1986 Winston 500

Ninth race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series December 2023 NASWINSTON 4.28 The 1986 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott. 45.121 Stavola Brothers Racing Bobby Allison 130,000 Bob Jenkins, Larry Nuber Motor Racing Network ESPN Melling Racing 22 116 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott 157.698 mph km/h Lincoln, Alabama, Alabama International Motor Speedway Melling Racing 804.8 188 29 9 Winston 500 2.66 1986 5 4 1986 500.08 17th Annual Winston 500 1986 Winston 500.jpeg The 1986 Winston 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 4, 1986, before an audience of 130,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Alabama International Motor Speedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Stavola Brothers Racing's Bobby Allison made a late-race charge to the lead, passing with six laps left in the race. Allison then defended a last-lap move by Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt in the final turns of the race, securing his 82nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Earnhardt and owner-driver Buddy Baker finished second and third, respectively.Higgins Tom May 5, 1986 Allison Wins At Talladega 1B, 4B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-allison-wins-at-t/137703221/ December 30, 2023 Newspapers.com Williams Chuck May 5, 1986 Gulp! It's Allison! 1B, 5B The Anniston Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-anniston-star-gulp-its-allison-p/137703140/ December 30, 2023 Newspapers.com The race is notable for an incident in which a fan stole the pace car for the event, resulting in a short lived police chase occurring on the track. The fan was later arrested for the incident.WATCH: Man Steals Pace Car Before Race in One of NASCAR's Wildest Stories July 31, 2024 https://tasteofcountry.com/talladega-pace-care-stolen-drunk-nascar-1986/ Background thumb|The layout of Alabama International Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66 mi km -long mid tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5 mi km -long mid tri-oval. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevroletHeyward Grooms Construction, Carey Hillard's Restaurants1Sterling MarlinEllington RacingChevroletBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce02Mark MartinGunderman RacingFordLone Star Peterbilt3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileCap'n Coty's5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Trevor BoysU.S. RacingChevroletFinky's7Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord7-Eleven8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingChevroletMiller American9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors10Greg SacksDiGard MotorsportsPontiacTRW Automotive11Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft Quality Parts17Pancho CarterHamby RacingChevroletKmart18Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevroletFreedlander Financial22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American23Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiacHawaiian Punch25Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacAlugard28Cale YarboroughRanier-Lundy RacingFordHardee's32Jim SauterIngle RacingChevroletIngle Racing33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit35Alan Kulwicki (R)AK RacingFordQuincy's Steakhouse43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines47Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamChevroletRace Hill Farm Team48Ronnie ThomasHylton MotorsportsChevroletHylton Motorsports52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacJimmy Means Racing54Eddie BierschwaleGray RacingChevroletGray Racing55Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileCopenhagen60Dick SkillenGoff RacingChevroletGoff Racing64Tommy GaleLangley RacingFordSunny King Ford66Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiacHelen Rae Special73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingFordHelen Rae Special75Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacNationwise Automotive77Ken RaganRagan RacingChevroletMcCord Gasket78Steve MooreSteve Moore RacingChevroletSteve Moore Racing81Chet Fillip (R)Fillip RacingFordCircle Bar Truck Corral88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileCrisco90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza94Doug HeveronEller RacingPontiacKodak Film95Davey AllisonSadler Brothers RacingBuickSadler Brothers Racing98Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiacValvoline99Connie SaylorBall MotorsportsChevroletBall Motorsports 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,Shoemaker Mack May 1, 1986 Drivers are expecting a qualifying record C1 Birmingham Post-Herald https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-drivers-are-expec/137705552/ December 30, 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. Bill Elliott, driving for Melling Racing, won the pole, setting a time of 45.121 and an average speed of 212.229 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom May 2, 1986 Elliott Runs To Record 1B, 4B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-elliott-runs-to-r/137704978/ December 30, 2023 Newspapers.com Seven drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord45.121212.229222Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick45.758209.27435Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet46.001208.169428Cale YarboroughRanier-Lundy RacingFord46.018208.09251Sterling MarlinEllington RacingChevrolet46.088207.776647Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamBuick46.174207.389788Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile46.227207.151855Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile46.240207.09397Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord46.306206.798108Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick46.308206.7891166Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile46.315206.7581225Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet46.361206.5521344Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobile46.495205.957143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet46.510205.8911575Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac46.516205.8641627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac46.524205.8291726Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick46.550205.7141843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac46.730204.9211910Greg