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1986 Budweiser 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 10 of 29 Sunday, May 18, 1986 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE 500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 4:20:51 Average speed: 115.009 mph Pole speed: 138.217 mph Cautions: 8 for 67 laps Margin of victory: 3 sec Attendance: 46000 Lead changes: 29 Glossary    1986 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1986 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Ricky Rudd 15 Ford 26.046   138.217   2   Dale Earnhardt 3 Chevrolet 26.057   138.158   3   Geoffrey Bodine 5 Chevrolet 26.129   137.777   4   Richard Petty 43 Pontiac 26.163   137.598   5   Terry Labonte 44 Oldsmobile 26.193   137.441   6   Darrell Waltrip 11 Chevrolet 26.209   137.357   7   Tim Richmond 25 Chevrolet 26.209   137.357   8   Jody Ridley 75 Pontiac 26.307   136.845   9   Joe Ruttman 26 Buick 26.344   136.653   10   Bobby Allison 22 Buick 26.372   136.508   11   Tommy Ellis 18 Chevrolet 26.397   136.379   12   Kyle Petty 7 Ford 26.408   136.322   13   Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 26.415   136.286   14   Harry Gant 33 Chevrolet 26.423   136.244   15   Neil Bonnett 12 Chevrolet 26.448   136.116   16   Ken Schrader 90 Ford 26.517   135.761   17   Michael Waltrip 23 Pontiac 26.573   135.475   18   Ron Bouchard 98 Pontiac 26.675   134.957   19   Rusty Wallace 27 Pontiac 26.677   134.947   20   Bobby Hillin, Jr. 8 Buick 26.708   134.791   21   Bill Elliott 9 Ford 26.183   137.494   22   Doug Heveron 17 Chevrolet 26.728   134.690   23   J.D. McDuffie 70 Pontiac 26.901   133.824   24   Alan Kulwicki 35 Ford 26.927   133.694   25   Buddy Arrington 67 Ford 26.967   133.496   26   Gary Fedewa 80 Chevrolet 27.050   133.086   27   Rick Baldwin 64 Ford 27.056   133.057   28   Jerry Cranmer 48 Chevrolet 27.129   132.699   29   Trevor Boys 94 Pontiac 27.167   132.514   30   Joe Fields 38 Ford 27.237   132.173   31   Jimmy Means 52 Pontiac 27.454   131.128   32   Jerry Bowman 96 Ford 27.570   130.576   33   Rick Newsom 20 Buick 27.595   130.458   34   Mike Potter 88 Ford 27.798   129.505   35   Joe Booher 6 Chevrolet 28.307   127.177   36   Howard Mark 03 Chevrolet 29.753   120.996   37   Jerry Holden 68 Ford 29.791   120.842   OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available