| 1986 Delaware 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $314,100 | Race Date: | Sep 14, 1986 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5.080 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 22Min 24Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 27 | Average Speed: | 114.329 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 13 For 88 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ricky Rudd R. Rudd | Driver: | Geoffrey Bodine G. Bodine | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Ford | Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Gary Nelson | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 141 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 146.205 MPH | |||||
| Official 1986 Delaware 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 141 |
| 2 | 24 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 12 |
| 3 | 20 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 170 | 500 | 4 |
| 4 | 13 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Running |  | 160 | 499 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Helen Rae Special | Running | | 160 | 498 | 9 |
| 6 | 18 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Quaker State | Running |  | 150 | 498 | 0 |
| 7 | 25 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki (R) | Quincy's Steak House | Running | | 146 | 497 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Running | | 142 | 496 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Running | | 138 | 495 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running |  | 139 | 493 | 36 |
| 11 | 22 | 2 | Mark Martin | Martin Racing | Running | | 130 | 493 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 127 | 493 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Running | | 129 | 491 | 39 |
| 14 | 21 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 121 | 490 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 118 | 484 | 0 |
| 16 | 26 | 23 | Michael Waltrip (R) | Hawaiian Punch | Running | | 115 | 471 | 0 |
| 17 | 39 | 48 | Johnny Coy, Jr. | Fleet Service | Running | | 112 | 469 | 0 |
| 18 | 33 | 6 | Joe Booher | Finky's | Running | | 109 | 465 | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Engine | | 111 | 461 | 85 |
| 20 | 10 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running | | 103 | 461 | 0 |
| 21 | 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 105 | 432 | 3 |
| 22 | 17 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Engine | | 97 | 416 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 81 | Chet Fillip (R) | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Engine | | 94 | 382 | 0 |
| 24 | 32 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Engine | | 91 | 364 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 17 | Eddie Bierschwale | K Care | Engine | | 88 | 362 | 0 |
| 26 | 2 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folgers | Running | | 85 | 299 | 0 |
| 27 | 7 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Engine | | 87 | 276 | 36 |
| 28 | 11 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Engine | | 84 | 260 | 89 |
| 29 | 36 | 64 | Bryan Baker | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Accident | | 76 | 252 | 0 |
| 30 | 34 | 56 | Howard Rose | Performance Engine | Overheating | | 73 | 241 | 0 |
| 31 | 30 | 60 | Cliff Hucul | Spirit Of Illinois | Accident | | 70 | 227 | 0 |
| 32 | 5 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Brakes | | 67 | 215 | 0 |
| 33 | 38 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Vibration | | 64 | 160 | 0 |
| 34 | 27 | 80 | Gary Fedewa | Fedewa Racing | Engine | | 61 | 147 | 0 |
| 35 | 4 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 63 | 142 | 46 |
| 36 | 31 | 96 | Jerry Bowman | Bowman Racing | Engine | | 55 | 134 | 0 |
| 37 | 35 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Winkle Motors | Engine | | 52 | 115 | 0 |
| 38 | 40 | 37 | Roy Lee Hendrick | Hanover Printing | Overheating | | 49 | 91 | 0 |
| 39 | 37 | 65 | Tommie Crozier | Universal Steel | Vibration | | 46 | 86 | 0 |
| 40 | 29 | 68 | Mike Potter | Potter Racing | Engine | | 43 | 22 | 0 |
