| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Valleydale 500 | Bristol International Speedway | |||||||||
| April 06, 1986 | Race 5 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 89.747 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 10.69 seconds | Time of Race: 02:58:10 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 14 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 56 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 14 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $34,780 |
| 2 | 8 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 170/0 | 500 | Running | $20,125 |
| 3 | 7 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $17,825 |
| 4 | 5 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 160/0 | 499 | Running | $11,770 |
| 5 | 12 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 155/0 | 499 | Running | $12,050 |
| 6 | 10 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 155/5 | 499 | Running | $2,900 |
| 7 | 4 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 151/5 | 498 | Running | $8,250 |
| 8 | 3 | #25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folgers | 142/0 | 498 | Running | $2,550 |
| 9 | 17 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 138/0 | 497 | Running | $7,750 |
| 10 | 6 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 139/5 | 497 | Running | $10,650 |
| 11 | 28 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 130/0 | 496 | Running | $1,750 |
| 12 | 13 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Bewley Oldsmobile | 127/0 | 494 | Running | $2,100 |
| 13 | 20 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Unknown | Unknown | 124/0 | 492 | Running | $5,130 |
| 14 | 11 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 121/0 | 491 | Running | $4,760 |
| 15 | 22 | #35 | Alan Kulwicki * | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 118/0 | 483 | Running | $2,000 |
| 16 | 21 | #08 | Butch Miller | Buick | Miller American | PE | 482 | Running | $1,260 |
| 17 | 31 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 112/0 | 477 | Running | $4,370 |
| 18 | 32 | #6 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Us Racing | 109/0 | 466 | Running | $4,260 |
| 19 | 9 | #26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 106/0 | 443 | Running | $1,140 |
| 20 | 29 | #95 | Davey Allison | Chevrolet | Sadler Racing | 103/0 | 441 | Running | $1,350 |
| 21 | 23 | #17 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 100/0 | 351 | Engine Failure | $4,030 |
| 22 | 25 | #81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | 97/0 | 319 | Engine Failure | $1,020 |
| 23 | 19 | #75 | Jody Ridley | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 94/0 | 256 | Engine Failure | $3,840 |
| 24 | 1 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 96/5 | 238 | Engine Failure | $8,640 |
| 25 | 26 | #98 | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac | Valvoline | 88/0 | 183 | Rear Axle | $3,750 |
| 26 | 27 | #41 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Thomas Racing | 85/0 | 157 | Accident | $1,370 |
| 27 | 15 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Motorsports | 82/0 | 103 | Accident | $3,480 |
| 28 | 16 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Pontiac | Kodak Films | 84/5 | 103 | Accident | $3,790 |
| 29 | 18 | #94 | Eddie Bierschwale | Pontiac | Kodak Films | 76/0 | 102 | Accident | $780 |
| 30 | 2 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 78/5 | 74 | Accident | $8,350 |
| 31 | 30 | #64 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 70/0 | 22 | Bearings | $2,940 |
| 32 | 24 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Buick | Hawaiian Punch | 67/0 | 22 | Engine Failure | $750 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||