1986 Coca-Cola 600
Race 11 of 29
Charlotte
400 laps
Time of race: 4:16:24
Average speed of winner: 140.406 mph
Margin of victory: 1.59 sec.
Lead changes: 38 among 15 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 32 laps
Lap leaders: G. Bodine 1-2, Gant 3-25, Richmond 26-29, Ellis 30, Bierschwale 31, Gant 32-48, Richmond 49-92, Gant 93-94, Shepherd 95-96, B. Parsons 97, Speed 98-99, Bonnett 100-101, Richmond 102-104, Allison 105, Shepherd 106-111, Richmond 112-129, Speed 130-133, Elliott 134, D. Waltrip 135-136, Richmond 137-158, Yarborough 159-191, Gant 192, Wallace 193-194, Shepherd 195, Wallace 196, Shepherd 197, Wallace 198-199, Shepherd 200-201, Yarborough 202-251, Richmond 252, Gant 253-258, Yarborough 259-273, Elliott 274-326, Earnhardt 327-336, Richmond 337-338, D. Waltrip 339, Gant 340, Elliott 341-384, Earnhardt 385-400
Race notes: Debut for Brett Bodine.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Wrangler Jeans | Chevrolet | Childress | Shelmerdine | 400 | 2 | 26 | running | 98150 | 180 | |
| 2 | 2 | Tim Richmond | 25 | Folgers | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Hyde | 400 | 7 | 94 | running | 64355 | 175 | |
| 3 | 12 | Cale Yarborough | 28 | Hardee's | Ford | Ranier | Wilson | 400 | 3 | 98 | running | 34375 | 175 | |
| 4 | 8 | Harry Gant | 33 | Skoal Bandit | Chevrolet | Needham | Carter | 400 | 6 | 50 | running | 35630 | 165 | |
| 5 | 15 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | Budweiser | Chevrolet | Johnson | Hammond | 400 | 2 | 3 | running | 27250 | 160 | |
| 6 | 5 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Coors | Ford | Melling | Elliott | 400 | 3 | 98 | running | 34750 | 160 | |
| 7 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | 1 | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Chevrolet | Ellington | Pittman | 399 | 0 | 0 | running | 13000 | 146 | |
| 8 | 13 | Ricky Rudd | 15 | Motorcraft | Ford | Moore | Moore | 399 | 0 | 0 | running | 18200 | 142 | |
| 9 | 10 | Morgan Shepherd | 47 | Race Hill Farm | Buick | Jack Beebe | Elder | 399 | 5 | 12 | running | 14450 | 143 | |
| 10 | 9 | Rusty Wallace | 27 | Alugard | Pontiac | Beadle | Dodson | 398 | 3 | 5 | running | 16750 | 139 | |
| 11 | 16 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Piedmont Airlines | Oldsmobile | Hagan | 398 | 0 | 0 | running | 14800 | 130 | ||
| 12 | 18 | Bobby Allison | 22 | Miller American | Buick | Stavola Brothers | Baumgardner | 398 | 1 | 1 | running | 14200 | 132 | |
| 13 | 11 | Neil Bonnett | 12 | Budweiser | Chevrolet | Johnson | Richert | 397 | 1 | 2 | running | 15400 | 129 | |
| 14 | 19 | Lake Speed | 4 | All Pro Auto Parts | Oldsmobile | Morgan-McClure | Glover | 397 | 2 | 6 | running | 6400 | 126 | |
| 15 | 22 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | 8 | Miller American | Buick | Stavola Brothers | Puryear | 396 | 0 | 0 | running | 10795 | 118 | |
| 16 | 41 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Helen Rae Special | Ford | Marcis | 395 | 0 | 0 | running | 9825 | 115 | ||
| 17 | 30 | Buddy Baker | 88 | Crisco | Oldsmobile | Baker-Schiff | 395 | 0 | 0 | running | 5300 | 112 | ||
| 18 | 32 | Brett Bodine | 2 | Exxon | Chevrolet | Hendrick | 394 | 0 | 0 | running | 10100 | 109 | ||
| 19 | 31 | Ron Bouchard | 98 | Valvoline | Pontiac | Curb | 394 | 0 | 0 | running | 4900 | 106 | ||
| 20 | 17 | Kyle Petty | 7 | 7-Eleven | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 394 | 0 | 0 | running | 12150 | 103 | |
| 21 | 24 | Jody Ridley | 75 | Nationwise Auto Parts | Pontiac | RahMoc | Pemberton | 392 | 0 | 0 | running | 8315 | 100 | |
| 22 | 14 | Mark Martin | 02 | Gunderman Racing | Ford | Gunderman | 391 | 0 | 0 | running | 4200 | 97 | ||
| 23 | 27 | Ken Schrader | 90 | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Ford | Donlavey | 391 | 0 | 0 | running | 8705 | 94 | ||
