1985 NASCAR Coca-Cola Cup Series (Jayverse)
The 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Season was the 37th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 14th modern-era Cup series season. The season began on Sunday, February 10 and ended on Sunday, November 17.
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
There were 23 full-time teams in 1985.
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race Driver | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buick | Race Hill Farm Team | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Jake Elder |
| Stavola Brothers Racing | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | ||
| Chevrolet | Hamby Motorsports | 17 | Ken Ragan 6 | |
| Phil Parsons 14 | ||||
| Bosco Lowe 1 | ||||
| Lennie Pond 7 | ||||
| Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Harry Hyde | |
| Junior Johnson & Associates | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Jeff Hammond | |
| 12 | Neil Bonnett | Doug Richert | ||
| Mach 1 Racing | 33 | Harry Gant | Travis Carter | |
| Marcis Auto Racing | 71 | Dave Marcis | ||
| Richard Childress Racing | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kirk Shelmerdine | |
| Ford | Bud Moore Engineering | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore |
| Donlavey Racing | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | ||
| Langley Racing | 64 | Clark Dwyer | ||
| Melling Racing | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ernie Elliott | |
| Wood Brothers Racing | 7 | Kyle Petty | Leonard Wood | |
| Oldsmobile | Baker-Schiff Racing | 86 | Buddy Baker | |
| Hagan Racing | 44 | Terry Labonte | Dale Inman | |
| Pontiac | Blue Max Racing | 27 | Tim Richmond | Barry Dodson |
| Cliff Stewart Racing | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Darrell Bryant | |
| Curb Racing | 43 | Richard Petty | Mike Beam | |
| Means Racing | 52 | Jimmy Means | ||
| RahMoc Enterprises | 75 | Lake Speed | Bob Rahilly | |
| Buick 8
Chevrolet 1 Ford 4 |
Bobby Allison Motorsports | 22 | Bobby Allison | Reds Kagle |
| Chrysler 5
Dodge 1 Ford 22 |
Arrington Racing | 67 | Morgan Shepherd 1 | |
| Phil Good 1 | ||||
| Buddy Arrington 26 | Joey Arrington 26 |
Limited schedule
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race Driver | Crew Chief | Round(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buick | Bahre Racing | 23 | Dick May | 1 | |
| Booher Farms | 65 | Joe Booher | 1 | ||
| Ulrich Racing | D. K. Ulrich | 1 | |||
| Buck Baker Racing | 87 | Randy Baker | 3 | ||
| Stolarcyk Racing | Mike Stolarcyk | 1 | |||
| Cooper Racing | 80 | Edward Cooper | 1 | ||
| DiGard Motorsports | 22 | Bobby Allison | Robin Pemberton | 15 | |
| 77 | Greg Sacks | 13 | |||
| Edwards Racing | 32 | Jonathan Lee Edwards | 1 | ||
| 40 | 1 | ||||
| 41 | 1 | ||||
| Elliott Racing | 72 | Brent Elliott | Kermit Elliott | 4 | |
| Kieper Racing | 98 | Jim Bown | 1 | ||
| Newsom Racing | 20 | Rick Newsom | 4 | ||
| Osborne Racing | 16 | Bill Osborne | 2 | ||
| Petris Racing | 63 | Dale Perry | 1 | ||
| U.S. Racing | 6 | Jim Southard | 4 | ||
| Chevrolet 5
Buick 6 |
Wawak Racing | 74 | Bobby Wawak | 8 | |
| Chevrolet | Adcox Racing | 29 | Grant Adcox | 2 | |
| Anderson Racing | 08 | Craig Spetman | 2 | ||
| Bahre Racing | 23 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | ||
| Jim Hull | 1 | ||||
| Eldon Dotson | 1 | ||||
| Ball Racing | 99 | Connie Saylor | 6 | ||
| Blair Aiken | 2 | ||||
| Beahr Racing | 35 | Bud Hickey | 1 | ||
| Benfield Racing | 98 | Trevor Boys | 6 | ||
| Stoke Racing | Ron Esau | 1 | |||
| Kieper Racing | Jim Bown | 1 | |||
| Billy Matthews Racing | 09 | Dick Trickle | 2 | ||
| Bob Johnson Racing | 07 | Randy LaJoie | 2 | ||
| Bobby Hawkins Racing | 16 | Butch Lindley | 1 | ||
| Morgan Shepherd | 4 | ||||
| Boys Racing | 24 | Trevor Boys | 1 | ||
| Davis Racing | 06 | Joe Thurman | 1 | ||
| Freelander Motorsports | 18 | Tommy Ellis | 14 | ||
| Glen Steurer | 2 | ||||
| Hendrick Motorsports | 1 | Dick Brooks | 1 | ||
| Ellington Racing | Charles Poalillo | Runt Pittman | 1 | ||
| Davey Allison | 3 | ||||
| Pancho Carter | 1 | ||||
| Helen Rae Motorsports | 00 | Jody Ridley | 1 | ||
| Ed Sanger | 1 | ||||
| Phil Barkdoll | 2 | ||||
| Morgan Shepherd | 7 | ||||
| Sterling Marlin | 1 | ||||
| Heveron Racing | 10 | Doug Heveron | 1 | ||
