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North Carolina Speedway
October 19, 1986 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.02-Mile paved track 492 Laps/502 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser Chevrolet | 492 | 180 | 47,000 | Running | |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Ford | 492 | 170 | 26,550 | Running | |
| 3 | 5 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser Chevrolet | 492 | 170 | 23,650 | Running | |
| 4 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 492 | 165 | 16,525 | Running | |
| 5 | 11 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco Oldsmobile | 492 | 160 | 8,575 | Running | |
| 6 | 10 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans Chevrolet | 491 | 155 | 15,750 | Running | |
| 7 | 15 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors Ford | 491 | 146 | 14,100 | Running | |
| 8 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 491 | 147 | 9,105 | Running | |
| 9 | 16 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Quaker State Buick | 490 | 138 | 8,745 | Running | |
| 10 | 17 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven Ford | 489 | 134 | 12,550 | Running | |
| 11 | 12 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Miller American Buick | 489 | 130 | 7,925 | Running | |
| 12 | 21 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki | Quincy's Steak House Ford | 486 | 127 | 4,625 | Running | |
| 13 | 24 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | Hawaiian Punch Pontiac | 483 | 124 | 5,415 | Running | |
| 14 | 23 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza Ford | 483 | 121 | 8,105 | Running | |
| 15 | 20 | 42 | Dick Trickle | Bill's Barbecue Chevrolet | 482 | 118 | 3,250 | Running | |
| 16 | 33 | 17 | Eddie Bierschwale | K-Care Oldsmobile | 479 | 115 | 5,625 | Running | |
| 17 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting Ford | 476 | 112 | 5,325 | Running | |
| 18 | 34 | 93 | Charlie Baker | Salmon Racing Chevrolet | 457 | 109 | 2,500 | Running | |
| 19 | 7 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard Pontiac | 453 | 106 | 9,350 | Running | |
| 20 | 1 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folger's Chevrolet | 442 | 108 | 9,665 | Running | |
| 22 | 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Voyles Auto Salvage Pontiac | 431 | 97 | 5,070 | Running | |
| 23 | 31 | 19 | Mike Skinner | Pontiac | 429 | 94 | 1,925 | Running | |
| 24 | 9 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Nationwise Auto Parts Pontiac | 402 | 101 | 6,625 | Drive Shaft | |
| 25 | 18 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American Buick | 382 | 88 | 8,875 | Engine | |
| 26 | 36 | 64 | Mike Potter | Bull Frog Knits Ford | 375 | 85 | 3,990 | Brakes | |
| 27 | 27 | 92 | Jonathan Lee Edwards | Share The Pride Buick | 343 | 82 | 1,675 | Accident | |
| 28 | 37 | 65 | Tommie Crozier | Universal Steel Pontiac | 268 | 79 | 1,625 | Drive Shaft | |
| 29 | 26 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing Chevrolet | 267 | 76 | 1,575 | Engine | |
| 30 | 38 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Auto Bell Car Wash Ford | 267 | 73 | 1,475 | Overheating | |
| 31 | 14 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines Oldsmobile | 226 | 70 | 8,425 | Engine | |
| 32 | 2 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Levi Garrett Chevrolet | 201 | 67 | 8,625 | Engine | |
| 33 | 3 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's Ford | 200 | 64 | 1,425 | Ignition | |
| 34 | 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's / Helen Rae Chevrolet | 151 | 61 | 4,030 | Engine | |
| 35 | 19 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial Chevrolet | 130 | 58 | 1,225 | Handling | |
| 36 | 35 | 48 | Johnny Coy Jr | Hylton Racing Chevrolet | 122 | 55 | 3,935 | Accident | |
| 37 | 28 | 10 | Trevor Boys | TRW Chevrolet | 111 | 52 | 1,175 | Brakes | |
| 38 | 30 | 37 | Joe Millikan | Hanover Printing Ford | 50 | 49 | 1,150 | Oil Leak | |
| 39 | 40 | 24 | Buddy Boys | Boys Racing Chevrolet | 40 | 46 | 1,125 | Brakes | |
| 40 | 32 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Bowles Paving Pontiac | 9 | 43 | 1,105 | Overheating |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 57 Minutes 33 Seconds
Average Speed .:126.381
Margin of Victory .: 2.530 Seconds