Official NASCAR Race Results
Tim Richmond won the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
08-31-1986 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway
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 | 1 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folger's | 185 | 367 | 168 | Running | 60,005 |
| 2 | 11 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 175 | 367 | 2 | Running | 31,500 |
| 3 | 14 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 170 | 367 | 8 | Running | 25,625 |
| 4 | 20 | 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 165 | 367 | 4 | Running | 11,125 |
| 5 | 10 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155 | 367 | 0 | Running | 21,055 |
| 6 | 15 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 150 | 367 | 0 | Running | 15,735 |
| 7 | 6 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Miller American | 146 | 367 | 0 | Running | 11,010 |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 147 | 367 | 162 | Running | 13,215 |
| 9 | 21 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 143 | 366 | 17 | Running | 15,735 |
| 10 | 8 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 134 | 366 | 0 | Running | 6,435 |
| 11 | 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | 130 | 364 | 0 | Running | 8,730 |
| 12 | 23 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 127 | 360 | 0 | Running | 5,390 |
| 13 | 22 | 75 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 124 | 356 | 0 | Running | 8,295 |
| 14 | 24 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 121 | 356 | 0 | Running | 11,070 |
| 15 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Means Racing | 118 | 354 | 0 | Running | 8,165 |
| 16 | 27 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 115 | 354 | 0 | Running | 5,605 |
| 17 | 35 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 117 | 352 | 1 | Running | 3,610 |
| 18 | 31 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Finky's | 109 | 350 | 0 | Running | 7,140 |
| 19 | 5 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 111 | 340 | 1 | Engine | 3,315 |
| 20 | 37 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 103 | 339 | 0 | Running | 7,030 |
| 21 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 100 | 337 | 0 | Running | 9,910 |
| 22 | 17 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Skoal | 97 | 326 | 0 | Engine | 2,810 |
| 23 | 16 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 94 | 316 | 0 | Running | 9,710 |
| 24 | 3 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 96 | 261 | 4 | Valve | 11,015 |
| 25 | 28 | 17 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | K-Care | 88 | 261 | 0 | Running | 5,825 |
| 26 | 34 | 64 | Connie Saylor | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 85 | 254 | 0 | Engine | 5,475 |
| 27 | 4 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 82 | 235 | 0 | Engine | 10,940 |
| 28 | 12 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | 79 | 232 | 0 | Overheating | 2,245 |
| 29 | 38 | 92 | Jonathan Lee Edwards | Chevrolet | Edwards Racing | 76 | 203 | 0 | Rear end | 2,155 |
| 30 | 26 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac | Valvoline | 73 | 177 | 0 | Engine | 2,100 |
| 31 | 9 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 70 | 167 | 0 | Transmission | 1,955 |
| 32 | 39 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Ford | Auto Bell Car Wash | 67 | 132 | 0 | Flagged | 1,895 |
| 33 | 30 | 54 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Gray Racing | 64 | 131 | 0 | Overheating | 1,840 |
| 34 | 33 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture / Winkle | 61 | 85 | 0 | Tie rod | 4,565 |
| 35 | 29 | 81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | 58 | 81 | 0 | Crash | 1,720 |
| 36 | 32 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 55 | 46 | 0 | Engine | 5,435 |
| 37 | 13 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 52 | 35 | 0 | Battery | 1,620 |
| 38 | 18 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 49 | 32 | 0 | Valve | 4,325 |
| 39 | 40 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Fleet Service | 46 | 29 | 0 | Engine | 4,260 |
| 40 | 19 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 43 | 6 | 0 | Crash | 3,470 |
Race Recap
- Date: 08-31-1986
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: Southern 500
- Race #: 21
- Cars: 40
- Winner: Tim Richmond
- Start Position: 1st
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 121.068 mph
- Distance: 501 miles
- Purse: $373,060
- Cautions: 12
- Caution Laps: 79
- Lead Changes: 16
- Pole: 158.489 mph


