| 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 19 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $345,585 | Race Date: | Aug 17, 1986 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.450 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 57Min 28Sec. | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 22 | Average Speed: | 135.376 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 38 Laps | mispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #55 Oldsmobile | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Andy Petree | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 125 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 171.924 MPH | |||||
| Official 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 125 |
| 2 | 2 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folgers | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 5 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 170 | 200 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 165 | 200 | 21 |
| 5 | 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 160 | 199 | 34 |
| 6 | 7 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running |  | 155 | 199 | 1 |
| 7 | 28 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running | | 146 | 199 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 142 | 199 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal | Running |  | 138 | 199 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 21 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Running | | 134 | 199 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 135 | 199 | 1 |
| 12 | 24 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 127 | 198 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Running |  | 129 | 198 | 7 |
| 14 | 14 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki (R) | Quincy's Steak House | Running | | 126 | 198 | 2 |
| 15 | 27 | 81 | Chet Fillip (R) | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Running | | 118 | 197 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 64 | Eddie Bierschwale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 115 | 197 | 0 |
| 17 | 33 | 77 | Ken Ragan | McCord Gaskets | Running | | 112 | 196 | 0 |
| 18 | 30 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 109 | 194 | 0 |
| 19 | 32 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 106 | 194 | 0 |
| 20 | 36 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | U.S. Racing | Running | | 103 | 193 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 100 | 191 | 0 |
| 22 | 37 | 85 | Bobby Gerhart | Frederick Chevrolet | Running | | 97 | 191 | 0 |
| 23 | 41 | 17 | Jim Hull | Duraliner | Running | | 94 | 191 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running | | 91 | 190 | 0 |
| 25 | 39 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Axe Equipment | Running | | 88 | 190 | 0 |
| 26 | 1 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Accident | | 90 | 185 | 1 |
| 27 | 35 | 51 | David Simko | Mound Steel | Running | | 82 | 170 | 0 |
| 28 | 22 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Accident | | 79 | 169 | 0 |
| 29 | 38 | 2 | Rodney Combs | Solder Seal / Gunk | Transmission | | 76 | 150 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Quaker State | Engine | | 73 | 142 | 0 |
| 31 | 40 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Winkle Motors | Engine | | 70 | 129 | 0 |
| 32 | 29 | 23 | Michael Waltrip (R) | Hawaiian Punch | Running | | 67 | 124 | 0 |
| 33 | 20 | 08 | Butch Miller | Classic | Camshaft | | 64 | 122 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Handling | | 61 | 115 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Helen Rae Special | Ignition | | 58 | 84 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Race Hill Farm | Accident | | 55 | 80 | 0 |
| 37 | 31 | 75 | Jim Sauter (R) | Nationwise Auto Parts | Transmission | | 52 | 79 | 0 |
| 38 | 26 | 10 | Greg Sacks | TRW | Accident | | 49 | 60 | 0 |
| 39 | 25 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Engine | | 46 | 50 | 0 |
| 40 | 23 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Valves | | 43 | 37 | 0 |
| 41 | 10 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Rear Gear | | 40 | 27 | 0 |
