1986 Nationwise 500

Race 27 of 29

Rockingham
492 laps
Time of race: 3:57:33
Average speed of winner: 126.381 mph
Margin of victory: 2.53 sec.
Lead changes: 22 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 29 laps
Lap leaders: Richmond 1-90, Shepherd 91, Richmond 92-133, Shepherd 134-138, Earnhardt 139-153, Shepherd 154-166, Earnhardt 167-191, Shepherd 192-236, Earnhardt 237-239, D. Waltrip 240-250, Baker 251, Gant 252, R. Petty 253, Shepherd 254-276, Earnhardt 277-327, Shepherd 328-332, Bonnett 333-350, Baker 351-352, Shepherd 353-401, D. Waltrip 402-425, Baker 426, Gant 427-430, Bonnett 431-492

Race notes: Finale for Buddie Boys, Johnny Coy, Jr., and Joe Millikan.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	Neil Bonnett	12	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Richert		492	2	80	running	47000	180
2	4	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Moore		492	0	0	running	26550	170
3	5	Darrell Waltrip	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond		492	2	35	running	23650	170
4	8	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		492	2	5	running	16525	165
5	11	Buddy Baker	88	Crisco	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			492	3	4	running	8575	160
6	10	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		491	4	94	running	15750	155
7	15	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		491	0	0	running	14100	146
8	13	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		491	1	1	running	9105	147
9	16	Joe Ruttman	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		490	0	0	running	8745	138
10	17	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		489	0	0	running	12550	134
11	12	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Puryear		489	0	0	running	7925	130
12	21	Alan Kulwicki	35	Quincy's Steak House	Ford	Kulwicki			486	0	0	running	4625	127
13	24	Michael Waltrip	23	Hawaiian Punch	Pontiac	Bahari			483	0	0	running	5415	124
14	23	Ken Schrader	90	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Ford	Donlavey			483	0	0	running	8105	121
15	20	Dick Trickle	42	Hill's Barbecue	Chevrolet	Billy Matthews			482	0	0	running	3250	118
16	33	Eddie Bierschwale	17	K-Care	Oldsmobile	Hamby			479	0	0	running	5625	115
17	25	Buddy Arrington	67	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Arrington			476	0	0	running	5325	112
18	34	Charlie Baker	93	Salmon Racing	Chevrolet	Patsy Salmon			457	0	0	running	2500	109
19	7	Rusty Wallace	27	Alugard	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		453	0	0	running	9350	106
20	1	Tim Richmond	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde	146.948	442	2	132	running	9665	108
21	39	J.D. McDuffie	70	Winkle	Pontiac	Winkle			441	0	0	running	5180	100
22	29	Jimmy Means	52	Voyles Auto Storage	Pontiac	Means			431	0	0	running	5070	97
23	31	Mike Skinner	19	Zanworth	Pontiac	Zanworth			429	0	0	running	1925	94
24	9	Morgan Shepherd	75	Nationwise Auto Parts	Pontiac	RahMoc	Pemberton		402	7	141	drive shaft	6625	101
25	18	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Baumgardner		382	0	0	engine	8875	88
26	36	Mike Potter	64	Bull Frog Knits	Ford	Langley			375	0	0	brakes	3990	85
27	27	Jonathan Lee Edwards	92	Share The Pride	Buick	Jonathan Lee Edwards			343	0	0	accident	1675	82
28	37	Tommie Crozier	65	Universal Steel	Pontiac	Bill Leonard			268	0	0	drive shaft	1625	79
29	26	Bobby Wawak	74	Wawak Racing	Chevrolet	Wawak			267	0	0	engine	1575	76
30	38	Mark Stahl	82	Auto Bell Car Washes	Ford	Stahl			267	0	0	overheating	1475	73
31	14	Terry Labonte	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			226	0	0	engine	8425	70
32	2	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Nelson		201	0	0	engine	8625	67
33	3	Cale Yarborough	28	Hardee's	Ford	Ranier	Wilson		200	0	0	ignition	1425	64
34	22	Dave Marcis	71	Shoney's/Helen Rae	Chevrolet	Marcis			151	0	0	engine	4030	61
35	19	Tommy Ellis	18	Freedlander Financial	Chevrolet	Freedlander			130	0	0	handling	1225	58
36	35	Johnny Coy, Jr.	48	Hylton Racing	Chevrolet	Hylton			122	0	0	accident	3935	55
37	28	Trevor Boys	10	TRW	Chevrolet	DiGard			111	0	0	brakes	1175	52
38	30	Joe Millikan	37	Hanover Printing	Ford	Beahr			50	0	0	oil leak	1150	49
39	40	Buddie Boys	24	Boys Racing	Chevrolet	Crawford Clements			40	0	0	brakes	1125	46
40	32	Ronnie Thomas	41	Bowles Paving	Pontiac	Ronnie Thomas			9	0	0	overheating	1105	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	4108	27	1	4	14	21
2	Darrell Waltrip	3964	27	1	3	20	21
3	Tim Richmond	3829	27	7	6	11	15
4	Ricky Rudd	3624	27	1	2	11	17
5	Bill Elliott	3575	27	3	2	7	15
6	Rusty Wallace	3491	27	0	2	4	15
7	Geoff Bodine	3449	27	8	2	9	14
8	Bobby Allison	3437	27	0	1	6	14
9	Harry Gant	3362	27	2	0	9	13
10	Kyle Petty	3273	27	0	1	4	13
11	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	3268	27	0	1	4	13
12	Terry Labonte	3197	27	1	1	5	8
13	Neil Bonnett	3071	26	0	1	6	10
14	Richard Petty	3044	27	0	0	3	10
15	Joe Ruttman	3002	27	0	0	4	12
16	Ken Schrader	2810	27	0	0	0	4
17	Morgan Shepherd	2755	25	0	1	4	8
18	Dave Marcis	2721	27	0	0	1	4
19	Michael Waltrip	2680	26	0	0	0	0
20	Buddy Arrington	2567	24	0	0	0	0
21	Alan Kulwicki	2505	21	0	0	1	4
22	Jimmy Means	2337	24	0	0	0	0
23	Tommy Ellis	2266	23	0	0	0	3
24	Eddie Bierschwale	1954	23	0	0	0	0
25	J.D. McDuffie	1825	20	0	0	0	0