| DiGard Motorsports | Greg Sacks | 1 | |||
| Gerhart Racing | 25 | Bobby Gerhart | 5 | ||
| Henley Gray Racing | 31 | Slick Johnson | 1 | ||
| Steve Gray | 1 | ||||
| 54 | Bobby Wawak | 1 | |||
| Goff Racing | 79 | Dick Skillen | 2 | ||
| H. L. Waters Racing | 0 | Delma Cowart | 6 | ||
| Hylton Racing | 48 | Lennie Pond | 4 | ||
| Don Hume (R) | 1 | ||||
| 49 | 6 | ||||
| James Hylton | 1 | ||||
| Greg Sacks | 3 | ||||
| Trevor Boys | 13 | ||||
| Lennie Pond | 1 | ||||
| Ron Esau | 1 | ||||
| Jackson Brothers Motorsports | 55 | Benny Parsons | Cliff Champion | 13 | |
| 66 | Phil Parsons | 13 | |||
| Lain Motorsports | 37 | Satch Worley | 1 | ||
| McCray Racing | 45 | Rick McCray | 2 | ||
| Morris Racing | Rick Baldwin | 1 | |||
| McDuffie Racing | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | 7 | ||
| Morgan-McClure Motorsports | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Tony Glover | 16 | |
| Newsom Racing | 20 | Rick Newsom | 5 | ||
| Paul Racing | 53 | Donny Paul | 2 | ||
| Scott Racing | Bill Scott | 3 | |||
| Jeff Hooker | 1 | ||||
| Ragan Racing | 77 | Davey Allison | Marvin Ragan | 2 | |
| Sacks & Sons | 51 | Greg Sacks | 4 | ||
| Cecil Gordon | 1 | ||||
| Sadler Brothers Racing | 95 | Sterling Marlin | 7 | ||
| Mike Alexander | 4 | ||||
| Schmitt Motorsports | 73 | Bill Schmitt | 2 | ||
| Steve Moore | 1 | ||||
| Shepherd Racing | 38 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | ||
| Sims Brothers Racing | 84 | Mike Alexander | 7 | ||
| Sonntag Racing | 65 | Joey Sonntag | 1 | ||
| Booher Farms | Joe Booher | 1 | |||
| Stoner Racing | 96 | Eldon Dotson | 1 | ||
| Terry Motorsports | 32 | Ruben Garcia | 2 | ||
| Tommy Houston | 1 | ||||
| U.S. Racing | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | 27 | ||
| Thomas Racing | 41 | Glenn Jarrett | 1 | ||
| Ronnie Thomas | 8 | ||||
| Williams Racing | 63 | Chuck Walton | 1 | ||
| Wawak Racing | 74 | Bobby Wawak | 6 | ||
| Rick Wilson | 1 | ||||
| Chrysler | Good Racing | 76 | Phil Good | 3 | |
| Rick Baldwin Racing | 04 | Rick Baldwin | 1 | ||
| MRE Racing | 93 | Maurice Randall | 5 | ||
| Palmer Racing | Norm Palmer | 1 | |||
| St. James Racing | 02 | St. James Davis | 1 | ||
| Dodge | Good Racing | 76 | Phil Good | 1 | |
| Ford | Beahr Racing | 35 | Dick May | 1 | |
| Morgan Shepherd | 1 | ||||
| Bowman Racing | 96 | Jerry Bowman | 5 | ||
| DiGard Motorsports | 10 | Ken Ragan | 1 | ||
| Jefferson Racing | 07 | Derrike Cope | 2 | ||
| McDuffie Racing | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | 3 | ||
| McKnight Racing | 83 | Sumner McKnight | 1 | ||
| Mitchell Racing | 31 | Chet Fillip | 1 | ||
| Pearson Racing | 21 | David Pearson | Leonard Wood | 12 | |
| Rick Wilson | 1 | ||||
| Petty Enterprises | 1 | Dick Brooks | 3 | ||
| Morgan Shepherd | 1 | ||||
| Ranier-Lundy Racing | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Waddell Wilson | 16 | |
| Spohn Racing | 05 | Dean Roper | 1 | ||
| Slick Johnson | 5 | ||||
| 51 | Doug Heveron | 1 | |||
| Slick Johnson | 1 | ||||
| Stahl Racing | 82 | Mark Stahl | 3 | ||
| Terry Motorsports | 32 | Alan Kulwicki | 2 | ||
| 38 | 3 | ||||
| Walker Enterprises | 68 | Mike Potter | 7 | ||
| Jimmy Walker | 1 | ||||
| Ed Baugess | 1 | ||||
| Wangerin Racing | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | 2 | ||
| Oldsmobile | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 14 | A. J. Foyt | 7 | |
| Earle Canavan Racing | 01 | Earle Canavan | 1 | ||
| KC Racing | 91 | John Krebs | 1 | ||
| Midgley Racing | 29 | Scott Autrey | Dick Midgley | 1 | |
| Williams Racing | 78 | Jim Robinson | 2 | ||
| Pontiac | Bahre Racing | 23 | Michael Waltrip | 5 | |
| Blue Max Racing | 72 | Sammy Swindell | 1 | ||
| Curb Racing | 42 | Tom Sneva | 2 | ||
| DiGard Motorsports | 10 | Dick Trickle | 1 | ||
| Francis Racing | 03 | Glenn Francis | 1 | ||
| H. B. Bailey Racing | 36 | H. B. Bailey | 2 | ||
| Leonard Racing | 85 | Tommie Crozier | 4 | ||
| McDuffie Racing | 0 | Jeff McDuffie | 1 | ||
| 70 | J. D. McDuffie | 18 | |||
| Mueller Brothers Racing | 89 | Jim Sauter | 3 | ||
| Nissen Racing | 59 | Bubba Nissen | |||
| Park Racing | 19 | Bob Park | 3 | ||
| Riley Racing | 60 | Bob Riley | 1 | ||
| Sosres Racing | 94 | John Soares Jr. | 2 | ||
| Smith Motorsports | 04 | Hershel McGriff | 2 |
Schedule
Bolding indicates the race was part of the Coca-Cola Cashpot