| 1986 Budweiser 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $308,675 | Race Date: | May 18, 1986 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 20Min 51Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 28 | Average Speed: | 115.009 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 67 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Geoffrey Bodine G. Bodine | Driver: | Ricky Rudd R. Rudd | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #15 Ford | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Gary Nelson | Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 85 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 138.217 MPH | |||||
| Official 1986 Budweiser 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 85 |
| 2 | 10 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 170 | 499 | 57 |
| 4 | 1 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running |  | 160 | 498 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 498 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 150 | 494 | 0 |
| 7 | 21 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 146 | 493 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Running | | 142 | 493 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Running | | 143 | 493 | 9 |
| 10 | 16 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 134 | 493 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Quaker State | Running | | 135 | 486 | 1 |
| 12 | 17 | 23 | Michael Waltrip (R) | Hawaiian Punch | Running | | 132 | 479 | 2 |
| 13 | 29 | 94 | Trevor Boys | Kodak Films | Running | | 124 | 473 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 127 | 470 | 177 |
| 15 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 118 | 469 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 48 | Jerry Cranmer (R) | Fleet Service | Running | | 0 | 467 | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Engine |  | 117 | 445 | 78 |
| 18 | 8 | 75 | Jody Ridley | Nationwise Auto Parts | Accident | | 109 | 444 | 0 |
| 19 | 12 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 106 | 432 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Engine | | 103 | 383 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Helen Rae Motorsports | Steering | | 105 | 361 | 2 |
| 22 | 26 | 80 | Gary Fedewa | Coaches Ltd | Engine | | 97 | 334 | 0 |
| 23 | 24 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki (R) | Quincy's Steak House | Overheating | | 94 | 317 | 0 |
| 24 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Oil Pressure | | 91 | 302 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Vienna Inn | Overheating | | 88 | 260 | 0 |
| 26 | 19 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Engine | | 85 | 242 | 0 |
| 27 | 18 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Engine | | 82 | 219 | 0 |
| 28 | 15 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Clutch | | 84 | 179 | 87 |
| 29 | 32 | 96 | Jerry Bowman | Milford Fertilizer | Handling | | 76 | 121 | 0 |
| 30 | 37 | 68 | Jerry Holden | Holden Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 31 | 35 | 6 | Joe Booher | US Racing | Engine | | 70 | 91 | 0 |
| 32 | 7 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folgers | Engine | | 67 | 85 | 0 |
| 33 | 34 | 88 | Mike Potter | Walker Enterprises | Engine | | 64 | 73 | 0 |
| 34 | 27 | 64 | Rick Baldwin (R) | Langley Racing | Engine | | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 35 | 22 | 17 | Doug Heveron | K Care | Engine | | 58 | 26 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 3 | Howard Mark | D&H Racing | Overheating | | 55 | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | 30 | 38 | Joe Fields | Hanover Printing | Accident | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
