| 1986 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,255,495 | Race Date: | Feb 16, 1986 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 11.260 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 22Min 32Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 27 | Average Speed: | 148.124 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 46 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Geoffrey Bodine G. Bodine | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Melling Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Gary Nelson | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 101 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 205.039 MPH | |||||
| Official 1986 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 101 |
| 2 | 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 5 |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 170 | 200 | 3 |
| 4 | 25 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Running | | 165 | 200 | 1 |
| 5 | 31 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Running | | 155 | 199 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Running |  | 150 | 199 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Cap'n Coty's | Running | | 146 | 199 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running | | 142 | 199 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Engine | | 143 | 198 | 6 |
| 10 | 36 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running | | 134 | 198 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running |  | 130 | 198 | 0 |
| 12 | 33 | 57 | Jody Ridley | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running | | 127 | 198 | 0 |
| 13 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 129 | 198 | 2 |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 126 | 197 | 34 |
| 15 | 34 | 17 | Doug Heveron | ProTecta Liner | Running | | 118 | 197 | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 115 | 195 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | 42 | Dick Trickle | Matthews Racing | Running | | 112 | 194 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 6 | Trevor Boys | Finky's | Running | | 109 | 191 | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Running | | 111 | 189 | 3 |
| 20 | 37 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folgers | Running | | 108 | 188 | 7 |
| 21 | 38 | 77 | Ken Ragan | McCord Gaskets | Running | | 100 | 184 | 0 |
| 22 | 39 | 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 97 | 181 | 0 |
| 23 | 35 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Jim Peacock Dodge | Engine | | 94 | 177 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 91 | 174 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 89 | Jim Sauter (R) | Evinrude Outboards | Clutch | | 88 | 138 | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Accident | | 85 | 119 | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Accident | | 87 | 116 | 5 |
| 28 | 40 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Quaker State | Accident |  | 79 | 115 | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Copenhagen | Engine | | 81 | 113 | 1 |
| 30 | 15 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 73 | 103 | 0 |
| 31 | 30 | 54 | Eddie Bierschwale | Kodak Films | Engine | | 70 | 100 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Accident | | 72 | 100 | 32 |
| 33 | 41 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Engine | | 64 | 91 | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | 64 | Pancho Carter (R) | K-Mart | Accident | | 61 | 79 | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | 10 | Greg Sacks | TRW | Clutch | | 58 | 76 | 0 |
| 36 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | | 55 | 63 | 0 |
| 37 | 24 | 2 | Mark Martin | Lone Star Peterbilt | Engine | | 52 | 51 | 0 |
| 38 | 11 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Helen Rae Motorsports | Engine | | 49 | 47 | 0 |
| 39 | 42 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Wndb Racing | Engine | | 46 | 38 | 0 |
| 40 | 23 | 21 | Larry Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Engine | | 43 | 29 | 0 |
| 41 | 32 | 2 | Kirk Bryant | Spectrum Furniture | Accident | | 40 | 24 | 0 |
| 42 | 3 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Engine | | 37 | 21 | 0 |
