Race: Daytona 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 1 of 29
Date: February 16, 1986
Track: Daytona International Speedway
1986 Season Results | Miller High Life 400 →
Daytona 500 Race Information
| Winner | Geoffrey Bodine | Car | No. 5 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Rick Hendrick | Sponsor | Levi Garrett |
| Winner Start | 2nd | Winner Laps Led | 101 |
| Started First | Bill Elliott | Most Laps Led | Geoffrey Bodine (101) |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 42 |
| Total Purse | $1,255,495 | Winner Earnings | $192,715 |
| Different Leaders | 12 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 4 |
| Points Leader After Race | Geoffrey Bodine | Season Race | 1 of 29 |
Daytona 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 200 | 101 | running | 185 | $192,715 |
| 2 | 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan | Oldsmobile | 200 | 5 | running | 175 | $103,240 |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 200 | 3 | running | 170 | $80,515 |
| 4 | 25 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | Chevrolet | 200 | 1 | running | 165 | $58,975 |
| 5 | 31 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | Oldsmobile | 199 | 0 | running | 155 | $47,415 |
| 6 | 14 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Mike Curb | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 150 | $48,310 |
| 7 | 16 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Cap'n Coty's | Larry McClure | Oldsmobile | 199 | 0 | running | 146 | $36,990 |
| 8 | 9 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Raymond Beadle | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 142 | $37,840 |
| 9 | 8 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Hoss Ellington | Chevrolet | 198 | 6 | engine | 143 | $37,165 |
| 10 | 36 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Rahmoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | running | 134 | $31,430 |
| 11 | 22 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Bud Moore | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 130 | $32,690 |
| 12 | 33 | 57 | Jody Ridley | Nationwise Auto Parts | Rahmoc Enterprises | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 127 | $20,915 |
| 13 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Harry Melling | Ford | 198 | 2 | running | 129 | $56,070 |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 197 | 34 | engine | 126 | $61,655 |
| 15 | 34 | 17 | Doug Heveron | Protecta Liner | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 118 | $21,120 |
| 16 | 7 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Wood Brothers | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | 115 | $23,430 |
| 17 | 28 | 42 | Dick Trickle | Bill's Barbecue / Suncrest Motor Homes | Billy Matthews | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 112 | $15,925 |
| 18 | 19 | 6 | Trevor Boys | Finky's | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 109 | $19,380 |
| 19 | 21 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Eric Freedlander | Chevrolet | 189 | 3 | running | 111 | $15,035 |
| 20 | 37 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folger's | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 188 | 7 | running | 108 | $13,875 |
| 21 | 38 | 77 | Ken Ragan | McCord Gaskets | Herb Adcox | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | 100 | $11,870 |
| 22 | 39 | 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Snellman Construction | Jack Beebe | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | running | 97 | $15,465 |
| 23 | 35 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Jim Peacock | Buddy Arrington | Ford | 177 | 0 | engine | 94 | $15,475 |
| 24 | 18 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | Oldsmobile | 174 | 0 | running | 91 | $12,705 |
| 25 | 27 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Evinrude Outboards | Mueller Brothers | Pontiac | 138 | 0 | clutch | 88 | $11,800 |
| 26 | 17 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff | Oldsmobile | 119 | 0 | crash | 85 | $15,400 |
| 27 | 13 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Harry Ranier | Ford | 116 | 5 | crash | 87 | $12,985 |
| 28 | 40 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein | Buick | 115 | 0 | crash | 79 | $9,480 |
| 29 | 20 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Copenhagen | A.J. Foyt | Oldsmobile | 113 | 1 | engine | 81 | $11,275 |
| 30 | 15 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | Chevrolet | 103 | 0 | crash | 73 | $19,920 |
| 31 | 30 | 54 | Eddie Bierschwale | Kodak Film | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | engine | 70 | $9,965 |
| 32 | 12 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 100 | 32 | crash | 72 | $29,710 |
| 33 | 41 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 91 | 0 | engine | 64 | $11,300 |
| 34 | 29 | 64 | Pancho Carter | K-Mart | Elmo Langley | Ford | 79 | 0 | crash | 61 | $12,925 |
| 35 | 26 | 10 | Greg Sacks | TRW | DiGard Racing | Pontiac | 76 | 0 | clutch | 58 | $16,670 |
| 36 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 63 | 0 | crash | 55 | $10,790 |
| 37 | 24 | 2 | Mark Martin | Lone Star Peterbilt | Jerry Gunderman | Ford | 51 | 0 | engine | 52 | $9,560 |
| 38 | 11 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Helen Rae | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | 47 | 0 | engine | 49 | $13,295 |
| 39 | 42 | 52 | Jimmy Means | WNDB Racing | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 38 | 0 | engine | 46 | $11,150 |
| 40 | 23 | 21 | Larry Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | David Pearson | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | engine | 43 | $9,310 |
| 41 | 32 | 2 | Kirk Bryant | Spectrum Furniture | Cliff Stewart | Pontiac | 24 | 0 | crash | 40 | $10,995 |
| 42 | 3 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | Buick | 21 | 0 | engine | 37 | $18,760 |
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