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1986 TranSouth 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 6 of 29
Sunday, April 13, 1986 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.322 miles)

Time of race: 3:53:11
Average speed: 128.994 mph
Pole speed: 159.197 mph

Cautions: 11 for 54 laps
Margin of victory: .48 sec
Attendance: 53500
Lead changes: 17

Glossary 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1986 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	4	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	367	52250	running	335	185
2	10	11	Darrell Waltrip	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	367	31600	running	13	175
3	12	22	Bobby Allison	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	366	13355	running	1	170
4	5	12	Neil Bonnett	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	366	16480	running	0	160
5	2	25	Tim Richmond	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	364	7305	running	5	160
6	13	27	Rusty Wallace	Alugard (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	364	12575	running	0	150
7	16	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	364	9600	running	0	146
8	21	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	362	13685	running	0	142
9	27	7	Kyle Petty	7-Eleven (Wood Brothers)	Ford	361	11030	running	0	138
10	22	90	Ken Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	356	10525	running	0	134
11	29	35	Alan Kulwicki	Quincy's Steak House (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	344	3900	running	0	130
12	28	36	H.B. Bailey	National Motors (H.B. Bailey)	Pontiac	343	3195	running	0	127
13	19	23	Michael Waltrip	Hawaiian Punch (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	340	3515	engine	0	124
14	9	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	330	11435	running	10	126
15	25	4	Rick Wilson	Cap'n Coty's (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	329	3065	running	0	118
16	40	82	Mark Stahl	Auto Bell Car Wash (Mark Stahl)	Ford	320	2520	running	0	115
17	38	70	J.D. McDuffie	Rumple Furniture (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	319	6585	running	0	112
18	37	64	Connie Saylor	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	313	6365	running	0
19	39	74	Bobby Wawak	Superior Piping (Bobby Wawak)	Buick	300	2190	crash	0	106
20	17	75	Jody Ridley	Nationwise Auto Parts (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	292	6585	running	0	103
21	6	26	Joe Ruttman	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	285	1995	radiator	0	100
22	23	28	Cale Yarborough	Hardee's (Harry Ranier)	Ford	267	2535	engine	0	97
23	15	47	Morgan Shepherd	Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Buick	234	1825	crash	0	94
24	30	6	Trevor Boys	U.S. Racing (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	227	5575	brakes	0	91
25	31	52	Jimmy Means	Means Racing (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	212	5435	crash	0	88
26	8	15	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	207	9605	crash	1	90
27	35	71	Dave Marcis	Helen Rae Special (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	201	4965	water pump	1	87
28	3	55	Benny Parsons	Copenhagen (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	199	1580	engine	1	84
29	32	18	Tommy Ellis	Freedlander Financial (Eric Freedlander)	Chevrolet	197	1460	crash	0	76
30	14	88	Buddy Baker	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	149	1420	valve	0	73
31	20	66	Phil Parsons	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	147	1380	crash	0	70
32	11	44	Terry Labonte	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	146	8090	timing chain	0	67
33	7	1	Sterling Marlin	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	140	1300	engine	0	64
34	33	94	Eddie Bierschwale	Kodak Film (Bobby Eller)	Pontiac	130	1265	a frame	0	61
35	36	17	Doug Heveron	Hesco Exhaust Systems (Roger Hamby)	Oldsmobile	111	4440	engine	0	58
36	34	48	Ronnie Thomas	Fleet Service (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	83	4250	engine	0	55
37	24	98	Ron Bouchard	Valvoline (Mike Curb)	Pontiac	65	3950	brakes	0	52
38	18	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	42	3925	crash	0	49
39	26	95	Davey Allison	Martha Washington Inn (Sadler Brothers)	Chevrolet	1	1195	crash	0	46
40	1	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	1	11005	camshaft	0	43

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Earle Canavan	01	Gates Rubber	Earle Canavan	Pontiac
	Buddy Arrington	67	Pannill Knitting	Buddy Arrington	Ford
	Mike Potter	88	Potter Racing	Jimmy Walker	Ford
	David Sosebee	91		Gober Sosebee	Chevrolet
	Jonathan Lee Edwards	92	Edwards Racing	Jonathan Lee Edwards	Buick

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	1	1
	2	4	3	#95,98 accident turn 1
	5	44	40
	45	52	8	#8 accident turn 3
	53	140	88
	141	144	4	#1 accident turn 3
	145	149	5
	150	152	3	#66 accident turn 4
	153	188	36
	189	193	5	#4,7 accident turn 2
	194	202	9
	203	205	3	#18 accident turn 4
	206	208	3
	209	216	8	#15,33,82 accident turn 1
	217	219	3
	220	226	7	#52 accident turn 3
	227	240	14
	241	244	4	#26,47 accident turn 2
	245	350	106
	351	356	6	#74 spun turn 3
	357	362	6
	363	365	3	#9,43 accident turn 2
	366	367	2
Percent of race run under caution: 14.7% Average green flag run: 26.1 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Tim Richmond	1	5	5
Dale Earnhardt	6	45	40
Benny Parsons	46	46	1
Dave Marcis	47	47	1
Dale Earnhardt	48	115	68
Harry Gant	116	125	10
Dale Earnhardt	126	141	16
Ricky Rudd	142	142	1
Dale Earnhardt	143	189	47
Bobby Allison	190	190	1
Dale Earnhardt	191	241	51
Darrell Waltrip	242	246	5
Dale Earnhardt	247	310	64
Darrell Waltrip	311	317	7
Dale Earnhardt	318	351	34
Darrell Waltrip	352	352	1
Dale Earnhardt	353	367	15

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Darrell Waltrip	1000
2	Dale Earnhardt	952	-48
3	Rusty Wallace	885	-115
4	Terry Labonte	861	-139
5	Bill Elliott	832	-168
6	Kyle Petty	785	-215
7	Tim Richmond	773	-227
8	Harry Gant	740	-260
9	Richard Petty	730	-270
10	Bobby Allison	726	-274
11	Geoffrey Bodine	713	-287
12	Neil Bonnett	660	-340
13	Tommy Ellis	653	-347
14	Ricky Rudd	627	-373
15	Ken Schrader	613	-387
16	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	609	-391
17	Morgan Shepherd	601	-399
18	Ron Bouchard	566	-434
19	Joe Ruttman	561	-439
20	Trevor Boys	543	-457
21	Buddy Arrington	542	-458