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1986 Delaware 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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 (500.000 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: 44000 Lead changes: 27 Glossary    1986 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1986 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Geoffrey Bodine 5 Chevrolet 24.623   146.205   2   Tim Richmond 25 Chevrolet 24.844   144.904   3   Dale Earnhardt 3 Chevrolet 24.987   144.075   4   Harry Gant 33 Chevrolet 25.067   143.615   5   Rick Wilson 4 Oldsmobile 25.141   143.192   6   Terry Labonte 44 Oldsmobile 25.175   142.999   7   Bill Elliott 9 Ford 25.292   142.337   8   Rusty Wallace 27 Pontiac 25.304   142.270   9   Morgan Shepherd 75 Pontiac 25.312   142.225   10   Bobby Allison 22 Buick 25.327   142.141   11   Ricky Rudd 15 Ford 25.449   141.459   12   Bobby Hillin, Jr. 8 Buick 25.486   141.254   13   Buddy Baker 88 Oldsmobile 25.486   141.254   14   Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 25.505   141.149   15   Tommy Ellis 18 Chevrolet 25.505   141.149   16   Richard Petty 43 Pontiac 25.509   141.127   17   Ken Schrader 90 Ford 25.536   140.977   18   Joe Ruttman 26 Buick 25.540   140.955   19   Eddie Bierschwale 17 Chevrolet 25.547   140.917   20   Kyle Petty 7 Ford 25.598   140.636   21   Darrell Waltrip 11 Chevrolet 25.415   141.649   22   Mark Martin 02 Ford 25.599   140.630   23   Chet Fillip 81 Ford 25.641   140.400   24   Neil Bonnett 12 Chevrolet 25.716   139.991   25   Alan Kulwicki 35 Ford 25.780   139.643   26   Michael Waltrip 23 Pontiac 25.950   138.728   27   Gary Fedewa 80 Chevrolet 26.076   138.058   28   Buddy Arrington 67 Ford 26.162   137.604   29   Mike Potter 68 Ford 26.183   137.494   30   Cliff Hucul 60 Pontiac 26.368   136.529   31   Jerry Bowman 96 Ford 26.434   136.188   32   Jimmy Means 52 Pontiac 26.552   135.583   33   Joe Booher 6 Chevrolet 26.587   135.405   34   Howard Rose 56 Pontiac 26.632   135.176   35   J.D. McDuffie 70 Pontiac 26.717   134.746   36   Bryan Baker 64 Ford 27.093   132.876   37   Tommie Crozier 65 Pontiac 27.208   132.314   38   Bobby Wawak 74 Chevrolet 27.226   132.227   39   James Hylton 48 Chevrolet 27.342   131.666   40   Roy Lee Hendrick 37 Ford 27.596   130.454   41   George Wiltshire ? 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:   George Wiltshire (#39)