1986 Winston 500
Race details | |||||
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Race 9 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||||
Date | May 4, 1986 | ||||
Official name | 17th Annual Winston 500 | ||||
Location |
Alabama International Motor Speedway | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.66 mi (4.28 km) | ||||
Distance | 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km) | ||||
Average speed | 157.698 miles per hour (253.790 km/h) | ||||
Attendance | 130,000 | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Melling Racing | ||||
Time | 45.121 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |||
Laps | 116 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 22 | Bobby Allison |
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Larry Nuber | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 1986 Winston 500 was the ninth
In the final laps of the race,
Background
Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, May 1, at 1:00 PM 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 Friday, May 2, at 1:00 PM 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 were given.
Bill Elliott, driving for Melling Racing, won the pole, setting a time of 45.121 and an average speed of 212.229 miles per hour (341.549 km/h) in the first round.[4]
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 | 2 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 188 | 40 | running | 180 | $77,905 |
2 | 14 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 18 | running | 175 | $53,900 |
3 | 7 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Baker–Schiff Racing | Oldsmobile | 188 | 6 | running | 170 | $27,600 |
4 | 10 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 188 | 0 | running | 160 | $21,470 |
5 | 11 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports
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Oldsmobile | 188 | 0 | running | 155 | $15,525 |
6 | 6 | 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Race Hill Farm Team
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Buick | 188 | 2 | running | 155 | $11,750 |
7 | 18 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 188 | 0 | running | 146 | $14,425 |
8 | 21 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 142 | $10,500 |
9 | 26 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Curb Racing | Pontiac | 188 | 1 | running | 143 | $7,900 |
10 | 19 | 10 | Greg Sacks | DiGard Motorsports | Pontiac | 188 | 0 | running | 134 | $9,350 |
11 | 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Pontiac | 188 | 2 | running | 135 | $10,455 |
12 | 12 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 127 | $9,835 |
13 | 16 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing
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Pontiac | 187 | 0 | running | 124 | $12,440 |
14 | 39 | 48 | Ronnie Thomas | Hylton Motorsports
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Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | 121 | $8,875 |
15 | 38 | 94 | Doug Heveron | Eller Racing | Pontiac | 185 | 0 | running | 118 | $4,940 |
16 | 40 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | 115 | $8,115 |
17 | 17 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | King Racing | Buick | 182 | 0 | running | 112 | $7,635 |
18 | 25 | 17 | Pancho Carter | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | running | 109 | $7,725 |
19 | 35 | 0 | Delma Cowart | H. L. Waters Racing | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | running | 106 | $3,820 |
20 | 8 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports
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Oldsmobile | 180 | 0 | engine | 103 | $3,735 |
21 | 22 | 33 | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | engine | 100 | $12,010 |
22 | 41 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing
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Ford | 178 | 0 | running | 97 | $5,855 |
23 | 29 | 81 | Chet Fillip (R) | Fillip Racing | Ford | 177 | 0 | running | 94 | $3,670 |
24 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 175 | 116 | engine | 101 | $43,070 |
25 | 42 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Langley Racing
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Ford | 175 | 0 | running | $5,845 | |
26 | 33 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 168 | 0 | running | 85 | $5,785 |
27 | 3 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | running | 82 | $10,070 |
28 | 28 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Barkdoll Racing | Ford | 149 | 1 | engine | 84 | $2,820 |
29 | 13 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 144 | 0 | engine | 76 | $9,770 |
30 | 31 | 54 | Eddie Bierschwale | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | transmission | 73 | $2,720 |
31 | 9 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 125 | 0 | accident | 70 | $9,625 |
32 | 23 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Motorsports | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | fan blade | 67 | $2,600 |
33 | 34 | 99 | Connie Saylor | Ball Motorsports | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | engine | 64 | $2,575 |
34 | 24 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | engine | 61 | $13,850 |
35 | 37 | 23 | Michael Waltrip (R) | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 92 | 0 | accident | 58 | $2,525 |
36 | 20 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 85 | 0 | engine | 55 | $10,500 |
37 | 4 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing
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Ford | 63 | 0 | engine | 52 | $2,575 |
38 | 30 | 6 | Trevor Boys | U.S. Racing
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Chevrolet | 62 | 2 | accident | 54 | $5,305 |
39 | 5 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | Ellington Racing
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Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | piston | 46 | $2,500 |
40 | 27 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | fuel pressure | 43 | $10,800 |
41 | 36 | 32 | Jim Sauter | Ingle Racing | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | vibration | 40 | $2,400 |
42 | 15 | 75 | Jody Ridley | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 4 | 0 | engine | 37 | $5,135 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
43 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Ragan Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
44 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki (R) | AK Racing | Ford | ||||||
45 | 02 | Mark Martin | Gunderman Racing | Ford | ||||||
46 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | ||||||
47 | 95 | Davey Allison | Sadler Brothers Racing | Buick | ||||||
48 | 60 | Dick Skillen | Goff Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
49 | 78 | Steve Moore | Steve Moore Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
Official race results |
Standings after the race
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References