1986 Sovran Bank 500

December 2023 Eighth race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 76.882 mph km/h 37th Annual Sovran Bank 500 SETN (tape-delayed until June 21)Bogaczyk Jack April 24, 1986 Live TV a dead issue at speedway – for now D1, D2 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-live-tv-a-dead-issue-a/137567197/ December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com Mike Joy, Benny Parsons 163 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd Bud Moore Engineering Bud Moore Engineering 15 Motor Racing Network Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway Sovran Bank 500 April 27 500 423.257 0.847 423.257 500 263 0.526 29 8 1986 20.728 263 The 1986 Sovran Bank 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott and Darrell Waltrip robbing a bank. 1986 Sovran Bank 500.jpeg 38,500 The 1986 Sovran Bank 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 27, 1986, before an audience of 38,500 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete.Owens Mike April 28, 1986 Rudd 'Survives' To Win At Martinsville 6B Statesville Record & Landmark https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesville-record-and-landmark-rudd-su/137594122/ December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com In a race of attrition, Bud Moore Engineering's Ricky Rudd took advantage of numerous mechanical failures given to other drivers during the race, lapping the field and leading the final 149 laps. The victory was Rudd's fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. To fill out the top three, King Racing's Joe Ruttman and Hagan Enterprises' Terry Labonte finished second and third, respectively.Higgins Tom April 28, 1986 Rudd Wins Martinsville Scorcher 1D, 4D The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-rudd-wins-martins/137563189/ December 29, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy April 28, 1986 Cool Rudd breezes to victory B1, B5 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-cool-rudd-breezes-to-v/137563302/ December 29, 2023 Newspapers.com Background thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Trevor BoysU.S. RacingChevroletU.S. Racing7Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord7-Eleven8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingChevroletMiller American9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors11Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft Quality Parts17Doug HeveronHamby RacingChevroletHesco Exhaust Systems18Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevroletFreedlander Financial19Mike SkinnerZanworth Racing TeamPontiacZanworth Racing Team22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American23Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiacHawaiian Punch25Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacAlugard33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit35Alan Kulwicki (R)AK RacingFordQuincy's Steakhouse41Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevroletRonnie Thomas Racing43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines48Jerry CranmerHylton MotorsportsChevroletHylton Motorsports52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacJimmy Means Racing64Rick BaldwinLangley RacingFordSunny King Ford67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiacHelen Rae Special75Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesFordNationwise Automotive79Derrike CopeRazore RacingFordPeterbilt87Bryan BakerBuck Baker RacingOldsmobileBull Frog Knits90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza94Morgan ShepherdEller RacingPontiacKodak Film Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, April 24, at 1:30 PM EST. Each driver had one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 10 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 25, at 1:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver had one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 11-30 were decided on time,April 24, 1986 Martinsville Speedway Hosts Winston Cup Series Sunday 13B Statesville Record & Landmark https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesville-record-and-landmark-martinsv/137631257/ December 29, 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. Tim Richmond, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, won the pole, setting a time of 20.893 and an average speed of 90.716 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom April 25, 1986 Richmond Takes Pole At Martinsville 5B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-richmond-takes-po/137564695/ December 29, 2023 Newspapers.com Two drivers failed to qualify.King Randy April 26, 1986 Allison has top speed on 2nd day B1, B4 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-allison-has-top-speed/137567289/ December 29, 2023 Newspapers.com Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed125Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.89390.716211Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet20.98690.31833Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.98790.313415Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord21.04890.051527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac21.06589.97965Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.08389.902744Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobile21.11189.782843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac21.12389.73199Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord21.15489.6001026Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick21.23889.245Failed to lock in Round 11122Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick21.22289.312127Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord21.30088.9851375Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac21.31288.9351418Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet21.34588.7971533Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet21.35088.7761635Alan Kulwicki (R)AK RacingFord21.35188.7721779Derrike CopeRazore RacingFord21.38888.6181812Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet21.40188.5651971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet21.40488.5522090Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord21.40888.5362194Morgan ShepherdEller RacingPontiac21.43888.4122264Jimmy HensleyLangley RacingFord21.44688.379238Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick21.45488.3462467Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord21.50488.1402523Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac21.52788.0462617Doug HeveronHamby RacingChevrolet21.53388.0212719Mike SkinnerZanworth Racing TeamPontiac21.58087.829286Trevor BoysU.S. RacingChevrolet21.58887.7972970J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac21.68087.4243048Jerry CranmerHylton MotorsportsChevrolet21.68987.388Provisional3152Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac21.90686.522Failed to qualify3241Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevrolet21.91186.4223387Bryan BakerBuck Baker RacingOldsmobile22.00486.139Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1415Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord500163running185$40,85021026Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick4990running170$17,3253744Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobile4960running165$17,12541635Alan Kulwicki (R)AK RacingFord4960running160$8,3505127Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord4960running155$11,0506238Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick4950running150$7,68072090Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord4930running146$7,83081122Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick4920running142$6,71091779Derrike CopeRazore RacingFord4890running138$2,350101375Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac4870running134$6,620112523Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac4840running130$2,070123152Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac4790running127$5,000133048Jerry CranmerHylton MotorsportsChevrolet4650running124$4,79014286Trevor BoysU.S. RacingChevrolet4650running121$4,580152467Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord4640engine118$6,120161971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4630running115$4,2451765Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4551engine117$7,280182970J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac4290running109$4,035192194Morgan ShepherdEller RacingPontiac3810running106$1,52520125Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet37213running108$7,4402133Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet347102engine105$9,915222719Mike SkinnerZanworth Racing TeamPontiac3440running97$1,205232264Jimmy HensleyLangley RacingFord3260oil pressure94$3,375241418Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet30136engine96$1,185251533Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet29283engine93$9,075261812Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet2675engine90$8,26527211Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet24197engine87$12,15528843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac2020axle79$3,315292617Doug HeveronHamby RacingChevrolet780fan belt76$3,29530527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac560engine73$7,1253199Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord420engine70$9,025Failed to qualify3241Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevrolet3387Bryan BakerBuck Baker RacingOldsmobileOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Darrell Waltrip 1,247 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt 1,242 (-5) 10px 2 3 Terry Labonte 1,113 (-134) 10px 1 4 Rusty Wallace 1,092 (–155) 10px 1 5 Kyle Petty 1,082 (–165) 10px 2 6 Bill Elliott 1,040 (–207) 10px 1 7 Bobby Allison 1,018 (–229) 10px 1 8 Tim Richmond 1,008 (–239) 10px 9 Geoff Bodine 1,000 (–247) 10px 2 10 Ricky Rudd 987 (–260)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1986 First Union 400 1986 Winston 500 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1986 in sports in Virginia Category:1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:April 1986 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway