| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Sovran Bank 500 | Martinsville Speedway | |||||||||
| April 27, 1986 | Race 8 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 76.882 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 24 seconds | Time of Race: 03:25:15 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 15 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 33 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $40,850 |
| 2 | 10 | #26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 170/0 | 499 | Running | $17,325 |
| 3 | 7 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 165/0 | 496 | Running | $17,125 |
| 4 | 16 | #35 | Alan Kulwicki * | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 160/0 | 496 | Running | $8,350 |
| 5 | 12 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 155/0 | 496 | Running | $11,050 |
| 6 | 23 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 150/0 | 495 | Running | $7,680 |
| 7 | 20 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 146/0 | 493 | Running | $7,830 |
| 8 | 11 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 142/0 | 492 | Running | $6,710 |
| 9 | 17 | #79 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Western Peterbilt | 138/0 | 489 | Running | $2,350 |
| 10 | 13 | #75 | Jody Ridley | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 134/0 | 487 | Running | $6,620 |
| 11 | 25 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 130/0 | 484 | Running | $2,070 |
| 12 | 31 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Means Racing | 127/0 | 479 | Running | $5,000 |
| 13 | 30 | #48 | Jerry Cranmer | Chevrolet | Fleet Service | 124/0 | 465 | Running | $4,790 |
| 14 | 28 | #6 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Us Racing | 121/0 | 465 | Running | $4,580 |
| 15 | 24 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 118/0 | 464 | Engine Failure | $6,120 |
| 16 | 19 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | 115/0 | 463 | Running | $4,245 |
| 17 | 6 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 117/5 | 455 | Engine Failure | $7,280 |
| 18 | 29 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture Co. | 109/0 | 429 | Running | $4,035 |
| 19 | 21 | #94 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Kodak Films | 106/0 | 381 | Running | $1,525 |
| 20 | 1 | #25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folgers | 108/5 | 372 | Running | $7,440 |
| 21 | 3 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 105/5 | 347 | Engine Failure | $9,915 |
| 22 | 27 | #19 | Mike Skinner | Pontiac | Zanworth Racing | 97/0 | 344 | Running | $1,205 |
| 23 | 22 | #64 | Jimmy Hensley | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 94/0 | 326 | Oil Pressure | $3,375 |
| 24 | 14 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 96/5 | 301 | Engine Failure | $1,185 |
| 25 | 15 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 93/5 | 292 | Engine Failure | $9,075 |
| 26 | 18 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 90/5 | 267 | Engine Failure | $8,265 |
| 27 | 2 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 87/5 | 241 | Engine Failure | $12,155 |
| 28 | 8 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 79/0 | 202 | Rear Axle | $3,315 |
| 29 | 26 | #17 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 76/0 | 78 | Fan Belt | $3,295 |
| 30 | 5 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 73/0 | 56 | Engine Failure | $7,125 |
| 31 | 9 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 70/0 | 42 | Engine Failure | $9,025 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||