Race: Valleydale 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 5 of 29
Date: April 6, 1986
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
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Valleydale 500 Race Information
| Winner | Rusty Wallace | Car | No. 27 Pontiac |
| Team / Owner | Raymond Beadle | Sponsor | Alugard |
| Winner Start | 14th | Winner Laps Led | 174 |
| Started First | Geoffrey Bodine | Most Laps Led | Rusty Wallace (174) |
| Race Distance | 266.5 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.533 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 32 |
| Total Purse | $199,490 | Winner Earnings | $34,760 |
| Different Leaders | 8 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Darrell Waltrip | Season Race | 5 of 29 |
Valleydale 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Raymond Beadle | Pontiac | 500 | 174 | running | 185 | $34,760 |
| 2 | 8 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Bud Moore | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 170 | $20,125 |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 500 | 84 | running | 170 | $17,825 |
| 4 | 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 160 | $11,770 |
| 5 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Harry Melling | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 155 | $12,050 |
| 6 | 10 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | Buick | 499 | 2 | running | 155 | $2,900 |
| 7 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan | Oldsmobile | 498 | 47 | running | 151 | $8,250 |
| 8 | 3 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folger's | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 142 | $2,550 |
| 9 | 17 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Wood Brothers | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 138 | $7,750 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 497 | 106 | running | 139 | $10,650 |
| 11 | 28 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Eric Freedlander | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 130 | $1,750 |
| 12 | 13 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Bewley Oldsmobile | Larry McClure | Oldsmobile | 494 | 0 | running | 127 | $2,100 |
| 13 | 20 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 124 | $5,130 |
| 14 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 491 | 0 | running | 121 | $4,760 |
| 15 | 22 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki | Quincy's Steak House | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | 483 | 0 | running | 118 | $2,000 |
| 16 | 21 | 8 | Butch Miller | Miller Racing | Leroy Throop | Buick | 482 | 0 | running | — | $1,260 |
| 17 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knits | Buddy Arrington | Ford | 477 | 0 | running | 112 | $4,370 |
| 18 | 32 | 6 | Trevor Boys | U.S. Racing | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | 466 | 0 | running | 109 | $4,260 |
| 19 | 9 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein | Buick | 443 | 0 | running | 106 | $1,140 |
| 20 | 29 | 95 | Davey Allison | Sadler Racing | Sadler Brothers | Chevrolet | 441 | 0 | running | 103 | $1,350 |
| 21 | 23 | 17 | Doug Heveron | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 351 | 0 | engine | 100 | $4,030 |
| 22 | 25 | 81 | Chet Fillip | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Tom Mitchell | Ford | 319 | 0 | engine | 97 | $1,020 |
| 23 | 19 | 75 | Jody Ridley | Nationwise Auto Parts | Rahmoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 256 | 0 | engine | 94 | $3,840 |
| 24 | 1 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 238 | 23 | engine | 96 | $8,640 |
| 25 | 26 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Mike Curb | Pontiac | 183 | 0 | axle | 88 | $3,750 |
| 26 | 27 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | crash | 85 | $1,370 |
| 27 | 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Helen Rae | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 103 | 0 | crash | 82 | $3,480 |
| 28 | 16 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | Buick | 103 | 1 | crash | 84 | $3,790 |
| 29 | 18 | 94 | Eddie Bierschwale | Kodak Film | Bobby Eller | Pontiac | 102 | 0 | crash | 76 | $780 |
| 30 | 2 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 74 | 63 | crash | 78 | $8,350 |
| 31 | 30 | 64 | Morgan Shepherd | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | Ford | 22 | 0 | engine | 70 | $2,940 |
| 32 | 24 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | Hawaiian Punch | Chuck Rider | Buick | 22 | 0 | engine | 67 | $750 |
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