| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Motorcraft 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 16, 1986 | Race 4 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 132.126 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 second | Time of Race: 03:46:42 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 18 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 9 for 56 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #47 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 180/5 | 328 | Running | $62,350 |
| 2 | 1 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 180/10 | 328 | Running | $51,300 |
| 3 | 12 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 165/0 | 328 | Running | $22,150 |
| 4 | 15 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165/5 | 328 | Running | $24,075 |
| 5 | 5 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 160/5 | 328 | Running | $18,250 |
| 6 | 16 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 150/0 | 328 | Running | $6,675 |
| 7 | 2 | #25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folgers | 151/5 | 328 | Running | $5,925 |
| 8 | 7 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 142/0 | 327 | Running | $12,930 |
| 9 | 17 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 138/0 | 327 | Running | $4,725 |
| 10 | 8 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 134/0 | 327 | Running | $12,775 |
| 11 | 11 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 135/5 | 327 | Running | $8,220 |
| 12 | 10 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 132/5 | 326 | Running | $17,025 |
| 13 | 42 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 124/0 | 326 | Running | $3,225 |
| 14 | 32 | #35 | Alan Kulwicki * | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 121/0 | 325 | Running | $3,525 |
| 15 | 14 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 118/0 | 325 | Running | $3,165 |
| 16 | 41 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 115/0 | 324 | Running | $6,900 |
| 17 | 22 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 112/0 | 322 | Running | $2,600 |
| 18 | 18 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Skoal | 109/0 | 322 | Running | $2,475 |
| 19 | 31 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 106/0 | 319 | Running | $2,775 |
| 20 | 27 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Ray Mar Realty | 103/0 | 317 | Running | $6,415 |
| 21 | 24 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 100/0 | 314 | Accident | $7,580 |
| 22 | 21 | #75 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 97/0 | 313 | Running | $5,860 |
| 23 | 40 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Superior Piping | 94/0 | 308 | Running | $1,925 |
| 24 | 39 | #6 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Us Racing | 91/0 | 303 | Running | $5,500 |
| 25 | 4 | #10 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | TRW | 88/0 | 301 | Running | $8,825 |
| 26 | 23 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 85/0 | 301 | Running | $9,695 |
| 27 | 6 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 82/0 | 300 | Broken Oil Line | $1,665 |
| 28 | 38 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 79/0 | 289 | Running | $8,635 |
| 29 | 20 | #57 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Nationwise Auto Parts | 76/0 | 268 | Broken Valve | $1,605 |
| 30 | 37 | #54 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | Johnson Racing | 73/0 | 261 | Accident | $1,575 |
| 31 | 30 | #2 | Kirk Bryant | Pontiac | Spectrum Furniture | 70/0 | 254 | Accident | $5,465 |
| 32 | 9 | #1 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 67/0 | 220 | Broken Valve | $1,525 |
| 33 | 26 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | Helen Rae Special | 64/0 | 219 | Engine Failure | $4,705 |
| 34 | 19 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 61/0 | 206 | Accident | $9,880 |
| 35 | 35 | #17 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | Pro Tecta Liner | 58/0 | 182 | Running | $4,510 |
| 36 | 33 | #81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | 55/0 | 175 | Broken Valve | $1,450 |
| 37 | 36 | #36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 52/0 | 174 | Steering | $1,435 |
| 38 | 29 | #64 | Pancho Carter | Ford | K Care | 49/0 | 157 | Clutch | $4,195 |
| 39 | 13 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Morgan-McClure | 46/0 | 149 | Broken Valve | $1,405 |
| 40 | 25 | #98 | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac | Valvoline | 43/0 | 140 | Clutch | $4,155 |
| 41 | 34 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Means Racing | 40/0 | 82 | Accident | $4,145 |
| 42 | 28 | #26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 37/0 | 33 | Engine Failure | $1,390 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||