1986- RACES & FINAL POINTS STANDINGS
| Race | Date | Track | Location | Winning Driver |
| 1 | 02/16 | Daytona Intl Speedway | Daytona Beach, FL | Geoff Bodine |
| 2 | 02/23 | Richmond Fairgrounds Rcwy | Richmond, VA | Kyle Petty |
| 3 | 03/02 | North Carolina Motor Spdwy | Rockingham, NC | Terry Labonte |
| 4 | 03/16 | Atlanta Intl Raceway | Hampton, GA | Morgan Shepherd |
| 5 | 04/06 | Bristol Intl Speedway | Bristol, TN | Rusty Wallace |
| 6 | 04/13 | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, SC | Dale Earnhardt |
| 7 | 04/20 | N. Wilkesboro Speedway | N. Wilkesboro, NC | Dale Earnhardt |
| 8 | 04/27 | Martinsville Speedway | Martinsville, VA | Ricky Rudd |
| 9 | 05/04 | Alabama Intl Motor Spdwy | Talladega, AL | Bobby Allison |
| 10 | 05/18 | Dover Downs Intl Speedway | Dover, DE | Geoff Bodine |
| 11 | 05/25 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Charlotte, NC | Dale Earnhardt |
| 12 | 06/01 | Riverside Intl Raceway | Riverside, CA | Darrell Waltrip |
| 13 | 06/08 | Pocono Intl Racewayway | Long Pond, PA | Tim Richmond |
| 14 | 06/15 | Michigan Intl Speedway | Brooklyn, MI | Bill Elliott |
| 15 | 07/04 | Daytona Intl Speedway | Daytona Beach, FL | Tim Richmond |
| 16 | 07/20 | Pocono Intl Race | Long Pond, PA | Tim Richmond |
| 17 | 07/27 | Alabama Intl Motor Spdwy | Talladega, AL | Bobby Hillin, Jr |
| 18 | 08/10 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, NY | Tim Richmond |
| 19 | 08/17 | Michigan Intl Speedway | Brooklyn, MI | Bill Elliott |
| 20 | 08/23 | Bristol Intl Speedway | Bristol, TN | Darrell Waltrip |
| 21 | 08/31 | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, SC | Tim Richmond |
| 22 | 09/07 | Richmond Fairgrounds Rcwy | Richmond, VA | Tim Richmond |
| 23 | 09/14 | Dover Downs Intl Speedway | Dover, DE | Ricky Rudd |
| 24 | 09/21 | Martinsville Speedway | Martinsville, VA | Rusty Wallace |
| 25 | 09/28 | N. Wilkesboro, NC | N. Wilkesboro Speedway | Darrell Waltrip |
| 26 | 10/05 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Charlotte, NC | Dale Earnhardt |
| 27 | 10/19 | North Carolina Motor Spdwy | Rockingham, NC | Neil Bonnett |
| 28 | 11/02 | Atlanta Intl Raceway | Atlanta, GA | Dale Earnhardt |
| 29 | 11/16 | Riverside Intl Raceway | Riverside, CA | Tim Richmond |
| Position | Driver | Starts | Wins | Points |
| 01 | Dale Earnhardt | 29 | 5 | 4,468 |
| 02 | Darrell Waltrip | 29 | 3 | 4,180 |
| 03 | Tim Richmond | 29 | 7 | 4,174 |
| 04 | Bill Elliott | 29 | 2 | 3,844 |
| 05 | Ricky Rudd | 29 | 2 | 3,823 |
| 06 | Rusty Wallace | 29 | 2 | 3,762 |
| 07 | Bobby Allison | 29 | 1 | 3,698 |
| 08 | Geoff Bodine | 29 | 2 | 3,678 |
| 09 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 29 | 1 | 3,546 |
| 10 | Kyle Petty | 29 | 1 | 3,537 |
| 11 | Harry Gant | 29 | 0 | 3,498 |
| 12 | Terry Labonte | 29 | 1 | 3,473 |
| 13 | Neil Bonnett | 28 | 1 | 3,369 |
| 14 | Richard Petty | 29 | 0 | 3,314 |
| 15 | Joe Ruttman | 29 | 0 | 3,295 |
| 16 | Ken Schrader | 29 | 0 | 3,052 |
| 17 | Dave Marcis | 29 | 0 | 2,912 |
| 18 | Morgan Shepherd | 27 | 1 | 2,896 |
| 19 | Michael Waltrip | 28 | 0 | 2,853 |
| 20 | Buddy Arrington | 26 | 0 | 2,776 |
| 21 | Alan Kulwicki | 23 | 0 | 2,705 |
| 22 | Jimmy Means | 26 | 0 | 2,495 |
| 23 | Tommy Ellis | 24 | 0 | 2,393 |
| 24 | Buddy Baker | 17 | 0 | 1,924 |
| 25 | Eddie Bierschwale | 24 | 0 | 1,860 |
| 26 | J.D. McDuffie | 20 | 0 | 1,865 |
| 27 | Phil Parsons | 17 | 0 | 1,742 |
| 28 | Rick Wilson | 17 | 0 | 1,698 |
| 29 | Cale Yarborough | 16 | 0 | 1,642 |
| 30 | Benny Parsons | 16 | 0 | 1,555 |
| 31 | Ron Bouchard | 17 | 0 | 1,533 |
| 32 | Chet Fillip | 14 | 0 | 1,433 |
| 33 | Jody Ridley | 12 | 0 | 1,213 |
| 34 | Trevor Boys | 14 | 0 | 1,064 |
| 35 | Doug Heveron | 13 | 0 | 1,052 |
| 36 | Sterling Marlin | 10 | 0 | 989 |
| 37 | D.K. Ulrich | 10 | 0 | 804 |
| 38 | Pancho Carter | 9 | 0 | 706 |
| 39 | Ken Ragan | 7 | 0 | 627 |
| 40 | Lake Speed | 5 | 0 | 608 |
| 41 | Greg Sacks | 8 | 0 | 579 |
| 42 | Ronnie Thomas | 6 | 0 | 504 |
| 43 | Bobby Wawak | 6 | 0 | 480 |
| 44 | Rodney Combs | 5 | 0 | 421 |
| 45 | Derrike Cope | 5 | 0 | 400 |
| 46 | James Hylton | 4 | 0 | 386 |
| 47 | Davey Allison | 5 | 0 | 364 |
| 48 | Mark Martin | 5 | 0 | 364 |
| 49 | Jim Sauter | 8 | 0 | 361 |
| 50 | A.J. Foyt | 5 | 0 | 355 |