Official NASCAR Race Results
Geoffrey Bodine won the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Budweiser 500 at Dover International Speedway.
05-18-1986 | Budweiser 500 | Dover 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 | 3 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 180 | 500 | 85 | Running | 51,700 |
| 2 | 10 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 175 | 500 | 2 | Running | 29,150 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 170 | 499 | 57 | Running | 24,900 |
| 4 | 1 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 160 | 498 | 0 | Running | 18,875 |
| 5 | 6 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155 | 498 | 0 | Running | 18,975 |
| 6 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 150 | 494 | 0 | Running | 10,480 |
| 7 | 21 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 146 | 493 | 0 | Running | 14,800 |
| 8 | 20 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Miller American | 142 | 493 | 0 | Running | 9,065 |
| 9 | 11 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Eric Freedlander | 143 | 493 | 9 | Running | 4,100 |
| 10 | 16 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 134 | 493 | 0 | Running | 10,325 |
| 11 | 9 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 135 | 486 | 1 | Running | 5,165 |
| 12 | 17 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 132 | 479 | 2 | Running | 3,100 |
| 13 | 29 | 94 | Trevor Boys | Pontiac | Kodak | 124 | 473 | 0 | Running | 2,350 |
| 14 | 14 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 131 | 470 | 177 | Engine | 11,200 |
| 15 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 118 | 469 | 0 | Running | 6,055 |
| 16 | 28 | 48 | Jerry Cranmer | Chevrolet | Fleet Service | 0 | 467 | 0 | Running | 5,735 |
| 17 | 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 117 | 445 | 78 | Engine | 10,250 |
| 18 | 8 | 75 | Jody Ridley | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 109 | 444 | 0 | Crash | 5,475 |
| 19 | 12 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 106 | 432 | 0 | Running | 8,750 |
| 20 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture | 103 | 383 | 0 | Engine | 5,565 |
| 21 | 13 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Helen Rae | 105 | 361 | 2 | Steering | 4,855 |
| 22 | 26 | 80 | Gary Fedewa | Chevrolet | Coaches Ltd. | 97 | 334 | 0 | Engine | 1,600 |
| 23 | 24 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 94 | 317 | 0 | Overheating | 1,550 |
| 24 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Means Racing | 91 | 302 | 0 | Oil pressure | 4,545 |
| 25 | 33 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Buick | Vienna Inn | 88 | 260 | 0 | Overheating | 1,600 |
| 26 | 19 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 85 | 242 | 0 | Engine | 8,400 |
| 27 | 18 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac | Valvoline | 82 | 219 | 0 | Engine | 1,350 |
| 28 | 15 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 84 | 179 | 87 | Clutch | 8,330 |
| 29 | 32 | 96 | Jerry Bowman | Ford | Milford Fertilizer | 76 | 121 | 0 | Handling | 1,250 |
| 30 | 37 | 68 | Jerry Holden | Ford | Holden Racing | 0 | 100 | 0 | Brakes | 1,200 |
| 31 | 35 | 6 | Joe Booher | Chevrolet | U.S. Racing | 70 | 91 | 0 | Engine | 3,925 |
| 32 | 7 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | 67 | 85 | 0 | Engine | 3,865 |
| 33 | 34 | 88 | Mike Potter | Ford | Walker Enterprises | 64 | 73 | 0 | Engine | 1,050 |
| 34 | 27 | 64 | Rick Baldwin | Ford | Langley Racing | 0 | 39 | 0 | Engine | 3,755 |
| 35 | 22 | 17 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | K-Care | 58 | 26 | 0 | Engine | 3,635 |
| 36 | 36 | 03 | Howard Mark | Chevrolet | D & H Racing | 55 | 14 | 0 | Overheating | 875 |
| 37 | 30 | 38 | Joe Fields | Ford | Hanover Printing | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 875 |
Race Recap
- Date: 05-18-1986
- Track: Dover International Speedway
- Race: Budweiser 500
- Race #: 10
- Cars: 37
- Winner: Geoffrey Bodine
- Start Position: 3rd
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 115.009 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $308,675
- Cautions: 8
- Caution Laps: 67
- Lead Changes: 29
- Pole: 138.217 mph
