Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Busch 500
Bristol Motor Speedway
August 23rd, 1986
Race #20 of the 1986 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 30
- Makes
- Buick (3)
- Chevrolet (11)
- Ford (7)
- Oldsmobile (2)
- Pontiac (7)
- Last Bristol Motor Speedway
race (Valleydale 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | |
| 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | ||
| 15 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Ford | Motorcraft | Bud Moore | |
| 17 | Eddie Bierschwale | Oldsmobile | K-Care | Roger Hamby | ||
| 18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | Eric Freedlander | ||
| 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | ||
| 23 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | Chuck Rider | |
| 25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folger's | Rick Hendrick | ||
| 26 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Buick | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein | |
| 27 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Pontiac | Alugard | Raymond Beadle | |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress | |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | ||
| 35 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | Bill Terry | ||
| 4 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | Larry McClure | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan | |
| 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Rick Hendrick | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Hickory Log Barbecue | Jimmy Means | ||
| 6 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | Finky's | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 7 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Ford | 7-Eleven | Wood Brothers | |
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | Dave Marcis | |
| 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | RahMoc Enterprises | |
| 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | ||
| 81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Tom Mitchell | ||
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Ford | Coors | Harry Melling | |
| 90 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Junie Donlavey | |
| 98 | Dale Jarrett | Hickory, NC | Pontiac | Busch | Mike Curb | |
| 99 | Brad Teague | Chevrolet | Ball Racing | Ralph Ball |