Southern 500
1986 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 29
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$373,060Race Date:Aug 31, 1986Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:2.000 SecondsRace Duration:4Hr 8Min 45Sec.Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:16Average Speed:121.068 MPH1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:40No. of Cautions:12 For 79 Lapsdarlingtonraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Tim Richmond T. RichmondDriver: Tim Richmond T. RichmondChevrolet:9
Car No.:#25 ChevroletCar No.:#25 ChevroletBuick:0
Team:Hendrick MotorsportsTeam:Hendrick MotorsportsFord:0
Crew Chief:Harry HydeCrew Chief:Harry HydePontiac:0
Laps Led:168 of 367Pole Speed:158.489 MPH
Official 1986 Southern 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1125 Tim Richmond T. RichmondTim RichmondFolgers185367127Running
21122 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonMiller American1753672Running
3149 Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill ElliottCoors1703678Running
42047 Morgan Shepherd M. ShepherdMorgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm1653674Running
51011 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell WaltripBudweiser1553670Running
61515 Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky RuddMotorcraft1503670Running
768 Bobby Hillin, Jr. B. Hillin, Jr.Bobby Hillin, Jr.Miller American1463670Running
825 Geoffrey Bodine G. BodineGeoffrey BodineLevi Garrett147367127Running
9213 Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale EarnhardtWrangler Jeans14336617Running
10828 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale YarboroughHardee's1343660Running
112571 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisHelen Rae Special1303640Running
122335 Alan Kulwicki A. Kulwicki (R)Alan KulwickiQuincy's Steak House1273600Running
132275 Jim Sauter J. Sauter (R)Jim SauterNationwise Auto Parts1243560Running
14247 Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle Petty7-Eleven1213560Running
153652 Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy MeansMeans Racing1183540Running
162723 Michael Waltrip M. Waltrip (R)Michael WaltripHawaiian Punch1153540Running
173536 H.B. Bailey H. BaileyH.B. BaileyAlmeda Auto Parts1173521Running
18316 D.K. Ulrich D. UlrichD.K. UlrichFinky's1093500Running
19588 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerCrisco1113401Engine
203767 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonPannill Knitting1033390Running
21744 Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry LabontePiedmont Airlines1003370Running
221766 Phil Parsons P. ParsonsPhil ParsonsSkoal973260Engine
231627 Rusty Wallace R. WallaceRusty WallaceAlugard943160Running
24312 Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil BonnettBudweiser962614Valves
252817 Eddie Bierschwale E. BierschwaleEddie BierschwaleK Care882610Running
263464 Connie Saylor C. SaylorConnie SaylorSunny King Ford & Honda852540Engine
27433 Harry Gant H. GantHarry GantSkoal Bandit822350Engine
28124 Rick Wilson R. WilsonRick WilsonKodak Films792320Overheating
293892 Jonathan Lee Edwards J. Edwards (R)Jonathan Lee EdwardsEdwards Racing762030Rear Gear
302698 Ron Bouchard R. BouchardRon BouchardValvoline731770Engine
31955 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsCopenhagen701670Transmission
323982 Mark Stahl M. StahlMark StahlAuto Bell Car Washes671320Too Slow
333054 Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie AllisonGray Racing641310Overheating
343370 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieRumple Furniture / Winkle61850Suspension
352981 Chet Fillip C. Fillip (R)Chet FillipCircle Bar Truck Corral58810Accident
363290 Ken Schrader K. SchraderKen SchraderRed Baron Frozen Pizza55460Engine
37131 Sterling Marlin S. MarlinSterling MarlinBull's Eye Barbecue Sauce52350Battery
381826 Joe Ruttman J. RuttmanJoe RuttmanQuaker State49320Valves
394048 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonFleet Service46290Engine
401943 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP4360Accident

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