1986 Motorcraft 500

December 2023 Fourth race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta International Raceway 499.216 32.096 1.522 2.449 803.41 803.41 499.216 328 328 1986 Motorcraft 500 27th Annual Motorcraft 500 4 29 Motor Racing Network ABC Jim Lampley, Sam Posey 47 Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt Race Hill Farm Team Morgan Shepherd Richard Childress Racing 168 Dale Earnhardt 132.126 mph km/h 1986 Motorcraft 500.jpeg The 1986 Motorcraft 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott. 71,800 March 16 The 1986 Motorcraft 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 16, 1986, before an audience of 71,800 in Hampton, Georgia, at Atlanta International Raceway, a 1.522 mi km permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. Faced with a final restart with four laps left in the race, Race Hill Farm Team's Morgan Shepherd managed to hold off the dominant driver of the day, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt in what is considered at the time to be a major upset. The victory was Shepherd's second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.Higgins Tom March 17, 1986 Shepherd Edges Earnhardt 1C, 3C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-shepherd-edges-ea/136322851/ December 6, 2023 Newspapers.com Hinton Ed March 17, 1986 With tears in his eyes, Shepherd wins Motorcraft 1D, 2D The Atlanta Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-with-tears-in-his-ey/136322991/ December 6, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Earnhardt and Hagan Enterprises' Terry Labonte finished second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Atlanta International Raceway, the circuit where the race was held. Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.522-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960. The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54 mi km on where before it was 1.522 mi km on. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. Entry list (R) - denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevroletHeyward Grooms Construction, Carey Hillard's Restaurants1Sterling MarlinEllington RacingChevroletBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce2Kirk BryantCliff Stewart RacingPontiacSpectrum Furniture3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileCap'n Coty's5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Trevor BoysU.S. RacingChevroletU.S. Racing7Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord7-Eleven8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingChevroletMiller American9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors10Greg SacksDiGard MotorsportsPontiacTRW Automotive11Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser14A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobileCopenhagen15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft Quality Parts17Doug HeveronHamby RacingChevroletProtecta Truck Bed Liner18Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevroletFreedlander Financial22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American23Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiacHawaiian Punch25Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacAlugard28Cale YarboroughRanier-Lundy RacingFordHardee's30Willy T. RibbsWithdrew after Ribbs' car failed to arrive in time for a mandatory technical inspection despite a two-hour extension.Higgins Tom March 15, 1986 Late Car Parking Ribbs At Atlanta 1C, 5C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-late-car-parking/136384275/ December 6, 2023 Newspapers.com According to DiGard Motorsports, the team was stuck trying to repair the car that was supposed to race, which was wrecked by Ribbs during a test on February 27, 1986. The team was also struggling after the departure of master engine builder Robert Yates, who left the team on February 14.Pearson Harold March 15, 1986 Ribbs misses trials topped by Earnhardt C1, C5 Richmond Times-Dispatch https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-ribbs-misses-tri/136384788/ December 6, 2023 Newspapers.com alphaDiGard MotorsportsFordRed Roof Inn33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit35Alan Kulwicki (R)AK RacingFordQuincy's Steakhouse36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiacAlmeda Auto Parts38Mike LawsLaws RacingChevroletLaws Racing43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines47Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamChevroletRace Hill Farm Team52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacJimmy Means Racing54Slick JohnsonDriver changed to Eddie Bierschwale for the start of the race after Bierschwale and Kodak paid Johnson to drive Johnson's car when Bierschwale failed to qualify. Johnson later switched seats with Bierschwale during the race. As Bierschwale started the race, he is classified as the driver in the official results.MRN Classic Races - 1986 Motorcraft 500 Motor Racing Network NASCAR March 16, 1986 https://www.mrn.com/shows/mrn-classic-races-1986-motorcraft-500/ 5:53 December 6, 2023 betaGray RacingChevroletGray Racing55Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileCopenhagen57Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesFordNationwise Automotive64Pancho CarterLangley RacingFordKmart65Joe BooherBooher RacingBuickBooher Racing66Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiacHelen Rae Special74Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevroletSuperior Piping75Lake SpeedRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacNationwise Automotive81Chet Fillip (R)Fillip RacingFordCircle Bar Truck Corral82Mark StahlStahl RacingFordAuto Bell Car Wash88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileCrisco90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza91David SosebeeSosebee RacingChevroletSosebee Racing94Eddie BierschwaleEller RacingPontiacKodak Film98Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiacValvoline Qualifying Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was scheduled to be held on Friday, March 14, at 1:00 PM EST. Originally, the first 20 positions were going to be determined by first round qualifying, with positions 21-40 meant to be determined later in the day at 2:00 PM EST.March 14, 1986 Motorcraft 500 Facts box 2D The Atlanta Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-motorcraft-500-facts/136384448/ December 6, 2023 Newspapers.com However, due to rain, the first round was cancelled. As a result, qualifying was both delayed for over two hours and condensed into one round for all starting grid spots in the race. 