Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
August 31st, 1986
Race #21 of the 1986 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Buick (4)
- Chevrolet (14)
- Ford (10)
- Oldsmobile (4)
- Pontiac (8)
- Last Darlington Raceway
race (TranSouth 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Hoss Ellington | |
| 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | |
| 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | ||
| 15 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Ford | Motorcraft | Bud Moore | |
| 17 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | K-Care | Roger Hamby | ||
| 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | ||
| 23 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | Chuck Rider | |
| 25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folger's | Rick Hendrick | ||
| 26 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Buick | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein | |
| 27 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Pontiac | Alugard | Raymond Beadle | |
| 28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | Harry Ranier | ||
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress | |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | ||
| 35 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | Alan Kulwicki | ||
| 36 | HB Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | H.B. Bailey | ||
| 4 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | Larry McClure | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan | |
| 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Buick | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | |
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Chevrolet | Fleet Service | James Hylton | |
| 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Rick Hendrick | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Means Racing | Jimmy Means | ||
| 54 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Gray Racing | Henley Gray | ||
| 55 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | ||
| 6 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | Finky's | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 64 | Connie Saylor | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 66 | Phil Parsons | Denver, NC | Oldsmobile | Skoal | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | |
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 7 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Ford | 7-Eleven | Wood Brothers | |
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture / Winkle | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | Dave Marcis | |
| 75 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | ||
| 81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Tom Mitchell | ||
| 82 | Mark Stahl | Ford | Auto Bell Car Wash | Mark Stahl | ||
| 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff | ||
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Ford | Coors | Harry Melling | |
| 90 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Junie Donlavey | |
| 92 | Jonathan Lee Edwards | Chevrolet | Edwards Racing | Jonathan Lee Edwards | ||
| 98 | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac | Valvoline | Mike Curb |