1986 Southern 500

21st race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 806.799 ESPN Hendrick Motorsports Tim Richmond 25 168 Hendrick Motorsports Tim Richmond 31.028 Hendrick Motorsports Tim Richmond 69,000 121.068 mi/h km/h 501.322 367 2.221 1.366 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina The 1986 Southern 500 program cover. 1986_Southern_500.jpg 29 21 1986 August 31, 1986 Bob Jenkins Motor Racing Network Southern 500 37th Annual Southern 500 367 501.322 806.799 The 1986 Southern 500 was the 21st stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 31, 1986, before an audience of 69,000 in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 mi km permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Tim Richmond would manage to make a late-race move for the lead with seven to go to win his ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.Scoppe Rick September 1, 1986 Richmond surges to claim Southern 500 9 Rocky Mount Telegram https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107754454/richmond-surges-to-claim-southern-500/ August 17, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, Stavola Brothers Racing driver Bobby Allison and Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott would finish 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. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Sterling MarlinEllington RacingChevroletBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevroletFinky's7Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord7-Eleven8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors Light11Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft17Eddie BierschwaleHamby MotorsportsChevroletKmart22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American23Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiacHawaiian Punch25Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacAlugard28Cale YarboroughRanier-Lundy RacingFordHardee's33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit35Alan Kulwicki (R)AK RacingFordQuincy's Steak House36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiacAlmeda Auto Parts43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevroletPiedmont Airlines47Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamBuickRace Hill Farm Team48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsChevroletHemmel Garn & Sons52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacJimmy Means Racing54Donnie AllisonGray RacingChevroletGray Racing55Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileCopenhagen64Connie SaylorLangley RacingFordSunny King Ford & Honda66Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletHelen Rae Special75Jim SauterRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacNationwise Automotive81Chet Fillip (R)Circle Bar RacingFordCircle Bar Truck Corral82Mark StahlStahl RacingFordAuto Bell Car Wash88Buddy BakerBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobileCrisco90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza92Jonathan EdwardsEdwards RacingChevroletEdwards Racing98Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiacValvoline Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. Pole qualifying for the race was held on Thursday, August 28, 1986. Per the NASCAR rules in 1986, a one-lap qualifying attempt was utilized. The top twenty cars in pole qualifying were locked into the starting field. The remainder of the cars could stand on their time, or make a new attempt in second-round qualifying. If a driver did decide to make an attempt, their first-round times would be scrubbed. Second-round qualifying was held Friday August 29, 1986. The drivers that had qualified 1st–20th on Thursday were locked-in to those positions and did not have to re-qualify.August 31, 1986 Southern 500 14 The Tampa Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107751783/southern-500/ August 17, 2022 Newspapers.com Tim Richmond, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 31.028 and an average speed of 158.489 mph km/h.Scoppe Rick August 31, 1986 Richmond likes his chances at Darlington 32 Johnson City Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107751903/richmond-likes-his-chances-at-darlington/ August 17, 2022 Newspapers.com During pole qualifying, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would crash in turn three during his qualifying run. According to Earnhardt, he "just lost it. I just went into turn three too hard and the car got away from me."Higgins Tom August 29, 1986 Earnhardt 'Just Lost It' In Wreck 31 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107754226/earnhardt-just-lost-it-in-wreck/ August 17, 2022 Newspapers.com Earnhardt would eventually qualify 21st, taking the first spot outside of the top 20. No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed125Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.028158.48925Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.204157.595312Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet31.209157.570433Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet31.303157.097588Buddy BakerBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobile31.389156.66668Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick31.443156.397744Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet31.492156.154828Cale YarboroughRanier-Lundy RacingFord31.499156.119955Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile31.507156.0801011Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet31.539155.9211122Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick31.544155.897124Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile31.603155.605131Sterling MarlinEllington RacingChevrolet31.639155.428149Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord31.649155.3791515Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord31.652155.3651627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac31.759154.8411766Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile31.786154.7101826Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick31.890154.2051943Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac31.922154.0502047Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamBuick32.058153.397Failed to lock in Round 1213Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.409156.5672275Jim SauterRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac32.092153.2342335Alan Kulwicki (R)AK RacingFord32.203152.706247Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord32.236152.5502571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet32.399151.7822698Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiac32.431151.6332723Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac32.483151.3902817Eddie BierschwaleHamby MotorsportsChevrolet32.512151.2552981Chet Fillip (R)Circle Bar RacingFord32.528151.1813054Donnie AllisonGray RacingChevrolet32.529151.176316D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevrolet32.550151.0783290Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord32.644150.6433370J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac32.759150.1143464Connie SaylorLangley RacingFord32.902149.4623536H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac32.926149.3533652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac33.066148.7213767Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord33.077148.6713892Jonathan EdwardsEdwards RacingChevrolet33.565146.5103982Mark StahlStahl RacingFord34.188143.8404048James HyltonHylton MotorsportsChevrolet35.010140.463Official qualifying results Race results Fin1986 Southern 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1986_Southern_500 August 17, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1125Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet367168running185$60,00521122Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick3672running175$31,5003149Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord3678running170$25,62542047Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamBuick3674running165$11,12551011Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet3670running155$21,05561515Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord3670running150$15,735768Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3670running146$11,010825Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet367162running147$13,2159213Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet36617running143$15,73510828Cale YarboroughRanier-Lundy RacingFord3660running134$6,435112571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3640running130$8,730122335Alan Kulwicki (R)AK RacingFord3600running127$5,390132275Jim SauterRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac3560running124$8,29514247Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord3560running121$11,070153652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac3540running118$8,165162723Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac3540running115$5,605173536H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac3521running117$3,61018316D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevrolet3500running109$7,14019588Buddy BakerBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobile3401engine111$3,315203767Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord3390running103$7,03021744Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet3370running100$9,910221766Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile3260engine97$2,810231627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac3160running94$9,71024312Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet2614valve96$11,015252817Eddie BierschwaleHamby MotorsportsChevrolet2610running88$5,825263464Connie SaylorLangley RacingFord2540engine85$5,47527433Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet2350engine82$10,94028124Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile2320overheating79$2,245293892Jonathan EdwardsEdwards RacingChevrolet2030rear end76$2,155302698Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiac1770engine73$2,10031955Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1670transmission70$1,955323982Mark StahlStahl RacingFord1320flagged67$1,895333054Donnie AllisonGray RacingChevrolet1310overheating64$1,840343370J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac850tie rod61$4,565352981Chet Fillip (R)Circle Bar RacingFord810accident58$1,720363290Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord460engine55$5,43537131Sterling MarlinEllington RacingChevrolet350battery52$1,620381826Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick320valve49$4,325394048James HyltonHylton MotorsportsChevrolet290engine46$4,260401943Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac60accident43$3,470Official race results References 1986 Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1986 Busch 500 Category:1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway Category:August 1986 sports events in the United States Category:1986 in sports in South Carolina