| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Budweiser 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | |||||||||
| May 18, 1986 | Race 10 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 115.009 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 3 seconds | Time of Race: 04:20:51 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 29 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 67 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 180/5 | 500 | Running | $51,700 |
| 2 | 10 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $29,150 |
| 3 | 2 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 170/5 | 499 | Running | $24,900 |
| 4 | 1 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 160/0 | 498 | Running | $18,875 |
| 5 | 6 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155/0 | 498 | Running | $18,975 |
| 6 | 4 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 150/0 | 494 | Running | $10,480 |
| 7 | 21 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 146/0 | 493 | Running | $14,800 |
| 8 | 20 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 142/0 | 493 | Running | $9,065 |
| 9 | 11 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 143/5 | 493 | Running | $4,100 |
| 10 | 16 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 134/0 | 493 | Running | $10,325 |
| 11 | 9 | #26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 135/5 | 486 | Running | $5,165 |
| 12 | 17 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 132/5 | 479 | Running | $3,100 |
| 13 | 29 | #94 | Trevor Boys | Pontiac | Kodak | 124/0 | 473 | Running | $2,350 |
| 14 | 14 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 131/10 | 470 | Engine Failure | $11,200 |
| 15 | 25 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 118/0 | 469 | Running | $6,055 |
| 16 | 28 | #48 | Jerry Cranmer | Chevrolet | Fleet Service | PE | 467 | Running | $5,735 |
| 17 | 5 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 117/5 | 445 | Engine Failure | $10,250 |
| 18 | 8 | #75 | Jody Ridley | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 109/0 | 444 | Accident | $5,475 |
| 19 | 12 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 106/0 | 432 | Running | $8,750 |
| 20 | 23 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture Co. | 103/0 | 383 | Engine Failure | $5,565 |
| 21 | 13 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Motorsports | 105/5 | 361 | Steering | $4,855 |
| 22 | 26 | #80 | Gary Fedewa | Chevrolet | Coaches Ltd | 97/0 | 334 | Engine Failure | $1,600 |
| 23 | 24 | #35 | Alan Kulwicki * | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 94/0 | 317 | Overheating | $1,550 |
| 24 | 31 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Means Racing | 91/0 | 302 | Oil Pressure | $4,545 |
| 25 | 33 | #20 | Rick Newsom | Buick | Vienna Inn | 88/0 | 260 | Overheating | $1,600 |
| 26 | 19 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 85/0 | 242 | Engine Failure | $8,400 |
| 27 | 18 | #98 | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac | Valvoline | 82/0 | 219 | Engine Failure | $1,350 |
| 28 | 15 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 84/5 | 179 | Clutch | $8,330 |
| 29 | 32 | #96 | Jerry Bowman | Ford | Milford Fertilizer | 76/0 | 121 | Handling | $1,250 |
| 30 | 37 | #68 | Jerry Holden | Ford | Holden Racing | PE | 100 | Brakes | $1,200 |
| 31 | 35 | #6 | Joe Booher | Chevrolet | Us Racing | 70/0 | 91 | Engine Failure | $3,925 |
| 32 | 7 | #25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folgers | 67/0 | 85 | Engine Failure | $3,865 |
| 33 | 34 | #88 | Mike Potter | Ford | Jimmy Walker Enterprises | 64/0 | 73 | Engine Failure | $1,050 |
| 34 | 27 | #64 | Rick Baldwin | Ford | Langley Racing | PE | 39 | Engine Failure | $3,755 |
| 35 | 22 | #17 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | K Care | 58/0 | 26 | Engine Failure | $3,635 |
| 36 | 36 | #03 | Howard Mark | Chevrolet | D&H Racing | 55/0 | 14 | Overheating | $875 |
| 37 | 30 | #38 | Joe Fields | Ford | Hanover Printing | PE | 0 | Accident | $875 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||