Entry List
The official 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Michigan International Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Champion Spark Plug 400
Sunday, August 17th, 1986
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
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- Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 135.376
- Cautions: 5 for 38 laps
- Lead Changes: 23
- 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 | 10 | Greg Sacks | Mattituck, NY | Nov 3, 1952 | 33 | Chevrolet | TRW | DiGard |
| 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 | 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Oct 21, 1941 | 44 | Buick | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe |
| 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 | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan |
| 10 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | Bill Terry |
| 11 | 55 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson |
| 12 | 22 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers |
| 13 | 85 | Bobby Gerhart | Lebanon, PA | Jul 21, 1958 | 28 | Chevrolet | Frederick | Bobby Gerhart / Billy Gerhart |
| 14 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers |
| 15 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Ford | Pannill Knitting | Buddy Arrington |
| 16 | 88 | Buddy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Oldsmobile | Crisco | Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff |
| 17 | 08 | Butch Miller | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Classic | Leroy Throop |
| 18 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Ford | Hardee's | Harry Ranier |
| 19 | 81 | Chet Fillip | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Tom Mitchell |
| 20 | 6 | DK Ulrich | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | U.S. Racing | D.K. Ulrich |
| 21 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 35 | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress Racing |
| 22 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 39 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson |
| 23 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 45 | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | Dave Marcis |
| 24 | 21 | David Pearson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | David Pearson |
| 25 | 51 | David Simko | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Mound Steel | Elmer Simko |
| 26 | 64 | Eddie Bierschwale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Ford | Sunny King | Elmo Langley |
| 27 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 37 | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 28 | 33 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham |
| 29 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Pontiac | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie |
| 30 | 17 | Jim Hull | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Oldsmobile | Duraliner | Roger Hamby |
| 31 | 75 | Jim Sauter | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 32 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Pontiac | Axe Equipment | Jimmy Means |
| 33 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Oct 28, 1944 | 41 | Buick | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein |
| 34 | 77 | Ken Ragan | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | Marvin Ragan |
| 35 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson |
| 36 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Denver, NC | Jun 21, 1957 | 29 | Oldsmobile | Skoal | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson |
| 37 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 38 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Jan 31, 1953 | 33 | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | Larry McClure |
| 39 | 2 | Rodney Combs | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Pontiac | Solder Seal / Gunk | Robert Harrington |
| 40 | 25 | Tim Richmond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Folger's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 41 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | Eric Freedlander |