| 1986 Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $562,925 | Race Date: | May 25, 1986 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.590 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 16Min 24Sec. | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 38 | Average Speed: | 140.406 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 32 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.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 | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Gary Nelson | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 26 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 164.511 MPH | |||||
| Official 1986 Coca-Cola 600 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 26 |
| 2 | 2 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folgers | Running | | 175 | 400 | 94 |
| 3 | 12 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 98 |
| 4 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 165 | 400 | 50 |
| 5 | 15 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 160 | 400 | 3 |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 160 | 400 | 98 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 146 | 399 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 142 | 399 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Race Hill Farm | Running |  | 143 | 399 | 12 |
| 10 | 9 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running |  | 139 | 398 | 5 |
| 11 | 16 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running |  | 130 | 398 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running | | 132 | 398 | 1 |
| 13 | 11 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 129 | 397 | 2 |
| 14 | 19 | 4 | Lake Speed | All Pro Auto Parts | Running | | 126 | 397 | 6 |
| 15 | 22 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Running | | 118 | 396 | 0 |
| 16 | 41 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Helen Rae Special | Running | | 115 | 395 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Running | | 112 | 395 | 0 |
| 18 | 32 | 2 | Brett Bodine | Exxon | Running | | 109 | 394 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Running | | 106 | 394 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 103 | 394 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 75 | Jody Ridley | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running | | 100 | 392 | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | 2 | Mark Martin | Gunderman Racing | Running | | 97 | 391 | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 94 | 391 | 0 |
| 24 | 20 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 91 | 389 | 0 |
| 25 | 39 | 94 | Trevor Boys | Kodak Films | Running | | 88 | 389 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 23 | Michael Waltrip (R) | Hawaiian Punch | Running | | 85 | 389 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki (R) | Quincy's Steak House | Running | | 82 | 382 | 0 |
| 28 | 21 | 51 | Connie Saylor | Spohn's Racing | Running | | 0 | 376 | 0 |
| 29 | 38 | 32 | Eddie Bierschwale | Prototype Racing Engines | Running | | 81 | 374 | 1 |
| 30 | 35 | 79 | Derrike Cope | Western Peterbilt | Running | | 73 | 361 | 0 |
| 31 | 1 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Camshaft | | 75 | 319 | 2 |
| 32 | 23 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Quaker State | Running | | 67 | 292 | 0 |
| 33 | 33 | 17 | Doug Heveron | K Care | Engine | | 64 | 278 | 0 |
| 34 | 6 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Suspension | | 66 | 198 | 1 |
| 35 | 40 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Overheating | | 63 | 172 | 1 |
| 36 | 7 | 21 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Head Gasket | | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| 37 | 28 | 81 | Chet Fillip (R) | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Accident | | 52 | 124 | 0 |
| 38 | 37 | 6 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 49 | 123 | 0 |
| 39 | 25 | 10 | Greg Sacks | TRW | Accident | | 46 | 73 | 0 |
| 40 | 26 | 99 | Brad Teague | Ball Racing | Accident | | 43 | 37 | 0 |
| 41 | 36 | 45 | Ken Ragan | Morris / Ragan Racing | Accident | | 40 | 5 | 0 |
