1986 Atlanta Journal 500

Race 28 of 29

Atlanta
328 laps
Time of race: 3:15:22
Average speed of winner: 152.523 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap + 3 sec.
Lead changes: 19 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 7 laps
Lap leaders: Elliott 1-14, Bodine 15-24, Elliott 25, Bodine 26-27, Elliott 28-60, Richmond 61-64, D. Waltrip 65-66, Gant 67-80, Earnhardt 81-101, Richmond 102-111, Gant 112, Richmond 113-127, Gant 128-146, Earnhardt 147-152, Gant 153-189, Bonnett 190, Earnhardt 191-253, Shepherd 254, Gant 255-256, Earnhardt 257-328

Race notes: Debut for Jeff Swindell. Finale for Mike Laws. Only start for Tom Bigelow.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		328	4	162	running	67950	185
2	15	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		327	0	0	running	26130	170
3	1	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott	172.905	327	3	48	running	26450	170
4	8	Tim Richmond	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		327	3	29	running	12845	165
5	17	Buddy Baker	88	Crisco	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			327	0	0	running	7725	155
6	16	Neil Bonnett	12	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Richert		327	1	1	running	14150	155
7	32	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		326	0	0	running	11990	146
8	23	Terry Labonte	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			326	0	0	running	11425	142
9	24	Joe Ruttman	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		326	0	0	running	8035	138
10	39	Phil Parsons	66	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			326	0	0	running	4955	134
11	7	Benny Parsons	55	Copenhagen	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Champion		325	0	0	running	2950	130
12	42	Tommy Ellis	18	Freedlander Financial	Chevrolet	Freedlander			325	0	0	running	2715	127
13	14	Rusty Wallace	27	Alugard	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		324	0	0	running	9585	124
14	6	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		324	0	0	running	2450	121
15	10	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Puryear		324	0	0	running	6690	118
16	21	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Baumgardner		324	0	0	running	11210	115
17	19	Ken Schrader	90	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Ford	Donlavey			323	0	0	running	7050	112
18	20	Alan Kulwicki	35	Quincy's Steak House	Ford	Kulwicki			321	0	0	running	2485	109
19	29	Ken Ragan	48	McCord Gaskets	Chevrolet	Ragan			319	0	0	running	5705	106
20	22	Michael Waltrip	23	Hawaiian Punch	Pontiac	Bahari			316	0	0	running	3885	103
21	31	Buddy Arrington	67	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Arrington			313	0	0	running	5090	100
22	33	Randy Baker	87	Apollo	Chevrolet	Buck Baker			310	0	0	running	1590	97
23	41	Eddie Bierschwale	17	K-Mart	Oldsmobile	Hamby			309	0	0	running	4210	94
24	34	Mike Laws	38	Merkes Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Laws			306	0	0	running	1420	91
25	25	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Moore		301	0	0	running	9435	88
26	2	Mark Martin	02	Gunderman Racing	Ford	Gunderman			290	0	0	engine	1305	85
27	5	Morgan Shepherd	75	Nationwise Auto Parts	Pontiac	RahMoc	Pemberton		287	1	1	engine	5320	87
28	12	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		285	5	73	valve	9845	84
29	37	Jimmy Means	52	Voyles Auto Storage	Pontiac	Means			280	0	0	clutch	3990	76
30	36	Connie Saylor	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			233	0	0	wheel stud	3950	73
31	11	Jeff Swindell	10	TRW	Chevrolet	DiGard			227	0	0	rear window	1160	70
32	26	Sterling Marlin	1	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		211	0	0	engine	1130	67
33	28	Dave Marcis	71	Helen Rae Special	Chevrolet	Marcis			203	0	0	piston	3855	64
34	13	Cale Yarborough	28	Hardee's	Ford	Ranier	Wilson		196	0	0	engine	1080	61
35	35	Bobby Gerhart	85	Frederick Chevrolet	Chevrolet	Gerhart			168	0	0	engine	1065	58
36	27	David Sosebee	91	C N Racing	Chevrolet	C N			157	0	0	wheel bearing	1050	55
37	18	Rodney Combs	2	Solder Seal/Gunk	Chevrolet	Robert Harrington			133	0	0	oil pressure	1035	52
38	3	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Nelson		95	2	12	engine	8025	54
39	9	Darrell Waltrip	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond		83	1	2	engine	12055	51
40	38	Tom Bigelow	99	Tom Esterline	Chevrolet	Ball			58	0	0	engine	985	43
41	30	H.B. Bailey	36	Almeda Auto Parts	Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			49	0	0	engine	985	40
42	40	Ron Bouchard	98	Valvoline	Pontiac	Curb			40	0	0	engine	985	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	4293	28	1	5	15	22
2	Darrell Waltrip	4015	28	1	3	20	21
3	Tim Richmond	3994	28	7	6	12	16
4	Bill Elliott	3745	28	4	2	8	16
5	Ricky Rudd	3712	28	1	2	11	17
6	Rusty Wallace	3615	28	0	2	4	15
7	Bobby Allison	3552	28	0	1	6	14
8	Geoff Bodine	3503	28	8	2	9	14
9	Harry Gant	3446	28	2	0	9	13
10	Kyle Petty	3419	28	0	1	4	14
11	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	3386	28	0	1	4	13
12	Terry Labonte	3339	28	1	1	5	9
13	Neil Bonnett	3226	27	0	1	6	11
14	Richard Petty	3214	28	0	0	4	11
15	Joe Ruttman	3140	28	0	0	4	13
16	Ken Schrader	2922	28	0	0	0	4
17	Morgan Shepherd	2842	26	0	1	4	8
18	Dave Marcis	2785	28	0	0	1	4
19	Michael Waltrip	2783	27	0	0	0	0
20	Buddy Arrington	2667	25	0	0	0	0
21	Alan Kulwicki	2614	22	0	0	1	4
22	Jimmy Means	2413	25	0	0	0	0
23	Tommy Ellis	2393	24	0	0	0	3
24	Eddie Bierschwale	2048	24	0	0	0	0
25	Buddy Baker	1843	16	0	0	6	6