| 1986 Winston Cup Race Winners | |||
| Race # | Location | Race Name | Winner |
| non-points | Daytona, FL | Busch Clash | Dale Earnhardt |
| 1 | Daytona, FL | Daytona 500 | Geoffrey Bodine |
| 2 | Richmond,VA | Miller High Life 400 | Kyle Petty |
| 3 | Rockingham, NC | Goodwrench 500 | Terry Labonte |
| 4 | Atlanta, GA | Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 | Morgan Shepherd |
| 5 | Bristol, TN | Valleydale Meats 500 | Rusty Wallace |
| 6 | Darlington, SC | TransSouth 500 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 7 | North Wilkesboro, NC | First Union 400 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 8 | Martinsville, VA | Sorvan Bank 500 | Ricky Rudd |
| 9 | Talladega, AL | Winston 500 | Bobby Allison |
| non-points | Concord, NC | The Winston Select | Bill Elliott |
| 10 | Dover Downs, DE | Budweiser 500 | Geoffrey Bodine |
| 11 | Charlotte, NC | Coca-Cola 600 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 12 | Riverside, CA | Budweiser 400 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 13 | Pocono, PA | Miller High Life 500 | Tim Richmond |
| 14 | Michigan | Miller American 400 | Bill Elliott |
| 15 | Daytona, FL | Pepsi Firecracker 400 | Tim Richmond |
| 16 | Pocono, PA | Summer 500 | Tim Richmond |
| 17 | Talladega, AL | Talladega 500 | Bobby Hillin, Jr |
| 18 | Watkins Glen, NY | Budweiser at the Glen | Tim Richmond |
| 19 | Michigan | Champion Spark Plug 400 | Bill Elliott |
| 20 | Bristol, TN | Busch 500 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 21 | Darlington, SC | Southern 500 | Tim Richmond |
| 22 | Richmond, VA | Wrangler Indigo 400 | Tim Richmond |
| 23 | Dover Downs, DE | Deleware 500 | Ricky Rudd |
| 24 | Martinsville, VA | Goody's 500 | Rusty Wallace |
| 25 | North Wilkesboro, NC | Holly Farms 400 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 26 | Charlotte, NC | Oakwood Homes 500 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 27 | Rockingham, NC | Nationwise 500 | Neil Bonnett |
| 28 | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Journal 500 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 29 | Riverside, CA | Winston Western 500 | Tim Richmond |