1986 Daytona 500

First race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series November 2023 NASWINSTON 28th Annual Daytona 500 The 1986 Daytona 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott. 1986 2 16 148.124 mph km/h 29 1 4.0 200 804.672 2.5 Daytona 500 Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway Ken Squier, David Hobbs, Ned Jarrett Motor Racing Network CBS Hendrick Motorsports Geoff Bodine Melling Racing Hendrick Motorsports Bill Elliott Geoff Bodine 101 5 1986 500 43.894 1986 Daytona 500 program cover and logo.jpg 125,000 The 1986 Daytona 500 was the first stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 16, 1986, before an audience of 125,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway. In the final laps of the race, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt and Hendrick Motorsports' Geoff Bodine engaged in a battle for the victory. However, by the final lap, Earnhardt ran out of fuel, leading Bodine to cruise to an easy victory, having dominated for a majority of the race. The victory was Bodine's fourth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his first victory of the season, and his only Daytona 500 victory.Higgins Tom February 17, 1986 Bodine Breezes At Daytona 1C, 6C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-bodine-breezes-at/135977176/ November 30, 2023 Newspapers.com Coble Don February 17, 1986 Bodine wins Daytona duel 1C, 2C Florida Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-bodine-wins-daytona-duel/135977333/ November 30, 2023 Newspapers.com Hagan Enterprises' Terry Labonte and Junior Johnson & Associates' Darrell Waltrip finished second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. 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 RacingPontiacCliff Stewart Racing02Mark MartinGunderman RacingFordLone Star Peterbilt3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileCap'n Coty's5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Trevor BoysU.S. RacingChevroletFinky's7Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord7-Eleven07Randy LaJoieBob Johnson RacingChevroletSnellman Construction8Bobby 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 Financial19Bob ParkPark RacingPontiacPark Racing21Larry PearsonPearson RacingChevroletChattanooga Chew22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American23Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiacHawaiian Punch25Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacAlugard28Cale YarboroughRanier-Lundy RacingFordHardee's29Grant AdcoxAdcox RacingChevroletHerb Adcox Chevrolet32Alan Kulwicki (R)Terry RacingFordQuincy's Steakhouse33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit39Blackie WangerinWangerin RacingFordWangerin Racing42Dick TrickleBilly Matthews RacingChevroletBill's Barbeque43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines47Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamChevroletRace Hill Farm Team48Ron EsauHylton MotorsportsChevroletHylton Motorsports49Ferdin WallaceH. L. Waters RacingChevroletClearfield Speedway52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacWNDB53Donny PaulPaul RacingChevroletPaul Racing54Slick JohnsonDriver changed to Eddie Bierschwale for the race after Bierschwale and Kodak paid Johnson to drive Johnson's car. Bierschwale had failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 in the Twin 125s.Chuhran John February 15, 1986 Richmond feeling aches from crash, but he'll be in race 10 Dayton Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-richmond-feeling-aches/136040304/ November 30, 2023 Newspapers.com alphaGray RacingChevroletGray Racing55Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileCopenhagen57Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesFordNationwise Automotive60Dick SkillenGoff RacingChevroletGoff Racing64Pancho CarterLangley RacingFordKmart66Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordJim Peacock Ford, Pannill Sweatshirts70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiacHelen Rae Special73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingFordHelen Rae Special74Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevroletSuperior Piping75Lake SpeedRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacNationwise Automotive76Clark DwyerArrington RacingFordArrington Racing77Ken RaganRagan RacingChevroletMcCord Gasket81Chet Fillip (R)Fillip RacingFordCircle Bar Truck Corral82Mark StahlStahl RacingFordAuto Bell Car Wash88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileCrisco89Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiacEvinrude Outboard Motors90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza94Eddie BierschwaleEller RacingPontiacKodak Film95Davey AllisonSadler Brothers RacingChevroletSadler Brothers Racing98Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiacValvoline99Connie SaylorBall MotorsportsChevroletHayes Jewelers Qualifying Qualifying was set by the 1986 7-Eleven Twin 125s. The top two positions were set by qualifying speeds held for the Twin 125 Qualifiers held on Monday, February 10, with the top two qualifiers in the session earning the top two positions for the Daytona 500. The rest of the starting was set in the Twin 125 Qualifiers, held on Thursday, February 13, during two races.February 9, 1986 Daytona Schedule 4D The Miami Herald https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-daytona-schedule/136039645/ November 30, 2023 Newspapers.com The top 14 finishers in the first race, excluding the pole position winner, set the inside row from rows two to 15, and the top 14 finishers in the second race, excluding the outside pole position winner, set the outside row from rows two to 15. The remaining non-qualifiers set positions 31-40 based on qualifying speeds from the first qualifying session held on Saturday. If needed, up to two extra provisionals were given to teams high enough in the previous season's owner's standings that did not qualify for the race by either qualifying speed or from the Twin 125 Qualifiers. Bill Elliott, driving for Melling Racing, won the pole, setting a time of 43.894 and an average speed of 205.039 mph km/h in Monday's session.Higgins Tom February 11, 1986 Elliott Grabs Daytona Pole – Again 1B, 3B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-elliott-grabs-day/136039907/ November 30, 2023 Newspapers.com 20 drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeReason19Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordQualified on