Entry List
The official 1986 Busch 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Bristol Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Busch 500
Saturday, August 23rd, 1986
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 30
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 86.934
- Cautions: 6 for 56 laps
- Lead Changes: 15
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Oct 8, 1955 | 30 | Ford | Coors | Harry Melling |
| 2 | 98 | Dale Jarrett | Hickory, NC | Nov 26, 1956 | 29 | Pontiac | Busch | Mike Curb |
| 3 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | May 29, 1955 | 31 | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Junie Donlavey |
| 4 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 26 | Ford | 7-Eleven | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 5 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 23 | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | Chuck Rider |
| 6 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Oct 21, 1941 | 44 | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 7 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Sep 12, 1956 | 29 | Ford | Motorcraft | Bud Moore |
| 8 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Aug 14, 1956 | 30 | Pontiac | Alugard | Raymond Beadle |
| 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 29 | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan |
| 10 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | Bill Terry |
| 11 | 22 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers |
| 12 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers |
| 13 | 99 | Brad Teague | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Ball Racing | Ralph Ball |
| 14 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Ford | Pannill Knitting | Buddy Arrington |
| 15 | 81 | Chet Fillip | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Tom Mitchell |
| 16 | 6 | DK Ulrich | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Finky's | D.K. Ulrich |
| 17 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 35 | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress Racing |
| 18 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 39 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson |
| 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 45 | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | Dave Marcis |
| 20 | 17 | Eddie Bierschwale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Oldsmobile | K-Care | Roger Hamby |
| 21 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 37 | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 22 | 33 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham |
| 23 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Pontiac | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie |
| 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Pontiac | Hickory Log Barbecue | Jimmy Means |
| 25 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Oct 28, 1944 | 41 | Buick | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein |
| 26 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson |
| 27 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 28 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Jan 31, 1953 | 33 | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | Larry McClure |
| 29 | 25 | Tim Richmond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Folger's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 30 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | Eric Freedlander |