SacksDiGard MotorsportsPontiac46.751204.8292015Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord46.790204.659Failed to lock in Round 1214Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet46.640205.3172233Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet46.683205.1282318Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet46.799204.6192411Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet46.864204.3352517Pancho CarterHamby RacingChevrolet46.903204.1662698Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiac46.905204.1572712Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet46.916204.1092873Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingFord46.918204.1002981Chet Fillip (R)Fillip RacingFord46.989203.792306Trevor BoysU.S. RacingChevrolet46.991203.7833154Eddie BierschwaleGray RacingChevrolet47.000203.7443271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiac47.019203.6623390Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord47.022203.6493499Connie SaylorBall MotorsportsChevrolet47.042203.562350Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet47.059203.4893632Jim SauterIngle RacingChevrolet47.121203.2213723Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac47.184202.9503894Doug HeveronEller RacingPontiac47.201202.8773948Ronnie ThomasHylton MotorsportsChevrolet47.259202.6284052Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingChevrolet47.274202.563Provisionals4167Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord47.279202.5424264Tommy GaleLangley RacingFord48.300198.260Failed to qualify4377Ken RaganRagan RacingChevrolet47.319202.3714435Alan Kulwicki (R)AK RacingFord47.365202.1744502Mark MartinGunderman RacingFord47.523201.5024670J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac47.871200.0374795Davey AllisonSadler Brothers RacingBuick48.218198.5984860Dick SkillenGoff RacingChevrolet48.494197.4674978Steve MooreSteve Moore RacingChevrolet50.449189.815Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1222Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick18840running180$77,9052143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet18818running175$53,9003788Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile1886running170$27,6004108Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1880running160$21,47051166Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1880running155$15,5256647Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamBuick1882running155$11,75071843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1880running146$14,4258214Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1880running142$10,50092698Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiac1881running143$7,900101910Greg SacksDiGard MotorsportsPontiac1880running134$9,350113271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiac1882running135$10,455121225Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1870running127$9,835131627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac1870running124$12,440143948Ronnie ThomasHylton MotorsportsChevrolet1850running121$8,875153894Doug HeveronEller RacingPontiac1850running118$4,940164052Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1850running115$8,115171726Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick1820running112$7,635182517Pancho CarterHamby RacingChevrolet1810running109$7,72519350Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet1810running106$3,82020855Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1800engine103$3,735212233Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet1780engine100$12,010224167Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord1780running97$5,855232981Chet Fillip (R)Fillip RacingFord1770running94$3,6702419Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord175116engine101$43,070254264Tommy GaleLangley RacingFord1750running$5,845263390Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord1680running85$5,7852735Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1570running82$10,070282873Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingFord1491engine84$2,820291344Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobile1440engine76$9,770303154Eddie BierschwaleGray RacingChevrolet1290transmission73$2,7203197Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord1250accident70$9,625322318Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet1170fan blade67$2,600333499Connie SaylorBall MotorsportsChevrolet1140engine64$2,575342411Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet1020engine61$13,850353723Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac920accident58$2,525362015Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord850engine55$10,50037428Cale YarboroughRanier-Lundy RacingFord630engine52$2,57538306Trevor BoysU.S. RacingChevrolet622accident54$5,3053951Sterling MarlinEllington RacingChevrolet480piston46$2,500402712Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet400fuel pressure43$10,800413632Jim SauterIngle RacingChevrolet260vibration40$2,400421575Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac40engine37$5,135Failed to qualify4377Ken RaganRagan RacingChevrolet4435Alan Kulwicki (R)AK RacingFord4502Mark MartinGunderman RacingFord4670J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac4795Davey AllisonSadler Brothers RacingBuick4860Dick SkillenGoff RacingChevrolet4978Steve MooreSteve Moore RacingChevroletOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 Dale Earnhardt 1,417 10px 1 2 Darrell Waltrip 1,308 (-109) 10px 1 3 Rusty Wallace 1,216 (-204) 10px 3 4 Bobby Allison 1,198 (–219) 10px 2 5 Terry Labonte 1,189 (–228) 10px 1 6 Kyle Petty 1,152 (–265) 10px 1 7 Bill Elliott 1,141 (–276) 10px 8 Tim Richmond 1,135 (–282) 10px 2 9 Harry Gant 1,084 (–333) 10px 1 10 Geoff Bodine 1,082 (–335)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1986 Sovran Bank 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1986 1986 Budweiser 500 Category:1986 in sports in Alabama Category:1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:May 1986 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway