Entry List

The official 1986 Busch 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Bristol Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Busch 500

Saturday, August 23rd, 1986

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 7 Ford
  • 7 Pontiac
  • 11 Chevrolet
  • 3 Buick
  • 2 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 86.934
  • Cautions: 6 for 56 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
9
Dawsonville, GA
Oct 8, 1955
30
Ford
Coors
2
98
Hickory, NC
Nov 26, 1956
29
Pontiac
Busch
3
90
Fenton, MO
May 29, 1955
31
Ford
Red Baron Frozen Pizza
4
7
Trinity, NC
Jun 2, 1960
26
Ford
7-Eleven
5
23
Owensboro, KY
Apr 30, 1963
23
Pontiac
Hawaiian Punch
6
75
Conover, NC
Oct 21, 1941
44
Pontiac
Nationwise Auto Parts
7
15
Chesapeake, VA
Sep 12, 1956
29
Ford
Motorcraft
8
27
St. Louis, MO
Aug 14, 1956
30
Pontiac
Alugard
9
44
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 16, 1956
29
Chevrolet
Piedmont Airlines
10
35
 
 
Ford
Quincy's Steak House
11
22
 
 
Buick
Miller American
12
8
 
 
Buick
Miller American
13
99
 
 
Chevrolet
Ball Racing
14
67
 
 
Ford
Pannill Knitting
15
81
 
 
Ford
Circle Bar Truck Corral
16
6
 
 
Chevrolet
Finky's
17
3
Kannapolis, NC
Apr 29, 1951
35
Chevrolet
Wrangler Jeans
18
11
Franklin, TN
Feb 5, 1947
39
Chevrolet
Budweiser
19
71
Wausau, WI
Mar 1, 1941
45
Chevrolet
Helen Rae Special
20
17
 
 
Oldsmobile
K-Care
21
5
Chemung, NY
Apr 18, 1949
37
Chevrolet
Levi Garrett
22
33
 
 
Chevrolet
Skoal Bandit
23
70
 
 
Pontiac
J.D. McDuffie
24
52
 
 
Pontiac
Hickory Log Barbecue
25
26
Upland, CA
Oct 28, 1944
41
Buick
Quaker State
26
12
 
 
Chevrolet
Budweiser
28
4
Bartow, FL
Jan 31, 1953
33
Oldsmobile
Kodak Film
29
25
 
 
Chevrolet
Folger's
30
18
 
 
Chevrolet
Freedlander Financial