| Teams 1986 Valleydale 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Morgan McClure Motorsports | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile |
| 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet |
| 6 | US Racing | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Wood Brothers Racing | Kyle Petty | Ford |
| 8 | Stavola Brothers Racing | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Pontiac |
| 8 | Throop Motorsports | Butch Miller | Buick |
| 9 | Melling Racing | Bill Elliott | Ford |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Associates | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Junior Johnson and Associates | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Ricky Rudd | Ford |
| 17 | Hamby Racing | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Freelander Racing | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet |
| 22 | Stavola Brothers Racing | Bobby Allison | Buick |
| 23 | Bahari Racing | Michael Waltrip | Buick |
| 25 | Hendrick Motorsports | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet |
| 26 | King Racing | Joe Ruttman | Buick |
| 27 | Blue Max Racing | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac |
| 33 | Mach 1 Racing | Harry Gant | Chevrolet |
| 35 | AK Motorsports | Alan Kulwicki | Ford |
| 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | Pontiac |
| 44 | Hagan Racing | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Morgan Shepherd | Ford |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | Ford |
| 71 | Marcis Auto Racing | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet |
| 75 | RahMoc Entrprises | Jody Ridley | Pontiac |
| 81 | Circle Bar Racing | Chet Fillip | Ford |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Ken Schrader | Ford |
| 94 | C&M Motorsports | Eddie Bierschwale | Pontiac |
| 95 | Sadler Brothers Racing | Davey Allison | Chevrolet |
| 98 | ThorSport Racing | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac |