| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 28 in the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 1985 Daytona 500 program cover | |||
| Date | February 17, 1985 | ||
| Location |
Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather |
Temperatures of 73 °F (23 °C); wind speeds of 14 mph (23 km/h)[2] | ||
| Average speed | 172.265 mph (277.234 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Melling Racing | |
| Qualifying race winners | |||
| Duel 1 Winner | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
| Duel 2 Winner | Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
| Laps | 136 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers |
Host: Chris Economaki Lap-by-lap: Ken Squier Driver analyst: David Hobbs Driver analyst: Ned Jarrett Pit reporter: Chris Economaki Pit reporter: Mike Joy | ||
| Nielsen Ratings |
8.3/23 (9.8 million viewers) | ||
The 1985 Daytona 500, the 27th running of the event, was held on February 17, 1985, at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Florida.
- ^ "1985 Daytona 500". Racing-Reference. 17 February 1985. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ "Weather of the 1985 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2013.