1986 Miller High Life 400

Second race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series November 2023 NASWINSTON 2 216.8 1986 Set by 1986 owner's points Miller High Life 400 0.542 348.905 0.872 400 32nd Annual Miller High Life 400 Richmond, Virginia, Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway 71.078 mph km/h 29 1986 2 23 7 Motor Racing Network TBS Ken Squier, Benny Parsons 299 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Dale Earnhardt Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Richard Childress Racing The 1986 Miller High Life 400 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. 1986 Miller High Life 400.jpeg 30,000 The 1986 Miller High Life 400 was the second stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 23, 1986, before an audience of 30,000 in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, a 0.542 mi km D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete.King Randy February 24, 1986 Kyle Petty surprise winner B4, B7 News & Record https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-kyle-petty-surprise-winn/136079798/ November 30, 2023 Newspapers.com In what is considered to be one of the most controversial finishes in NASCAR history, Junior Johnson & Associates' Darrell Waltrip and Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt engaged in a battle for the victory. With four laps left, Waltrip made a pass on Earnhardt in the second turn, passing him on the left. However, Waltrip did not fully clear Earnhardt by the third turn. In the third turn, Earnhardt spun out Waltrip, sending the two into a crash that included numerous other cars behind them. As a result, the next driver behind the two who managed to avoid the wreck, Wood Brothers Racing's Kyle Petty, was declared the winner in improbable fashion. The victory was Petty's first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. To fill out the top three, King Racing's Joe Ruttman and the aforementioned Earnhardt finished second and third, respectively.Higgins Tom February 24, 1986 K. Petty Takes Wild Victory At Richmond 1C, 3C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-k-petty-takes-wi/136051196/ November 30, 2023 Newspapers.com Pearson Harold February 24, 1986 Late wreck gives K. Petty first victory C1, C6 Richmond Times-Dispatch https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-late-wreck-gives/136051290/ November 30, 2023 Newspapers.com Background Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor2Kirk BryantCliff Stewart RacingPontiacSpectrum Furniture3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Trevor BoysU.S. RacingChevroletU.S. Racing7Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord7-Eleven8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors10Greg SacksDiGard MotorsportsPontiacTRW Automotive11Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft Quality Parts17Phil ParsonsHamby RacingChevroletSkoal18Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevroletFreedlander Financial22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American23Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiacHawaiian Punch25Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacAlugard32Alan Kulwicki (R)Terry RacingFordQuincy's Steakhouse33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit41Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevroletRonnie Thomas Racing43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines48Ron EsauDriver changed to Eddie Bierschwale for the race after Bierschwale and Kodak paid owner James Hylton to drive Esau's car. Bierschwale had failed to qualify with a lack of owner's points. alphaHylton MotorsportsChevroletHylton Motorsports52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacJimmy Means Racing64Doug HeveronLangley RacingFordHesco Exhaust Systems67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiacHelen Rae Special75Lake SpeedRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacNationwise Automotive90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza92Jonathan Lee EdwardsEdwards RacingBuickEdwards Racing94Eddie BierschwaleEller RacingPontiacKodak Film95Davey AllisonSadler Brothers RacingChevroletSadler Brothers Racing98Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiacValvoline Qualifying Qualifying was scheduled to be split into two rounds, with the first round scheduled to be held on Friday, February 21, at 3:00 PM EST, and the second round scheduled to be held on Saturday, February 22, at 11:30 AM EST. The first round would have set positions 1-20, while the second round would have set positions 21-30 for drivers who had not locked in during the first round.February 21, 1986 Auto Racing Data D2 Richmond Times-Dispatch https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-auto-racing-data/136080387/ November 30, 2023 Newspapers.com However, the first round was immediately cancelled due to mist.Higgins Tom February 22, 1986 Time Trials Delayed At Richmond 3B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-time-trials-delay/136051423/ November 30, 2023 Newspapers.com The second round was then attempted to be run, but was then also cancelled after 23 cars made runs due to rain.Pearson Harold February 23, 1986 Well, they tried E1, E6 Richmond Times-Dispatch https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-well-they-tried/136051593/ November 30, 2023 Newspapers.com As a result of qualifying being cancelled, the starting lineup was set by a rained-out procedure. Positions 1-18 were given based on the current 1986 owner's points, positions 19-20 were given to winners in the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series who had not qualified by owner's points, and positions 21-30 were given to the teams who had both had their entry blanks received by NASCAR and had checked in at the NASCAR on-track check-in hauler the earliest. In addition, one provisional was given out of the maximum two allowable.Pearson Harold February 23, 1986 Well, they tried E1, E6 Richmond Times-Dispatch https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-well-they-tried/136051593/ November 30, 2023 Newspapers.com As a result of this system, Hendrick Motorsports' Geoff Bodine won the pole.Higgins Tom February 23, 1986 Rainout Gives Bodine Pole At Richmond Today 10B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-rainout-gives-bod/136081220/ November 30, 2023 Newspapers.com Four drivers failed to qualify. Full starting lineup Pos.