Entry List

The official 1986 Summer 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Pocono Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Summer 500

Sunday, July 20th, 1986

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

  • 9 Ford
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 4 Buick
  • 6 Oldsmobile
  • 13 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Laps Actual: 150 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 124.218
  • Cautions: 8 for 33 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Summer 500 at Pocono Raceway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Oct 8, 1955 30 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 47 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Oct 21, 1941 44 Buick Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
6 15 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Sep 12, 1956 29 Ford Motorcraft Bud Moore
7 27 Rusty Wallace St. Louis, MO Aug 14, 1956 29 Pontiac Alugard Raymond Beadle
8 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 29 Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines Billy Hagan
9 35 Alan Kulwicki , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Ford Quincy's Steak House Bill Terry
10 55 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Oldsmobile Copenhagen Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson
11 22 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Buick Miller American Stavola Brothers
12 85 Bobby Gerhart Lebanon, PA Jul 21, 1958 27 Chevrolet Frederick Bobby Gerhart / Billy Gerhart
13 8 Bobby Hillin Jr , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Buick Miller American Stavola Brothers
14 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Ford Pannill Knitting Buddy Arrington
15 88 Buddy Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Oldsmobile Crisco Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff
16 28 Cale Yarborough , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Ford Hardee's Harry Ranier
17 81 Chet Fillip , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Ford Circle Bar Truck Corral Tom Mitchell
18 60 Cliff Hucul , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Pontiac Vernon & Sons Vernon & Sons
19 6 DK Ulrich , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Chevrolet U.S. Racing D.K. Ulrich
20 3 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 35 Chevrolet Wrangler Jeans Richard Childress Racing
21 11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 39 Chevrolet Budweiser Junior Johnson
22 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 45 Pontiac Helen Rae Special Dave Marcis
23 17 Doug Heveron , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Chevrolet McCord Gaskets Roger Hamby
24 64 Eddie Bierschwale , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Ford Sunny King Elmo Langley
25 80 Gary Fedewa , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Chevrolet Micromatic Refrigeration Harold Burke
26 5 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Apr 18, 1949 37 Chevrolet Levi Garrett Hendrick Motorsports
27 33 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Chevrolet Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
28 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Pontiac J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie
29 74 Jack Ely , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Chevrolet Landers Industries Bobby Wawak
30 48 Jerry Cranmer , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Chevrolet Fleet Service James Hylton
31 75 Jim Sauter , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Pontiac Nationwise Auto Parts RahMoc Enterprises
32 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Pontiac McCarthy Jimmy Means
33 34 Jocko Maggiacomo , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Oldsmobile WMGC-TV Jim Rosenblum
34 26 Joe Ruttman Upland, CA Oct 28, 1944 41 Buick Quaker State Kenny Bernstein
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 25 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Chevrolet Folger's Hendrick Motorsports
40 18 Tommy Ellis , Nov 30, -0001 1986 Chevrolet Freedlander Financial Eric Freedlander