| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Busch 500 | Bristol International Speedway | |||||||||
| August 23, 1986 | Race 20 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 86.934 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 8.55 seconds | Time of Race: 03:03:56 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 15 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 56 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 10 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $41,725 |
| 2 | 7 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $21,350 |
| 3 | 1 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 170/5 | 499 | Running | $17,025 |
| 4 | 5 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 165/5 | 499 | Running | $12,800 |
| 5 | 11 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 155/0 | 499 | Running | $12,950 |
| 6 | 2 | #25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folgers | 155/5 | 498 | Running | $7,680 |
| 7 | 14 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 146/0 | 497 | Running | $6,380 |
| 8 | 3 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 147/5 | 496 | Running | $8,350 |
| 9 | 19 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 138/0 | 495 | Running | $5,610 |
| 10 | 17 | #35 | Alan Kulwicki * | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 139/5 | 494 | Running | $3,550 |
| 11 | 8 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 130/0 | 491 | Running | $9,000 |
| 12 | 20 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 127/0 | 488 | Running | $3,450 |
| 13 | 22 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 124/0 | 487 | Running | $1,700 |
| 14 | 12 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 121/0 | 484 | Running | $7,300 |
| 15 | 16 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | 123/5 | 484 | Running | $4,780 |
| 16 | 25 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 115/0 | 477 | Running | $4,370 |
| 17 | 18 | #26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 112/0 | 476 | Running | $4,210 |
| 18 | 23 | #17 | Eddie Bierschwale | Oldsmobile | K Care | 109/0 | 444 | Running | $4,050 |
| 19 | 9 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 106/0 | 425 | Running | $9,150 |
| 20 | 30 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Us Racing | 103/0 | 409 | Running | $4,095 |
| 21 | 24 | #99 | Brad Teague | Chevrolet | Ball Racing | 100/0 | 318 | Brakes | $1,160 |
| 22 | 6 | #75 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 102/5 | 315 | Brakes | $4,110 |
| 23 | 4 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 94/0 | 250 | Accident | $7,910 |
| 24 | 29 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Winkle | 91/0 | 228 | Rear End | $3,280 |
| 25 | 13 | #81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | 88/0 | 215 | Rear End | $1,070 |
| 26 | 21 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 85/0 | 111 | Accident | $1,050 |
| 27 | 26 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Hickory Log Barbecue | 82/0 | 70 | Rear Axle | $3,210 |
| 28 | 27 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 79/0 | 69 | Accident | $4,680 |
| 29 | 28 | #98 | Dale Jarrett | Pontiac | Busch | 76/0 | 69 | Vibration | $990 |
| 30 | 15 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 73/0 | 9 | Engine Failure | $6,670 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||