Entry List
The official 1986 Nationwise 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at North Carolina Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Nationwise 500
Sunday, October 19th, 1986
North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 126.381
- Cautions: 6 for 29 laps
- Lead Changes: 22
- 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 | 31 | Ford | Coors | Harry Melling |
| 2 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | May 29, 1955 | 31 | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Junie Donlavey |
| 3 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 26 | Ford | 7-Eleven | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 4 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 23 | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | Chuck Rider |
| 5 | 19 | Mike Skinner | Ontario, CA | Jun 28, 1957 | 29 | Pontiac | Zanworth Racing Team | Zanworth Racing Team |
| 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 | 30 | 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 | Alan Kulwicki |
| 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 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Wawak Racing | Bobby Wawak |
| 14 | 24 | Buddie Boys | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Boys Racing | Crawford Clements |
| 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 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Ford | Hardee's | Harry Ranier |
| 18 | 93 | Charlie Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Salmon Racing | Patsy Salmon |
| 19 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 35 | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress Racing |
| 20 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 39 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson |
| 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 45 | Chevrolet | Shoney's / Helen Rae | Dave Marcis |
| 22 | 42 | Dick Trickle | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | Oct 27, 1941 | 44 | Chevrolet | Bill's Barbecue | Billy Matthews |
| 23 | 17 | Eddie Bierschwale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Oldsmobile | K-Care | Roger Hamby |
| 24 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 37 | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 25 | 33 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham |
| 26 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Pontiac | Tom Winkle | Tom Winkle |
| 27 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Pontiac | Voyles Auto Salvage | Jimmy Means |
| 28 | 37 | Joe Millikan | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Ford | Hanover Printing | Wayne Beahr |
| 29 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Oct 28, 1944 | 41 | Buick | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein |
| 30 | 48 | Johnny Coy Jr | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Hylton Racing | James Hylton |
| 31 | 92 | Jonathan Lee Edwards | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Buick | Share The Pride | Jonathan Lee Edwards |
| 32 | 82 | Mark Stahl | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Ford | Auto Bell Car Wash | Mark Stahl |
| 33 | 64 | Mike Potter | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Ford | Bull Frog Knits | Elmo Langley |
| 34 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson |
| 35 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 36 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Pontiac | Bowles Paving | Ronnie Thomas |
| 37 | 25 | Tim Richmond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Folger's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 38 | 65 | Tommie Crozier | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Pontiac | Universal Steel | Bill Leonard |
| 39 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | Eric Freedlander |
| 40 | 10 | Trevor Boys | Calgary, Alberta Canada | Nov 3, 1957 | 28 | Chevrolet | TRW | DiGard |