Race: Firecracker 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 15 of 29
Date: July 4, 1986
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Firecracker 400 Race Information
| Winner | Tim Richmond | Car | No. 25 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Rick Hendrick | Sponsor | Folger's |
| Winner Start | 9th | Winner Laps Led | 17 |
| Started First | Cale Yarborough | Most Laps Led | Dale Earnhardt (69) |
| Race Distance | 400 miles (160 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 42 |
| Total Purse | $414,625 | Winner Earnings | $58,655 |
| Different Leaders | 14 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 14 |
| Points Leader After Race | Dale Earnhardt | Season Race | 15 of 29 |
Firecracker 400 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folger's | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 160 | 17 | running | 180 | $58,655 |
| 2 | 21 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Hoss Ellington | Chevrolet | 160 | 6 | running | 175 | $37,700 |
| 3 | 8 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | Buick | 160 | 0 | running | 165 | $24,545 |
| 4 | 23 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 160 | 2 | running | 165 | $24,750 |
| 5 | 13 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Wood Brothers | Ford | 160 | 4 | running | 160 | $19,725 |
| 6 | 33 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Bud Moore | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 150 | $17,200 |
| 7 | 29 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein | Buick | 160 | 0 | running | 146 | $12,300 |
| 8 | 12 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Raymond Beadle | Pontiac | 160 | 0 | running | 142 | $14,150 |
| 9 | 11 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | Oldsmobile | 160 | 0 | running | 138 | $7,600 |
| 10 | 32 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki | Quincy's Steak House | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 134 | $7,600 |
| 11 | 17 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 160 | 1 | running | 135 | $13,515 |
| 12 | 38 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 127 | $9,845 |
| 13 | 22 | 75 | Jody Ridley | Nationwise Auto Parts | Rahmoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 160 | 0 | running | 124 | $8,615 |
| 14 | 3 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff | Oldsmobile | 160 | 31 | running | 126 | $6,645 |
| 15 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | Buick | 159 | 3 | running | 123 | $11,580 |
| 16 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Harry Melling | Ford | 159 | 1 | running | 120 | $13,675 |
| 17 | 1 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Harry Ranier | Ford | 159 | 5 | running | 117 | $6,975 |
| 18 | 39 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | Hawaiian Punch | Chuck Rider | Pontiac | 159 | 0 | running | 109 | $3,520 |
| 19 | 14 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan | Oldsmobile | 159 | 0 | running | 106 | $10,320 |
| 20 | 30 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Helen Rae Special | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | 159 | 0 | running | 103 | $8,455 |
| 21 | 25 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Film | Larry McClure | Oldsmobile | 158 | 0 | running | 100 | $3,045 |
| 22 | 19 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 156 | 0 | running | 97 | $6,595 |
| 23 | 41 | 6 | Jim Sauter | Finky's | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | running | — | $6,210 |
| 24 | 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 155 | 1 | running | 96 | $5,950 |
| 25 | 35 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting | Buddy Arrington | Ford | 154 | 0 | running | 88 | $5,790 |
| 26 | 40 | 29 | Grant Adcox | — | Herb Adcox | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | 85 | $2,195 |
| 27 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 151 | 69 | crash | 92 | $14,895 |
| 28 | 27 | 17 | Pancho Carter | K-Mart / Wynn's Oil | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 79 | $5,100 |
| 29 | 18 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 147 | 16 | engine | 81 | $9,995 |
| 30 | 42 | 64 | Connie Saylor | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | Ford | 145 | 0 | crash | — | $4,860 |
| 31 | 26 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | engine | 70 | $10,645 |
| 32 | 20 | 2 | Rodney Combs | Solder Seal / Gunk | Robert Harrington | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | brakes | 67 | $2,020 |
| 33 | 34 | 0 | Doug Heveron | Heyward Grooms Construction | H.L. Waters | Chevrolet | 106 | 1 | clutch | 69 | $2,045 |
| 34 | 28 | 77 | Ken Ragan | McCord Gaskets | Marvin Ragan | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | transmission | 61 | $1,970 |
| 35 | 31 | 54 | Eddie Bierschwale | Systems Support | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | engine | 58 | $1,945 |
| 36 | 4 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | Oldsmobile | 78 | 2 | engine | 60 | $2,120 |
| 37 | 7 | 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | Buick | 50 | 0 | handling | 52 | $1,895 |
| 38 | 10 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Eric Freedlander | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | engine | 49 | $2,625 |
| 39 | 36 | 10 | Greg Sacks | TRW | DiGard Racing | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | crash | 46 | $1,845 |
| 40 | 24 | 81 | Chet Fillip | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Tom Mitchell | Ford | 14 | 0 | crash | 43 | $1,870 |
| 41 | 16 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Mike Curb | Pontiac | 13 | 0 | crash | 40 | $1,820 |
| 42 | 15 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Copenhagen | A.J. Foyt | Oldsmobile | 2 | 0 | engine | 37 | $1,820 |
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