Entry List
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
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Oct 8, 1955 | 68 | Ford | Coors | Harry Melling | |
| 2 | 98 | Dale Jarrett | Hickory, NC | Nov 26, 1956 | 67 | Pontiac | Busch | Mike Curb | |
| 3 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | May 29, 1955 | 69 | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Junie Donlavey | |
| 4 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 64 | Ford | 7-Eleven | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| 5 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 61 | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | Chuck Rider | |
| 6 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Oct 21, 1941 | 82 | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | RahMoc Enterprises | |
| 7 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Sep 12, 1956 | 68 | Ford | Motorcraft | Bud Moore | |
| 8 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Aug 14, 1956 | 68 | Pontiac | Alugard | Raymond Beadle | |
| 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 67 | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan | |
| 10 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | Bill Terry | |
| 11 | 22 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | |
| 12 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | |
| 13 | 99 | Brad Teague | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Ball Racing | Ralph Ball | |
| 14 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Pannill Knitting | Buddy Arrington | |
| 15 | 81 | Chet Fillip | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Tom Mitchell | |
| 16 | 6 | DK Ulrich | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Finky's | D.K. Ulrich | |
| 17 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 73 | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 18 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 77 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | |
| 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 83 | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | Dave Marcis | |
| 20 | 17 | Eddie Bierschwale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | K-Care | Roger Hamby | |
| 21 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 75 | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 22 | 33 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | |
| 23 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Hickory Log Barbecue | Jimmy Means | |
| 25 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Oct 28, 1944 | 79 | Buick | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein | |
| 26 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | |
| 27 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises | |
| 28 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Jan 31, 1953 | 71 | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | Larry McClure | |
| 29 | 25 | Tim Richmond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Folger's | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 30 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | Eric Freedlander |