| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Miller High Life 400 | Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway | |||||||||
| February 23, 1986 | Race 2 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 71.078 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 4 seconds | Time of Race: 03:03:01 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 11 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 63 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 12 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 180/5 | 400 | Running | $37,880 |
| 2 | 17 | #26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $16,215 |
| 3 | 10 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 175/10 | 400 | Running | $19,310 |
| 4 | 23 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 160/0 | 399 | Running | $6,275 |
| 5 | 3 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 160/5 | 398 | Accident | $14,295 |
| 6 | 4 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 150/0 | 398 | Running | $7,240 |
| 7 | 19 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 146/0 | 398 | Running | $10,055 |
| 8 | 1 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 147/5 | 397 | Accident | $8,435 |
| 9 | 24 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | 143/5 | 397 | Running | $5,890 |
| 10 | 6 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 139/5 | 395 | Running | $6,530 |
| 11 | 30 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Means Racing | 135/5 | 395 | Running | $6,510 |
| 12 | 28 | #95 | Davey Allison | Chevrolet | Sadler Racing | 127/0 | 395 | Running | $1,860 |
| 13 | 22 | #64 | Doug Heveron | Ford | Hesco Exhaust Systems | PE | 391 | Running | $4,760 |
| 14 | 16 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Hiner | 121/0 | 389 | Running | $4,580 |
| 15 | 2 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 118/0 | 389 | Running | $7,550 |
| 16 | 26 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture Co. | 115/0 | 387 | Running | $4,325 |
| 17 | 7 | #75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 112/0 | 382 | Running | $4,145 |
| 18 | 5 | #98 | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac | Valvoline | 109/0 | 380 | Running | $3,915 |
| 19 | 20 | #10 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | TRW | 106/0 | 369 | Running | $7,100 |
| 20 | 27 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 103/0 | 363 | Running | $1,615 |
| 21 | 9 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 100/0 | 353 | Running | $9,730 |
| 22 | 15 | #25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folgers | 97/0 | 352 | Running | $1,295 |
| 23 | 29 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 94/0 | 329 | Running | $4,450 |
| 24 | 13 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 91/0 | 317 | Running | $1,225 |
| 25 | 21 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 88/0 | 313 | Head Gasket | $1,790 |
| 26 | 14 | #6 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | U.s. Racing | 85/0 | 279 | Accident | $3,335 |
| 27 | 25 | #2 | Kirk Bryant | Pontiac | Spectrum Furniture | 82/0 | 88 | Accident | $3,300 |
| 28 | 18 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 79/0 | 29 | Heating | $8,385 |
| 29 | 11 | #17 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Skoal | 76/0 | 17 | Accident | $3,210 |
| 30 | 8 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 73/0 | 17 | Accident | $7,715 |
| 31 | 31 | #48 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | Fleet Service | 70/0 | 2 | Engine Failure | $2,515 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||