Results

The 1986 Winston 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Winston 500

Sunday, May 4th, 1986

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 9 Ford
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 4 Buick
  • 17 Chevrolet
  • 4 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 157.698
  • Cautions: 9 for 41 laps
  • Lead Changes: 24
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
24 1 9 Bill Elliott Ford 101 91 175 116 0 engine
10 19 10 Greg Sacks Pontiac 134 134 188 0 0 running
26 33 90 Ken Schrader Ford 85 85 168 0 0 running
31 9 7 Kyle Petty Ford 70 70 125 0 0 crash
35 37 23 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 58 58 92 0 0 crash
6 6 47 Morgan Shepherd Buick 155 150 188 2 0 running
36 20 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 55 55 85 0 0 engine
13 16 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 124 124 187 0 0 running
39 5 1 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 46 46 48 0 0 piston
29 13 44 Terry Labonte Oldsmobile 76 76 144 0 0 engine
20 8 55 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 103 103 180 0 0 engine
1 2 22 Bobby Allison Buick 180 175 188 40 0 running
4 10 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 160 160 188 0 0 running
22 41 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 97 97 178 0 0 running
3 7 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 170 165 188 6 0 running
37 4 28 Cale Yarborough Ford 52 52 63 0 0 engine
23 29 81 Chet Fillip Ford 94 94 177 0 0 running
33 34 99 Connie Saylor Chevrolet 64 64 114 0 0 engine
2 14 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 175 170 188 18 0 running
34 24 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 61 61 102 0 0 engine
11 32 71 Dave Marcis Pontiac 135 130 188 2 0 running
19 35 0 Delma Cowart Chevrolet 106 106 181 0 0 running
15 38 94 Doug Heveron Pontiac 118 118 185 0 0 running
30 31 54 Eddie Bierschwale Chevrolet 73 73 129 0 0 transmission
27 3 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 82 82 157 0 0 running
21 22 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 100 100 178 0 0 engine
41 36 32 Jim Sauter Chevrolet 40 40 26 0 0 vibration
16 40 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 115 115 185 0 0 running
42 15 75 Jody Ridley Pontiac 37 37 4 0 0 engine
17 17 26 Joe Ruttman Buick 112 112 182 0 0 running
40 27 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 43 43 40 0 0 fuel pressure
18 25 17 Pancho Carter Chevrolet 109 109 181 0 0 running
28 28 73 Phil Barkdoll Ford 84 79 149 1 0 engine
5 11 66 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile 155 155 188 0 0 running
7 18 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 146 146 188 0 0 running
8 21 4 Rick Wilson Chevrolet 142 142 188 0 0 running
9 26 98 Ron Bouchard Pontiac 143 138 188 1 0 running
14 39 48 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 121 121 185 0 0 running
12 12 25 Tim Richmond Chevrolet 127 127 187 0 0 running
32 23 18 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet 67 67 117 0 0 fan blade
25 42 64 Tommy Gale Ford 88 88 175 0 0 running
38 30 6 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 54 49 62 2 0 crash

Race Infractions

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