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1986 Nationwise 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 27 of 29 Sunday, October 19, 1986 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC 492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.364 miles) Time of race: 3:57:33 Average speed: 126.381 mph Pole speed: 146.948 mph Cautions: 6 for 29 laps Margin of victory: 2.53 sec Attendance: 48000 Lead changes: 22 Glossary    1986 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1986 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Tim Richmond 25 Chevrolet 24.915   146.948   2   Geoffrey Bodine 5 Chevrolet 25.308   144.666   3   Cale Yarborough 28 Ford 25.363   144.352   4   Ricky Rudd 15 Ford 25.389   144.204   5   Darrell Waltrip 11 Chevrolet 25.477   143.706   6   Neil Bonnett 12 Chevrolet 25.506   143.543   7   Rusty Wallace 27 Pontiac 25.540   143.351   8   Harry Gant 33 Chevrolet 25.528   143.419   9   Morgan Shepherd 75 Pontiac 25.557   143.256   10   Dale Earnhardt 3 Chevrolet 25.566   143.206   11   Buddy Baker 88 Oldsmobile 25.571   143.178   12   Bobby Hillin, Jr. 8 Buick 25.696   142.481   13   Richard Petty 43 Pontiac 25.703   142.443   14   Terry Labonte 44 Oldsmobile 25.707   142.420   15   Bill Elliott 9 Ford 25.712   142.393   16   Joe Ruttman 26 Buick 25.775   142.045   17   Kyle Petty 7 Ford 25.787   141.979   18   Bobby Allison 22 Buick 25.794   141.940   19   Tommy Ellis 18 Chevrolet 25.886   141.436   20   Dick Trickle 42 Chevrolet 25.899   141.365   21   Alan Kulwicki 35 Ford 25.685   142.542   22   Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 25.970   140.978   23   Ken Schrader 90 Ford 26.002   140.805   24   Michael Waltrip 23 Pontiac 26.205   139.714   25   Buddy Arrington 67 Ford 26.358   138.903   26   Bobby Wawak 74 Chevrolet 26.438   138.482   27   Jonathan Lee Edwards 92 Buick 26.441   138.467   28   Trevor Boys 10 Chevrolet 26.483   138.247   29   Jimmy Means 52 Pontiac 26.486   138.232   30   Joe Millikan 37 Ford 26.603   137.624   31   Mike Skinner 19 Pontiac 26.662   137.319   32   Ronnie Thomas 41 Pontiac 26.727   136.985   33   Eddie Bierschwale 17 Oldsmobile 26.821   136.505   34   Charlie Baker 93 Chevrolet 26.903   136.089   35   Johnny Coy, Jr. 48 Chevrolet 26.952   135.841   36   Mike Potter 64 Ford 27.121   134.995   37   Tommie Crozier 65 Pontiac 27.129   134.955   38   Mark Stahl 82 Ford 27.227   134.469   39   J.D. McDuffie 70 Pontiac 27.322   134.002   40   Buddie Boys 24 Chevrolet 28.022   130.654   41   Jeff Swindell 30 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:   Jeff Swindell (#30)