| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Talladega 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| July 27, 1986 | Race 17 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 151.522 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 3 car lengths | Time of Race: 03:18:01 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 49 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 9 for 44 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 13 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $60,055 |
| 2 | 3 | #25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folgers | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $34,345 |
| 3 | 20 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 165/0 | 188 | Running | $29,255 |
| 4 | 5 | #1 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 165/5 | 188 | Running | $15,750 |
| 5 | 4 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $12,815 |
| 6 | 14 | #47 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 150/0 | 188 | Running | $9,170 |
| 7 | 7 | #12 | Davey Allison | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 151/5 | 188 | Running | $17,820 |
| 8 | 23 | #26 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Quaker State | 142/0 | 188 | Running | $10,495 |
| 9 | 6 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 143/5 | 188 | Running | $12,570 |
| 10 | 21 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 139/5 | 187 | Accident | $13,720 |
| 11 | 8 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 135/5 | 187 | Accident | $5,040 |
| 12 | 18 | #75 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Nationwise Auto Parts | 132/5 | 187 | Accident | $8,835 |
| 13 | 16 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 129/5 | 187 | Running | $4,350 |
| 14 | 34 | #23 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Hawaiian Punch | 126/5 | 186 | Running | $4,780 |
| 15 | 39 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Means Racing | 123/5 | 184 | Running | $8,380 |
| 16 | 36 | #48 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Fleet Service | 115/0 | 183 | Running | $7,800 |
| 17 | 27 | #98 | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac | Valvoline | 112/0 | 174 | Accident | $3,730 |
| 18 | 40 | #77 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | 114/5 | 169 | Accident | $3,710 |
| 19 | 17 | #2 | Rodney Combs | Chevrolet | Solder Seal/Gunk | 111/5 | 169 | Accident | $3,710 |
| 20 | 12 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 108/5 | 163 | Overheating | $4,130 |
| 21 | 37 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 100/0 | 162 | Running | $6,935 |
| 22 | 32 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 102/5 | 159 | Accident | $12,050 |
| 23 | 10 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 99/5 | 159 | Accident | $11,140 |
| 24 | 19 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Hardee's | 91/0 | 159 | Accident | $2,930 |
| 25 | 15 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 93/5 | 157 | Accident | $13,570 |
| 26 | 2 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 95/10 | 153 | Engine Failure | $15,355 |
| 27 | 1 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 87/5 | 152 | Dropped Valve | $15,185 |
| 28 | 25 | #81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral | 79/0 | 150 | Accident | $3,625 |
| 29 | 30 | #0 | Delma Cowart | Chevrolet | Heyward Grooms | 76/0 | 140 | Engine Failure | $2,565 |
| 30 | 11 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 73/0 | 119 | Wheel Bearing | $7,010 |
| 31 | 35 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 75/5 | 113 | Engine Failure | $7,010 |
| 32 | 28 | #35 | Alan Kulwicki * | Ford | Quincy's Steak House | 72/5 | 112 | Clutch | $2,485 |
| 33 | 31 | #73 | Phil Barkdoll | Ford | Helen Rae Special | PE | 100 | Overheating | $3,225 |
| 34 | 26 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 61/0 | 86 | Engine Failure | $2,365 |
| 35 | 22 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Alugard | 58/0 | 70 | Engine Failure | $5,410 |
| 36 | 29 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | Helen Rae Special | 55/0 | 61 | Head Gasket | $5,210 |
| 37 | 24 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 57/5 | 51 | Accident | $5,080 |
| 38 | 9 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 54/5 | 37 | Oil Pressure | $9,440 |
| 39 | 38 | #54 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | Jim Magill | 46/0 | 37 | Dropped Valve | $1,990 |
| 40 | 33 | #17 | Pancho Carter | Chevrolet | K Care | 48/5 | 29 | Engine Failure | $4,680 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||