1985 Pepsi Firecracker 400

Race 15 of 28

Daytona
160 laps
Time of race: 2:31:12
Average speed of winner: 158.730 mph
Margin of victory: 23.5 sec.
Lead changes: 19 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 26 laps
Lap leaders: Elliott 1-12, Yarborough 13-15, Elliott 16-23, Yarborough 24, Pond 25-26, Elliott 27-44, Sacks 45-46, Foyt 47, Labonte 48-49, Richmond 50, Elliott 51-65, K. Petty 66, Bonnett 67-73, Elliott 74-78, B. Parsons 79-83, K. Petty 84, Elliott 85-99, Sacks 100-121, Elliott 122-151, Sacks 152-160

Race notes: Only win for Greg Sacks. Finale for Eldon Dotson.

Video links: Highlights (Part 1), Highlights (Part 2), Highlights (Part 3)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	9	Greg Sacks	10	Gardner R&D	Chevrolet	DiGard	Nelson		160	3	33	running	45350	180
2	1	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott	201.523	160	7	103	running	41900	180
3	19	Darrell Waltrip	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond		160	0	0	running	26100	165
4	13	Ron Bouchard	47	Valvoline	Buick	Jack Beebe	Elder		160	0	0	running	16730	160
5	10	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		160	2	2	running	15570	160
6	32	Buddy Baker	88	Bull Frog Knits	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			160	0	0	running	12475	150
7	3	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Moore		160	0	0	running	14500	146
8	4	Terry Labonte	44	Piedmont Airlines	Chevrolet	Hagan	Inman		159	1	2	running	16550	147
9	18	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		159	0	0	running	13400	138
10	12	David Pearson	21	Chattanooga Chew	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		159	0	0	running	6150	134
11	20	Benny Parsons	55	Copenhagen	Chevrolet	Jackson Brothers	Champion		159	1	5	running	5250	135
12	11	Neil Bonnett	12	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Richert		159	1	7	running	11100	132
13	34	Mike Alexander	84	Sims Brothers Racing	Chevrolet	Sims Brothers			159	0	0	running	4300	124
14	5	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		159	0	0	running	12250	121
15	25	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Trap Rock Industries	Chevrolet	Stavola Brothers			159	0	0	running	6515	118
16	16	Buddy Arrington	67	Jim Peacock Leasing	Ford	Arrington			158	0	0	running	7155	115
17	17	Tommy Ellis	18	Freedlander Financial	Chevrolet	Freedlander			157	0	0	running	3500	112
18	27	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	DiGard	Pemberton		156	0	0	running	9800	109
19	36	Lennie Pond	17	Hesco Exhaust Systems	Chevrolet	Hamby			155	1	2	running	6610	111
20	41	J.D. McDuffie	70	Rumple Furniture Co.	Chevrolet	McDuffie			150	0	0	running	6425	103
21	21	Ken Schrader	90	Ultra-Seal	Ford	Donlavey			148	0	0	engine	6915	100
22	37	Grant Adcox	29	Herb Adcox Chevrolet	Chevrolet	Adcox			148	0	0	running	2750	97
23	30	Dave Marcis	71	AEL Rentals	Chevrolet	Marcis			132	0	0	running	5380	94
24	15	Harry Gant	33	Skoal	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		112	0	0	engine	10975	91
25	31	Clark Dwyer	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			86	0	0	engine	5020	88
26	39	Trevor Boys	49	Cleaner Hands	Chevrolet	Hylton			84	0	0	ignition	4550	85
27	14	Phil Parsons	66	Skoal	Chevrolet	Jackson Brothers			65	0	0	drive shaft	2175	82
28	29	Tim Richmond	27	Old Milwaukee	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		64	1	1	accident	4440	84
29	8	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Curb	Beam		64	0	0	accident	9475	76
30	6	A.J. Foyt	14	Copenhagen	Oldsmobile	Foyt			54	1	1	axle	1875	78
31	35	Eddie Bierschwale	6	U.S. Racing	Chevrolet	Ulrich			50	0	0	valve	4080	70
32	26	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Chevrolet	Means			43	0	0	engine	4035	67
33	23	Sterling Marlin	95	Sadler Racing	Chevrolet	Sadler Brothers			39	0	0	clutch	1775	64
34	28	Lake Speed	75	Nationwise Auto Parts	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		34	0	0	engine	3250	61
35	7	Joe Ruttman	4	Folgers	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover		28	0	0	flywheel	1725	58
36	2	Cale Yarborough	28	Hardee's	Ford	Ranier	Wilson		24	2	4	transmission	2500	60
37	40	Bobby Wawak	74	Superior Piping	Chevrolet	Wawak			13	0	0	piston	1675	52
38	38	Eldon Dotson	23	Bahre/Stoner	Chevrolet	Bahre			10	0	0	valve	1675	49
39	33	Morgan Shepherd	00	Helen Rae Motorsports	Chevrolet	Helen Rae Smith			6	0	0	accident	1625	46
40	22	Connie Saylor	99	Ball Racing	Chevrolet	Ball			6	0	0	accident	1600	43
41	24	Rusty Wallace	2	Alugard	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			2	0	0	engine	4100	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bill Elliott	2306	15	6	7	8	10
2	Darrell Waltrip	2205	15	4	1	9	10
3	Terry Labonte	2138	15	2	1	5	11
4	Geoff Bodine	2121	15	0	0	5	7
5	Ricky Rudd	2110	15	0	0	8	11
6	Neil Bonnett	2060	15	1	2	5	9
7	Kyle Petty	2051	15	0	0	5	7
8	Bobby Allison	2048	15	0	0	6	9
9	Harry Gant	2024	15	1	1	7	8
10	Lake Speed	1853	15	0	0	2	9
11	Tim Richmond	1816	15	0	0	2	7
12	Dale Earnhardt	1795	15	0	2	4	8
13	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1757	15	0	0	0	3
14	Rusty Wallace	1633	15	0	0	2	6
15	Ken Schrader	1604	15	0	0	0	3
16	Dave Marcis	1587	15	0	0	0	4
17	Buddy Baker	1584	15	0	0	2	5
18	Richard Petty	1556	15	0	0	0	5
19	Ron Bouchard	1539	15	0	0	2	3
20	Clark Dwyer	1461	15	0	0	0	0
21	Phil Parsons	1405	15	0	0	0	2
22	Jimmy Means	1392	15	0	0	0	0
23	Buddy Arrington	1342	13	0	0	0	0
24	Eddie Bierschwale	1210	13	0	0	0	0
25	J.D. McDuffie	1118	14	0	0	0	0