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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway

February 16th, 1986

Race #1 of the 1986 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 200
  • Miles: 500.0
  • Average Speed: 148.124 mph
  • Cautions: 8
  • Caution Laps: 46
  • Lead Changes: 27
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos at the Twelve Thirty Club on December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 185 175 10 200 101 Running
2 5 44 Terry Labonte Oldsmobile 175 170 5 200 5 Running
3 6 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 5 200 3 Running
4 25 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Chevrolet 165 160 5 200 1 Running
5 31 55 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 155 155 0 199 0 Running
6 14 98 Ron Bouchard Pontiac 150 150 0 199 0 Running
7 16 4 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 146 146 0 199 0 Running
8 9 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 142 142 0 199 0 Running
9 8 1 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 143 138 5 198 6 Engine
10 36 75 Lake Speed Pontiac 134 134 0 198 0 Running
11 22 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 130 130 0 198 0 Running
12 33 57 Jody Ridley Ford 127 127 0 198 0 Running
13 1 9 Bill Elliott Ford 129 124 5 198 2 Running
14 4 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 126 121 5 197 34 Engine
15 34 17 Doug Heveron Chevrolet 118 118 0 197 0 Running
16 7 7 Kyle Petty Ford 115 115 0 195 0 Running
17 28 42 Dick Trickle Chevrolet 112 112 0 194 0 Running
18 19 6 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 109 109 0 191 0 Running
19 21 18 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet 111 106 5 189 3 Running
20 37 25 Tim Richmond Chevrolet 108 103 5 188 7 Running
21 38 77 Ken Ragan Chevrolet 100 100 0 184 0 Running
22 39 47 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 97 97 0 181 0 Running
23 35 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 94 94 0 177 0 Engine
24 18 66 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile 91 91 0 174 0 Running
25 27 89 Jim Sauter Pontiac 88 88 0 138 0 Clutch
26 17 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 85 85 0 119 0 Crash
27 13 28 Cale Yarborough Ford 87 82 5 116 5 Crash
28 40 26 Joe Ruttman Buick 79 79 0 115 0 Crash
29 20 14 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile 81 76 5 113 1 Engine
30 15 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 73 73 0 103 0 Crash
31 30 54 Eddie Bierschwale Chevrolet 70 70 0 100 0 Engine
32 12 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 72 67 5 100 32 Crash
33 41 90 Ken Schrader Ford 64 64 0 91 0 Engine
34 29 64 Pancho Carter Ford 61 61 0 79 0 Crash
35 26 10 Greg Sacks Pontiac 58 58 0 76 0 Clutch
36 10 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 55 55 0 63 0 Crash
37 24 02 Mark Martin Ford 52 52 0 51 0 Engine
38 11 71 Dave Marcis Pontiac 49 49 0 47 0 Engine
39 42 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 46 46 0 38 0 Engine
40 23 21 Larry Pearson Chevrolet 43 43 0 29 0 Engine
41 32 2 Kirk Bryant Pontiac 40 40 0 24 0 Crash
42 3 22 Bobby Allison Buick 37 37 0 21 0 Engine