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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

August 31st, 1986

Race #21 of the 1986 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 367
  • Miles: 501.3
  • Average Speed: 121.068 mph
  • Cautions: 12
  • Caution Laps: 79
  • Lead Changes: 16
#41 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: A detail view of the #41 NASCAR Next Gen car driven by Cole Custer is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 25 Tim Richmond Chevrolet 185 175 10 367 168 Running
2 11 22 Bobby Allison Buick 175 170 5 367 2 Running
3 14 9 Bill Elliott Ford 170 165 5 367 8 Running
4 20 47 Morgan Shepherd Buick 165 160 5 367 4 Running
5 10 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 155 155 0 367 0 Running
6 15 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 150 150 0 367 0 Running
7 6 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 146 146 0 367 0 Running
8 2 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 147 142 5 367 162 Running
9 21 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 143 138 5 366 17 Running
10 8 28 Cale Yarborough Ford 134 134 0 366 0 Running
11 25 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 130 130 0 364 0 Running
12 23 35 Alan Kulwicki Ford 127 127 0 360 0 Running
13 22 75 Jim Sauter Pontiac 124 124 0 356 0 Running
14 24 7 Kyle Petty Ford 121 121 0 356 0 Running
15 36 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 118 118 0 354 0 Running
16 27 23 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 115 115 0 354 0 Running
17 35 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 117 112 5 352 1 Running
18 31 6 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 109 109 0 350 0 Running
19 5 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 111 106 5 340 1 Engine
20 37 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 103 103 0 339 0 Running
21 7 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 100 100 0 337 0 Running
22 17 66 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile 97 97 0 326 0 Engine
23 16 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 94 94 0 316 0 Running
24 3 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 96 91 5 261 4 Valve
25 28 17 Eddie Bierschwale Chevrolet 88 88 0 261 0 Running
26 34 64 Connie Saylor Ford 85 85 0 254 0 Engine
27 4 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 82 82 0 235 0 Engine
28 12 4 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 79 79 0 232 0 Overheating
29 38 92 Jonathan Lee Edwards Chevrolet 76 76 0 203 0 Rear end
30 26 98 Ron Bouchard Pontiac 73 73 0 177 0 Engine
31 9 55 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 70 70 0 167 0 Transmission
32 39 82 Mark Stahl Ford 67 67 0 132 0 Flagged
33 30 54 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 64 64 0 131 0 Overheating
34 33 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 61 61 0 85 0 Tie rod
35 29 81 Chet Fillip Ford 58 58 0 81 0 Crash
36 32 90 Ken Schrader Ford 55 55 0 46 0 Engine
37 13 1 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 52 52 0 35 0 Battery
38 18 26 Joe Ruttman Buick 49 49 0 32 0 Valve
39 40 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 46 46 0 29 0 Engine
40 19 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 43 43 0 6 0 Crash