1986 TranSouth 500

Sixth race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series December 2023 NASWINSTON April 13 335 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt 3 ESPN Bob Jenkins, Jack Arute Motor Racing Network 29 Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway 6 128.994 mph km/h 30th Annual TranSouth 500 TranSouth 500 1986 367 367 806.799 806.799 501.322 2.198 1.366 30.890 501.322 The 1986 TranSouth 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott and Jack Ingram. 1986_TranSouth_500.jpeg The 1986 TranSouth 500 was the sixth stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 13, 1986, in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 mi km permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took 367 laps. In a race of attrition, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt held off Junior Johnson & Associates' Darrell Waltrip on the final restart with two laps left, completing a dominant performance where he led 335 of the total 367 laps. The victory was Earnhardt's 16th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Higgins Tom April 14, 1986 Earnhardt Holds Off Waltrip Run 1C, 5C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-earnhardt-holds-o/137186291/ December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com Gilbert Bill April 14, 1986 Earnhardt Humbles Darlington 7A Florence Morning News https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-earnhardt-humbles/137186377/ December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, the Waltrip and Stavola Brothers Racing's Bobby Allison finished second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Sterling MarlinEllington RacingChevrolet01Earle CanavanCanavan RacingPontiac3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Trevor BoysU.S. RacingChevrolet7Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingChevrolet9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord11Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet12Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord17Doug HeveronHamby RacingChevrolet18Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick23Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac25Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac28Cale YarboroughRanier-Lundy RacingFord33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet35Alan Kulwicki (R)AK RacingFord36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobile47Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamChevrolet48Ronnie ThomasHylton MotorsportsChevrolet52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile64Connie SaylorLangley RacingFord66Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord68Mike PotterJimmy Walker EnterprisesFord70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiac74Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet75Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac82Mark StahlStahl RacingFord88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord91David SosebeeSosebee RacingChevrolet92Jonathan Lee EdwardsEdwards RacingBuick94Eddie BierschwaleEller RacingPontiac95Davey AllisonSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet98Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiac Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, April 10, at 3:00 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, April 11, at 2:00 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,Whitlock Joe April 10, 1986 Drivers will try to tame Darlington Sunday 5B The Sun News https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-news-drivers-will-try-to-tame-darlin/137186825/ December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com 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 30.890 and an average speed of 159.197 mph km/h on in the first round.Higgins Tom April 11, 1986 Bodine Charges To Darlington Qualifying Record 1C, 4C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-bodine-charges-to/137186564/ December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com Five drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed15Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.890159.197225Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.928159.002355Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile30.949158.89143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.009158.586512Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet31.215157.540626Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick31.380156.71171Sterling MarlinEllington RacingChevrolet31.404156.592815Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord31.418156.522933Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet31.451156.3581011Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet31.529155.9711144Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobile31.546155.8871222Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick31.549155.8721327Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac31.563155.8031488Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingChevrolet31.567155.7831547Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamBuick31.578155.7291643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac31.589155.6741775Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac31.707155.095188Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick31.725155.0071923Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac31.806154.6122066Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsPontiac31.813154.578Failed to lock in the first round219Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord31.821154.5392290Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord31.927154.0262328Cale YarboroughRanier-Lundy RacingFord31.942153.9542498Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiac32.052153.426254Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile32.139153.0102695Davey AllisonSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet32.158152.920277Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord32.232152.5692836H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac32.253152.4702935Alan Kulwicki (R)AK RacingFord32.352152.003306Trevor BoysU.S. RacingChevrolet32.399151.7823152Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac32.439151.5953218Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsOldsmobile32.451151.5393394Eddie BierschwaleEller RacingPontiac32.453151.5303448Ronnie ThomasHylton MotorsportsChevrolet32.462151.4883571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet32.637150.6763617Doug HeveronHamby RacingOldsmobile32.717150.3073764Connie SaylorLangley RacingFord32.822149.8263870J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac32.937149.3033974Bobby WawakWawak RacingBuick33.057148.7614082Mark StahlStahl RacingFord33.990144.678Failed to qualify (results unknown)4101Earle CanavanCanavan RacingPontiac -* -*4267Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord -* -*4368Mike PotterWalker EnterprisesFord -* -*4491David SosebeeSosebee RacingChevrolet -* -*4592Jonathan Lee EdwardsEdwards RacingBuick -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet367335running185$52,25021011Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet36713running175$31,60031222Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick3661running170$13,3554512Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet3660running160$16,4805225Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3645running160$7,30561327Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac3640running150$12,57571643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3640running146$9,6008219Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord3620running142$13,6859277Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord3610running138$11,030102290Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord3560running134$10,525112935Alan Kulwicki (R)AK RacingFord3440running130$3,900122836H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac3430running127$3,195131923Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac3400engine124$3,51514933Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet33010running126$11,43515254Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile3290running118$3,065164082Mark StahlStahl RacingFord3200running115$2,520173870J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac3190running112$6,585183764Connie SaylorLangley RacingFord3130running0$6,365193974Bobby WawakWawak RacingBuick3000accident106$2,190201775Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac2920running103$6,58521626Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick2850radiator100$1,995222328Cale YarboroughRanier-Lundy RacingFord2670engine97$2,535231547Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamBuick2340accident94$1,82524306Trevor BoysU.S. RacingChevrolet2270brakes91$5,575253152Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac2120accident88$5,43526815Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord2071accident90$9,605273571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet2011water pump87$4,96528355Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1991engine84$1,580293218Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsOldsmobile1970accident76$1,460301488Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingChevrolet1490valve73$1,420312066Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsPontiac1470accident70$1,380321144Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobile1460timing chain67$8,0903371Sterling MarlinEllington RacingChevrolet1400engine64$1,300343394Eddie BierschwaleEller RacingPontiac1300a-frame61$1,265353617Doug HeveronHamby RacingOldsmobile1110engine58$4,440363448Ronnie ThomasHylton MotorsportsChevrolet830engine55$4,250372498Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiac650brakes52$3,95038188Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick420accident49$3,925392695Davey AllisonSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet10accident46$1,1954015Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10camshaft43$11,005Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Darrell Waltrip 1,000 10px 1 2 Dale Earnhardt 952 (-48) 10px 1 3 Rusty Wallace 885 (-115) 10px 2 4 Terry Labonte 861 (–139) 10px 5 Bill Elliott 832 (–168) 10px 1 6 Kyle Petty 785 (–215) 10px 2 7 Tim Richmond 773 (–227) 10px 8 Harry Gant 740 (–260) 10px 1 9 Richard Petty 730 (–270) 10px 3 10 Bobby Allison 726 (–273)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1986 Valleydale 500 1986 First Union 400 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1986 in sports in South Carolina Category:1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:April 1986 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway