| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Pepsi FireCracker 400 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| July 04, 1985 | Race 15 of 28 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 158.73 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 23.5 seconds | Time of Race: 02:31:12 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 19 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 26 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 9 | #10 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Gardner R&d | 180/5 | 160 | Running | $45,350 |
| 2 | 1 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 180/10 | 160 | Running | $41,900 |
| 3 | 19 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165/0 | 160 | Running | $26,100 |
| 4 | 13 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | 160/0 | 160 | Running | $16,730 |
| 5 | 10 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 160/5 | 160 | Running | $15,570 |
| 6 | 32 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Bull Frog Knits | 150/0 | 160 | Running | $12,475 |
| 7 | 3 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 146/0 | 160 | Running | $14,500 |
| 8 | 4 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 147/5 | 159 | Running | $16,550 |
| 9 | 18 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 138/0 | 159 | Running | $13,400 |
| 10 | 12 | #21 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 134/0 | 159 | Running | $6,150 |
| 11 | 20 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 135/5 | 159 | Running | $5,250 |
| 12 | 11 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 132/5 | 159 | Running | $11,100 |
| 13 | 34 | #84 | Mike Alexander | Chevrolet | Sims Brothers Racing | 124/0 | 159 | Running | $4,300 |
| 14 | 5 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 121/0 | 159 | Running | $12,250 |
| 15 | 25 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 118/0 | 159 | Running | $6,515 |
| 16 | 16 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Jim Peacock Leasing | 115/0 | 158 | Running | $7,155 |
| 17 | 17 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 112/0 | 157 | Running | $3,500 |
| 18 | 27 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 109/0 | 156 | Running | $9,800 |
| 19 | 36 | #17 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 111/5 | 155 | Running | $6,610 |
| 20 | 41 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Rumple Furniture Co. | 103/0 | 150 | Running | $6,425 |
| 21 | 21 | #90 | Ken Schrader * | Ford | Ultra-Seal | 100/0 | 148 | Engine Failure | $6,915 |
| 22 | 37 | #29 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Herb Adcox Chevrolet | 97/0 | 148 | Running | $2,750 |
| 23 | 30 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Ael Rentals | 94/0 | 132 | Running | $5,380 |
| 24 | 15 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal | 91/0 | 112 | Engine Failure | $10,975 |
| 25 | 31 | #64 | Clark Dwyer | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 88/0 | 86 | Engine Failure | $5,020 |
| 26 | 39 | #49 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Cleaner Hands | 85/0 | 84 | Ignition | $4,550 |
| 27 | 14 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal | 82/0 | 65 | Drive Shaft | $2,175 |
| 28 | 29 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 84/5 | 64 | Accident | $4,440 |
| 29 | 8 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 76/0 | 64 | Accident | $9,475 |
| 30 | 6 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 78/5 | 54 | Broken Axle | $1,875 |
| 31 | 35 | #6 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | Us Racing | 70/0 | 50 | Broken Valve | $4,080 |
| 32 | 26 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 67/0 | 43 | Engine Failure | $4,035 |
| 33 | 23 | #95 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Sadler Racing | 64/0 | 39 | Clutch | $1,775 |
| 34 | 28 | #75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 61/0 | 34 | Engine Failure | $3,250 |
| 35 | 7 | #4 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Folgers | 58/0 | 28 | Flywheel | $1,725 |
| 36 | 2 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 60/5 | 24 | Transmission | $2,500 |
| 37 | 40 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Superior Piping | 52/0 | 13 | Piston | $1,675 |
| 38 | 38 | #23 | Eldon Dotson | Chevrolet | Bahre/Stoner | 49/0 | 10 | Broken Valve | $1,675 |
| 39 | 33 | #00 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Motorsports | 46/0 | 6 | Accident | $1,625 |
| 40 | 22 | #99 | Connie Saylor | Chevrolet | Ball Racing | 43/0 | 6 | Accident | $1,600 |
| 41 | 24 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 40/0 | 2 | Engine Failure | $4,100 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||