The 1986 Oakwood Homes 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Lowe's Motor Speedway on October 5, 1986. Dale Earnhardt ran away to victory, leading 80 of the 334 laps in route to a two-second victory on Harry Gant. Earnhardt continued to pull away in the points, holding a 159-point lead on Darrell Waltrip (9th). Stats