Results

The 1986 Budweiser 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Dover Motor Speedway race.

Budweiser 500

Sunday, May 18th, 1986

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

  • 11 Ford
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 1 Oldsmobile
  • 4 Buick
  • 13 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 115.009
  • Cautions: 8 for 67 laps
  • Lead Changes: 29
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Budweiser 500 at Dover Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
7 21 9 Bill Elliott Ford 146 146 493 0 0 running
10 16 90 Ken Schrader Ford 134 134 493 0 0 running
19 12 7 Kyle Petty Ford 106 106 432 0 0 running
12 17 23 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 132 127 479 2 0 running
4 1 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 160 160 498 0 0 running
26 19 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 85 85 242 0 0 engine
17 5 44 Terry Labonte Oldsmobile 117 112 445 78 0 engine
23 24 35 Alan Kulwicki Ford 94 94 317 0 0 overheating
2 10 22 Bobby Allison Buick 175 170 500 2 0 running
8 20 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 142 142 493 0 0 running
15 25 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 118 118 469 0 0 running
3 2 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 170 165 499 57 0 running
5 6 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 155 155 498 0 0 running
21 13 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 105 100 361 2 0 steering
35 22 17 Doug Heveron Chevrolet 58 58 26 0 0 engine
22 26 80 Gary Fedewa Chevrolet 97 97 334 0 0 engine
1 3 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 180 175 500 85 0 running
14 14 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 131 121 470 177 0 engine
36 36 03 Howard Mark Chevrolet 55 55 14 0 0 overheating
20 23 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 103 103 383 0 0 engine
29 32 96 Jerry Bowman Ford 76 76 121 0 0 handling
16 28 48 Jerry Cranmer Chevrolet 115 115 467 0 0 running
30 37 68 Jerry Holden Ford 73 73 100 0 0 brakes
24 31 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 91 91 302 0 0 oil pressure
18 8 75 Jody Ridley Pontiac 109 109 444 0 0 crash
31 35 6 Joe Booher Chevrolet 70 70 91 0 0 engine
37 30 38 Joe Fields Ford 52 52 0 0 0 crash
11 9 26 Joe Ruttman Buick 135 130 486 1 0 running
33 34 88 Mike Potter Ford 64 64 73 0 0 engine
28 15 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 84 79 179 87 0 clutch
6 4 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 150 150 494 0 0 running
34 27 64 Rick Baldwin Ford 61 61 39 0 0 engine
25 33 20 Rick Newsom Buick 88 88 260 0 0 overheating
27 18 98 Ron Bouchard Pontiac 82 82 219 0 0 engine
32 7 25 Tim Richmond Chevrolet 67 67 85 0 0 engine
9 11 18 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet 143 138 493 9 0 running
13 29 94 Trevor Boys Pontiac 124 124 473 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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