1986 Champion Spark Plug 400

Race 19 of 29

Michigan
200 laps
Time of race: 2:57:28
Average speed of winner: 135.376 mph
Margin of victory: 1.45 sec.
Lead changes: 23 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 38 laps
Lap leaders: B. Parsons pole, Richmond 1-3, Bodine 4-24, Earnhardt 25, Kulwicki 26-27, Earnhardt 28-33, Elliott 34-62, Earnhardt 63, D. Waltrip 64, Earnhardt 65-68, Wallace 69, Earnhardt 70, Elliott 71-81, Earnhardt 82, Schrader 83, Earnhardt 84-101, Elliott 102-126, Earnhardt 127-128, B. Parsons 129, Richmond 130-131, Hillin 132-138, Elliott 139-172, D. Waltrip 173-174, Elliott 175-200

Race notes: Last pole for Benny Parsons. Finale for Jim Hull and David Pearson.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		200	5	125	running	55950	185
2	2	Tim Richmond	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		200	2	5	running	27980	175
3	4	Darrell Waltrip	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond		200	2	3	running	27275	170
4	6	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Nelson		200	1	21	running	17225	165
5	12	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		199	8	34	running	18750	160
6	7	Rusty Wallace	27	Alugard	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		199	1	1	running	12525	155
7	28	Cale Yarborough	28	Hardee's	Ford	Ranier	Wilson		199	0	0	running	6815	146
8	5	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		199	0	0	running	14815	142
9	9	Phil Parsons	66	Skoal	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			199	0	0	running	5700	138
10	15	David Pearson	21	Chattanooga Chew	Chevrolet	Pearson	Leonard Wood		199	0	0	running	6605	134
11	17	Ken Schrader	90	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Ford	Donlavey			199	1	1	running	11195	135
12	24	Terry Labonte	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			198	0	0	running	11370	127
13	11	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Puryear		198	1	7	running	8215	129
14	14	Alan Kulwicki	35	Quincy's Steak House	Ford	Bill Terry			198	1	2	running	4210	126
15	27	Chet Fillip	81	Circle Bar Truck Corral	Ford	Tom Mitchell			197	0	0	running	3685	118
16	21	Eddie Bierschwale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			197	0	0	running	7735	115
17	33	Ken Ragan	77	McCord Gaskets	Chevrolet	Ragan			196	0	0	running	2960	112
18	30	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		194	0	0	engine	6705	109
19	32	Buddy Arrington	67	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Arrington			194	0	0	running	6375	106
20	36	D.K. Ulrich	6	U.S. Racing	Chevrolet	Ulrich			193	0	0	running	6555	103
21	18	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Moore		191	0	0	running	10195	100
22	37	Bobby Gerhart	85	Frederick Chevrolet	Chevrolet	Gerhart			191	0	0	running	2085	97
23	41	Jim Hull	17	Duraliner	Oldsmobile	Hamby			191	0	0	running	5390	94
24	8	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Baumgardner		190	0	0	running	8865	91
25	39	Jimmy Means	52	Axe Equipment	Pontiac	Means			190	0	0	running	5065	88
26	1	Benny Parsons	55	Copenhagen	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Champion	171.924	185	1	1	accident	4680	90
27	35	David Simko	51	Mound Steel	Chevrolet	Simko			170	0	0	running	1625	82
28	22	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		169	0	0	accident	8570	79
29	38	Rodney Combs	2	Solder Seal/Gunk	Chevrolet	Robert Harrington			150	0	0	transmission	1515	76
30	13	Joe Ruttman	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		142	0	0	engine	4505	73
31	40	J.D. McDuffie	70	Winkle	Pontiac	Winkle			129	0	0	engine	4190	70
32	29	Michael Waltrip	23	Hawaiian Punch	Pontiac	Bahari			124	0	0	running	1370	67
33	20	Butch Miller	08	Classic	Chevrolet	Throop			122	0	0	camshaft	1325	64
34	16	Neil Bonnett	12	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Richert		115	0	0	handling	9655	61
35	34	Dave Marcis	71	Helen Rae Special	Chevrolet	Marcis			84	0	0	ignition	3990	58
36	19	Morgan Shepherd	47	Race Hill Farm	Buick	Jack Beebe	Elder		80	0	0	accident	1205	55
37	31	Jim Sauter	75	Nationwise Auto Parts	Pontiac	RahMoc	Pemberton		79	0	0	transmission	3955	52
38	26	Greg Sacks	10	TRW	Chevrolet	DiGard			60	0	0	accident	1195	49
39	25	Tommy Ellis	18	Freedlander Financial	Chevrolet	Freedlander			50	0	0	engine	1190	46
40	23	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		37	0	0	valve	1185	43
41	10	Buddy Baker	88	Crisco	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			27	0	0	rear end	1185	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	2910	19	1	3	11	15
2	Darrell Waltrip	2769	19	1	1	15	15
3	Tim Richmond	2755	19	3	4	9	11
4	Bobby Allison	2545	19	0	1	5	11
5	Ricky Rudd	2539	19	1	1	8	12
6	Bill Elliott	2532	19	3	2	6	11
7	Rusty Wallace	2448	19	0	1	2	12
8	Geoff Bodine	2337	19	5	2	6	9
9	Kyle Petty	2277	19	0	1	3	10
10	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2267	19	0	1	4	9
11	Terry Labonte	2257	19	1	1	4	6
12	Harry Gant	2241	19	1	0	4	7
13	Richard Petty	2073	19	0	0	1	6
14	Ken Schrader	2036	19	0	0	0	3
15	Joe Ruttman	2000	19	0	0	3	7
16	Neil Bonnett	1891	18	0	0	2	5
17	Morgan Shepherd	1842	17	0	1	2	5
18	Michael Waltrip	1760	18	0	0	0	0
19	Dave Marcis	1723	19	0	0	0	1
20	Buddy Arrington	1683	16	0	0	0	0
21	Jimmy Means	1576	16	0	0	0	0
22	Tommy Ellis	1555	16	0	0	0	2
23	Alan Kulwicki	1481	13	0	0	1	2
24	Phil Parsons	1377	14	0	0	1	3
25	Ron Bouchard	1343	14	0	0	0	2