1986 Gatorade 200
Darlington Raceway · 1986 · NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 40 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 147 | 200.8 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Pontiac | 147 | 74 | running | 180 |
| 2 | 9 | 77 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | 147 | running | 170 | ||
| 3 | 12 | 00 | Brett Bodine | Thomas Brothers Racing | Oldsmobile | 147 | running | 165 | |
| 4 | 1 | 15 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | 147 | 19 | running | 160 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | L.D. Ottinger | Oldsmobile | 147 | running | 155 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 11 | Jack Ingram | Oldsmobile | 147 | running | 150 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 21 | Larry Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 15 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 14 | 75 | Brad Teague | Henderson Motorsports | Pontiac | 146 | running | 142 | |
| 9 | 11 | 6 | Tommy Houston | Buick | 146 | running | 138 | ||
| 10 | 28 | 90 | Haskell Willingham | Buick | 146 | running | 134 | ||
| 11 | 15 | 84 | Mike Alexander | Pontiac | 145 | running | 0 | ||
| 12 | 21 | 63 | Jimmy Hensley | Oldsmobile | 145 | 6 | running | 127 | |
| 13 | 17 | 02 | Kenny Burks | Pontiac | 145 | 4 | running | 124 | |
| 14 | 30 | 4 | Joe Thurman | Pontiac | 144 | running | 121 | ||
| 15 | 31 | 57 | Joe Harrison | Pontiac | 144 | running | 118 | ||
| 16 | 16 | 07 | Ed Berrier | Max Berrier (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 144 | running | 115 | |
| 17 | 4 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | Isenhower Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 143 | running | 112 | |
| 18 | 19 | 14 | Ronnie Silver | Oldsmobile | 142 | running | 109 | ||
| 19 | 18 | 45 | Charlie Luck | Oldsmobile | 141 | running | 106 | ||
| 20 | 32 | 81 | Bosco Lowe | Oldsmobile | 140 | running | 103 | ||
| 21 | 8 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Pontiac | 130 | 4 | engine | 100 | |
| 22 | 39 | 55 | Rodney Foushee | Pontiac | 126 | running | 97 | ||
| 23 | 37 | 74 | Danny Kelly | Pontiac | 118 | running | 94 | ||
| 24 | 23 | 89 | Mike Swaim | Pontiac | 107 | running | 91 | ||
| 25 | 3 | 95 | Davey Allison | Buick | 96 | 25 | handling | 88 | |
| 26 | 36 | 94 | Wally Lambert | Chevrolet | 81 | accident | 85 | ||
| 27 | 10 | 85 | Bobby Allison | Buick | 80 | accident | 82 | ||
| 28 | 20 | 22 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | 70 | accident | 79 | ||
| 29 | 27 | 10 | Ken Bouchard | Buick | 70 | quit | 76 | ||
| 30 | 33 | 16 | Jimmy Lawson | Pontiac | 70 | quit | 73 | ||
| 31 | 22 | 24 | Rodney Howard | Ford | 68 | accident | 70 | ||
| 32 | 38 | 06 | Mike Chase | Pontiac | 62 | quit | 67 | ||
| 33 | 35 | 58 | Merv Treichler | Oldsmobile | 61 | ignition | 64 | ||
| 34 | 26 | 98 | Larry Pollard | Pontiac | 47 | accident | 61 | ||
| 35 | 25 | 23 | Donnie Allison | Buick | 36 | engine | 58 | ||
| 36 | 13 | 66 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | 31 | engine | 55 | ||
| 37 | 29 | 52 | Mike Goldberg | Pontiac | 26 | accident | 52 | ||
| 38 | 24 | 19 | Mike Bonicelli | Pontiac | 26 | accident | 49 | ||
| 39 | 34 | 42 | Elton Sawyer | Sawyer Racing | Chevrolet | 26 | accident | 46 | |
| 40 | 40 | 88 | Rounder Saverance | Oldsmobile | 26 | accident | 43 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 74 | 50.3% | P1 |
| 2 | Davey Allison | 25 | 17.0% | P25 |
| 3 | Tim Richmond | 19 | 12.9% | P4 |
| 4 | Larry Pearson | 15 | 10.2% | P7 |
| 5 | Jimmy Hensley | 6 | 4.1% | P12 |
| 6 | Kenny Burks | 4 | 2.7% | P13 |
| 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 2.7% | P21 |