| 1986 TranSouth 500 | 
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| Held on April 13, 1986 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC | |
| 367 L, 501.322 M, 806.666 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Chevy | 367 | 335 | running | |
| 2 | 10 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Chevy | 367 | 13 | running | |
| 3 | 12 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Buick | 366 | 1 | running | |
| 4 | 5 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Chevy | 366 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 2 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folger's Coffee | Chevy | 364 | 5 | running | |
| 6 | 13 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Pontiac | 364 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Pontiac | 364 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 21 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Ford | 362 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 27 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Ford | 361 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 22 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Ford | 356 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 29 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki | Quincy's Steak House | Ford | 344 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 28 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | National Motors | Pontiac | 343 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 19 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | Hawaiian Punch | Pontiac | 340 | 0 | engine | |
| 14 | 9 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Chevy | 330 | 10 | running | |
| 15 | 25 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Cap'n Coty's | Olds | 329 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 40 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Auto Bell Car Wash | Ford | 320 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture | Pontiac | 319 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 37 | 64 | Connie Saylor | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Ford | 313 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 39 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Buick | 300 | 0 | crash | |
| 20 | 17 | 75 | Jody Ridley | Nationwise Auto Parts | Pontiac | 292 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 6 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Quaker State | Buick | 285 | 0 | radiator | |
| 22 | 23 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Ford | 267 | 0 | engine | |
| 23 | 15 | 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Race Hill Farm | Buick | 234 | 0 | crash | |
| 24 | 30 | 6 | Trevor Boys | U.S. Racing | Chevy | 227 | 0 | brakes | |
| 25 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Pontiac | 212 | 0 | crash | |
| 26 | 8 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Ford | 207 | 1 | crash | |
| 27 | 35 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Helen Rae Special | Chevy | 201 | 1 | water-pump | |
| 28 | 3 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Olds | 199 | 1 | engine | |
| 29 | 32 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Eric Freedlander | Olds | 197 | 0 | crash | |
| 30 | 14 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Chevy | 149 | 0 | valve | |
| 31 | 20 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Pontiac | 147 | 0 | crash | |
| 32 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Olds | 146 | 0 | timing-chain | |
| 33 | 7 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Chevy | 140 | 0 | engine | |
| 34 | 33 | 94 | Eddie Bierschwale | Kodak Film | Pontiac | 130 | 0 | a-frame | |
| 35 | 36 | 17 | Doug Heveron | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Olds | 111 | 0 | engine | |
| 36 | 34 | 48 | Ronnie Thomas | Fleet Service | Chevy | 83 | 0 | engine | |
| 37 | 24 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Pontiac | 65 | 0 | brakes | |
| 38 | 18 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Buick | 42 | 0 | crash | |
| 39 | 26 | 95 | Davey Allison | Washington Inn | Chevy | 1 | 0 | crash | |
| 40 | 1 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Chevy | 1 | 0 | camshaft |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
