1986 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1986 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 29 races across 15 tracks, with 13 different drivers reaching victory lane. Dale Earnhardt captured the championship driving a Chevrolet.

Total Races

Different Winners

Dale Earnhardt

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Chevrolet: 18, Ford: 5, Buick: 3, Pontiac: 2, Oldsmobile: 1

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Geoffrey Bodine	Chevrolet	42
2	Miller High Life 400	Richmond Raceway	Kyle Petty	Ford	31
3	Goodwrench 500	Rockingham Speedway	Terry Labonte	Oldsmobile	40
4	Motorcraft 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Morgan Shepherd	Buick	42
5	Valleydale Meats 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	32
6	TranSouth 500	Darlington Raceway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	40
7	First Union 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	30
8	Sovran Bank 500	Martinsville Speedway	Ricky Rudd	Ford	31
9	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Bobby Allison	Buick	42
10	Budweiser 500	Dover International Speedway	Geoffrey Bodine	Chevrolet	37
11	Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	41
12	Budweiser 400	Riverside International Raceway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	42
13	Miller High Life 500	Pocono Raceway	Tim Richmond	Chevrolet	40
14	Miller 400	Michigan International Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	41
15	Pepsi FireCracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Tim Richmond	Chevrolet	42
16	Summer 500	Pocono Raceway	Tim Richmond	Chevrolet	40
17	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Buick	40
18	Bud at Glen	Watkins Glen International	Tim Richmond	Chevrolet	36
19	Champion 400	Michigan International Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	41
20	Busch 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	30
21	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Tim Richmond	Chevrolet	40
22	Wrangler Indigo 400	Richmond Raceway	Tim Richmond	Chevrolet	29
23	Delaware 500	Dover International Speedway	Ricky Rudd	Ford	40
24	Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	30
25	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	30
26	Oakwood Homes 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	42
27	Nationwise 500	Rockingham Speedway	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet	40
28	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	42
29	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Tim Richmond	Chevrolet	42

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Tim Richmond	7	13	17	29	9.9
2	Dale Earnhardt ★	5	16	23	29	7.4
3	Darrell Waltrip	3	21	22	29	10.0
4	Ricky Rudd	2	11	17	29	12.7
5	Geoffrey Bodine	2	10	15	29	15.4
6	Bill Elliott	2	8	16	29	12.4
7	Rusty Wallace	2	4	16	29	12.7
8	Bobby Allison	1	6	15	29	13.6
9	Neil Bonnett	1	6	12	28	16.1
10	Terry Labonte	1	5	10	29	15.9
11	Bobby Hillin Jr.	1	4	14	29	14.8
12	Kyle Petty	1	4	14	29	14.8
13	Morgan Shepherd	1	4	8	27	20.1
14	Harry Gant	0	9	13	29	16.4
15	Buddy Baker	0	6	6	17	18.2
16	Joe Ruttman	0	5	14	29	17.7
17	Richard Petty	0	4	11	29	17.4
18	Cale Yarborough	0	2	5	16	21.3
19	Sterling Marlin	0	2	4	10	22.8
20	Benny Parsons	0	2	4	16	23.1
21	Alan Kulwicki	0	1	4	23	15.8
22	Phil Parsons	0	1	5	17	20.5
23	Dave Marcis	0	1	4	29	21.7
24	Glen Steurer	0	0	1	2	13.0
25	Lake Speed	0	0	2	5	14.6
26	Tommy Riggins	0	0	0	1	15.0
27	Dick Trickle	0	0	0	2	16.0
28	Bill Schmitt	0	0	0	2	16.0
29	Brett Bodine	0	0	0	1	18.0
30	Charlie Baker	0	0	0	1	18.0