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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Atlanta Journal 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway

November 2nd, 1986

Race #28 of the 1986 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 328
  • Miles: 505.1
  • Average Speed: 152.523 mph
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 7
  • Lead Changes: 19
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 4 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 185 175 10 328 162 Running
2 15 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 170 170 0 327 0 Running
3 1 9 Bill Elliott Ford 170 165 5 327 48 Running
4 8 25 Tim Richmond Chevrolet 165 160 5 327 29 Running
5 17 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 155 155 0 327 0 Running
6 16 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 155 150 5 327 1 Running
7 32 7 Kyle Petty Ford 146 146 0 326 0 Running
8 23 44 Terry Labonte Oldsmobile 142 142 0 326 0 Running
9 24 26 Joe Ruttman Buick 138 138 0 326 0 Running
10 39 66 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile 134 134 0 326 0 Running
11 7 55 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 130 130 0 325 0 Running
12 42 18 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet 127 127 0 325 0 Running
13 14 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 124 124 0 324 0 Running
14 6 4 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 121 121 0 324 0 Running
15 10 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 118 118 0 324 0 Running
16 21 22 Bobby Allison Buick 115 115 0 324 0 Running
17 19 90 Ken Schrader Ford 112 112 0 323 0 Running
18 20 35 Alan Kulwicki Ford 109 109 0 321 0 Running
19 29 48 Ken Ragan Chevrolet 106 106 0 319 0 Running
20 22 23 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 103 103 0 316 0 Running
21 31 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 100 100 0 313 0 Running
22 33 87 Randy Baker Chevrolet 97 97 0 310 0 Running
23 41 17 Eddie Bierschwale Oldsmobile 94 94 0 309 0 Running
24 34 38 Mike Laws Chevrolet 91 91 0 306 0 Running
25 25 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 88 88 0 301 0 Running
26 2 02 Mark Martin Ford 85 85 0 290 0 Engine
27 5 75 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 87 82 5 287 1 Engine
28 12 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 84 79 5 285 73 Valve
29 37 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 76 76 0 280 0 Clutch
30 36 64 Connie Saylor Ford 73 73 0 233 0 Lug studs
31 11 10 Jeff Swindell Chevrolet 70 70 0 227 0 Window
32 26 1 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 67 67 0 211 0 Engine
33 28 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 64 64 0 203 0 Piston
34 13 28 Cale Yarborough Ford 61 61 0 196 0 Engine
35 35 85 Bobby Gerhart Chevrolet 58 58 0 168 0 Engine
36 27 91 David Sosebee Chevrolet 55 55 0 157 0 Wheel bearing
37 18 2 Rodney Combs Chevrolet 52 52 0 133 0 Oil pressure
38 3 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 54 49 5 95 12 Engine
39 9 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 51 46 5 83 2 Engine
40 38 99 Tom Bigelow Chevrolet 43 43 0 58 0 Engine
41 30 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 40 40 0 49 0 Engine
42 40 98 Ron Bouchard Pontiac 37 37 0 40 0 Engine