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.Bean Dave March 15, 1986 Earnhardt's Record Run Earns AIR Pole B1 Ledger-Enquirer https://www.newspapers.com/article/ledger-enquirer-earnhardts-record-run-e/136384877/ December 6, 2023 Newspapers.com Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, won the pole, setting a time of 32.096 and an average speed of 170.713 mph km/h.Higgins Tom March 15, 1986 Earnhardt Nails Pole At Atlanta 5C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-earnhardt-nails-p/136384351/ December 6, 2023 Newspapers.com Six drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32.096170.713225Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet32.198170.172347Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamBuick32.260169.845410Greg SacksDiGard MotorsportsChevrolet32.290169.68759Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord32.317169.545628Cale YarboroughRanier-Lundy RacingFord32.373169.252727Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac32.382169.20585Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet32.393169.14891Sterling MarlinEllington RacingChevrolet32.399169.1161033Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet32.422168.9961143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac32.431168.9491244Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobile32.464168.778134Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile32.474168.7261488Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile32.494168.6221511Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet32.521168.4821655Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile32.545168.3581722Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick32.653167.8011866Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile32.670167.7131912Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet32.837166.8612057Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesFord32.852166.7842175Lake SpeedRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac32.860166.7442214A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile32.954166.2682315Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord32.981166.1322490Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord33.052165.7752598Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiac33.055165.7602671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiac33.077165.6502767Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord33.081165.6302826Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick33.154165.2652964Pancho CarterLangley RacingFord33.163165.220302Kirk BryantCliff Stewart RacingPontiac33.206165.0063123Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac33.277164.6543235Alan Kulwicki (R)AK RacingFord33.319164.4463381Chet Fillip (R)Fillip RacingFord33.504163.5393452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac33.516163.4803517Doug HeveronHamby RacingChevrolet33.572163.2073636H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac33.592163.1103754Eddie BierschwaleGray RacingChevrolet33.598163.081387Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord33.646162.848396Trevor BoysU.S. RacingChevrolet33.740162.3954074Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet33.788162.164Provisionals418Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick -* -*4218Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify or withdrew4394Eddie BierschwaleEller RacingPontiac -* -*4465Joe BooherBooher RacingBuick -* -*450Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet -* -*4638Mike LawsLaws RacingChevrolet -* -*4791David SosebeeSosebee RacingChevrolet -* -*4882Mark StahlStahl RacingFord -* -*WD30Willy T. RibbsDiGard MotorsportsFord - -Official starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1347Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamBuick32897running180$62,350213Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet328168running180$51,30031244Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobile3280running165$22,15041511Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet3286running165$24,075559Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord3282running160$18,25061655Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile3280running150$6,6757225Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet32819running151$5,9258727Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac3270running142$12,93091722Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick3270running138$4,7251085Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3270running134$12,775111143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3272running135$8,220121033Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet32634running132$17,025134218Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet3260running124$3,225143235Alan Kulwicki (R)AK RacingFord3250running121$3,525151488Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile3250running118$3,16516418Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3240running115$6,900172214A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile3220running112$2,600181866Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile3220running109$2,475193123Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac3190running106$2,775202767Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord3170running103$6,415212490Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord3140accident100$7,580222175Lake SpeedRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac3130running97$5,860234074Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet3080running94$1,92524396Trevor BoysU.S. RacingChevrolet3030running91$5,50025410Greg SacksDiGard MotorsportsChevrolet3010running88$8,825262315Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord3010running85$9,69527628Cale YarboroughRanier-Lundy RacingFord3000oil line82$1,66528387Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord2890running79$8,635292057Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesFord2680valve76$1,605303754Eddie BierschwaleGray RacingChevrolet2610accident73$1,57531302Kirk BryantCliff Stewart RacingPontiac2540accident70$5,4653291Sterling MarlinEllington RacingChevrolet2200valve67$1,525332671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiac2190engine64$4,705341912Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet2060accident61$9,880353517Doug HeveronHamby RacingChevrolet1820running58$4,510363381Chet Fillip (R)Fillip RacingFord1750valve55$1,450373636H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac1740steering52$1,435382964Pancho CarterLangley RacingFord1570clutch49$4,19539134Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile1490valve46$1,405402598Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiac1400clutch43$4,155413452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac820accident40$4,145422826Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick330engine37$1,390Failed to qualify or withdrew4394Eddie BierschwaleEller RacingPontiac4465Joe BooherBooher RacingBuick450Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet4638Mike LawsLaws RacingChevrolet4791David SosebeeSosebee RacingChevrolet4882Mark StahlStahl RacingFordWD30Willy T. RibbsDiGard MotorsportsFordOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Darrell Waltrip 655 10px 2 Terry Labonte 643 (-12) 10px 3 Dale Earnhardt 628 (-27) 10px 4 Geoff Bodine 574 (–81) 10px 1 5 Rusty Wallace 550 (–105) 10px 3 6 Bill Elliott 535 (–120) 10px 2 7 Kyle Petty 509 (–146) 10px 1 8 Lake Speed 482 (–173) 10px 1 9 Bobby Hillin Jr. 476 (–179) 10px 6 10 Tim Richmond 471 (–184)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. Notes References 1986 Goodwrench 500 1986 Valleydale 500 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1986 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:March 1986 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway