| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| February 16, 1986 | Race 1 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 148.124 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 11.26 seconds | Time of Race: 03:22:32 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 27 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 46 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 185/10 | 200 | Running | $192,715 |
| 2 | 5 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 175/5 | 200 | Running | $103,240 |
| 3 | 6 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 170/5 | 200 | Running | $80,515 |
| 4 | 25 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Chevrolet | Miller American | 165/5 | 200 | Running | $58,795 |
| 5 | 31 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 155/0 | 199 | Running | $47,415 |
| 6 | 14 | #98 | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac | Valvoline | 150/0 | 199 | Running | $48,310 |
| 7 | 16 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Cap'n Coty's | 146/0 | 199 | Running | $36,990 |
| 8 | 9 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 142/0 | 199 | Running | $37,840 |
| 9 | 8 | #1 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 143/5 | 198 | Engine Failure | $37,165 |
| 10 | 36 | #75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise | 134/0 | 198 | Running | $31,430 |
| 11 | 22 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 130/0 | 198 | Running | $32,690 |
| 12 | 33 | #57 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Nationwise | 127/0 | 198 | Running | $20,915 |
| 13 | 1 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 129/5 | 198 | Running | $56,070 |
| 14 | 4 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 126/5 | 197 | Engine Failure | $61,655 |
| 15 | 34 | #17 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | Pro Tecta Liner | 118/0 | 197 | Running | $21,120 |
| 16 | 7 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 115/0 | 195 | Running | $23,430 |
| 17 | 28 | #42 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Matthews Racing | 112/0 | 194 | Running | $15,925 |
| 18 | 19 | #6 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Finky's | 109/0 | 191 | Running | $19,380 |
| 19 | 21 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 111/5 | 189 | Running | $15,035 |
| 20 | 37 | #25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folgers | 108/5 | 188 | Running | $13,875 |
| 21 | 38 | #77 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | 100/0 | 184 | Running | $11,870 |
| 22 | 39 | #47 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 97/0 | 181 | Running | $15,465 |
| 23 | 35 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Jim Peacock | 94/0 | 177 | Engine Failure | $15,475 |
| 24 | 18 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Skoal | 91/0 | 174 | Running | $12,705 |
| 25 | 27 | #89 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Evinrude Outboards | 88/0 | 138 | Clutch | $11,800 |
| 26 | 17 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 85/0 | 119 | Accident | $15,400 |
| 27 | 13 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 87/5 | 116 | Accident | $12,985 |
| 28 | 40 | #26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 79/0 | 115 | Accident | $9,480 |
| 29 | 20 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 81/5 | 113 | Engine Failure | $11,275 |
| 30 | 15 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 73/0 | 103 | Accident | $19,920 |
| 31 | 30 | #54 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 70/0 | 100 | Engine Failure | $9,965 |
| 32 | 12 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 72/5 | 100 | Accident | $29,710 |
| 33 | 41 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 64/0 | 91 | Engine Failure | $11,300 |
| 34 | 29 | #64 | Pancho Carter | Ford | K-Mart | 61/0 | 79 | Accident | $12,925 |
| 35 | 26 | #10 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | TRW | 58/0 | 76 | Clutch | $16,670 |
| 36 | 10 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 55/0 | 63 | Accident | $10,790 |
| 37 | 24 | #02 | Mark Martin | Ford | Lone Star Peterbilt | 52/0 | 51 | Engine Failure | $9,560 |
| 38 | 11 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | Helen Rae Motorsports | 49/0 | 47 | Engine Failure | $13,295 |
| 39 | 42 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Wndb Racing | 46/0 | 38 | Engine Failure | $11,150 |
| 40 | 23 | #21 | Larry Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 43/0 | 29 | Engine Failure | $9,310 |
| 41 | 32 | #2 | Kirk Bryant | Pontiac | Spectrum Furniture | 40/0 | 24 | Accident | $10,995 |
| 42 | 3 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 37/0 | 21 | Engine Failure | $18,700 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||