| 1986 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $373,060 | Race Date: | Aug 31, 1986 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 8m 45s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 | Average Speed: | 121.068 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 12 For 79 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tim Richmond T. Richmond | Driver: | Tim Richmond T. Richmond | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #25 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #25 Chevrolet | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 168 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 158.489 MPH | |||||
| Official 1986 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folgers | Running |  | 185 | 367 | 168 |
| 2 | 11 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running |  | 175 | 367 | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 170 | 367 | 8 |
| 4 | 20 | 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 165 | 367 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 367 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 150 | 367 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Running | | 146 | 367 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 147 | 367 | 162 |
| 9 | 21 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 143 | 366 | 17 |
| 10 | 8 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running | | 134 | 366 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Helen Rae Special | Running | | 130 | 364 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki (R) | Quincy's Steak House | Running | | 127 | 360 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 75 | Jim Sauter (R) | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running |  | 124 | 356 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 121 | 356 | 0 |
| 15 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Running | | 118 | 354 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 23 | Michael Waltrip (R) | Hawaiian Punch | Running | | 115 | 354 | 0 |
| 17 | 35 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | Running | | 117 | 352 | 1 |
| 18 | 31 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Finky's | Running | | 109 | 350 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Engine |  | 111 | 340 | 1 |
| 20 | 37 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 103 | 339 | 0 |
| 21 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 100 | 337 | 0 |
| 22 | 17 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal | Engine | | 97 | 326 | 0 |
| 23 | 16 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running | | 94 | 316 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Valves | | 96 | 261 | 4 |
| 25 | 28 | 17 | Eddie Bierschwale | K Care | Running | | 88 | 261 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 64 | Connie Saylor | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine | | 85 | 254 | 0 |
| 27 | 4 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 82 | 235 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Overheating | | 79 | 232 | 0 |
| 29 | 38 | 92 | Jonathan Lee Edwards (R) | Edwards Racing | Rear Gear | | 76 | 203 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Engine | | 73 | 177 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Transmission | | 70 | 167 | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Auto Bell Car Washes | Too Slow | | 67 | 132 | 0 |
| 33 | 30 | 54 | Donnie Allison | Gray Racing | Overheating | | 64 | 131 | 0 |
| 34 | 33 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture / Winkle | Suspension | | 61 | 85 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 81 | Chet Fillip (R) | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Accident | | 58 | 81 | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Engine | | 55 | 46 | 0 |
| 37 | 13 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Battery | | 52 | 35 | 0 |
| 38 | 18 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Quaker State | Valves | | 49 | 32 | 0 |
| 39 | 40 | 48 | James Hylton | Fleet Service | Engine | | 46 | 29 | 0 |
| 40 | 19 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | | 43 | 6 | 0 |
