| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 25, 1986 | Race 11 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 140.406 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 5 seconds | Time of Race: 04:16:24 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 38 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 32 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 180/5 | 400 | Running | $98,150 |
| 2 | 2 | #25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folgers | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $64,355 |
| 3 | 12 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 175/10 | 400 | Running | $34,375 |
| 4 | 8 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 165/5 | 400 | Running | $35,630 |
| 5 | 15 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 160/5 | 400 | Running | $27,250 |
| 6 | 5 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 160/10 | 400 | Running | $34,750 |
| 7 | 4 | #1 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 146/0 | 399 | Running | $13,000 |
| 8 | 13 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 142/0 | 399 | Running | $18,200 |
| 9 | 10 | #47 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 143/5 | 399 | Running | $14,450 |
| 10 | 9 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 139/5 | 398 | Running | $16,750 |
| 11 | 16 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 130/0 | 398 | Running | $14,800 |
| 12 | 18 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 132/5 | 398 | Running | $14,200 |
| 13 | 11 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 129/5 | 397 | Running | $15,400 |
| 14 | 19 | #4 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | All Pro Auto Parts | 126/5 | 397 | Running | $6,400 |
| 15 | 22 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 118/0 | 396 | Running | $10,795 |
| 16 | 41 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Ford | Helen Rae Special | 115/0 | 395 | Running | $9,825 |
| 17 | 30 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 112/0 | 395 | Running | $5,300 |
| 18 | 32 | #2 | Brett Bodine | Chevrolet | Exxon | 109/0 | 394 | Running | $10,100 |
| 19 | 31 | #98 | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac | Valvoline | 106/0 | 394 | Running | $4,900 |
| 20 | 17 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 103/0 | 394 | Running | $12,150 |
| 21 | 24 | #75 | Jody Ridley | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 100/0 | 392 | Running | $8,315 |
| 22 | 14 | #02 | Mark Martin | Ford | Gunderman Racing | 97/0 | 391 | Running | $4,200 |
| 23 | 27 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 94/0 | 391 | Running | $8,705 |
| 24 | 20 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Skoal | 91/0 | 389 | Running | $3,500 |
| 25 | 39 | #94 | Trevor Boys | Pontiac | Kodak Films | 88/0 | 389 | Running | $2,800 |
| 26 | 34 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 85/0 | 389 | Running | $3,850 |
| 27 | 29 | #35 | Alan Kulwicki * | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 82/0 | 382 | Running | $2,500 |
| 28 | 21 | #51 | Connie Saylor | Ford | Spohn's Racing | PE | 376 | Running | $2,200 |
| 29 | 38 | #32 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | Prototype Racing Engines | 81/5 | 374 | Running | $2,000 |
| 30 | 35 | #79 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Peterbilt | 73/0 | 361 | Running | $1,900 |
| 31 | 1 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 75/5 | 319 | Broken Cam Shaft | $33,850 |
| 32 | 23 | #26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 67/0 | 292 | Running | $5,635 |
| 33 | 33 | #17 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | K Care | 64/0 | 278 | Engine Failure | $5,475 |
| 34 | 6 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 66/5 | 198 | Shock Mounts | $2,200 |
| 35 | 40 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 63/5 | 172 | Overheating | $1,650 |
| 36 | 7 | #21 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | PE | 138 | Head Gasket | $1,800 |
| 37 | 28 | #81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | 52/0 | 124 | Accident | $1,575 |
| 38 | 37 | #6 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 49/0 | 123 | Engine Failure | $5,465 |
| 39 | 25 | #10 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | TRW | 46/0 | 73 | Accident | $1,525 |
| 40 | 26 | #99 | Brad Teague | Chevrolet | Ball Racing | 43/0 | 37 | Accident | $1,500 |
| 41 | 36 | #45 | Ken Ragan | Pontiac | Morris/Ragan Racing | 40/0 | 5 | Accident | $1,500 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||