1985 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1985 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 28 races across 14 tracks, with 9 different drivers reaching victory lane. Darrell Waltrip captured the championship driving a Chevrolet.

Total Races

Different Winners

Darrell Waltrip

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Ford: 14, Chevrolet: 14

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	40
2	Miller High Life 400	Richmond Raceway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	30
3	Carolina 500	Rockingham Speedway	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet	40
4	Coca-Cola 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	41
5	Valleydale 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	30
6	Transouth 500	Darlington Raceway	Bill Elliott	Ford	40
7	Northwestern Bank 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet	30
8	Sovran Bank 500	Martinsville Speedway	Harry Gant	Chevrolet	30
9	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	39
10	Budweiser 500	Dover International Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	32
11	Coca-Cola World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	42
12	Budweiser 400	Riverside International Raceway	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	42
13	Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500	Pocono Raceway	Bill Elliott	Ford	40
14	Miller 400	Michigan International Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	37
15	Pepsi Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Greg Sacks	Chevrolet	41
16	Summer 500	Pocono Raceway	Bill Elliott	Ford	40
17	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Cale Yarborough	Ford	42
18	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	40
19	Busch 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	31
20	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Bill Elliott	Ford	40
21	Wrangler Sanforset 400	Richmond Raceway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	30
22	Delaware 500	Dover International Speedway	Harry Gant	Chevrolet	39
23	Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	31
24	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Harry Gant	Chevrolet	31
25	Miller 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Ford	42
26	Nationwise 500	Rockingham Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	40
27	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	42
28	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Ricky Rudd	Ford	41

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Bill Elliott	11	16	18	28	8.7
2	Dale Earnhardt	4	10	16	28	14.7
3	Darrell Waltrip ★	3	18	21	28	7.3
4	Harry Gant	3	14	19	28	10.0
5	Neil Bonnett	2	11	18	28	10.6
6	Cale Yarborough	2	6	7	16	18.6
7	Ricky Rudd	1	13	19	28	10.5
8	Terry Labonte	1	8	17	28	13.1
9	Greg Sacks	1	1	5	20	19.6
10	Geoffrey Bodine	0	10	14	28	10.9
11	Kyle Petty	0	7	12	28	13.7
12	Bobby Allison	0	7	11	28	16.6
13	Ron Bouchard	0	5	12	28	16.6
14	Tim Richmond	0	3	13	28	15.3
15	Lake Speed	0	2	14	28	13.4
16	Buddy Baker	0	2	7	28	19.3
17	Rusty Wallace	0	2	8	28	20.6
18	Richard Petty	0	1	13	28	17.9
19	Benny Parsons	0	1	6	14	21.3
20	Joe Ruttman	0	1	4	16	22.6
21	Morgan Shepherd	0	1	2	16	25.4
22	A.J. Foyt	0	1	1	7	28.0
23	Glen Steurer	0	0	0	2	11.0
24	Jim Robinson	0	0	0	2	12.5
25	Randy LaJoie	0	0	0	1	14.0
26	Bob Riley	0	0	0	1	14.0
27	Sumner McKnight	0	0	0	1	14.0
28	Bosco Lowe	0	0	0	1	17.0
29	Derrike Cope	0	0	0	2	17.0
30	Bobby Hillin Jr.	0	0	5	28	17.8