1986 Budweiser 400

12th race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series January 2024 NASWINSTON 1986 18th Annual Budweiser 400 1986 Budweiser 400.jpeg The 1986 Budweiser 400 program cover, featuring Darrell Waltrip. Steve Evans, Brock Yates Motor Racing Network TNN (via American Sports Cavalcade) Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Hendrick Motorsports Darrell Waltrip Tim Richmond Junior Johnson & Associates 43 105.083 mph km/h June 1 29 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California 12 11 Budweiser 400 248.9 4.216 400.565 400.565 95 95 2.62 1:20.611 248.9 45,126 The 1986 Budweiser 400 was the 12th stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, the second race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston West Series, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 1, 1986, before an audience of 45,126 in Riverside, California, at the short layout of Riverside International Raceway, a 2.62 mi km permanent road course layout at the track. The race took the scheduled 95 laps to complete. With two laps left in the race, a caution flag was called for a four car wreck. The top two at the time, Hendrick Motorsports' Tim Richmond and Junior Johnson & Associates' Darrell Waltrip, raced back to the line, with the driver leading by the start of the next lap essentially being guaranteed the victory. In the final turn of the track, Waltrip was able to pass Richmond exiting the turn, giving Waltrip the lead and the victory. The victory was Waltrip's 68th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Bud Moore Engineering's Ricky Rudd finished third.Higgins Tom June 2, 1986 Waltrip Wins Wild Riverside Race 1B, 3B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-waltrip-wins-wild/137997080/ January 3, 2024 Newspapers.com Ray Pat June 2, 1986 Waltrip Takes Low Road to 500 Victory III-2. III-16 The Los Angeles Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-waltrip-takes-low/137996944/ January 3, 2024 Newspapers.com Background thumb|300x300px|The layout of Riverside International Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Riverside International Raceway (sometimes known as Riverside, RIR, or Riverside Raceway) was a motorsports race track and road course established in the Edgemont area of Riverside County, California, just east of the city limits of Riverside and 50 mi km on east of Los Angeles, in 1957. In 1984, the raceway became part of the newly incorporated city of Moreno Valley. Riverside was noted for its hot, dusty environment and for being somewhat of a complicated and dangerous track for drivers. It was also considered one of the finest tracks in the United States. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Bill OsborneOsborne RacingBuickOsborne Racing3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler04Hershel McGriffSmith RacingPontiacWershow–Ash–Lewis Auctioneers5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevroletU.S. Racing7Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord7-Eleven8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingChevroletMiller American08Rick McCrayMcCray RacingBuickMcCray Racing9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors11Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft Quality Parts17Doug HeveronHamby RacingChevroletKmart18Glen SteurerSteurer RacingChevroletSteurer Racing22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American23Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiacHawaiian Punch25Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacAlugard28Chad LittleGeorge Jefferson RacingFordPeterbilt32Ruben GarciaStoke RacingChevroletSuncrest Motorhomes33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit38John KrebsKrebs RacingOldsmobileSkoal Bandit43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines48Ron EsauHylton MotorsportsChevroletHylton Motorsports52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacJimmy Means Racing62Terry PetrisPetris RacingChevroletPetris Racing64Willy T. RibbsDiGard MotorsportsChevroletRed Roof Inn67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiacHelen Rae Special73Bill SchmittSchmitt RacingChevroletCalifornia Cooler74Ray KellyRay Kelly RacingPontiacRay Kelly Racing75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesFordNationwise Automotive77Richard LachStoke RacingBuickStoke Racing78Jim RobinsonLois Williams RacingOldsmobileHammer Security Service79Derrike CopeRazore RacingFordPeterbilt86Clay YoungClay Young RacingBuickDole Food Company90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza94Trevor BoysEller RacingPontiacKodak Film99Ted KennedyStoke RacingChevroletStoke Racing Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, May 30, at 6:30 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.Higgins Tom May 30, 1986 Cool Labonte Hottest Prospect At Riverside 4B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-cool-labonte-hott/138009906/ January 3, 2024 Newspapers.com 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, May 31, at 2:30 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, 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.Ray Pat May 31, 1986 Waltrip Wins Pole in Record Fashion III-2 The Los Angeles Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-waltrip-wins-pole/138009958/ January 3, 2024 Newspapers.com Darrell Waltrip, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, won the pole, setting a time of 1:20.611 and an average speed of 117.006 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom May 31, 1986 Waltrip Runs To Record For Pole At Riverside 21A, 25A The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-waltrip-runs-to-r/138008173/ January 3, 2024 Newspapers.com No drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed111Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet1:20.611117.00625Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:20.782116.759325Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:20.783116.757412Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet1:21.340115.958544Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobile1:21.377115.905627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac1:21.540115.673743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1:21.593115.598815Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord1:21.784115.328933Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet1:22.107114.874103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:22.468114.3721122Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick1:22.474114.363129Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord1:22.609114.1761304Hershel McGriffSmith RacingPontiac1:22.875113.8101475Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac1:23.001113.6371579Derrike CopeRazore RacingFord1:23.107113.492167Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord1:23.252113.2951790Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord1:23.330113.1891871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiac1:23.364113.1421973Bill SchmittSchmitt RacingChevrolet1:23.964112.3342070J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac1:24.141112.098Failed to lock in Round 12126Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick1:21.910115.1512218Glen SteurerSteurer RacingChevrolet1:23.620112.796238Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1:23.982112.3102432Ruben GarciaStoke RacingChevrolet1:24.005112.2792528Chad LittleGeorge Jefferson RacingFord1:24.488111.6372662Terry PetrisPetris RacingChevrolet1:24.619111.464276D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevrolet1:24.674111.3912852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1:24.691111.3702948Ron EsauHylton MotorsportsChevrolet1:24.797111.2303064Willy T. RibbsDiGard MotorsportsChevrolet1:24.854111.1563108Rick McCrayMcCray RacingBuick1:24.975110.9973217Doug HeveronHamby RacingChevrolet1:25.450110.3803367Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord1:25.509110.3043438John KrebsKrebs RacingOldsmobile1:25.818109.9073599Ted KennedyStoke RacingChevrolet1:26.130109.5093623Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac1:26.324109.2633786Clay YoungClay Young RacingBuick1:26.468109.0813894Trevor BoysEller RacingPontiac1:27.268108.0813977Richard LachStoke RacingBuick1:27.281108.0654074Ray KellyRay Kelly RacingPontiac1:27.317108.0204178Jim RobinsonLois Williams RacingOldsmobile1:27.407107.909421Bill OsborneOsborne RacingBuick1:27.472107.829Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1111Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet9521running180$49,0002325Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9543running180$22,1553815Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord950running165$18,6504627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac950running160$12,7755103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet950running155$14,1256743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac950running150$7,74571122Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick950running146$9,8008412Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet950running142$11,0009933Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet952running143$11,000102218Glen SteurerSteurer RacingChevrolet940running134$6,97511129Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord940running130$11,30012544Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobile9321accident132$9,000132528Chad LittleGeorge Jefferson RacingFord920running124$4,965142070J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac920running121$5,755154178Jim RobinsonLois Williams RacingOldsmobile920running118$5,835162948Ron EsauHylton MotorsportsChevrolet920running0$5,325171790Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord910running112$6,040181973Bill SchmittSchmitt RacingChevrolet910running109$3,755193367Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord900running106$4,545203217Doug HeveronHamby RacingChevrolet900running103$4,775213786Clay YoungClay Young RacingBuick900running100$1,400222852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac900running97$4,115233599Ted KennedyStoke RacingChevrolet890running94$2,030242662Terry PetrisPetris RacingChevrolet880accident91$1,985253623Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac850running88$1,800263438John KrebsKrebs RacingOldsmobile770running85$1,150271475Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac750transmission82$3,125281304Hershel McGriffSmith RacingPontiac730running79$2,100293064Willy T. RibbsDiGard MotorsportsChevrolet640engine76$1,075302432Ruben GarciaStoke RacingChevrolet610transmission73$2,050311579Derrike CopeRazore RacingFord580engine70$1,00032238Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick580running67$2,97533276D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevrolet530running64$2,950343894Trevor BoysEller RacingPontiac410engine61$92535421Bill OsborneOsborne RacingBuick380engine0$850364074Ray KellyRay Kelly RacingPontiac360running55$850373108Rick McCrayMcCray RacingBuick330engine52$850381871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiac320accident49$2,8503925Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet288engine51$7,850403977Richard LachStoke RacingBuick200engine43$82541167Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord130engine40$7,825422126Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick50engine37$3,325Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 1,922 10px 2 Darrell Waltrip 1,803 (-119) 10px 3 Bobby Allison 1,651 (-271) 10px 1 4 Rusty Wallace 1,600 (–322) 10px 1 5 Bill Elliott 1,577 (–345) 10px 2 6 Terry Labonte 1,568 (–354) 10px 1 7 Tim Richmond 1,557 (–365) 10px 1 8 Harry Gant 1,523 (–399) 10px 1 9 Ricky Rudd 1,509 (–413) 10px 1 10 Kyle Petty 1,401 (–521)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. 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