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1986 Delaware 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 23 of 29
Sunday, September 14, 1986 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE
500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:22:24
Average Speed: 114.329 mph
Pole Speed: 146.205 mph

Cautions: 13 for 88 laps
Margin of Victory: 5.08 sec
Attendance: 44,000
Lead changes: 27

Glossary 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1986 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	11	15	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	500	51,500	running	141	185
2	24	12	Neil Bonnett	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	500	30,800	running	12	175
3	20	7	Kyle Petty	7-Eleven (Wood Brothers)	Ford	500	22,850	running	4	170
4	13	88	Buddy Baker	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	499	8,975	running	0	160
5	14	71	Dave Marcis	Helen Rae Special (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	498	12,830	running	9	160
6	18	26	Joe Ruttman	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	498	10,370	running	0	150
7	25	35	Alan Kulwicki	Quincy's Steak House (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	497	5,600	running	0	146
8	15	18	Tommy Ellis	Freedlander Financial (Eric Freedlander)	Chevrolet	496	4,600	running	0	142
10	9	75	Morgan Shepherd	Nationwise Auto Parts (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	493	9,215	running	36	139
9	12	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	495	8,275	running	0	138
11	22	02	Mark Martin	Martin Racing (Jerry Gunderman)	Ford	493	3,100	running	0	130
13	8	27	Rusty Wallace	Alugard (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	491	9,350	running	39	129
12	16	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	493	6,555	running	0	127
14	21	11	Darrell Waltrip	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	490	12,650	running	0	121
15	28	67	Buddy Arrington	Pannill Knitting (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	484	6,085	running	0	118
16	26	23	Michael Waltrip	Hawaiian Punch (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	471	3,575	running	0	115
17	39	48	Johnny Coy, Jr.	Fleet Service (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	469	5,265	running	0	112
19	6	44	Terry Labonte	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	461	10,000	engine	85	111
18	33	6	Joe Booher	Finky's (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	465	5,005	running	0	109
21	3	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	432	10,750	running	3	105
20	10	22	Bobby Allison	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	461	9,250	running	0	103
22	17	90	Ken Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	416	5,645	engine	0	97
23	23	81	Chet Fillip	Circle Bar Truck Corral (Tom Mitchell)	Ford	382	1,550	engine	0	94
24	32	52	Jimmy Means	Means Racing (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	364	4,275	engine	0	91
25	19	17	Eddie Bierschwale	K-Care (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	362	4,315	engine	0	88
27	7	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	276	10,550	engine	36	87
26	2	25	Tim Richmond	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	299	4,555	running	0	85
28	1	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	260	11,300	engine	89	84
29	36	64	Bryan Baker	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	252	3,985	crash	0	76
30	34	56	Howard Rose	Performance Engine	Pontiac	241	1,200	overheating	0	73
31	30	60	Cliff Hucul	Spirit of Illinois	Pontiac	227	1,150	crash	0	70
32	5	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	215	1,100	brakes	0	67
33	38	74	Bobby Wawak	Wawak Racing (Bobby Wawak)	Chevrolet	160	1,050	vibration	0	64
35	4	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	142	9,500	crash	46	63
34	27	80	Gary Fedewa	Fedewa Racing (Harold Burke)	Chevrolet	147	1,000	engine	0	61
36	31	96	Jerry Bowman	Bowman Racing (Jerry Bowman)	Ford	134	875	engine	0	55
37	35	70	J.D. McDuffie	Rumple Furniture (Tom Winkle)	Pontiac	115	2,875	engine	0	52
38	40	37	Roy Lee Hendrick	Hanover Printing (Wayne Beahr)	Ford	91	875	overheating	0	49
39	37	65	Tommie Crozier	Universal Steel (Bill Leonard)	Pontiac	86	850	vibration	0	46
40	29	68	Mike Potter	Potter Racing (Jimmy Walker)	Ford	22	850	engine	0	43

Failed to qualify: George Wiltshire

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Geoffrey Bodine	1	33	33
Dave Marcis	34	42	9
Morgan Shepherd	43	57	15
Geoffrey Bodine	58	81	24
Harry Gant	82	121	40
Morgan Shepherd	122	122	1
Rusty Wallace	123	134	12
Harry Gant	135	140	6
Neil Bonnett	141	152	12
Geoffrey Bodine	153	171	19
Bill Elliott	172	177	6
Morgan Shepherd	178	187	10
Bill Elliott	188	189	2
Geoffrey Bodine	190	201	12
Bill Elliott	202	229	28
Rusty Wallace	230	244	15
Geoffrey Bodine	245	245	1
Rusty Wallace	246	257	12
Ricky Rudd	258	270	13
Morgan Shepherd	271	276	6
Dale Earnhardt	277	279	3
Kyle Petty	280	283	4
Terry Labonte	284	345	62
Ricky Rudd	346	364	19
Morgan Shepherd	365	368	4
Ricky Rudd	369	384	16
Terry Labonte	385	407	23
Ricky Rudd	408	500	93

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	3498
2	Tim Richmond	3360	-138
3	Darrell Waltrip	3306	-192
4	Bobby Allison	3112	-386
5	Ricky Rudd	3069	-429
6	Bill Elliott	3033	-465
7	Rusty Wallace	2903	-595
8	Geoffrey Bodine	2867	-631
9	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2823	-675
10	Terry Labonte	2757	-741
11	Kyle Petty	2744	-754
12	Harry Gant	2692	-806
13	Richard Petty	2554	-944
14	Joe Ruttman	2466	-1032
15	Neil Bonnett	2452	-1046
16	Morgan Shepherd	2418	-1080
17	Ken Schrader	2355	-1143
18	Dave Marcis	2235	-1263
19	Michael Waltrip	2235	-1263
20	Buddy Arrington	2146	-1352

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