Entry List
The official 1986 Talladega 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Talladega Superspeedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Talladega 500
Sunday, July 27th, 1986
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 151.522
- Cautions: 9 for 44 laps
- Lead Changes: 49
- 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 | 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 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Jun 30, 1957 | 29 | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Hoss Ellington |
| 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 29 | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan |
| 10 | 14 | AJ Foyt | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | A.J. Foyt |
| 11 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | Bill Terry |
| 12 | 55 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson |
| 13 | 22 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers |
| 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 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Ford | Hardee's | Harry Ranier |
| 18 | 81 | Chet Fillip | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Tom Mitchell |
| 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 | Pontiac | Helen Rae Special | Dave Marcis |
| 22 | 12 | Davey Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson |
| 23 | 0 | Delma Cowart | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Heyward Grooms Construction | H.L. Waters |
| 24 | 54 | Eddie Bierschwale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Jim Magill | Henley Gray |
| 25 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 37 | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 26 | 33 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham |
| 27 | 75 | Jim Sauter | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Pontiac | Means Racing | Jimmy Means |
| 29 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Oct 28, 1944 | 41 | Buick | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein |
| 30 | 77 | Ken Ragan | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | Marvin Ragan |
| 31 | 17 | Pancho Carter | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | K-Care | Roger Hamby |
| 32 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Ford | Helen Rae Special | Phil Barkdoll |
| 33 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Denver, NC | Jun 21, 1957 | 29 | Oldsmobile | Skoal | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson |
| 34 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 35 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Jan 31, 1953 | 33 | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | Larry McClure |
| 36 | 2 | Rodney Combs | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Solder Seal / Gunk | Robert Harrington |
| 37 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Pontiac | Valvoline | Mike Curb |
| 38 | 48 | Ronnie Thomas | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Fleet Service | James Hylton |
| 39 | 25 | Tim Richmond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 40 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1986 | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | Eric Freedlander |