1986 NASCAR Coca-Cola Cup Series (Jayverse)

The 1986 NASCAR Coca-Cola Cup Series Season was the 38th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 15th modern-era Cup series season. The season began on February 16 and ended November 16.

Teams & Drivers

Make	Team	No.	Driver	Crew Chief
Buick	King Racing	26	Joe Ruttman	Larry McReynolds
	Stavola Brothers Racing	8	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Ron Puryear
		22	Bobby Allison	Bobby Hudson
Chevrolet	Ellington Racing	1	Sterling Marlin
	Freelander Motorsports	18	Tommy Ellis
	Hendrick Motorsports	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Gary Nelson
		25	Tim Richmond	Harry Hyde
	Jackson Brothers Motorsports	55	Benny Parsons	Cliff Champion
		66	Phil Parsons	Marv Acton
	Junior Johnson & Associates	11	Darrell Waltrip	Jeff Hammond
		12	Neil Bonnett28	Tim Brewer
			Davey Allison1
	Mach 1 Racing	33	Harry Gant	Travis Carter
	Marcis Auto Racing	71	Dave Marcis
	Richard Childress Racing	3	Dale Earnhardt	Kirk Shelmerdine
Ford	AK Racing	35	Alan Kulwicki(R)	Mike Beat
	Arrington Racing	67	Buddy Arrington	Joey Arrington
	Bud Moore Engineering	15	Ricky Rudd	Bud Moore
	Circle Bar Racing	81	Chet Fillip (R)
	Donlavey Racing	90	Ken Schrader	Junie Donlavey
	Melling Racing	9	Bill Elliott	Ernie Elliott
	Ranier-Lundy Racing	28	Cale Yarborough	Joey Knuckles
	Wood Brothers Racing	7	Kyle Petty	Eddie Wood
Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff Racing	88	Buddy Baker28	Doug Richert
			Al Unser1
	Hagan Racing	44	Terry Labonte	Steve Hmiel
	Hamby Motorsports	17	Eddie Bierschwale
	Morgan-McClure Motorsports	4	Rick Wilson	Tony Glover
Pontiac	Bahari Racing	23	Michael Waltrip (R)
	Blue Max Racing	27	Rusty Wallace	Barry Dodson
	Curb Racing	98	Ron Bouchard	Mike Beam
	McDuffie Racing	70	J. D. McDuffie	Jeff McDuffie
	Means Racing	52	Jimmy Means
	Petty Enterprises	43	Richard Petty	Dale Inman
	RahMoc Enterprises	75	Morgan Shepherd	Robin Pemberton

Schedule

No.	Race Title	Track	Date
	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 9
	7-Eleven Twin 125's		February 13
1	Daytona 500		February 16
2	Miller High Life 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond	February 23
3	Goodwrench 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham	March 2
4	Golden State 500	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside	March 16
5	Banquet Frozen Foods 300	Sears Point International Raceway, Sonoma	March 23
6	Valleydale 500	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol	April 6
7	TranSouth 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	April 13
8	First Union 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro	April 20
9	Sovran Bank 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	April 27
10	Winston 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega	May 4
	Atlanta Invitational	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton	May 11
	The Coca-Cola All-Star Race
11	Motorcraft 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton	May 18
12	Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	May 25
13	Budweiser 400	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside	June 1
14	Budweiser 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover	June 8
15	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	June 15
16	Red Roof Inns 300	Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland	June 29
17	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 4
18	Pepsi 420	Nashville Speedway, Nashville	July 13
19	Summer 500	Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond	July 20
20	Talladega 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega	July 27
21	Budweiser At The Glen	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen	August 10
22	Badger State 300	Road America, Elkhart Lake	August 17
23	Busch 500	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol	August 23
24	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	August 31
25	Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond	September 7
26	Delaware 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover	September 14
27	Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	September 21
28	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro	September 28
29	Oakwood Homes 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	October 5
30	Nationwise 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham	October 19
31	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton	November 2
32	Texas 400	Texas World Speedway, College Station	November 9
33	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario	November 16