| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Winston 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 04, 1986 | Race 9 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 157.698 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 car length | Time of Race: 03:10:16 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 24 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 9 for 41 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $77,905 |
| 2 | 14 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $53,900 |
| 3 | 7 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $27,600 |
| 4 | 10 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 160/0 | 188 | Running | $21,470 |
| 5 | 11 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Skoal | 155/0 | 188 | Running | $15,525 |
| 6 | 6 | #47 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 155/5 | 188 | Running | $11,750 |
| 7 | 18 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 146/0 | 188 | Running | $14,425 |
| 8 | 21 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Chevrolet | Cap'n Coty's | 142/0 | 188 | Running | $10,500 |
| 9 | 26 | #98 | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac | Valvoline | 143/5 | 188 | Running | $7,900 |
| 10 | 19 | #10 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | TRW Research | 134/0 | 188 | Running | $9,350 |
| 11 | 32 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | Helen Rae Special | 135/5 | 188 | Running | $10,455 |
| 12 | 12 | #25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folgers | 127/0 | 187 | Running | $9,835 |
| 13 | 16 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 124/0 | 187 | Running | $12,440 |
| 14 | 39 | #48 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Fleet Service | 121/0 | 185 | Running | $8,875 |
| 15 | 38 | #94 | Doug Heveron | Pontiac | Kodak Films | 118/0 | 185 | Running | $4,940 |
| 16 | 40 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 115/0 | 185 | Running | $8,115 |
| 17 | 17 | #26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 112/0 | 182 | Running | $7,635 |
| 18 | 25 | #17 | Pancho Carter | Chevrolet | K Care | 109/0 | 181 | Running | $7,725 |
| 19 | 35 | #0 | Delma Cowart | Chevrolet | Hilliard's Restaurant | 106/0 | 181 | Running | $3,820 |
| 20 | 8 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 103/0 | 180 | Engine Failure | $3,735 |
| 21 | 22 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 100/0 | 178 | Engine Failure | $12,010 |
| 22 | 41 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 97/0 | 178 | Running | $5,855 |
| 23 | 29 | #81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | 94/0 | 177 | Running | $3,670 |
| 24 | 1 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 101/10 | 175 | Engine Failure | $43,070 |
| 25 | 42 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | PE | 175 | Running | $5,845 |
| 26 | 33 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 85/0 | 168 | Running | $5,785 |
| 27 | 3 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 82/0 | 157 | Running | $10,070 |
| 28 | 28 | #73 | Phil Barkdoll | Ford | Helen Rae Special | 84/5 | 149 | Engine Failure | $2,820 |
| 29 | 13 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 76/0 | 144 | Engine Failure | $9,770 |
| 30 | 31 | #54 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | Bill Ramsey | 73/0 | 129 | Transmission | $2,720 |
| 31 | 9 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 70/0 | 125 | Accident | $9,625 |
| 32 | 23 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 67/0 | 117 | Broken Fan | $2,600 |
| 33 | 34 | #99 | Connie Saylor | Chevrolet | Ball Racing | 64/0 | 114 | Engine Failure | $2,575 |
| 34 | 24 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 61/0 | 102 | Engine Failure | $13,850 |
| 35 | 37 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 58/0 | 92 | Accident | $2,525 |
| 36 | 20 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 55/0 | 85 | Engine Failure | $10,500 |
| 37 | 4 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 52/0 | 63 | Engine Failure | $2,575 |
| 38 | 30 | #6 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Scepter Herbocide | 54/5 | 62 | Accident | $5,305 |
| 39 | 5 | #1 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 46/0 | 48 | Burned Piston | $2,500 |
| 40 | 27 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 43/0 | 40 | Fuel Pressure | $10,800 |
| 41 | 36 | #32 | Jim Sauter | Chevrolet | Prototype Racing Engines | 40/0 | 26 | Vibration | $2,400 |
| 42 | 15 | #75 | Jody Ridley | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 37/0 | 4 | Engine Failure | $5,135 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||