1986 Talladega 500

Race 17 of 29

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:17:59
Average speed of winner: 151.522 mph
Margin of victory: 3 car lengths
Lead changes: 49 among 26 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 44 laps
Lap leaders: Elliott pole, Marlin 1-2, Earnhardt 3, Bodine 4-7, Earnhardt 8-12, Labonte 13-20, Carter 21, M. Waltrip 22, Earnhardt 23-25, Marlin 26-27, B. Parsons 28-29, Marlin 30, Schrader 31, Barkdoll 32-33, Means 34, R. Petty 35-39, Earnhardt 40-51, Sauter 52, Kulwicki 53, D. Allison 54-56, P. Parsons 57, B. Allison 58-59, Combs 60, Richmond 61-63, Elliott 64-68, Earnhardt 69-76, Richmond 77-89, Sauter 90, D. Waltrip 91-93, Marlin 94-97, Earnhardt 98-101, Kulwicki 102, Earnhardt 103-111, Baker 112-114, Combs 115-117, Bodine 118-119, Wilson 120-124, Earnhardt 125-128, Bodine 129-141, Earnhardt 142-149, Wilson 150-151, K. Petty 152-153, Gant 154, Ragan 155, Gant 156-159, D. Allison 160-167, Hillin 168-174, D. Allison 175-176, Richmond 177-179, Hillin 180-188

Race notes: Only win for Bobby Hillin, Jr.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	13	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Puryear		188	2	16	running	60055	180
2	3	Tim Richmond	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		188	3	19	running	34345	175
3	20	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Moore		188	0	0	running	29255	165
4	5	Sterling Marlin	1	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		188	4	9	running	15750	165
5	4	Benny Parsons	55	Copenhagen	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Champion		188	1	2	running	12815	160
6	14	Morgan Shepherd	47	Race Hill Farm	Buick	Jack Beebe	Elder		188	0	0	running	9170	150
7	7	Davey Allison	12	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Richert		188	3	13	running	17820	151
8	23	Joe Ruttman	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		188	0	0	running	10495	142
9	6	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		188	1	2	running	12570	143
10	21	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Baumgardner		187	1	2	accident	13720	139
11	8	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		187	2	7	accident	5040	135
12	18	Jim Sauter	75	Nationwise Auto Parts	Pontiac	RahMoc	Pemberton		187	2	2	accident	8835	132
13	16	Phil Parsons	66	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			187	1	1	running	4350	129
14	34	Michael Waltrip	23	Hawaiian Punch	Pontiac	Bahari			186	1	1	running	4780	126
15	39	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Pontiac	Means			184	1	1	running	8380	123
16	36	Ronnie Thomas	48	Fleet Service	Chevrolet	Hylton			183	0	0	running	7800	115
17	27	Ron Bouchard	98	Valvoline	Pontiac	Curb			174	0	0	accident	3730	112
18	40	Ken Ragan	77	McCord Gaskets	Chevrolet	Ragan			169	1	1	accident	3710	114
19	17	Rodney Combs	2	Solder Seal/Gunk	Chevrolet	Robert Harrington			169	2	4	accident	3710	111
20	12	Buddy Baker	88	Crisco	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			163	1	3	overheating	4130	108
21	37	Buddy Arrington	67	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Arrington			162	0	0	running	6935	100
22	32	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		159	2	5	accident	12050	102
23	10	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Nelson		159	3	19	accident	11140	99
24	19	Cale Yarborough	28	Hardee's	Ford	Ranier	Wilson		159	0	0	accident	2930	91
25	15	Darrell Waltrip	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond		157	1	3	accident	13570	93
26	2	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		153	9	54	engine	15355	95
27	1	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott	209.005	152	1	5	valve	15185	87
28	25	Chet Fillip	81	Circle Bar Truck Corral	Ford	Tom Mitchell			150	0	0	accident	3625	79
29	30	Delma Cowart	0	Heyward Grooms	Chevrolet	H.L. Waters			140	0	0	engine	2565	76
30	11	A.J. Foyt	14	Copenhagen	Oldsmobile	Foyt			119	0	0	wheel bearing	7010	73
31	35	Ken Schrader	90	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Ford	Donlavey			113	1	1	engine	7010	75
32	28	Alan Kulwicki	35	Quincy's Steak House	Ford	Bill Terry			112	2	2	clutch	2485	72
33	31	Phil Barkdoll	73	Helen Rae Special	Ford	Barkdoll			100	1	2	overheating	3225	0
34	26	Tommy Ellis	18	Freedlander Financial	Chevrolet	Freedlander			86	0	0	engine	2365	61
35	22	Rusty Wallace	27	Alugard	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		70	0	0	engine	5410	58
36	29	Dave Marcis	71	Helen Rae Special	Pontiac	Marcis			61	0	0	head gasket	5210	55
37	24	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		51	1	5	accident	5080	57
38	9	Terry Labonte	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			37	1	8	oil pressure	9440	54
39	38	Eddie Bierschwale	54	Jim Magill	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			37	0	0	valve	1990	46
40	33	Pancho Carter	17	K-Care	Chevrolet	Hamby			29	1	1	engine	4680	48

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	2585	17	1	3	9	13
2	Darrell Waltrip	2424	17	1	1	13	13
3	Tim Richmond	2400	17	2	3	7	9
4	Bobby Allison	2327	17	0	1	5	11
5	Ricky Rudd	2293	17	1	1	8	11
6	Bill Elliott	2182	17	3	1	4	9
7	Rusty Wallace	2138	17	0	1	2	10
8	Terry Labonte	2063	17	1	1	4	6
9	Kyle Petty	2060	17	0	1	3	9
10	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2059	17	0	1	4	9
11	Geoff Bodine	2056	17	5	2	5	8
12	Harry Gant	2038	17	1	0	4	6
13	Joe Ruttman	1863	17	0	0	3	7
14	Richard Petty	1830	17	0	0	1	5
15	Ken Schrader	1786	17	0	0	0	3
16	Neil Bonnett	1675	16	0	0	1	4
17	Morgan Shepherd	1657	15	0	1	2	5
18	Michael Waltrip	1581	16	0	0	0	0
19	Dave Marcis	1541	17	0	0	0	1
20	Tommy Ellis	1509	15	0	0	0	2
21	Buddy Arrington	1486	14	0	0	0	0
22	Jimmy Means	1388	14	0	0	0	0
23	Alan Kulwicki	1355	12	0	0	1	2
24	Ron Bouchard	1343	14	0	0	0	2
25	Jody Ridley	1213	12	0	0	0	1