| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Pepsi FireCracker 400 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| July 04, 1986 | Race 15 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 131.916 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.35 seconds | Time of Race: 03:01:56 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 31 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 58 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 9 | #25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folgers | 180/5 | 160 | Running | $58,655 |
| 2 | 21 | #1 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 175/5 | 160 | Running | $37,700 |
| 3 | 8 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 170/5 | 160 | Running | $24,545 |
| 4 | 23 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165/5 | 160 | Running | $24,750 |
| 5 | 13 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 160/5 | 160 | Running | $19,725 |
| 6 | 33 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 150/0 | 160 | Running | $17,200 |
| 7 | 29 | #26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 146/0 | 160 | Running | $12,300 |
| 8 | 12 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 142/0 | 160 | Running | $14,150 |
| 9 | 11 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Skoal | 138/0 | 160 | Running | $6,250 |
| 10 | 32 | #35 | Alan Kulwicki * | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 134/0 | 134 | Running | $7,600 |
| 11 | 17 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 135/5 | 160 | Running | $13,515 |
| 12 | 38 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 127/0 | 160 | Running | $9,845 |
| 13 | 22 | #75 | Jody Ridley | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 124/0 | 160 | Running | $8,615 |
| 14 | 3 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 126/5 | 160 | Running | $6,645 |
| 15 | 6 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 123/5 | 159 | Running | $11,580 |
| 16 | 2 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 120/5 | 159 | Running | $13,675 |
| 17 | 1 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 117/5 | 159 | Running | $6,975 |
| 18 | 39 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 109/0 | 159 | Running | $3,520 |
| 19 | 14 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 106/0 | 159 | Running | $10,320 |
| 20 | 30 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | Helen Rae Special | 103/0 | 159 | Running | $8,455 |
| 21 | 25 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 100/0 | 158 | Running | $3,045 |
| 22 | 19 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 97/0 | 156 | Running | $6,595 |
| 23 | 41 | #6 | Jim Sauter | Chevrolet | Finky's | PE | 155 | Running | $6,210 |
| 24 | 37 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Means Racing | 96/5 | 155 | Running | $5,950 |
| 25 | 35 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 88/0 | 154 | Running | $5,790 |
| 26 | 40 | #29 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Herb Adcox Chevrolet | 85/0 | 154 | Running | $2,195 |
| 27 | 5 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 92/10 | 151 | Accident | $14,895 |
| 28 | 27 | #17 | Pancho Carter | Chevrolet | K Care | 79/0 | 150 | Running | $5,100 |
| 29 | 18 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 81/5 | 147 | Engine Failure | $9,995 |
| 30 | 42 | #64 | Connie Saylor | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | PE | 145 | Accident | $4,860 |
| 31 | 26 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 70/0 | 143 | Engine Failure | $10,645 |
| 32 | 20 | #2 | Rodney Combs | Chevrolet | Solder Seal/Gunk | 67/0 | 130 | Brake Line | $2,020 |
| 33 | 34 | #0 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | Heyward Grooms | 69/5 | 106 | Clutch | $2,045 |
| 34 | 28 | #77 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | 61/0 | 92 | Transmission | $1,970 |
| 35 | 31 | #54 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | Systems Support | 58/0 | 83 | Engine Failure | $1,945 |
| 36 | 4 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 60/5 | 78 | Engine Failure | $2,120 |
| 37 | 7 | #47 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 52/0 | 50 | Handling | $1,895 |
| 38 | 10 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 49/0 | 33 | Engine Failure | $2,625 |
| 39 | 36 | #10 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | TRW | 46/0 | 33 | Accident | $1,845 |
| 40 | 24 | #81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | 43/0 | 14 | Accident | $1,870 |
| 41 | 16 | #98 | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac | Valvoline | 40/0 | 13 | Accident | $1,820 |
| 42 | 15 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 37/0 | 2 | Engine Failure | $1,820 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||