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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway

February 16th, 1986

Race #1 of the 1986 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Drivers Entered: 42
  • Makes
    • Buick (2)
    • Chevrolet (16)
    • Ford (9)
    • Oldsmobile (6)
    • Pontiac (9)
  • Last Daytona International Speedway race (Pepsi Firecracker 400)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#3 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: The #3 NASCAR Next Gen car is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
02 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Ford Lone Star Peterbilt Jerry Gunderman
1 Sterling Marlin Columbia, TN Chevrolet Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce Hoss Ellington
10 Greg Sacks Mattituck, NY Pontiac TRW DiGard
11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Budweiser Junior Johnson
12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Budweiser Junior Johnson
14 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile Copenhagen A.J. Foyt
15 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Ford Motorcraft Bud Moore
17 Doug Heveron Chevrolet Protecta Liner Roger Hamby
18 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet Eric Freedlander Eric Freedlander
2 Kirk Bryant Pontiac Spectrum Furniture Cliff Stewart
21 Larry Pearson Chevrolet Chattanooga Chew David Pearson
22 Bobby Allison Buick Miller American Stavola Brothers
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
28 Cale Yarborough Ford Hardee's Harry Ranier
3 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Wrangler Jeans Richard Childress
33 Harry Gant Chevrolet Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
4 Rick Wilson Bartow, FL Oldsmobile Cap'n Coty's Larry McClure
42 Dick Trickle Wisconsin Rapids, WI Chevrolet Matthews Racing Billy Matthews
43 Richard Petty Pontiac STP Petty Enterprises
44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines Billy Hagan
47 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Chevrolet Race Hill Farm Bob Johnson
5 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Chevrolet Levi Garrett Rick Hendrick
52 Jimmy Means Pontiac WNDB Racing Jimmy Means
54 Eddie Bierschwale Chevrolet Kodak Film Henley Gray
55 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile Copenhagen Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson
57 Jody Ridley Ford Nationwise Auto Parts RahMoc Enterprises
6 Trevor Boys Calgary, Alberta Canada Chevrolet Finky's D.K. Ulrich
64 Pancho Carter Ford K-Mart Elmo Langley
66 Phil Parsons Denver, NC Oldsmobile Skoal Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson
67 Buddy Arrington Ford Jim Peacock Buddy Arrington
7 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Ford 7-Eleven Wood Brothers
71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Pontiac Helen Rae Dave Marcis
75 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Pontiac Nationwise Auto Parts RahMoc Enterprises
77 Ken Ragan Chevrolet McCord Gaskets Herb Adcox
8 Bobby Hillin Jr Chevrolet Miller American Stavola Brothers
88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile Crisco Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff
89 Jim Sauter Pontiac Evinrude Outboards Mueller Brothers
9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Ford Coors Harry Melling
90 Ken Schrader Fenton, MO Ford Red Baron Frozen Pizza Junie Donlavey
98 Ron Bouchard Pontiac Valvoline Mike Curb