1986 Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400

Race 22 of 29

Richmond
400 laps
Time of race: 3:05:24
Average speed of winner: 70.161 mph
Margin of victory: 2 car lengths
Lead changes: 15 among 12 drivers
Cautions: 12 for 75 laps
Lap leaders: Gant 1-37, Bonnett 38-48, Bodine 49-83, Ruttman 84-111, Labonte 112, Wallace 113-136, Earnhardt 137-146, Richmond 147, Marcis 148-156, Earnhardt 157-168, Rudd 169-281, R. Petty 282-318, Earnhardt 319-320, Shepherd 321-341, Wallace 342-350, Richmond 351-400

Race notes: Debut for Ron Shephard.

Video links: Highlights (Part 1), Highlights (Part 2), Highlights (Part 3)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Tim Richmond	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		400	2	51	running	35005	180
2	5	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		400	3	24	running	24525	175
3	12	Morgan Shepherd	75	Nationwise Auto Parts	Pontiac	RahMoc	Pemberton		400	1	21	running	13655	170
4	16	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		400	1	37	running	10260	165
5	7	Neil Bonnett	12	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Richert		400	1	11	running	12075	160
6	3	Joe Ruttman	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		400	1	28	running	6670	155
7	1	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter	93.966	400	1	37	running	13415	151
8	10	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Baumgardner		400	0	0	running	8295	142
9	17	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		399	0	0	running	10290	138
10	22	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Puryear		397	0	0	running	6270	134
11	24	Eddie Bierschwale	17	K-Care	Chevrolet	Hamby			395	0	0	running	4760	130
12	23	Buddy Arrington	67	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Arrington			394	0	0	running	3580	127
13	21	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Nelson		392	1	35	running	8050	129
14	19	Michael Waltrip	23	Hawaiian Punch	Pontiac	Bahari			389	0	0	transmission	3330	121
15	13	Alan Kulwicki	35	Quincy's Steak House	Ford	Kulwicki			387	0	0	running	1710	118
16	18	Jimmy Hensley	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			386	0	0	running	4075	115
17	28	D.K. Ulrich	6	Finky's	Chevrolet	Ulrich			379	0	0	running	3845	112
18	9	Terry Labonte	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			378	1	1	accident	6995	114
19	6	Rusty Wallace	27	Alugard	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		371	2	33	running	6960	111
20	20	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		369	0	0	rear end	7175	103
21	15	Tommy Ellis	18	Freedlander Financial	Chevrolet	Freedlander			362	0	0	head gasket	1140	100
22	25	James Hylton	48	Fleet Service	Chevrolet	Hylton			362	0	0	running	3295	97
23	11	Dave Marcis	71	Helen Rae Special	Chevrolet	Marcis			359	1	9	head gasket	3250	99
24	8	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Moore		350	1	113	accident	8235	101
25	14	Ken Schrader	90	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Ford	Donlavey			322	0	0	accident	4270	88
26	27	Jimmy Means	52	Ryder Floor Store	Pontiac	Means			292	0	0	rear end	3125	85
27	29	Ron Shephard	34	Atlantic Contractors	Oldsmobile	Ken Allen			282	0	0	overheating	930	82
28	26	J.D. McDuffie	70	Winkle	Pontiac	Winkle			216	0	0	rear end	3145	79
29	2	Darrell Waltrip	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond		61	0	0	transmission	9985	76

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	3393	22	1	3	13	18
2	Tim Richmond	3275	22	4	6	11	14
3	Darrell Waltrip	3185	22	1	2	17	17
4	Bobby Allison	3009	22	0	1	6	14
5	Bill Elliott	2946	22	3	2	7	13
6	Ricky Rudd	2884	22	1	1	8	13
7	Geoff Bodine	2783	22	6	2	7	11
8	Rusty Wallace	2774	22	0	1	2	12
9	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2685	22	0	1	4	12
10	Terry Labonte	2646	22	1	1	5	7
11	Harry Gant	2629	22	2	0	5	9
12	Kyle Petty	2574	22	0	1	3	10
13	Richard Petty	2427	22	0	0	2	8
14	Joe Ruttman	2316	22	0	0	3	8
15	Morgan Shepherd	2279	20	0	1	4	7
16	Neil Bonnett	2277	21	0	0	3	6
17	Ken Schrader	2258	22	0	0	0	3
18	Michael Waltrip	2120	21	0	0	0	0
19	Dave Marcis	2075	22	0	0	0	1
20	Buddy Arrington	2028	19	0	0	0	0
21	Alan Kulwicki	1865	16	0	0	1	3
22	Jimmy Means	1861	19	0	0	0	0
23	Tommy Ellis	1782	18	0	0	0	2
24	Phil Parsons	1474	15	0	0	1	3
25	Eddie Bierschwale	1466	18	0	0	0	0