1986 Miller High Life 500

13th race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series January 2024 NASWINSTON Hendrick Motorsports 29 13 Mike Joy, Jerry Punch 97 SETN Motor Racing Network 113.279 mph km/h Geoff Bodine Tim Richmond Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports 25 Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono International Raceway 804.672 804.672 500 200 200 4.0 2.5 5th Annual Miller High Life 500 Miller High Life 500 58.584 1986 500 June 8 1986 Miller High Life 500.jpeg The 1986 Miller High Life 500 program cover, featuring Buddy Baker. 50,000 The 1986 Miller High Life 500 was the 13th stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the fifth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 8, 1986, before an audience of 50,000 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono International Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete.Jordan Jack June 9, 1986 Rain Fails to Dampen Tim Richmond's Parade https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-tribune-rain-fails-to-dampen-t/138368958/ January 9, 2024 Times Leader 15 Newspapers.com In the final laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports' Tim Richmond gambled on fuel strategy, opting to run the final 36 laps under one tank of fuel. With four laps left, a crash involving several drivers, incliudng Buddy Arrington, Geoff Bodine, and Morgan Shepherd occurred. Due to a lengthy cleanup, the race finished under caution, securing Richmond's sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt and Ranier-Lundy Racing's Cale Yarborough finished second and third, respectively.Higgins Tom June 9, 1986 Richmond Tops Wreck-Marred 500 At Pocono https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-richmond-tops-wre/138367859/ January 9, 2024 The Charlotte Observer 1B, 5B Newspapers.com Sernoffsky Dan June 9, 1986 Richmond Takes Yellow, Checkered Flags https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-richmond-takes-yellow-ch/138368187/ January 9, 2023 Lebanon Daily News 11 Newspapers.com Background thumb|The layout of Pocono International Raceway, the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Pocono International Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race. Pocono International Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli. Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevroletU.S. Racing7Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord7-Eleven07Randy LaJoieSnellman RacingChevroletSnellman Construction8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingChevroletMiller American9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors11Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft Quality Parts17Pancho CarterHamby RacingChevroletKmart18Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevroletFreedlander Financial20Rick NewsomNewsom RacingBuickNewsom Racing22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American23Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiacHawaiian Punch24Buddie BoysCrawford Clements RacingPontiacCrawford Clements Racing25Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacAlugard28Cale YarboroughRanier-Lundy RacingFordHardee's33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines47Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamChevroletRace Hill Farm Team48Jerry CranmerHylton MotorsportsChevroletHylton Motorsports52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacJimmy Means Racing55Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileCopenhagen64Eddie BierschwaleLangley RacingFordSunny King Ford66Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiacHelen Rae Special74Jack ElyWawak RacingChevroletWawak Racing75Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacNationwise Automotive76Jerry WardArrington RacingFordArrington Racing81Chet Fillip (R)Fillip RacingFordCircle Bar Truck Corral85Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevroletBobby Gerhart Racing88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileCrisco90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza92Jonathan Lee EdwardsEdwards RacingBuickEdwards Racing98Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiacValvoline Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Saturday, June 7, at 10:00 AM 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 Saturday, at 3:00 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,Wasser Scott June 7, 1986 Running of Miller 500 set Sunday https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-leader-running-of-miller-500-s/138416441/ January 9, 2024 The Philadelphia Inquirer 1C, 8C 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. Geoff Bodine, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, won the pole, setting a time of 58.584 and an average speed of 153.625 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom June 8, 1986 Bodine Leads Pack Today At Pocono https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-bodine-leads-pack/138375375/ January 9, 2024 The Charlotte Observer 1B, 8B Newspapers.com Jerry Ward, a United States Air Force lieutenant colonel and chaplain, was the only driver that failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed15Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet58.584153.625255Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile58.729153.246325Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet58.840152.957433Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet58.871152.877512Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet58.935152.711644Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobile58.975152.607727Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac58.988152.57383Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet59.062152.382911Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet59.102152.1761028Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord59.169152.107119Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord59.194152.0421222Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick59.270151.8471343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac59.271151.8451415Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord59.295151.7831547Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamBuick59.328151.6991698Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiac59.454151.3781766Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile59.491151.2831826Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick59.529151.1871988Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile59.604150.9972007Randy LaJoieSnellman RacingChevrolet59.822150.446Failed to lock in Round 12118Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet59.831150.4242271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiac59.910150.2252390Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord59.935150.1632475Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac1:00.012149.970257Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord1:00.046149.8802617Pancho CarterHamby RacingChevrolet1:00.344149.1452767Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord1:00.546148.6472823Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac1:00.600148.5152981Chet Fillip (R)Fillip RacingFord1:00.841147.912306D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevrolet1:00.980147.5893170J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac1:01.239146.9653264Eddie BierschwaleLangley RacingFord1:01.604146.0943352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1:01.794145.6453485Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet1:01.977145.2153548Jerry CranmerHylton MotorsportsChevrolet1:02.014145.1293674Jack ElyWawak RacingChevrolet1:02.105144.916378Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1:02.865143.1643824Buddie BoysCrawford Clements RacingPontiac1:02.896143.0933992Jonathan Lee EdwardsEdwards RacingBuick1:03.149142.5294020Rick NewsomNewsom RacingBuick1:03.570141.576Failed to qualify4176Jerry WardArrington RacingFord1:05.556137.287Official starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1325Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20097running185$46,705283Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2008running175$29,75031028Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord2000running165$15,45041415Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord2003running165$18,3755119Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord20010running160$19,7256727Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac2000running150$13,82571826Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick2004running151$10,1508257Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord2002running147$12,085915Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20065running143$14,66010378Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1990running134$9,915112475Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac1990running130$8,035121698Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiac1990running127$3,750131222Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick1980running124$10,530142271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiac1980running121$7,230152118Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet1970running118$5,190163170J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac1960running115$6,50517306D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevrolet1960running0$6,245181547Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamBuick1954accident114$3,475191343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1950running106$5,770202981Chet Fillip (R)Fillip RacingFord1940running103$3,510212767Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord1934accident105$5,400223352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1930running97$5,02523512Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet1890running94$10,545243548Jerry CranmerHylton MotorsportsChevrolet1880running0$4,855253674Jack ElyWawak RacingChevrolet1850running0$2,13526433Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet1840accident85$10,780272390Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord1620valve82$5,680282617Pancho CarterHamby RacingChevrolet1452engine84$4,605292007Randy LaJoieSnellman RacingChevrolet1440engine76$1,815303992Jonathan Lee EdwardsEdwards RacingBuick1360ignition73$1,760311766Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1310engine70$1,705323264Eddie BierschwaleLangley RacingFord1260accident67$3,62533255Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile901valve69$1,570343485Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet870handling61$1,51535644Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobile600engine58$8,405361988Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile600engine55$1,460374020Rick NewsomNewsom RacingBuick590engine52$1,380383824Buddie BoysCrawford Clements RacingPontiac510accident49$1,355392823Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac120engine46$1,20040911Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet70engine43$12,225Failed to qualify4176Jerry WardArrington RacingFordOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 2,097 10px 2 Darrell Waltrip 1,846 (-251) 10px 3 Bobby Allison 1,775 (-322) 10px 4 Rusty Wallace 1,750 (–347) 10px 2 5 Tim Richmond 1,742 (–355) 10px 1 6 Bill Elliott 1,737 (–360) 10px 2 7 Ricky Rudd 1,674 (–423) 10px 2 8 Terry Labonte 1,626 (–471) 10px 1 9 Harry Gant 1,608 (–489) 10px 10 Kyle Petty 1,548 (–549)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. 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