Standings After Race #4 at Atlanta Motor Speedway - Sunday, March 16th, 1986
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | Chevrolet | 655 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 4 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Oldsmobile | 643 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 628 | -27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 4 | Geoff Bodine | 5 | Chevrolet | 574 | -81 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +1 | 4 | Rusty Wallace | 27 | Pontiac | 550 | -105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | +3 | 4 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 535 | -120 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | -2 | 4 | Kyle Petty | 7 | Ford | 509 | -146 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | -1 | 4 | Lake Speed | 75 | Pontiac | 482 | -173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +1 | 4 | Bobby Hillin | 8 | Buick | 476 | -179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +6 | 4 | Tim Richmond | 25 | Chevrolet | 471 | -184 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +1 | 4 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | 463 | -192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | +3 | 4 | Harry Gant | 33 | Chevrolet | 454 | -201 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +1 | 4 | Tommy Ellis | 18 | Chevrolet | 447 | -208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +8 | 3 | Morgan Shepherd | 47 | Buick | 437 | -218 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -2 | 4 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Ford | 430 | -225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | -8 | 4 | Ron Bouchard | 98 | Pontiac | 426 | -229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -6 | 4 | Neil Bonnett | 12 | Chevrolet | 422 | -233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +3 | 4 | Bobby Allison | 22 | Buick | 401 | -254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 4 | Ricky Rudd | 15 | Ford | 367 | -288 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | -3 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | 26 | Buick | 355 | -300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | +2 | 4 | Ken Schrader | 90 | Ford | 355 | -300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +3 | 4 | Phil Parsons | 66 | Oldsmobile | 349 | -306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -3 | 4 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 343 | -312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 4 | Trevor Boys | 6 | Chevrolet | 343 | -312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -7 | 4 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Pontiac | 327 | -328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 3 | Cale Yarborough | 28 | Ford | 319 | -336 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | +6 | 2 | Benny Parsons | 55 | Oldsmobile | 305 | -350 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 4 | Greg Sacks | 10 | Chevrolet | 304 | -351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -2 | 4 | Kirk Bryant | 2 | Pontiac | 301 | -354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | +1 | 3 | Michael Waltrip | 23 | Pontiac | 294 | -361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | -2 | 4 | Eddie Bierschwale | 17 | Chevrolet | 289 | -366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +7 | 2 | Alan Kulwicki | 35 | Ford | 239 | -416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -3 | 2 | Davey Allison | 95 | Buick | 215 | -440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | +2 | 2 | Sterling Marlin | 1 | Chevrolet | 210 | -445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -1 | 3 | Pancho Carter | 17 | Chevrolet | 204 | -451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +1 | 2 | Jody Ridley | 75 | Pontiac | 203 | -452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | +7 | 2 | Buddy Baker | 88 | Oldsmobile | 203 | -452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | +8 | 2 | AJ Foyt | 14 | Oldsmobile | 193 | -462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | -4 | 2 | Rick Wilson | 4 | Oldsmobile | 192 | -463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -8 | 2 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 185 | -470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | -3 | 3 | Doug Heveron | 17 | Chevrolet | 176 | -479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | +8 | 2 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Chevrolet | 143 | -512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -3 | 1 | Dick Trickle | 42 | Chevrolet | 112 | -543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -3 | 1 | Ken Ragan | 77 | Chevrolet | 100 | -555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -3 | 1 | Jonathan Lee Edwards | 92 | Chevrolet | 91 | -564 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -3 | 1 | Jim Sauter | 75 | Pontiac | 88 | -567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -2 | 1 | Ronnie Thomas | 48 | Chevrolet | 85 | -570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -1 | 1 | Earle Canavan | 01 | Pontiac | 67 | -588 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -1 | 1 | Wayne Slark | 48 | Chevrolet | 55 | -600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 1 | Chet Fillip | 81 | Ford | 55 | -600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 1 | HB Bailey | 36 | Pontiac | 52 | -603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -3 | 1 | Mark Martin | 02 | Ford | 52 | -603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -2 | 1 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Buick | 43 | -612 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -2 | 1 | Larry Pearson | 21 | Pontiac | 43 | -612 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |