Official NASCAR Race Results
Tim Richmond won the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
07-04-1986 | Firecracker 400 | Daytona International 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 | 9 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folger's | 180 | 160 | 18 | Running | 58,655 |
| 2 | 21 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 175 | 160 | 6 | Running | 37,700 |
| 3 | 8 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Miller American | 165 | 160 | 0 | Running | 24,545 |
| 4 | 23 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165 | 160 | 2 | Running | 24,750 |
| 5 | 13 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 160 | 160 | 4 | Running | 19,725 |
| 6 | 33 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 150 | 160 | 0 | Running | 17,200 |
| 7 | 29 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 146 | 160 | 0 | Running | 12,300 |
| 8 | 12 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 142 | 160 | 0 | Running | 14,150 |
| 9 | 11 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Skoal | 138 | 160 | 0 | Running | 7,600 |
| 10 | 32 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 134 | 160 | 0 | Running | 7,600 |
| 11 | 17 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 135 | 160 | 1 | Running | 13,515 |
| 12 | 38 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 127 | 160 | 0 | Running | 9,845 |
| 13 | 22 | 75 | Jody Ridley | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 124 | 160 | 0 | Running | 8,615 |
| 14 | 3 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 126 | 160 | 31 | Running | 6,645 |
| 15 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 123 | 159 | 3 | Running | 11,580 |
| 16 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 120 | 159 | 1 | Running | 13,675 |
| 17 | 1 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 117 | 159 | 5 | Running | 6,975 |
| 18 | 39 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 109 | 159 | 0 | Running | 3,520 |
| 19 | 14 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 106 | 159 | 0 | Running | 10,320 |
| 20 | 30 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | Helen Rae Special | 103 | 159 | 0 | Running | 8,455 |
| 21 | 25 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | 100 | 158 | 0 | Running | 3,045 |
| 22 | 19 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 97 | 156 | 0 | Running | 6,595 |
| 23 | 41 | 6 | Jim Sauter | Chevrolet | Finky's | 0 | 155 | 0 | Running | 6,210 |
| 24 | 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Means Racing | 96 | 155 | 1 | Running | 5,950 |
| 25 | 35 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 88 | 154 | 0 | Running | 5,790 |
| 26 | 40 | 29 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Herb Adcox | 85 | 154 | 0 | Running | 2,195 |
| 27 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 92 | 151 | 69 | Crash | 14,895 |
| 28 | 27 | 17 | Pancho Carter | Chevrolet | K-Care | 79 | 150 | 0 | Running | 5,100 |
| 29 | 18 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 81 | 147 | 16 | Engine | 9,995 |
| 30 | 42 | 64 | Connie Saylor | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 0 | 145 | 0 | Crash | 4,860 |
| 31 | 26 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 70 | 143 | 0 | Engine | 10,645 |
| 32 | 20 | 2 | Rodney Combs | Chevrolet | Solder Seal / Gunk | 67 | 130 | 0 | Brakes | 2,020 |
| 33 | 34 | 0 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | Heyward Grooms Construction | 69 | 106 | 1 | Clutch | 2,045 |
| 34 | 28 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | 61 | 92 | 0 | Transmission | 1,970 |
| 35 | 31 | 54 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | Systems Support | 58 | 83 | 0 | Engine | 1,945 |
| 36 | 4 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 60 | 78 | 2 | Engine | 2,120 |
| 37 | 7 | 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 52 | 50 | 0 | Handling | 1,895 |
| 38 | 10 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 49 | 33 | 0 | Engine | 2,625 |
| 39 | 36 | 10 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | TRW | 46 | 33 | 0 | Crash | 1,845 |
| 40 | 24 | 81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | 43 | 14 | 0 | Crash | 1,870 |
| 41 | 16 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac | Valvoline | 40 | 13 | 0 | Crash | 1,820 |
| 42 | 15 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 37 | 2 | 0 | Engine | 1,820 |
Race Recap
- Date: 07-04-1986
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Firecracker 400
- Race #: 15
- Cars: 42
- Winner: Tim Richmond
- Start Position: 9th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 131.916 mph
- Distance: 400 miles
- Purse: $414,625
- Cautions: 8
- Caution Laps: 58
- Lead Changes: 32
- Pole: 203.519 mph


