Results

The 1986 Talladega 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Talladega 500

Sunday, July 27th, 1986

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 9 Ford
  • 7 Pontiac
  • 4 Buick
  • 14 Chevrolet
  • 6 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 151.522
  • Cautions: 9 for 44 laps
  • Lead Changes: 49
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Talladega 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 13 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 180 175 188 16 0 running
2 3 25 Tim Richmond Chevrolet 175 170 188 19 0 running
3 20 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 165 165 188 0 0 running
4 5 1 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 165 160 188 9 0 running
5 4 55 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 160 155 188 2 0 running
6 14 47 Morgan Shepherd Buick 150 150 188 0 0 running
7 7 12 Davey Allison Chevrolet 151 146 188 13 0 running
8 23 26 Joe Ruttman Buick 142 142 188 0 0 running
9 6 7 Kyle Petty Ford 143 138 188 2 0 running
10 21 22 Bobby Allison Buick 139 134 187 2 0 crash
11 8 4 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 135 130 187 7 0 crash
12 18 75 Jim Sauter Pontiac 132 127 187 2 0 crash
13 16 66 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile 129 124 187 1 0 running
14 34 23 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 126 121 186 1 0 running
15 39 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 123 118 184 1 0 running
16 36 48 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 115 115 183 0 0 running
17 27 98 Ron Bouchard Pontiac 112 112 174 0 0 crash
18 40 77 Ken Ragan Chevrolet 114 109 169 1 0 crash
19 17 2 Rodney Combs Chevrolet 111 106 169 4 0 crash
20 12 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 108 103 163 3 0 overheating
21 37 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 100 100 162 0 0 running
22 32 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 102 97 159 5 0 crash
23 10 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 99 94 159 19 0 crash
24 19 28 Cale Yarborough Ford 91 91 159 0 0 crash
25 15 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 93 88 157 3 0 crash
26 2 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 95 85 153 54 0 engine
27 1 9 Bill Elliott Ford 87 82 152 5 0 valve
28 25 81 Chet Fillip Ford 79 79 150 0 0 crash
29 30 0 Delma Cowart Chevrolet 76 76 140 0 0 engine
30 11 14 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile 73 73 119 0 0 wheel bearing
31 35 90 Ken Schrader Ford 75 70 113 1 0 engine
32 28 35 Alan Kulwicki Ford 72 67 112 2 0 clutch
33 31 73 Phil Barkdoll Ford 69 64 100 2 0 overheating
34 26 18 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet 61 61 86 0 0 engine
35 22 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 58 58 70 0 0 engine
36 29 71 Dave Marcis Pontiac 55 55 61 0 0 head gasket
37 24 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 57 52 51 5 0 crash
38 9 44 Terry Labonte Oldsmobile 54 49 37 8 0 oil pressure
39 38 54 Eddie Bierschwale Chevrolet 46 46 37 0 0 valve
40 33 17 Pancho Carter Chevrolet 48 43 29 1 0 engine

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.