| 1986 Merkur Fall Classic | 
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| Held on September 28, 1986 at Sears Point International Raceway in Sonoma, CA | |
| 40 L, 100.8 M, 162.24 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Protofab Racing | Camaro | 40 | 33 | running | 21 |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | Greg Pickett | Protofab Racing | Camaro | 40 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scott Pruett | Motorcraft, Mac Tools | Capri | 40 | 7 | running | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Goodwrench Performance Parts | Somerset | 40 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 5 | 10 | 42 | Tommy Riggins | Valvoline | Somerset | 40 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 6 | 12 | 66 | John Schneider | Goodwrench Performance Parts | Somerset | 40 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | 28 | Jim Miller | Protofab Racing | Camaro | 40 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 8 | 19 | 5 | Andy Porterfield | Coca-Cola | Camaro | 40 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 9 | 24 | 15 | Bob Sobey | Kawasaki, Harley-Davidson | Trans Am | 40 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 10 | 21 | 10 | Jerry Miller | Armour Foods | Camaro | 40 | 0 | running | 6 |
| 11 | 15 | 53 | Bill Doyle | Peterson Tractor | Trans Am | 40 | 0 | running | 5 |
| 12 | 8 | 40 | Jim Derhaag | Derhaag Motorsports | Trans Am | 39 | 0 | running | 4 |
| 13 | 14 | 74 | Casey Mollett | Mother Margaret's | Capri | 39 | 0 | running | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | 27 | Rich Sloma | Automotive Enterprise | Corvette | 39 | 0 | running | 2 |
| 15 | 20 | 21 | Pete Brallier | Senor Pepe's Restaurant | Trans Am | 39 | 0 | running | 1 |
| 16 | 31 | 23 | Scott Mergele | Mergele Racing Enterprises | Camaro | 38 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 70 | Larry Chmura | Four Wheel Drive | Porsche 911 | 37 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 29 | Bob Brewer | General Auto Leasing | Camaro | 34 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | Chris Kneifel | Motorcraft, Mac Tools | Merkur XR4Ti | 33 | 0 | cam shaft | 0 |
| 20 | 6 | 3 | Pete Halsmer | Motorcraft, Mac Tools | Merkur XR4Ti | 33 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 80 | Les Lindley | F.S.I. | Camaro | 30 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 35 | Ken Yeo | K&P Tempsuits | Corvette | 29 | 0 | u-joint | 0 |
| 23 | 26 | 98 | Ross Bentley | Phoenix Communications | Trans Am | 28 | 0 | mechanical | 0 |
| 24 | 11 | 7 | Bruce Jenner | Roush Racing | Capri | 24 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 18 | Glenn Fox | Cherokee Nation | Corvette | 22 | 0 | halfshaft | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 44 | Mike Miller | Budget Rent-A-Car | Merkur XR4Ti | 14 | 0 | rod | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 72 | Bruce Jenner | Cyclone Headers | Trans Am | 13 | 0 | mechancial | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 34 | Dan Gallant | Pacific Motorsports Promotions | Mustang | 10 | 0 | brakes | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 99 | Mark Pielsticker | Performance Plus | Camaro | 9 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 30 | 9 | 79 | Larry Park | Park Performance | Corvette | 8 | 0 | oil leak | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 89 | Walt Benson | Views Land Co. | Firebird | 6 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 32 | 33 | 14 | Russ Romer | M.R. Racing | Trans Am | 6 | 0 | mechanical | 0 |
| 33 | 27 | 61 | Ted Jenks | Keydet Racing | Corvette | 5 | 0 | cylinder head | 0 |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Bart Kendall, Bob Zulkowski, Dave Lemon, Buzz Dyer | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 1:14:03 | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Scott Pruett - 95.600 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.271 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 81.774 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers - Scott Pruett 1-7; Wally Dallenbach Jr. 8-40 |
