| 1986 Busch 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $223,655 | Race Date: | Aug 23, 1986 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 8.550 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 3m 55s | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 14 | Average Speed: | 86.934 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 56 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Geoffrey Bodine G. Bodine | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jeff Hammond | Crew Chief: | Gary Nelson | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 179 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 114.665 MPH | |||||
| Official 1986 Busch 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 179 |
| 2 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 175 | 500 | 13 |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 170 | 499 | 124 |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 165 | 499 | 71 |
| 5 | 11 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 155 | 499 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folgers | Running | | 155 | 498 | 21 |
| 7 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 146 | 497 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running |  | 147 | 496 | 70 |
| 9 | 19 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Running | | 138 | 495 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki (R) | Quincy's Steak House | Running |  | 139 | 494 | 2 |
| 11 | 8 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 130 | 491 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Running | | 127 | 488 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 23 | Michael Waltrip (R) | Hawaiian Punch | Running | | 124 | 487 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running | | 121 | 484 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Helen Rae Special | Running | | 123 | 484 | 1 |
| 16 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 115 | 477 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Quaker State | Running | | 112 | 476 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | 17 | Eddie Bierschwale | K Care | Running |  | 109 | 444 | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 106 | 425 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Finky's | Running | | 103 | 409 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 99 | Brad Teague | Ball Racing | Brakes | | 100 | 318 | 0 |
| 22 | 6 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Nationwise Auto Parts | Brakes | | 102 | 315 | 19 |
| 23 | 4 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Accident | | 94 | 250 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Winkle Motors | Rear Gear | | 91 | 228 | 0 |
| 25 | 13 | 81 | Chet Fillip (R) | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Rear Gear | | 88 | 215 | 0 |
| 26 | 21 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Accident | | 85 | 111 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Hickory Log Barbecue | Axle | | 82 | 70 | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Accident | | 79 | 69 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 98 | Dale Jarrett | Busch | Vibration | | 76 | 69 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Engine | | 73 | 9 | 0 |
