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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Nationwise 500

North Carolina Speedway

October 19th, 1986

Race #27 of the 1986 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: Shortened : 492
  • Miles: 500.4
  • Average Speed: 126.381 mph
  • Cautions: 6
  • Caution Laps: 29
  • Lead Changes: 22
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 6 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 180 175 5 492 80 Running
2 4 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 170 170 0 492 0 Running
3 5 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 5 492 35 Running
4 8 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 165 160 5 492 5 Running
5 11 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 160 155 5 492 4 Running
6 10 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 155 150 5 491 94 Running
7 15 9 Bill Elliott Ford 146 146 0 491 0 Running
8 13 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 147 142 5 491 1 Running
9 16 26 Joe Ruttman Buick 138 138 0 490 0 Running
10 17 7 Kyle Petty Ford 134 134 0 489 0 Running
11 12 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 130 130 0 489 0 Running
12 21 35 Alan Kulwicki Ford 127 127 0 486 0 Running
13 24 23 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 124 124 0 483 0 Running
14 23 90 Ken Schrader Ford 121 121 0 483 0 Running
15 20 42 Dick Trickle Chevrolet 118 118 0 482 0 Running
16 33 17 Eddie Bierschwale Oldsmobile 115 115 0 479 0 Running
17 25 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 112 112 0 476 0 Running
18 34 93 Charlie Baker Chevrolet 109 109 0 457 0 Running
19 7 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 106 106 0 453 0 Running
20 1 25 Tim Richmond Chevrolet 108 103 5 442 132 Running
21 39 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 100 100 0 441 0 Running
22 29 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 97 97 0 431 0 Running
23 31 19 Mike Skinner Pontiac 94 94 0 429 0 Running
24 9 75 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 101 91 10 402 141 Driveshaft
25 18 22 Bobby Allison Buick 88 88 0 382 0 Engine
26 36 64 Mike Potter Ford 85 85 0 375 0 Brakes
27 27 92 Jonathan Lee Edwards Buick 82 82 0 343 0 Crash
28 37 65 Tommie Crozier Pontiac 79 79 0 268 0 Driveshaft
29 26 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 76 76 0 267 0 Engine
30 38 82 Mark Stahl Ford 73 73 0 267 0 Overheating
31 14 44 Terry Labonte Oldsmobile 70 70 0 226 0 Engine
32 2 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 67 67 0 201 0 Engine
33 3 28 Cale Yarborough Ford 64 64 0 200 0 Ignition
34 22 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 61 61 0 151 0 Engine
35 19 18 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet 58 58 0 130 0 Handling
36 35 48 Johnny Coy Jr Chevrolet 55 55 0 122 0 Crash
37 28 10 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 52 52 0 111 0 Brakes
38 30 37 Joe Millikan Ford 49 49 0 50 0 Oil leak
39 40 24 Buddie Boys Chevrolet 46 46 0 40 0 Brakes
40 32 41 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 43 43 0 9 0 Overheating