| 24 | 20 | Phil Parsons | 66 | Skoal | Oldsmobile | Jackson Brothers | 389 | 0 | 0 | running | 3500 | 91 | ||
| 25 | 39 | Trevor Boys | 94 | Kodak Film | Pontiac | Eller | 389 | 0 | 0 | running | 2800 | 88 | ||
| 26 | 34 | Michael Waltrip | 23 | Hawaiian Punch | Pontiac | Bahari | 389 | 0 | 0 | running | 3850 | 85 | ||
| 27 | 29 | Alan Kulwicki | 35 | Quincy's Steak House | Ford | Bill Terry | 382 | 0 | 0 | running | 2500 | 82 | ||
| 28 | 21 | Connie Saylor | 51 | Spohn's Racing | Ford | Spohn | 376 | 0 | 0 | running | 2200 | 0 | ||
| 29 | 38 | Eddie Bierschwale | 32 | Prototype Racing Engines | Chevrolet | Prototype | 374 | 1 | 1 | running | 2000 | 81 | ||
| 30 | 35 | Derrike Cope | 79 | Peterbilt | Ford | Razore | 361 | 0 | 0 | running | 1900 | 73 | ||
| 31 | 1 | Geoff Bodine | 5 | Levi Garrett | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Nelson | 164.511 | 319 | 1 | 2 | camshaft | 33850 | 75 |
| 32 | 23 | Joe Ruttman | 26 | Quaker State | Buick | Bernstein | McReynolds | 292 | 0 | 0 | running | 5635 | 67 | |
| 33 | 33 | Doug Heveron | 17 | K-Care | Chevrolet | Hamby | 278 | 0 | 0 | engine | 5475 | 64 | ||
| 34 | 6 | Benny Parsons | 55 | Copenhagen | Oldsmobile | Jackson Brothers | Champion | 198 | 1 | 1 | shocks | 2200 | 66 | |
| 35 | 40 | Tommy Ellis | 18 | Freedlander Financial | Chevrolet | Freedlander | 172 | 1 | 1 | overheating | 1650 | 63 | ||
| 36 | 7 | David Pearson | 21 | Chattanooga Chew | Chevrolet | Pearson | Leonard Wood | 138 | 0 | 0 | gasket | 1800 | 0 | |
| 37 | 28 | Chet Fillip | 81 | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Ford | Tom Mitchell | 124 | 0 | 0 | accident | 1575 | 52 | ||
| 38 | 37 | Richard Petty | 6 | STP | Pontiac | Ulrich | 123 | 0 | 0 | engine | 5465 | 49 | ||
| 39 | 25 | Greg Sacks | 10 | TRW | Chevrolet | DiGard | 73 | 0 | 0 | accident | 1525 | 46 | ||
| 40 | 26 | Brad Teague | 99 | Ball Racing | Chevrolet | Ball | 37 | 0 | 0 | accident | 1500 | 43 | ||
| 41 | 36 | Ken Ragan | 45 | Morris-Ragan Racing | Pontiac | Morris | 5 | 0 | 0 | accident | 1500 | 40 |
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 1767 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 1623 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 1505 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Bill Elliott | 1447 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Rusty Wallace | 1440 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Terry Labonte | 1436 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Harry Gant | 1380 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Tim Richmond | 1377 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Kyle Petty | 1361 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Ricky Rudd | 1344 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Geoff Bodine | 1337 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | 1303 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Richard Petty | 1235 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Joe Ruttman | 1200 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Ken Schrader | 1193 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Neil Bonnett | 1136 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Morgan Shepherd | 1111 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Dave Marcis | 1070 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Tommy Ellis | 1022 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Ron Bouchard | 1009 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Trevor Boys | 1003 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Michael Waltrip | 975 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Buddy Arrington | 975 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Alan Kulwicki | 932 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Jody Ridley | 898 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
comments powered by Disqus

