1986 Firecracker 400
Race details | |||||
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Race 15 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||||
Date | July 4, 1986 | ||||
Official name | 28th Annual Firecracker 400 | ||||
Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||||
Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||||
Average speed | 131.916 miles per hour (212.298 km/h) | ||||
Attendance | 65,000 | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver |
Ranier-Lundy Racing | ||||
Time | 44.222 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |||
Laps | 69 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 25 | Tim Richmond |
Network | ABC | ||
Announcers | Al Trautwig, Sam Posey | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 1986 Firecracker 400 was the 15th
With eight laps left in the race,
Background
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, July 2, at 10:00 AM EST. Each driver had one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round were guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Thursday, July 3, at 10:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver had one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 were decided on time,[3] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two provisionals were given.
Seven drivers failed to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin | St | # | Driver | team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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1 | 9 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 18 | running | 180 | $58,655 |
2 | 21 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | Ellington Racing
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Chevrolet | 160 | 6 | running | 175 | $37,700 |
3 | 8 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 160 | 0 | running | 165 | $24,545 |
4 | 23 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 160 | 2 | running | 165 | $24,750 |
5 | 13 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 160 | 4 | running | 160 | $19,725 |
6 | 33 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 150 | $17,200 |
7 | 29 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | King Racing | Buick | 160 | 0 | running | 146 | $12,300 |
8 | 12 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing
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Pontiac | 160 | 0 | running | 142 | $14,150 |
9 | 11 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports
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Oldsmobile | 160 | 0 | running | 138 | $7,600 |
10 | 32 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki (R) | AK Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 134 | $7,600 |
11 | 17 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 160 | 1 | running | 135 | $13,515 |
12 | 38 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 127 | $9,845 |
13 | 22 | 75 | Jody Ridley | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 160 | 0 | running | 124 | $8,615 |
14 | 3 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Baker–Schiff Racing | Oldsmobile | 160 | 31 | running | 126 | $6,645 |
15 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 159 | 3 | running | 123 | $11,580 |
16 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 159 | 1 | running | 120 | $13,675 |
17 | 1 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing
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Ford | 159 | 5 | running | 117 | $6,975 |
18 | 39 | 23 | Michael Waltrip (R) | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 159 | 0 | running | 109 | $3,520 |
19 | 14 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 159 | 0 | running | 106 | $10,320 |
20 | 30 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Pontiac | 159 | 0 | running | 103 | $8,455 |
21 | 25 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 158 | 0 | running | 100 | $3,045 |
22 | 19 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 156 | 0 | running | 97 | $6,595 |
23 | 41 | 6 | Jim Sauter | U.S. Racing
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Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | running | 0 | $6,210 |
24 | 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 155 | 1 | running | 96 | $5,950 |
25 | 35 | 67 | Buddy Arrington[a] | Arrington Racing
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Ford | 154 | 0 | running | 88 | $5,790 |
26 | 40 | 29 | Grant Adcox | Adcox Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | 85 | $2,195 |
27 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 151 | 69 | accident | 92 | $14,895 |
28 | 27 | 17 | Pancho Carter | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 79 | $5,100 |
29 | 18 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 16 | engine | 81 | $9,995 |
30 | 42 | 64 | Connie Saylor | Langley Racing
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Ford | 145 | 0 | accident | 0 | $4,860 |
31 | 26 | 33 | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | engine | 70 | $10,645 |
32 | 20 | 2 | Rodney Combs | Harrington Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | brakes | 67 | $2,020 |
33 | 34 | 0 | Doug Heveron | H. L. Waters Racing | Chevrolet | 106 | 1 | clutch | 69 | $2,045 |
34 | 28 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Ragan Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | transmission | 61 | $1,970 |
35 | 31 | 54 | Eddie Bierschwale | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | engine | 58 | $1,945 |
36 | 4 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports
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Oldsmobile | 78 | 2 | engine | 60 | $2,120 |
37 | 7 | 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Race Hill Farm Team
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Buick | 50 | 0 | handling | 52 | $1,895 |
38 | 10 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | engine | 49 | $2,625 |
39 | 36 | 10 | Greg Sacks | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | accident | 46 | $1,845 |
40 | 24 | 81 | Chet Fillip (R) | Fillip Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | accident | 43 | $1,870 |
41 | 16 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Curb Racing | Pontiac | 13 | 0 | accident | 40 | $1,820 |
42 | 15 | 14 | A. J. Foyt | A. J. Foyt Racing | Oldsmobile | 2 | 0 | engine | 37 | $1,820 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
43 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Barkdoll Racing | Ford | ||||||
44 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports
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Chevrolet | ||||||
45 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
46 | 99 | Brad Teague | Ball Motorsports | Chevrolet | ||||||
47 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
48 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Ford | ||||||
49 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | ||||||
Official race results |
Standings after the race
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Notes
- ^ Five laps into the race, Arrington was replaced by J. D. McDuffie. As Arrington started the race, he is credited with the finishing position.[5]
References