| 1986 Motorcraft 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $374,605 | Race Date: | Mar 16, 1986 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .290 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 46m 41s | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 132.126 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 56 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Morgan Shepherd M. Shepherd | Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #47 Buick | Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Mason Mitchell Motorsports | Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 97 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 170.713 MPH | |||||
| Official 1986 Motorcraft 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Race Hill Farm | Running |  | 180 | 328 | 97 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 180 | 328 | 168 |
| 3 | 12 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running |  | 165 | 328 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 165 | 328 | 6 |
| 5 | 5 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 160 | 328 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Running | | 150 | 328 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folgers | Running | | 151 | 328 | 19 |
| 8 | 7 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running |  | 142 | 327 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running | | 138 | 327 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 134 | 327 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 135 | 327 | 2 |
| 12 | 10 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 132 | 326 | 34 |
| 13 | 42 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Running | | 124 | 326 | 0 |
| 14 | 32 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki (R) | Quincy's Steak House | Running | | 121 | 325 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Running | | 118 | 325 | 0 |
| 16 | 41 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Running | | 115 | 324 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Copenhagen | Running | | 112 | 322 | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 109 | 322 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 23 | Michael Waltrip (R) | Hawaiian Punch | Running | | 106 | 319 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ray Mar Realty | Running | | 103 | 317 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Accident | | 100 | 314 | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running | | 97 | 313 | 0 |
| 23 | 40 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Running | | 94 | 308 | 0 |
| 24 | 39 | 6 | Trevor Boys | US Racing | Running | | 91 | 303 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 10 | Greg Sacks | TRW | Running | | 88 | 301 | 0 |
| 26 | 23 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 85 | 301 | 0 |
| 27 | 6 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Oil Line | | 82 | 300 | 0 |
| 28 | 38 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 79 | 289 | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | 57 | Jody Ridley | Nationwise Auto Parts | Valves | | 76 | 268 | 0 |
| 30 | 37 | 54 | Eddie Bierschwale | Johnson Racing | Accident | | 73 | 261 | 0 |
| 31 | 30 | 2 | Kirk Bryant | Spectrum Furniture | Accident | | 70 | 254 | 0 |
| 32 | 9 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Valves | | 67 | 220 | 0 |
| 33 | 26 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Helen Rae Special | Engine | | 64 | 219 | 0 |
| 34 | 19 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Accident | | 61 | 206 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 17 | Doug Heveron | ProTecta Liner | Running | | 58 | 182 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 81 | Chet Fillip (R) | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Valves | | 55 | 175 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | Steering | | 52 | 174 | 0 |
| 38 | 29 | 64 | Pancho Carter (R) | K Care | Clutch | | 49 | 157 | 0 |
| 39 | 13 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Valves | | 46 | 149 | 0 |
| 40 | 25 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Clutch | | 43 | 140 | 0 |
| 41 | 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Accident | | 40 | 82 | 0 |
| 42 | 28 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Quaker State | Engine | | 37 | 33 | 0 |
