1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Lineup
#00 Chevrolet: Phil Barkdoll
Part-time
#05 Ford: Slick Johnson
Part-time
#07 Chevrolet: Randy LaJoie
LaJoie will run a few races in his own car.
#0 Chevrolet: Delma Cowart
Cowart will only run superspeedway races.
#1 Petty Enterprises Ford: Dick Brooks
Only runs in a few of the races in the earlier part of the season before shutting down. Maurice Petty can't find sponsorship so this is the end of this historic team.
#2 Cliff Stewart Racing ALUGARD Pontiac: Rusty Wallace
The team loses it's Gatorade sponsorship, so they re-brand for 1985. 84 Rookie of the year Rusty Wallace returns.
#3 Richard Childress Racing Wrangler Jeans Chevrolet: Dale Earnhardt
Earnhardt continues looking for a second championship. Hoping to win it in 1985.
#4 Morgan McClure Folgers Chevrolet: Joe Ruttman
Ruttman joins the Morgan McClure team in 1985 and the team picks up Folgers Coffee as sponsor. Will compete part-time.
#5 Hendrick Motorsports Levi Garrett Chevrolet: Geoff Bodine
This team picks up Levi Garrett smokeless tobacco as the new sponsor on the #5.
#6 U.S. Racing Chevrolet: Eddie Bierschwale
Bierschwale is competing for Rookie of the year.
#7 Wood Brothers Racing 7-Eleven Ford: Kyle Petty
Kyle Petty moves to the Wood Brothers and brings his sponsorship with him. This is the first time the team doesn't use the #21. Kyle appears in Ford ads saying, "That's Incredible".
#8 Stavola Brothers Racing Chevrolet: Bobby Hillin Jr.
#9 Melling Racing Coors Ford: Bill Elliott
#10 (DiGard) Chevrolet: Doug Heveron/ Greg Sacks
Heveron runs this as his own car in the Daytona 500. By the Pepsi Firecracker 400, Greg Sacks is driving this as a DiGard R&D car.
#11 Junior Johnson and Associates Budweiser/Bud Light/KFC Chevrolet: Darrell Waltrip
Anheuser-Busch diversifies it's sponsorship on the #11 and #12 cars. Waltrip gets Bud Light as a secondary sponsor. KFC is only an associate sponsor.
#12 Junior Johnson and Associates Busch Beer/KFC Chevrolet: Neil Bonnett
Busch is now on the #12 car as part of Anheuser-Busch's sponsorship plan. Busch returns to a Junior Johnson car since Cale Yarborough drove the #11 in 1980.
#14 Gilmore Oldsmobile: A.J. Foyt
Will run part-time, mostly in the bigger events.
#15 Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft Ford: Ricky Rudd
Rudd returns for his fourth season with the Bud Moore team. Motorcraft returns for its second season as sponsor.
#17 Roger Hamby Skoal Bandit/ other sponsors Chevrolet: Phil Parsons/Ken Ragan/Lennie Pond
Phil Parsons will drive this car when his brother and the Jackson Brothers team don't race. The other two compete in various rounds throughout the season.
#18 Freelander Chevrolet: Tommy Ellis
Part-time
#20 Chevrolet: Rick Newsome
Part-time
#21 Chattanooga Chew Chevrolet/Ford: David Pearson
Pearson will run a Chevrolet when racing for Hoss Ellington. He will run a Ford when he drives this car for himself.
#22 Miller High Life Buick: Bobby Allison
Allison starts the year at DiGard before leaving to run the car by himself.
#23 Dick Bahre Pontiac: Michael Waltrip/Dick May
Waltrip will run part-time in this car. Possibly could go full-time next season. Dick May drives this too.
#25 Chevrolet: Bobby Gerhart
Part-time
#27 Blue Maxx Racing Old Milwaukee Pontiac: Tim Richmond
#28 Harry Rainer Hardees Ford: Cale Yarborough
The Harry Rainer team switches from Chevrolet to Ford in 1985. Will run part-time.
#29 Chevrolet: Grant Adcox
Part-time
#33 Mach 1 Racing Skoal Bandit Chevrolet: Harry Gant
#36 Pontiac: H.B. Bailey
Part-time
#41 Chevrolet: Ronnie Thomas
Part-time
#42 Chevrolet: Terry Schoonover
Schoonover will compete for Rookie of the year in his own car.
#43 Curb Racing STP Pontiac: Richard Petty
#44 Billy Hagan Piedmont Airlines Chevrolet: Terry Labonte
Reigning champion
#47 RACE Hill Farm Valvoline Buick: Ron Bouchard
Valvoline joins this team in 1985.
#48 James Hylton Chevrolet: Lennie Pond/ various drivers.
#49 James Hylton Chevrolet: Don Hume/Trevor Boys/Greg Sacks
Hume tries to compete for Rookie of the year but is released. Boys drives this car after being released from the #98 car.
#51 Chevrolet: Greg Sacks/ Doug Heveron
Sacks drives this car until he and his dad can't fund it anymore. Doug Heveron runs this car in the Summer 500 as his own car.
#52 Pontiac: Jimmy Means
#55 Jackson Brothers Copenhagen Chevrolet: Benny Parsons
Part-time
#64 Elmo Langley Ford: Clark Dwyer
#66 Jackson Brothers Skoal Bandit Chevrolet: Phil Parsons
Drives this car when Benny and the Jackson Brothers compete.
#67 Ford: Buddy Arrington
Arrington is now driving Fords because NASCAR has banned the Dodge Mirada/ Chrysler Imperial due to no factory support.
#68 Ford: Mike Potter
Part-time
#70 Pontiac: J.D. McDuffie
#71 Chevrolet: Dave Marcis
Marcis returns to his team for 1985 having races at the RahMoc team the previous season.
#74 Chevrolet: Bobby Wawak
#75 RahMoc Nationwise Auto Parts Pontiac: Lake Speed
Speed joins the RahMoc team in 1985.
#76 Unocal 76 Pontiac: Morgan Shepherd
Shepherd is in his third and final season with this team.
#77 DiGard Miller High Life Buick: Greg Sacks
Sacks takes over Bobby Allison's former car which is re-numbered 77
#84 Chevrolet: Mike Alexander
Part-time
#87 Buick: Randy Baker
Buddy Baker's little brother makes part-time starts in this car.
#88 Auto Shack Oldsmobile: Buddy Baker
Baker starts his own team in 1985.
#89 Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac: Jim Sauter
Part-time
#90 Junie Donlavey Sunny King Ford: Ken Schrader
Schrader will compete for Rookie of the year.
#95 Sadler Brothers Chevrolet: Sterling Marlin
Part-time
#96 Ford: Jerry Bowman
Part-time
#98 Benfield Racing Chevrolet: Trevor Boys
The team loses the Levi Garrett sponsorship and eventually shuts down. Trevor Boys then returns to James Hylton's team.
#99 Chevrolet: Connie Saylor
Part-time