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1986 Coca-Cola 600 qualifying results


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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 11 of 29
Sunday, May 25, 1986 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
400 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (600.000 miles)

Time of race: 4:16:24
Average speed: 140.406 mph
Pole speed: 164.511 mph		Cautions: 6 for 32 laps
Margin of victory: 1.59 sec
Attendance: 140000
Lead changes: 38

Glossary    1986 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1986 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Geoffrey Bodine5Chevrolet32.824   164.511  
2   Tim Richmond25Chevrolet32.840   164.431  
3   Dale Earnhardt3Chevrolet32.958   163.842  
4   Sterling Marlin1Chevrolet33.068   163.297  
5   Bill Elliott9Ford33.119   163.048  
6   Benny Parsons55Oldsmobile33.139   162.948  
7   David Pearson21Chevrolet33.164   162.828  
8   Harry Gant33Chevrolet33.238   162.465  
9   Rusty Wallace27Pontiac33.255   162.379  
10   Morgan Shepherd47Buick33.299   162.166  
11   Neil Bonnett12Chevrolet33.349   161.923  
12   Cale Yarborough28Ford33.364   161.850  
13   Ricky Rudd15Ford33.394   161.707  
14   Mark Martin02Ford33.441   161.477  
15   Darrell Waltrip11Chevrolet32.849   164.389  
16   Terry Labonte44Oldsmobile32.862   164.324  
17   Kyle Petty7Ford33.068   163.300  
18   Bobby Allison22Buick33.133   162.980  
19   Rick Wilson4Oldsmobile33.158   162.857  
20   Phil Parsons66Oldsmobile33.200   162.651  
21   Connie Saylor51Ford33.221   162.548  
22   Bobby Hillin, Jr.8Buick33.236   162.474  
23   Joe Ruttman26Buick33.260   162.357  
24   Jody Ridley75Pontiac33.272   162.299  
25   Greg Sacks10Chevrolet33.279   162.264  
26   Brad Teague99Chevrolet33.283   162.245  
27   Ken Schrader90Ford33.295   162.187  
28   Chet Fillip81Ford33.297   162.177  
29   Alan Kulwicki35Ford33.308   162.123  
30   Buddy Baker88Oldsmobile32.671   165.284  
31   Ron Bouchard98Pontiac32.831   164.479  
32   Brett Bodine2Chevrolet32.872   164.274  
33   Doug Heveron17Chevrolet32.894   164.164  
34   Michael Waltrip23Pontiac32.918   164.044  
35   Derrike Cope79Ford33.057   163.354  
36   Ken Ragan45Pontiac33.073   163.275  
37   D.K. Ulrich6Chevrolet33.077   163.255  
38   Eddie Bierschwale32Chevrolet33.143   162.930  
39   Trevor Boys94Pontiac33.245   162.430  
40   Tommy Ellis18ChevroletPR
41   Dave Marcis71FordPR
42   Delma Cowart0Chevrolet
43   Willy T. Ribbs30Chevrolet
44   H.B. Bailey36Pontiac
45   Dick Trickle42Chevrolet
46   James Hylton48Chevrolet
47   Jimmy Means52Pontiac
48   Donny Paul53Chevrolet
49   Rick Baldwin64Ford
50   Buddy Arrington67Ford
51   J.D. McDuffie70Pontiac
52   Bobby Wawak74Chevrolet
53   Clark Dwyer76Ford
54   Mark Stahl82Ford
55   Jonathan Lee Edwards92Chevrolet
56   Richard Petty43Pontiac33.441   161.476  

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:   Mark Stahl (#82), Dick Trickle (#42), Clark Dwyer (#76), Bobby Wawak (#74), J.D. McDuffie (#70), Buddy Arrington (#67), Rick Baldwin (#64), Donny Paul (#53), James Hylton (#48), H.B. Bailey (#36), Willy T. Ribbs (#30), Delma Cowart (#0), Jonathan Lee Edwards (#92), Jimmy Means (#52), Rick Wilson (#4-DC), D.K. Ulrich (#6-DC), Richard Petty (#43-WD)