Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Talladega 500
Talladega Superspeedway
July 27th, 1986
Race #17 of the 1986 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Buick (4)
- Chevrolet (14)
- Ford (9)
- Oldsmobile (6)
- Pontiac (7)
- Last Talladega Superspeedway
race (Winston 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Delma Cowart | Chevrolet | Heyward Grooms Construction | H.L. Waters | ||
| 1 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Hoss Ellington | |
| 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | |
| 12 | Davey Allison | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | ||
| 14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | A.J. Foyt | ||
| 15 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Ford | Motorcraft | Bud Moore | |
| 17 | Pancho Carter | Chevrolet | K-Care | Roger Hamby | ||
| 18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | Eric Freedlander | ||
| 2 | Rodney Combs | Chevrolet | Solder Seal / Gunk | Robert Harrington | ||
| 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | ||
| 23 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | Chuck Rider | |
| 25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | 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 | ||
| 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 | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan | |
| 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Buick | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | |
| 48 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Fleet Service | James Hylton | ||
| 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Rick Hendrick | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Means Racing | Jimmy Means | ||
| 54 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | Jim Magill | Henley Gray | ||
| 55 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | ||
| 66 | Phil Parsons | Denver, NC | Oldsmobile | Skoal | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | |
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 7 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Ford | 7-Eleven | Wood Brothers | |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Pontiac | Helen Rae Special | Dave Marcis | |
| 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Ford | Helen Rae Special | Phil Barkdoll | ||
| 75 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 77 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | Marvin Ragan | ||
| 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | ||
| 81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Tom Mitchell | ||
| 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff | ||
| 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 |