| 1986 First Union 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $215,915 | Race Date: | Apr 20, 1986 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 40 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 2h 49m 40s | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 10 | Average Speed: | 88.408 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 70 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Geoffrey Bodine G. Bodine | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Gary Nelson | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 195 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 112.419 MPH | |||||
| Official 1986 First Union 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 195 |
| 2 | 14 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 102 |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 170 | 400 | 90 |
| 4 | 10 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 160 | 400 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Quaker State | Running |  | 155 | 400 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running | | 150 | 400 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 151 | 400 | 1 |
| 8 | 9 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 142 | 400 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 138 | 400 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running |  | 134 | 399 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 130 | 399 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folgers | Running | | 127 | 398 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Running | | 124 | 398 | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 121 | 398 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 75 | Jody Ridley | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running | | 118 | 397 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 17 | Doug Heveron | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running |  | 115 | 395 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Running | | 112 | 395 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki (R) | Quincy's Steak House | Running | | 109 | 395 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 48 | Morgan Shepherd | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 106 | 394 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Running | | 103 | 392 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 100 | 390 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 30 | Willy T. Ribbs | Red Roof Inns | Running | | 97 | 387 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 81 | Chet Fillip (R) | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Running | | 94 | 374 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 64 | Rick Baldwin (R) | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 0 | 354 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Helen Rae Special | Accident | | 88 | 346 | 0 |
| 26 | 24 | 23 | Michael Waltrip (R) | Hawaiian Punch | Engine | | 85 | 309 | 0 |
| 27 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Engine | | 87 | 256 | 1 |
| 28 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Accident | | 79 | 251 | 0 |
| 29 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 81 | 131 | 11 |
| 30 | 27 | 6 | Trevor Boys | US Racing | Accident | | 73 | 85 | 0 |
