| Teams 1986 Winston Western 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gunderman Racing | Mark Martin | Ford |
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Gary Smith | Hershel McGriff | Pontiac |
| 4 | Morgan McClure Motorsports | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile |
| 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | Geoffrey Bodine | 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 |
| 18 | Glen Steurer | Glen Steurer | Chevrolet |
| 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 |
| 28 | Jefferson Racing | Chad Little | Ford |
| 29 | Dick Midgley Racing | George Follmer | Chevrolet |
| 32 | Stoke Racing | Ruben Garcia, Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 33 | Mach 1 Racing | Harry Gant | Chevrolet |
| 35 | AK Motorsports | Alan Kulwicki | Ford |
| 38 | John Krebs | John Krebs | Oldsmobile |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | Pontiac |
| 44 | Hagan Racing | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile |
| 48 | Branch-Ragan Racing | Ron Esau | Chevrolet |
| 50 | Dingman Brothers Racing | Al Unser | Pontiac |
| 52 | Jimmy Means Racing | Jimmy Means | Pontiac |
| 55 | Jackson Brothers Motorsports | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile |
| 62 | Petris Racing | Terry Petris | Chevrolet |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Rick McCray | Ford |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | Ford |
| 71 | Marcis Auto Racing | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet |
| 73 | Schmitt Racing | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet |
| 74 | Wawak Racing | Jim Fitzgerald | Chevrolet |
| 75 | RahMoc Entrprises | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac |
| 78 | Lois Williams | Jim Robinson | Oldsmobile |
| 79 | Warren Razore | Derrike Cope | Ford |
| 88 | Baker-Schiff Racing | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Ken Schrader | Ford |
| 98 | Johnny Kieper | Jim Bown | Chevrolet |
| 99 | Stoke Racing | Ted Kennedy | Chevrolet |