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1986 Busch 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 20 of 29 Saturday, August 23, 1986 at Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, TN 500 laps on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 miles) Time of race: 3:03:55 Average speed: 86.934 mph Pole speed: 114.665 mph Cautions: 6 for 56 laps Margin of victory: 8.55 sec Attendance: 41000 Lead changes: 15 Glossary    1986 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1986 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Geoffrey Bodine 5 Chevrolet 16.734   114.665   2   Tim Richmond 25 Chevrolet 16.771   114.412   3   Bobby Allison 22 Buick 16.897   113.559   4   Ricky Rudd 15 Ford 16.923   113.384   5   Dale Earnhardt 3 Chevrolet 16.930   113.337   6   Morgan Shepherd 75 Pontiac 16.936   113.297   7   Terry Labonte 44 Oldsmobile 16.955   113.170   8   Neil Bonnett 12 Chevrolet 16.960   113.137   9   Bill Elliott 9 Ford 16.988   112.950   10   Darrell Waltrip 11 Chevrolet 17.021   112.731   11   Harry Gant 33 Chevrolet 17.026   112.698   12   Rusty Wallace 27 Pontiac 17.050   112.540   13   Chet Fillip 81 Ford 17.078   112.355   14   Richard Petty 43 Pontiac 17.112   112.130   15   Kyle Petty 7 Ford 17.127   112.034   16   Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 17.146   111.909   17   Alan Kulwicki 35 Ford 17.147   111.903   18   Joe Ruttman 26 Buick 17.154   111.857   19   Bobby Hillin, Jr. 8 Buick 17.315   110.817   20   Tommy Ellis 18 Chevrolet 17.351   110.587   21   Rick Wilson 4 Oldsmobile 17.351   110.587   22   Michael Waltrip 23 Pontiac 17.365   110.498   23   Eddie Bierschwale 17 Oldsmobile 17.391   110.333   24   Brad Teague 99 Chevrolet 17.400   110.276   25   Buddy Arrington 67 Ford 17.546   109.358   26   Jimmy Means 52 Pontiac 17.578   109.159   27   Ken Schrader 90 Ford 17.578   109.159   28   Dale Jarrett 98 Pontiac 17.673   108.572   29   J.D. McDuffie 70 Pontiac 17.900   107.196   30   D.K. Ulrich 6 Chevrolet 18.012   106.529   31   Tommie Crozier 65 Pontiac 32   Ronnie Thomas 48 Chevrolet 33   Connie Saylor 64 Ford 34   Jonathan Lee Edwards 92 Chevrolet 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:   Ronnie Thomas (#48), Jonathan Lee Edwards (#92), Connie Saylor (#64), Tommie Crozier (#65)