Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Valleydale 500
Bristol Motor Speedway
April 6th, 1986
Race #5 of the 1986 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 32
- Makes
- Buick (5)
- Chevrolet (12)
- Ford (8)
- Oldsmobile (2)
- Pontiac (5)
- Last Bristol Motor Speedway
race (Busch 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Butch Miller | Buick | Miller Racing | Leroy Throop | ||
| 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 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Roger Hamby | ||
| 18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Eric Freedlander | Eric Freedlander | ||
| 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | ||
| 23 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Buick | 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 | Bewley Oldsmobile | Larry McClure | |
| 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Thomas Racing | Ronnie Thomas | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan | |
| 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Rick Hendrick | |
| 6 | Trevor Boys | Calgary, Alberta Canada | Chevrolet | U.S. Racing | D.K. Ulrich | |
| 64 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | |
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knits | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 7 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Ford | 7-Eleven | Wood Brothers | |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Helen Rae | Dave Marcis | |
| 75 | Jody Ridley | 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 | |
| 94 | Eddie Bierschwale | Pontiac | Kodak Film | C & M Motorsports | ||
| 95 | Davey Allison | Chevrolet | Sadler Racing | Sadler Brothers | ||
| 98 | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac | Valvoline | Mike Curb |