| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Oakwood 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| October 05, 1986 | Race 26 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 132.403 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.9 seconds | Time of Race: 03:47:02 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 26 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 44 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 180/5 | 334 | Running | $82,050 |
| 2 | 4 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 175/5 | 334 | Running | $54,100 |
| 3 | 8 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 170/5 | 333 | Running | $33,125 |
| 4 | 16 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 160/0 | 333 | Running | $25,700 |
| 5 | 12 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 155/0 | 333 | Running | $15,200 |
| 6 | 2 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 155/5 | 333 | Running | $51,350 |
| 7 | 6 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 146/0 | 333 | Running | $18,300 |
| 8 | 15 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 142/0 | 332 | Running | $14,750 |
| 9 | 5 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 143/5 | 332 | Running | $18,300 |
| 10 | 23 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Skoal | 134/0 | 331 | Running | $7,550 |
| 11 | 26 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | 135/5 | 330 | Running | $10,105 |
| 12 | 22 | #21 | Larry Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 127/0 | 329 | Running | $5,000 |
| 13 | 41 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 124/0 | 329 | Running | $11,500 |
| 14 | 7 | #35 | Alan Kulwicki * | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 126/5 | 329 | Running | $5,250 |
| 15 | 14 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 118/0 | 327 | Running | $11,750 |
| 16 | 20 | #2 | Rodney Combs | Chevrolet | Solder Seal/Gunk | 115/0 | 327 | Running | $3,900 |
| 17 | 33 | #64 | Connie Saylor | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 112/0 | 325 | Running | $8,345 |
| 18 | 39 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Voyles Auto Salvage | 109/0 | 325 | Running | $7,875 |
| 19 | 19 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 106/0 | 324 | Running | $5,665 |
| 20 | 42 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Winkle | 103/0 | 322 | Running | $7,955 |
| 21 | 25 | #98 | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac | Valvoline | 100/0 | 322 | Running | $3,100 |
| 22 | 32 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 97/0 | 320 | Running | $6,735 |
| 23 | 21 | #48 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | 94/0 | 319 | Running | $6,175 |
| 24 | 35 | #17 | Eddie Bierschwale | Oldsmobile | K Care | 91/0 | 315 | Running | $5,715 |
| 25 | 36 | #26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 88/0 | 303 | Running | $5,405 |
| 26 | 27 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 85/0 | 276 | Running | $4,945 |
| 27 | 1 | #25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folgers | 92/10 | 266 | Dropped Valve | $34,075 |
| 28 | 26 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 79/0 | 248 | Engine Failure | $5,415 |
| 29 | 9 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 76/0 | 181 | Engine Failure | $1,775 |
| 30 | 10 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 78/5 | 169 | Vibration | $1,700 |
| 31 | 37 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 70/0 | 159 | Engine Failure | $1,375 |
| 32 | 13 | #75 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 67/0 | 154 | Accident | $5,055 |
| 33 | 18 | #1 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 64/0 | 139 | Accident | $1,380 |
| 34 | 30 | #91 | David Sosebee | Chevrolet | Cn Racing | 61/0 | 110 | Accident | $1,260 |
| 35 | 31 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 58/0 | 89 | Overheating | $4,135 |
| 36 | 11 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 55/0 | 84 | Accident | $1,490 |
| 37 | 17 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 52/0 | 84 | Accident | $1,430 |
| 38 | 24 | #81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | 49/0 | 82 | Accident | $1,220 |
| 39 | 34 | #0 | Delma Cowart | Chevrolet | Heyward Grooms | 46/0 | 82 | Radiator | $1,210 |
| 40 | 38 | #99 | Brad Teague | Chevrolet | Ball Racing | 43/0 | 64 | Dropped Valve | $1,200 |
| 41 | 29 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 40/0 | 33 | Accident | $8,200 |
| 42 | 40 | #87 | Randy Baker | Chevrolet | Baker Racing | 37/0 | 18 | Engine Failure | $1,200 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||