Failure | $33,530 |
| 37 | 6 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 52/0 | 58 | Engine Failure | $15,625 |
| 38 | 15 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | 49/0 | 45 | Broken Cam Shaft | $9,670 |
| 39 | 23 | #10 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | Syracuse Classic | 46/0 | 44 | Engine Failure | $8,460 |
| 40 | 30 | #0 | Delma Cowart | Chevrolet | Heyward Grooms | 43/0 | 38 | Oil Leak | $7,900 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||