| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Delaware 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | |||||||||
| September 14, 1986 | Race 23 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 114.329 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 6 seconds | Time of Race: 04:22:24 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 27 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 13 for 88 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 11 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $51,500 |
| 2 | 24 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $30,800 |
| 3 | 20 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $22,850 |
| 4 | 13 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 160/0 | 499 | Running | $8,975 |
| 5 | 14 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | 160/5 | 496 | Running | $12,830 |
| 6 | 18 | #26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 150/0 | 498 | Running | $10,370 |
| 7 | 25 | #35 | Alan Kulwicki * | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 146/0 | 497 | Running | $5,600 |
| 8 | 15 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 142/0 | 496 | Running | $4,600 |
| 9 | 12 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 138/0 | 495 | Running | $8,275 |
| 10 | 9 | #75 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 139/5 | 493 | Running | $9,215 |
| 11 | 22 | #02 | Mark Martin | Ford | Martin Racing | 130/0 | 493 | Running | $3,100 |
| 12 | 16 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 127/0 | 493 | Running | $6,555 |
| 13 | 8 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 129/5 | 491 | Running | $9,350 |
| 14 | 21 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 121/0 | 490 | Running | $12,650 |
| 15 | 28 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 118/0 | 484 | Running | $6,085 |
| 16 | 26 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 115/0 | 471 | Running | $3,575 |
| 17 | 39 | #48 | Johnny Coy Jr. | Chevrolet | Fleet Service | 112/0 | 469 | Running | $5,265 |
| 18 | 33 | #6 | Joe Booher | Chevrolet | Finky's | 109/0 | 465 | Running | $5,005 |
| 19 | 6 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 111/5 | 461 | Engine Failure | $10,000 |
| 20 | 10 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 103/0 | 461 | Running | $9,250 |
| 21 | 3 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 105/5 | 432 | Running | $10,750 |
| 22 | 17 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 97/0 | 416 | Engine Failure | $5,645 |
| 23 | 23 | #81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | 94/0 | 382 | Engine Failure | $1,550 |
| 24 | 32 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Means Racing | 91/0 | 364 | Engine Failure | $4,275 |
| 25 | 19 | #17 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | K Care | 88/0 | 362 | Engine Failure | $4,315 |
| 26 | 2 | #25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folgers | 85/0 | 299 | Running | $4,555 |
| 27 | 7 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 87/5 | 276 | Engine Failure | $10,550 |
| 28 | 1 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 84/5 | 260 | Engine Failure | $11,300 |
| 29 | 36 | #64 | Brian Baker | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 76/0 | 252 | Accident | $3,985 |
| 30 | 34 | #56 | Howard Rose | Pontiac | Performance Engine | 73/0 | 241 | Overheating | $1,200 |
| 31 | 30 | #60 | Cliff Hucul | Pontiac | Spirit Of Illinois | 70/0 | 227 | Accident | $1,150 |
| 32 | 5 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 67/0 | 215 | Brakes | $1,100 |
| 33 | 38 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak Racing | 64/0 | 160 | Vibration | $1,050 |
| 34 | 27 | #80 | Gary Fedewa | Chevrolet | Fedewa Racing | 61/0 | 147 | Engine Failure | $1,000 |
| 35 | 4 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 63/5 | 142 | Accident | $9,500 |
| 36 | 31 | #96 | Jerry Bowman | Ford | Bowman Racing | 55/0 | 134 | Engine Failure | $875 |
| 37 | 35 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture Co. | 52/0 | 115 | Engine Failure | $2,875 |
| 38 | 40 | #37 | Roy Lee Hendrick | Ford | Hanover Printing | 49/0 | 91 | Overheating | $875 |
| 39 | 37 | #65 | Tommie Crozier | Pontiac | Universal Steel | 46/0 | 86 | Vibration | $850 |
| 40 | 29 | #68 | Mike Potter | Ford | Potter Racing | 43/0 | 22 | Engine Failure | $850 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||