| 1986 TranSouth 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $304,955 | Race Date: | Apr 13, 1986 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .480 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 53Min 11Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 | Average Speed: | 128.994 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 54 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Geoffrey Bodine G. Bodine | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Gary Nelson | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 335 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 159.197 MPH | |||||
| Official 1986 TranSouth 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 185 | 367 | 355 |
| 2 | 10 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 175 | 367 | 13 |
| 3 | 12 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running |  | 170 | 366 | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 160 | 366 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folgers | Running | | 160 | 364 | 5 |
| 6 | 13 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running |  | 150 | 364 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 146 | 364 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 142 | 362 | 0 |
| 9 | 27 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 138 | 361 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 134 | 356 | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki (R) | Quincy's Steak House | Running | | 130 | 344 | 0 |
| 12 | 28 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | National Motors | Running | | 127 | 343 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 23 | Michael Waltrip (R) | Hawaiian Punch | Engine | | 124 | 340 | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 126 | 330 | 10 |
| 15 | 25 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Cap'n Coty's | Running |  | 118 | 329 | 0 |
| 16 | 40 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Auto Bell Car Washes | Running | | 115 | 320 | 0 |
| 17 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Running | | 112 | 319 | 0 |
| 18 | 37 | 64 | Connie Saylor | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 0 | 313 | 0 |
| 19 | 39 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Accident | | 106 | 300 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 75 | Jody Ridley | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running | | 103 | 292 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Quaker State | Radiator | | 100 | 285 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Engine | | 97 | 267 | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Race Hill Farm | Accident | | 94 | 234 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 6 | Trevor Boys | U.S. Racing | Brakes | | 91 | 227 | 0 |
| 25 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Accident | | 88 | 212 | 0 |
| 26 | 8 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Accident | | 90 | 207 | 1 |
| 27 | 35 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Helen Rae Special | Water Pump | | 87 | 201 | 1 |
| 28 | 3 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Engine | | 84 | 199 | 1 |
| 29 | 32 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Accident | | 76 | 197 | 0 |
| 30 | 14 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Valves | | 73 | 149 | 0 |
| 31 | 20 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 70 | 147 | 0 |
| 32 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Timing Chain | | 67 | 146 | 0 |
| 33 | 7 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Engine | | 64 | 140 | 0 |
| 34 | 33 | 94 | Eddie Bierschwale | Kodak Films | A Frame | | 61 | 130 | 0 |
| 35 | 36 | 17 | Doug Heveron | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Engine | | 58 | 111 | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | 48 | Ronnie Thomas | Fleet Service | Engine | | 55 | 83 | 0 |
| 37 | 24 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Brakes | | 52 | 65 | 0 |
| 38 | 18 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Accident | | 49 | 42 | 0 |
| 39 | 26 | 95 | Davey Allison | Washington Inn | Accident | | 46 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | 1 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Camshaft | | 43 | 1 | 0 |
