1986 Firecracker 400

Race 15 of 29

Daytona
160 laps
Time of race: 3:01:56
Average speed of winner: 131.916 mph
Margin of victory: 1.35 sec.
Lead changes: 31 among 14 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 58 laps
Lap leaders: Yarborough pole, Baker 1-2, Earnhardt 3-13, Allison 14-15, Yarborough 16-20, Earnhardt 21-29, Richmond 30-32, Earnhardt 33-35, Bodine 36-39, Earnhardt 40, Means 41, Earnhardt 42-46, Bodine 47-58, Baker 59-61, Earnhardt 62, D. Waltrip 63, B. Parsons 64-65, Earnhardt 66, Baker 67-85, Earnhardt 86, Bonnett 87, Heveron 88, Earnhardt 89-125, Elliott 126, Marlin 127-129, Allison 130, Marlin 131-133, K. Petty 134-137, D. Waltrip 138, Richmond 139-145, Baker 146-152, Richmond 153-160

Race notes: Last pole for Cale Yarborough. Finale for Jody Ridley.

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	9	Tim Richmond	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		160	3	18	running	58655	180
2	21	Sterling Marlin	1	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman	203.666	160	2	6	running	37700	175
3	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Puryear		160	0	0	running	24545	165
4	23	Darrell Waltrip	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond		160	2	2	running	24750	165
5	13	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		160	1	4	running	19725	160
6	33	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Moore		160	0	0	running	17200	150
7	29	Joe Ruttman	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		160	0	0	running	12300	146
8	12	Rusty Wallace	27	Alugard	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		160	0	0	running	14150	142
9	11	Phil Parsons	66	Skoal	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			160	0	0	running	6250	138
10	32	Alan Kulwicki	35	Quincy's Steak House	Ford	Bill Terry			160	0	0	running	7600	134
11	17	Neil Bonnett	12	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Richert		160	1	1	running	13515	135
12	38	Ken Schrader	90	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Ford	Donlavey			160	0	0	running	9845	127
13	22	Jody Ridley	75	Nationwise Auto Parts	Pontiac	RahMoc	Pemberton		160	0	0	running	8615	124
14	3	Buddy Baker	88	Crisco	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			160	4	31	running	6645	126
15	6	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Baumgardner		159	2	3	running	11580	123
16	2	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		159	1	1	running	13675	120
17	1	Cale Yarborough	28	Hardee's	Ford	Ranier	Wilson	203.519	159	1	5	running	6975	117
18	39	Michael Waltrip	23	Hawaiian Punch	Pontiac	Bahari			159	0	0	running	3520	109
19	14	Terry Labonte	44	Piedmont Airlines	Pontiac	Hagan			159	0	0	running	10320	106
20	30	Dave Marcis	71	Helen Rae Special	Pontiac	Marcis			159	0	0	running	8455	103
21	25	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		158	0	0	running	3045	100
22	19	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		156	0	0	running	6595	97
23	41	Jim Sauter	6	Finky's	Chevrolet	Ulrich			155	0	0	running	6210	0
24	37	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Pontiac	Means			155	1	1	running	5950	96
25	35	Buddy Arrington	67	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Arrington			154	0	0	running	5790	88
26	40	Grant Adcox	29	Herb Adcox Chevrolet	Chevrolet	Adcox			154	0	0	running	2195	85
27	5	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		151	9	69	accident	14895	92
28	27	Pancho Carter	17	K-Care	Chevrolet	Hamby			150	0	0	running	5100	79
29	18	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Nelson		147	2	16	engine	9995	81
30	42	Connie Saylor	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			145	0	0	accident	4860	0
31	26	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		143	0	0	engine	10645	70
32	20	Rodney Combs	2	Solder Seal/Gunk	Chevrolet	Robert Harrington			130	0	0	brakes	2020	67
33	34	Doug Heveron	0	Heyward Grooms	Chevrolet	H.L. Waters			106	1	1	clutch	2045	69
34	28	Ken Ragan	77	McCord Gaskets	Chevrolet	Ragan			92	0	0	transmission	1970	61
35	31	Eddie Bierschwale	54	Systems Support	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			83	0	0	engine	1945	58
36	4	Benny Parsons	55	Copenhagen	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Champion		78	1	2	engine	2120	60
37	7	Morgan Shepherd	47	Race Hill Farm	Buick	Jack Beebe	Elder		50	0	0	handling	1895	52
38	10	Tommy Ellis	18	Freedlander Financial	Chevrolet	Freedlander			33	0	0	engine	2625	49
39	36	Greg Sacks	10	TRW	Chevrolet	DiGard			33	0	0	accident	1845	46
40	24	Chet Fillip	81	Circle Bar Truck Corral	Ford	Tom Mitchell			14	0	0	accident	1870	43
41	16	Ron Bouchard	98	Valvoline	Pontiac	Curb			13	0	0	accident	1820	40
42	15	A.J. Foyt	14	Copenhagen	Oldsmobile	Foyt			2	0	0	engine	1820	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	2344	15	1	3	9	12
2	Darrell Waltrip	2166	15	1	1	12	12
3	Tim Richmond	2045	15	2	2	5	7
4	Bill Elliott	2037	15	2	1	4	9
5	Bobby Allison	2033	15	0	1	4	9
6	Rusty Wallace	1998	15	0	1	2	10
7	Ricky Rudd	1958	15	1	1	6	9
8	Terry Labonte	1859	15	1	1	4	5
9	Harry Gant	1858	15	0	0	4	6
10	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1815	15	0	0	3	8
11	Geoff Bodine	1782	15	5	2	4	7
12	Kyle Petty	1775	15	0	1	3	7
13	Richard Petty	1712	15	0	0	1	5
14	Joe Ruttman	1672	15	0	0	3	6
15	Ken Schrader	1617	15	0	0	0	3
16	Neil Bonnett	1600	15	0	0	1	4
17	Morgan Shepherd	1440	13	0	1	2	4
18	Dave Marcis	1395	15	0	0	0	1
19	Michael Waltrip	1320	14	0	0	0	0
20	Tommy Ellis	1310	13	0	0	0	1
21	Buddy Arrington	1274	12	0	0	0	0
22	Ron Bouchard	1231	13	0	0	0	2
23	Jody Ridley	1213	12	0	0	0	1
24	Alan Kulwicki	1186	10	0	0	1	2
25	Jimmy Means	1141	12	0	0	0	0