#DriverTeamMake15Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet244Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobile311Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet48Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick598Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiac627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac775Lake SpeedRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac815Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord99Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1117Phil ParsonsHamby RacingOldsmobile127Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord1318Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet146Trevor BoysU.S. RacingBuick1525Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1667Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord1726Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick1833Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletQualified via winning in the 1985 season1912Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet2010Greg SacksDiGard MotorsportsPontiacQualified via earliest entry blank and check in at the NASCAR hauler2123Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac2264Doug HeveronLangley RacingFord2322Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick2471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet252Kirk BryantCliff Stewart RacingPontiac2670J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac2743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac2895Davey AllisonSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet2990Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord3052Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacProvisional3148Ron EsauHylton MotorsportsChevroletFailed to qualify3232Alan Kulwicki (R)Terry RacingFord3341Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevrolet3492Jonathan Lee EdwardsEdwards RacingBuick3594Eddie BierschwaleEller RacingPontiacOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1127Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord4004running180$37,88021726Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick40021running175$16,2153103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet400299running175$19,31042322Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick3990running160$6,2755311Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet3981crash160$14,295648Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3980running150$7,24071912Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet3980running146$10,055815Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39759crash147$8,43592471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet39712running143$5,89010627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac3951running139$6,530113052Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac3953running135$6,510122895Davey AllisonSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet3950running127$1,860132264Doug HeveronLangley RacingFord3910running0$4,760141667Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord3890running121$4,58015244Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobile3890running118$7,550162670J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac3870running115$4,32517775Lake SpeedRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac3820running112$4,14518598Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiac3800running109$3,915192010Greg SacksDiGard MotorsportsPontiac3690running106$7,100202743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3630running103$1,6152199Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord3530running100$9,730221525Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3520running97$1,295232990Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord3290running94$4,450241318Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet3170running91$1,225252123Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac3130head gasket88$1,79026146Trevor BoysU.S. RacingBuick2790crash85$3,33527252Kirk BryantCliff Stewart RacingPontiac880crash82$3,300281833Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet290overheating79$8,385291117Phil ParsonsHamby RacingOldsmobile170crash76$3,21030815Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord170crash73$7,715313148Eddie BierschwaleHylton MotorsportsChevrolet20engine70$2,515Failed to qualify3232Alan Kulwicki (R)Terry RacingFord3341Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevrolet3492Jonathan Lee EdwardsEdwards RacingBuick3594Eddie BierschwaleEller RacingPontiacOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Geoff Bodine 332 10px 1 2 Darrell Waltrip 330 (-2) 10px 1 3 Bobby Hillin Jr. 315 (-17) 10px 10 4 Dale Earnhardt 301 (–31) 10px 11 5 Kyle Petty 295 (–37) 10px 5 6 Terry Labonte 293 (–39) 10px 2 7 Rusty Wallace 281 (–51) 10px 2 8 Ron Bouchard 259 (–73) 10px 20 9 Joe Ruttman 254 (–78) 10px 10 Lake Speed 246 (–86)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. Notes References 1986 Daytona 500 1986 Goodwrench 500 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1986 in sports in Virginia Category:1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:February 1986 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Richmond Raceway