1986 Valleydale 500
| Race details | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||||
 The 1986 Valleydale 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. | |||||
| Date | April 6, 1986 | ||||
| Official name | 26th Annual Valleydale 500 | ||||
| Location |
Bristol International Raceway | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 0.533 miles (0.858 km) | ||||
| Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km) | ||||
| Scheduled distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km) | ||||
| Average speed | 89.747 miles per hour (144.434 km/h) | ||||
| Attendance | 34,200 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
| Time | 16.707 | ||||
| Most laps led | |||||
| Driver | Rusty Wallace |
Blue Max Racing | |||
| Laps | 174 | ||||
| Winner | |||||
| No. 27 | Rusty Wallace |
Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons | ||||
| Radio in the United States | |||||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||||
The 1986 Valleydale 500 was the fifth
event. The race was held on Sunday, April 6, 1986, before an audience of 34,200 in Bristol, Tennessee, at Bristol International Raceway
, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack.
By race's end,
NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Bud Moore Engineering's Darrell Waltrip and Junior Johnson & Associates' Darrell Waltrip
finished second and third, respectively.
Background
The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a
short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium
-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 4, at 4:00 pm EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 15 drivers in the round would be 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 Saturday, April 5, at 12:30 pm EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 16-30 would be 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 were given.
Geoff Bodine, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, won the pole, setting a time of 16.707 and an average speed of 114.850 miles per hour (184.833 km/h) in the first round.[4]
Six drivers failed to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing
|
Pontiac | 500 | 174 | running | 185 | $34,760 |
| 2 | 8 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 170 | $20,125 |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 500 | 84 | running | 170 | $17,825 |
| 4 | 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 160 | $11,770 |
| 5 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 155 | $12,050 |
| 6 | 10 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 499 | 2 | running | 155 | $2,900 |
| 7 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 498 | 47 | running | 151 | $8,250 |
| 8 | 3 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 142 | $2,550 |
| 9 | 17 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 138 | $7,750 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | 106 | running | 139 | $10,650 |
| 11 | 28 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Motorsports | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 130 | $1,750 |
| 12 | 13 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 494 | 0 | running | 127 | $2,100 |
| 13 | 20 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 124 | $5,130 |
| 14 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 491 | 0 | running | 121 | $4,760 |
| 15 | 22 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki (R) | AK Racing | Ford | 483 | 0 | running | 118 | $2,000 |
| 16 | 21 | 08 | Butch Miller | Throop Racing | Buick | 482 | 0 | running | 0 | $1,260 |
| 17 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing
|
Ford | 477 | 0 | running | 112 | $4,370 |
| 18 | 32 | 6 | Trevor Boys | U.S. Racing
|
Chevrolet | 466 | 0 | running | 109 | $4,260 |
| 19 | 9 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | King Racing | Buick | 443 | 0 | running | 106 | $1,140 |
| 20 | 29 | 95 | Davey Allison | Sadler Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 441 | 0 | running | 103 | $1,350 |
| 21 | 23 | 17 | Doug Heveron | Hamby Racing
|
Chevrolet | 351 | 0 | engine | 100 | $4,030 |
| 22 | 25 | 81 | Chet Fillip (R) | Fillip Racing
|
Ford | 319 | 0 | engine | 97 | $1,020 |
| 23 | 19 | 75 | Jody Ridley | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 256 | 0 | engine | 94 | $3,840 |
| 24 | 1 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 238 | 23 | engine | 96 | $8,640 |
| 25 | 26 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Curb Racing | Pontiac | 183 | 0 | axle | 88 | $3,750 |
| 26 | 27 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | accident | 85 | $1,370 |
| 27 | 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 103 | 0 | accident | 82 | $3,480 |
| 28 | 16 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 103 | 1 | accident | 84 | $3,790 |
| 29 | 18 | 94 | Eddie Bierschwale | Eller Racing | Pontiac | 102 | 0 | accident | 76 | $780 |
| 30 | 2 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 74 | 63 | accident | 78 | $8,350 |
| 31 | 30 | 64 | Morgan Shepherd | Langley Racing
|
Ford | 22 | 0 | engine | 70 | $2,940 |
| 32 | 24 | 23 | Michael Waltrip (R) | Bahari Racing | Buick | 22 | 0 | engine | 67 | $750 |
| Failed to qualify (results unknown) | ||||||||||
| 33 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Pontiac | ||||||
| 34 | 30 | Willy T. Ribbs | DiGard Motorsports | Pontiac | ||||||
| 35 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports
|
Chevrolet | ||||||
| 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | ||||||
| 37 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | ||||||
| 38 | 92 | Jonathan Lee Edwards | Edwards Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
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Standings after the race
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References
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