| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Goody's 500 | Martinsville Speedway | |||||||||
| September 21, 1986 | Race 24 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 73.191 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2 car lengths | Time of Race: 03:35:36 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 15 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 12 for 54 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 8 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 180/5 | 500 | Running | $40,175 |
| 2 | 1 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 180/10 | 500 | Running | $28,250 |
| 3 | 5 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $19,625 |
| 4 | 4 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165/5 | 499 | Running | $16,350 |
| 5 | 17 | #26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 155/0 | 499 | Running | $9,730 |
| 6 | 7 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 150/0 | 499 | Running | $9,500 |
| 7 | 20 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 146/0 | 498 | Running | $7,830 |
| 8 | 13 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 142/0 | 497 | Running | $9,450 |
| 9 | 6 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | 143/5 | 497 | Running | $7,270 |
| 10 | 3 | #25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folgers | 134/0 | 496 | Running | $7,210 |
| 11 | 15 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 130/0 | 495 | Running | $9,820 |
| 12 | 2 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 132/5 | 494 | Running | $11,770 |
| 13 | 12 | #35 | Alan Kulwicki * | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 129/5 | 493 | Running | $2,320 |
| 14 | 11 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 121/0 | 493 | Running | $5,700 |
| 15 | 14 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 118/0 | 491 | Running | $7,470 |
| 16 | 18 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 115/0 | 490 | Running | $4,970 |
| 17 | 30 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 112/0 | 488 | Running | $4,440 |
| 18 | 21 | #64 | Jimmy Hensley | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 109/0 | 482 | Running | $4,305 |
| 19 | 22 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 106/0 | 482 | Running | $4,165 |
| 20 | 27 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Winkle | 103/0 | 481 | Running | $4,205 |
| 21 | 9 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 100/0 | 481 | Running | $6,915 |
| 22 | 25 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Voyles Auto Salvage | 97/0 | 477 | Running | $3,395 |
| 23 | 26 | #48 | Jerry Cranmer | Chevrolet | Fleet Service | 94/0 | 470 | Running | $3,375 |
| 24 | 23 | #17 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | K Care | 91/0 | 450 | Running | $3,355 |
| 25 | 29 | #76 | Phil Good | Ford | Williamsburg Motors | 88/0 | 427 | Engine Failure | $1,275 |
| 26 | 19 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 90/5 | 395 | Engine Failure | $1,165 |
| 27 | 28 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Finky's | 82/0 | 336 | Running | $3,315 |
| 28 | 10 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 79/0 | 319 | Accident | $8,345 |
| 29 | 16 | #75 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 81/5 | 115 | Engine Failure | $2,635 |
| 30 | 24 | #19 | Mike Skinner | Pontiac | Zanworth | 73/0 | 34 | Oil Pressure | $1,125 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||