| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Summer 500 | Pocono Raceway | |||||||||
| July 20, 1986 | Race 16 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 124.218 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.05 seconds | Time of Race: 03:01:08 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 20 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 33 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | #25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folgers | 180/5 | 150 | Running | $46,805 |
| 2 | 13 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 170/0 | 150 | Running | $29,500 |
| 3 | 2 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 175/10 | 150 | Running | $22,350 |
| 4 | 6 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165/5 | 150 | Running | $23,825 |
| 5 | 12 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 155/0 | 150 | Running | $17,525 |
| 6 | 3 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 150/0 | 150 | Running | $13,775 |
| 7 | 10 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 146/0 | 150 | Running | $14,655 |
| 8 | 23 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 142/0 | 149 | Running | $12,085 |
| 9 | 25 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 138/0 | 148 | Running | $6,710 |
| 10 | 20 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 134/0 | 148 | Running | $5,740 |
| 11 | 27 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 135/5 | 148 | Running | $4,470 |
| 12 | 32 | #81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | 127/0 | 148 | Running | $3,750 |
| 13 | 36 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | McCarthy | 124/0 | 148 | Running | $8,025 |
| 14 | 22 | #75 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 121/0 | 147 | Running | $7,450 |
| 15 | 29 | #64 | Eddie Bierschwale | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 118/0 | 147 | Running | $7,420 |
| 16 | 31 | #17 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | 115/0 | 146 | Running | $6,830 |
| 17 | 34 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 112/0 | 146 | Running | $6,665 |
| 18 | 38 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | U.s. Racing | 109/0 | 145 | Running | $6,400 |
| 19 | 33 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Winkle | 106/0 | 145 | Running | $5,980 |
| 20 | 37 | #74 | Jack Ely | Chevrolet | Landers Industries | 103/0 | 144 | Running | $3,010 |
| 21 | 30 | #80 | Gary Fedewa | Chevrolet | Micromatic Refrigeration | 100/0 | 144 | Running | $2,355 |
| 22 | 28 | #35 | Alan Kulwicki * | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 97/0 | 143 | Oil Line | $2,250 |
| 23 | 26 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 94/0 | 143 | Running | $6,350 |
| 24 | 21 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | Helen Rae Special | 91/0 | 139 | Running | $5,135 |
| 25 | 16 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 88/0 | 138 | Engine Failure | $2,135 |
| 26 | 35 | #48 | Jerry Cranmer | Chevrolet | Fleet Service | 85/0 | 137 | Accident | $4,755 |
| 27 | 11 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 82/0 | 133 | Engine Failure | $8,925 |
| 28 | 24 | #85 | Bobby Gerhart | Chevrolet | Frederick | 79/0 | 129 | Running | $1,870 |
| 29 | 9 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 76/0 | 128 | Accident | $1,815 |
| 30 | 1 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 78/5 | 126 | Accident | $13,360 |
| 31 | 14 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 75/5 | 125 | Accident | $10,105 |
| 32 | 8 | #47 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 67/0 | 123 | Accident | $1,625 |
| 33 | 17 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 64/0 | 123 | Accident | $4,335 |
| 34 | 7 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 61/0 | 120 | Accident | $4,270 |
| 35 | 4 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 58/0 | 103 | Engine Failure | $10,660 |
| 36 | 18 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 55/0 | 98 | Oil Pressure | $1,405 |
| 37 | 15 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Skoal | 52/0 | 86 | Ignition | $1,380 |
| 38 | 19 | #26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 49/0 | 18 | Accident | $4,090 |
| 39 | 39 | #34 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Oldsmobile | Wmgc-Tc | 46/0 | 12 | Engine Failure | $1,200 |
| 40 | 40 | #60 | Cliff Hucul | Pontiac | Vernon & Sons | 43/0 | 2 | Clutch | $1,175 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||