| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Champion 400 | Michigan International Speedway | |||||||||
| August 17, 1986 | Race 19 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 135.376 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.45 seconds | Time of Race: 02:57:17 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 23 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 38 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 185/10 | 200 | Running | $55,950 |
| 2 | 2 | #25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folgers | 175/5 | 200 | Running | $27,980 |
| 3 | 4 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 170/5 | 200 | Running | $27,275 |
| 4 | 6 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 165/5 | 200 | Running | $17,225 |
| 5 | 12 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 160/5 | 199 | Running | $18,750 |
| 6 | 7 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 155/5 | 199 | Running | $12,525 |
| 7 | 28 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 146/0 | 199 | Running | $6,815 |
| 8 | 5 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 142/0 | 199 | Running | $14,815 |
| 9 | 9 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Skoal | 138/0 | 199 | Running | $5,700 |
| 10 | 15 | #21 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 134/0 | 199 | Running | $6,605 |
| 11 | 17 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 135/5 | 199 | Running | $11,195 |
| 12 | 24 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 127/0 | 198 | Running | $11,370 |
| 13 | 11 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 129/5 | 198 | Running | $8,215 |
| 14 | 14 | #35 | Alan Kulwicki * | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 126/5 | 198 | Running | $4,210 |
| 15 | 27 | #81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | 118/0 | 197 | Running | $3,685 |
| 16 | 21 | #64 | Eddie Bierschwale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 115/0 | 197 | Running | $7,735 |
| 17 | 33 | #77 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | 112/0 | 196 | Running | $2,960 |
| 18 | 30 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 109/0 | 194 | Engine Failure | $6,705 |
| 19 | 32 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 106/0 | 194 | Running | $6,375 |
| 20 | 36 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | U.s. Racing | 103/0 | 193 | Running | $6,555 |
| 21 | 18 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 100/0 | 191 | Running | $10,195 |
| 22 | 37 | #85 | Bobby Gerhart | Chevrolet | Frederick Chevrolet | 97/0 | 191 | Running | $2,085 |
| 23 | 41 | #17 | Jim Hull | Oldsmobile | Duraliner | 94/0 | 191 | Running | $5,390 |
| 24 | 8 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 91/0 | 190 | Running | $8,865 |
| 25 | 39 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Axe Equipment | 88/0 | 190 | Running | $5,065 |
| 26 | 1 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 90/5 | 185 | Accident | $4,680 |
| 27 | 35 | #51 | David Simko | Chevrolet | Mound Steel | 82/0 | 170 | Running | $1,625 |
| 28 | 22 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 79/0 | 169 | Accident | $8,570 |
| 29 | 38 | #2 | Rodney Combs | Chevrolet | Solder Seal/Gunk | 76/0 | 150 | Transmission | $1,515 |
| 30 | 13 | #26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 73/0 | 142 | Engine Failure | $4,505 |
| 31 | 40 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Winkle | 70/0 | 129 | Engine Failure | $4,190 |
| 32 | 29 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 67/0 | 124 | Running | $1,370 |
| 33 | 20 | #08 | Butch Miller | Unknown | Unknown | 64/0 | 122 | Camshaft | $1,325 |
| 34 | 16 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 61/0 | 115 | Handling | $9,655 |
| 35 | 34 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | 58/0 | 84 | Ignition | $3,990 |
| 36 | 19 | #47 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 55/0 | 80 | Accident | $1,205 |
| 37 | 31 | #75 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 52/0 | 79 | Transmission | $3,955 |
| 38 | 26 | #10 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | TRW | 49/0 | 60 | Accident | $1,195 |
| 39 | 25 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 46/0 | 50 | Engine Failure | $1,190 |
| 40 | 23 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 43/0 | 37 | Valve | $1,185 |
| 41 | 10 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 40/0 | 27 | Rear End | $1,185 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||