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1986 Southern 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 21 of 29 Sunday, August 31, 1986 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.322 miles) Time of race: 4:08:45 Average speed: 121.068 mph Pole speed: 158.489 mph Cautions: 12 for 79 laps Margin of victory: 2 sec Attendance: 69000 Lead changes: 16 Glossary    1986 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1986 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Tim Richmond 25 Chevrolet 31.028   158.489   2   Geoffrey Bodine 5 Chevrolet 31.204   157.595   3   Neil Bonnett 12 Chevrolet 31.209   157.570   4   Harry Gant 33 Chevrolet 31.303   157.097   5   Buddy Baker 88 Oldsmobile 31.389   156.666   6   Bobby Hillin, Jr. 8 Buick 31.443   156.397   7   Terry Labonte 44 Chevrolet 31.492   156.154   8   Cale Yarborough 28 Ford 31.499   156.119   9   Benny Parsons 55 Oldsmobile 31.507   156.080   10   Darrell Waltrip 11 Chevrolet 31.539   155.921   11   Bobby Allison 22 Buick 31.544   155.897   12   Rick Wilson 4 Oldsmobile 31.603   155.605   13   Sterling Marlin 1 Chevrolet 31.639   155.428   14   Bill Elliott 9 Ford 31.649   155.379   15   Ricky Rudd 15 Ford 31.652   155.365   16   Rusty Wallace 27 Pontiac 31.759   154.841   17   Phil Parsons 66 Oldsmobile 31.786   154.710   18   Joe Ruttman 26 Buick 31.890   154.205   19   Richard Petty 43 Pontiac 31.922   154.050   20   Morgan Shepherd 47 Buick 32.058   153.397   21   Dale Earnhardt 3 Chevrolet 31.409   156.567   22   Jim Sauter 75 Pontiac 32.092   153.234   23   Alan Kulwicki 35 Ford 32.203   152.706   24   Kyle Petty 7 Ford 32.236   152.550   25   Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 32.399   151.782   26   Ron Bouchard 98 Pontiac 32.431   151.633   27   Michael Waltrip 23 Pontiac 32.483   151.390   28   Eddie Bierschwale 17 Chevrolet 32.512   151.255   29   Chet Fillip 81 Ford 32.528   151.181   30   Donnie Allison 54 Chevrolet 32.529   151.176   31   D.K. Ulrich 6 Chevrolet 32.550   151.078   32   Ken Schrader 90 Ford 32.644   150.643   33   J.D. McDuffie 70 Pontiac 32.759   150.114   34   Connie Saylor 64 Ford 32.902   149.462   35   H.B. Bailey 36 Pontiac 32.926   149.353   36   Jimmy Means 52 Pontiac 33.066   148.721   37   Buddy Arrington 67 Ford 33.077   148.671   38   Jonathan Lee Edwards 92 Chevrolet 33.565   146.510   39   Mark Stahl 82 Ford 34.188   143.840   40   James Hylton 48 Chevrolet 35.010   140.463   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