| Teams 1986 Budweiser 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet |
| 3 | D&H Racing | Howard Mark | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet |
| 6 | US Racing | Joe Booher | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Wood Brothers Racing | Kyle Petty | Ford |
| 8 | Stavola Brothers Racing | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | 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 |
| 20 | Newsom Racing | Rick Newsom | Buick |
| 22 | Stavola Brothers Racing | Bobby Allison | Buick |
| 23 | Bahari Racing | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac |
| 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 |
| 38 | Beahr Racing | Joe Fields | Ford |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | Pontiac |
| 44 | Hagan Racing | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile |
| 48 | Hylton Engineering | Jerry Cranmer | Chevrolet |
| 52 | Jimmy Means Racing | Jimmy Means | Pontiac |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Rick Baldwin | Ford |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | Ford |
| 68 | Jerry Holden | Jerry Holden | Ford |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac |
| 71 | Marcis Auto Racing | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet |
| 75 | RahMoc Entrprises | Jody Ridley | Pontiac |
| 80 | Harold Burke | Gary Fedewa | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Walker Enterprises | Mike Potter | Ford |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Ken Schrader | Ford |
| 94 | C&M Motorsports | Trevor Boys | Pontiac |
| 96 | Jerry Bowman | Jerry Bowman | Ford |
| 98 | ThorSport Racing | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac |