Official NASCAR Race Results
Darrell Waltrip won the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Busch 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
08-23-1986 | Busch 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 185 | 500 | 179 | Running | 41,725 |
| 2 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 175 | 500 | 13 | Running | 21,350 |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 170 | 499 | 124 | Running | 17,025 |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 165 | 499 | 71 | Running | 12,800 |
| 5 | 11 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 155 | 499 | 0 | Running | 12,950 |
| 6 | 2 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folger's | 155 | 498 | 21 | Running | 7,680 |
| 7 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 146 | 497 | 0 | Running | 6,380 |
| 8 | 3 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 147 | 496 | 70 | Running | 8,350 |
| 9 | 19 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Miller American | 138 | 495 | 0 | Running | 5,610 |
| 10 | 17 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 139 | 494 | 2 | Running | 3,550 |
| 11 | 8 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 130 | 491 | 0 | Running | 9,000 |
| 12 | 20 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 127 | 488 | 0 | Running | 3,450 |
| 13 | 22 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 124 | 487 | 0 | Running | 1,700 |
| 14 | 12 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 121 | 484 | 0 | Running | 7,300 |
| 15 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | 123 | 484 | 1 | Running | 4,780 |
| 16 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 115 | 477 | 0 | Running | 4,370 |
| 17 | 18 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 112 | 476 | 0 | Running | 4,210 |
| 18 | 23 | 17 | Eddie Bierschwale | Oldsmobile | K-Care | 109 | 444 | 0 | Running | 4,050 |
| 19 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 106 | 425 | 0 | Running | 9,150 |
| 20 | 30 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Finky's | 103 | 409 | 0 | Running | 4,095 |
| 21 | 24 | 99 | Brad Teague | Chevrolet | Ball Racing | 100 | 318 | 0 | Brakes | 1,160 |
| 22 | 6 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 102 | 315 | 19 | Brakes | 4,110 |
| 23 | 4 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 94 | 250 | 0 | Crash | 7,910 |
| 24 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | J.D. McDuffie | 91 | 228 | 0 | Rear end | 3,280 |
| 25 | 13 | 81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | 88 | 215 | 0 | Rear end | 1,070 |
| 26 | 21 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | 85 | 111 | 0 | Crash | 1,050 |
| 27 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Hickory Log Barbecue | 82 | 70 | 0 | Axle | 3,210 |
| 28 | 27 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 79 | 69 | 0 | Crash | 4,680 |
| 29 | 28 | 98 | Dale Jarrett | Pontiac | Busch | 76 | 69 | 0 | Vibration | 990 |
| 30 | 15 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 73 | 9 | 0 | Engine | 6,670 |
Race Recap
- Date: 08-23-1986
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Busch 500
- Race #: 20
- Cars: 30
- Winner: Darrell Waltrip
- Start Position: 10th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 86.934 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $223,655
- Cautions: 6
- Caution Laps: 56
- Lead Changes: 15
- Pole: 114.665 mph
