Official NASCAR Race Results
Rusty Wallace won the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Valleydale 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
04-06-1986 | Valleydale 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 | 14 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 185 | 500 | 174 | Running | 34,760 |
| 2 | 8 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 170 | 500 | 0 | Running | 20,125 |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 170 | 500 | 84 | Running | 17,825 |
| 4 | 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 160 | 499 | 0 | Running | 11,770 |
| 5 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 155 | 499 | 0 | Running | 12,050 |
| 6 | 10 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 155 | 499 | 2 | Running | 2,900 |
| 7 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 151 | 498 | 47 | Running | 8,250 |
| 8 | 3 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folger's | 142 | 498 | 0 | Running | 2,550 |
| 9 | 17 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 138 | 497 | 0 | Running | 7,750 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 139 | 497 | 106 | Running | 10,650 |
| 11 | 28 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Eric Freedlander | 130 | 496 | 0 | Running | 1,750 |
| 12 | 13 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Bewley Oldsmobile | 127 | 494 | 0 | Running | 2,100 |
| 13 | 20 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 124 | 492 | 0 | Running | 5,130 |
| 14 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 121 | 491 | 0 | Running | 4,760 |
| 15 | 22 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 118 | 483 | 0 | Running | 2,000 |
| 16 | 21 | 08 | Butch Miller | Buick | Miller Racing | 0 | 482 | 0 | Running | 1,260 |
| 17 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knits | 112 | 477 | 0 | Running | 4,370 |
| 18 | 32 | 6 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | U.S. Racing | 109 | 466 | 0 | Running | 4,260 |
| 19 | 9 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 106 | 443 | 0 | Running | 1,140 |
| 20 | 29 | 95 | Davey Allison | Chevrolet | Sadler Racing | 103 | 441 | 0 | Running | 1,350 |
| 21 | 23 | 17 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 100 | 351 | 0 | Engine | 4,030 |
| 22 | 25 | 81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | 97 | 319 | 0 | Engine | 1,020 |
| 23 | 19 | 75 | Jody Ridley | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 94 | 256 | 0 | Engine | 3,840 |
| 24 | 1 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 96 | 238 | 23 | Engine | 8,640 |
| 25 | 26 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac | Valvoline | 88 | 183 | 0 | Axle | 3,750 |
| 26 | 27 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Thomas Racing | 85 | 157 | 0 | Crash | 1,370 |
| 27 | 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Helen Rae | 82 | 103 | 0 | Crash | 3,480 |
| 28 | 16 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Miller American | 84 | 103 | 1 | Crash | 3,790 |
| 29 | 18 | 94 | Eddie Bierschwale | Pontiac | Kodak Film | 76 | 102 | 0 | Crash | 780 |
| 30 | 2 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 78 | 74 | 63 | Crash | 8,350 |
| 31 | 30 | 64 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 70 | 22 | 0 | Engine | 2,940 |
| 32 | 24 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | Buick | Hawaiian Punch | 67 | 22 | 0 | Engine | 750 |
Race Recap
- Date: 04-06-1986
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Valleydale 500
- Race #: 5
- Cars: 32
- Winner: Rusty Wallace
- Start Position: 14th
- Car Make: Pontiac
- Avg Speed: 89.747 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $199,490
- Cautions: 7
- Caution Laps: 56
- Lead Changes: 14
- Pole: 114.850 mph