pole25Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletQualified on outside pole322Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickSecond in Twin 125 #143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletFirst in Twin 125 #2544Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobileThird in Twin 125 #1611Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletThird in Twin 125 #277Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordFourth in Twin 125 #1827Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacFifth in Twin 125 #291Sterling MarlinEllington RacingChevroletFifth in Twin 125 #11071Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiacSixth in Twin 125 #21143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSixth in Twin 125 #11228Cale YarboroughRanier-Lundy RacingFordSeventh in Twin 125 #21312Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletSeventh in Twin 125 #11433Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletEighth in Twin 125 #21598Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiacEighth in Twin 125 #11688Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileNinth in Twin 125 #2174Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileNinth in Twin 125 #1186Trevor BoysU.S. RacingChevroletTenth in Twin 125 #21966Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileTenth in Twin 125 #12018Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet11th in Twin 125 #22114A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile11th in Twin 125 #12221Larry PearsonPearson RacingChevrolet12th in Twin 125 #22315Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord12th in Twin 125 #1248Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingChevrolet13th in Twin 125 #22502Mark MartinGunderman RacingFord13th in Twin 125 #12689Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac14th in Twin 125 #22710Greg SacksDiGard MotorsportsPontiac14th in Twin 125 #12864Pancho CarterLangley RacingFord15th in Twin 125 #22942Dick TrickleBilly Matthews RacingChevrolet15th in Twin 125 #13055Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSpeed provisional (200.411)3154Slick JohnsonGray RacingChevroletSpeed provisional (200.983)322Kirk BryantCliff Stewart RacingPontiacSpeed provisional (200.196)3326Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuickSpeed provisional (200.566)3417Doug HeveronHamby RacingChevroletSpeed provisional (199.172)3557Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesFordSpeed provisional (199.836)3675Lake SpeedRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacSpeed provisional (199.018)3767Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordSpeed provisional (199.106)Forced to start at rear3877Ken RaganRagan RacingChevroletSpeed provisional (200.906)3925Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevroletSpeed provisional (202.643)4047Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamChevroletFourth in Twin 125 #2Provisionals4190Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordOwner's points provisional4252Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacOwner's points provisionalFailed to qualify4353Donny PaulPaul RacingChevrolet16th in Twin 125 #14494Eddie BierschwaleEller RacingPontiac16th in Twin 125 #24532Alan Kulwicki (R)Terry RacingFord18th in Twin 125 #14648Ron EsauHylton MotorsportsChevrolet18th in Twin 125 #24770J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac20th in Twin 125 #14874Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet19th in Twin 125 #24976Clark DwyerArrington RacingFord21st in Twin 125 #15081Chet Fillip (R)Fillip RacingFord20th in Twin 125 #25195Davey AllisonSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet22nd in Twin 125 #15260Dick SkillenGoff RacingChevrolet21st in Twin 125 #25323Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac24th in Twin 125 #15407Randy LaJoieBob Johnson RacingChevrolet22nd in Twin 125 #25582Mark StahlStahl RacingFord25th in Twin 125 #15699Connie SaylorBall MotorsportsChevrolet27th in Twin 125 #25729Grant AdcoxAdcox RacingChevrolet27th in Twin 125 #15839Blackie WangerinWangerin RacingFord29th in Twin 125 #25919Bob ParkPark RacingPontiac28th in Twin 125 #16049Ferdin WallaceH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet30th in Twin 125 #2610Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet31st in Twin 125 #16273Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingFord31st in Twin 125 #2Official Twin 125s resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings125Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet200101running185$192,7152544Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesOldsmobile2005running175$103,2403611Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet2003running170$80,5154248Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingChevrolet2001running165$58,97553055Benny ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1990running155$47,41561598Ron BouchardCurb RacingPontiac1990running150$48,3107174Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile1990running146$36,9908827Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac1990running142$37,840991Sterling MarlinEllington RacingChevrolet1986engine143$37,165103675Lake SpeedRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac1980running134$31,430112315Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord1980running130$32,690123557Jody RidleyRahMoc EnterprisesFord1980running127$20,9151319Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord1982running129$56,0701443Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19734engine126$61,655153417Doug HeveronHamby RacingChevrolet1970running118$21,1201677Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord1950running115$23,430172942Dick TrickleBilly Matthews RacingChevrolet1940running112$15,92518186Trevor BoysU.S. RacingChevrolet1910running109$19,380192018Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet1893running111$15,035203925Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1887running108$13,875213877Ken RaganRagan RacingChevrolet1840running100$11,870224047Morgan ShepherdRace Hill Farm TeamChevrolet1810running97$15,465233767Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord1770engine94$15,475241966Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1740running91$12,705252689Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac1380clutch88$11,800261688Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile1190accident85$15,400271228Cale YarboroughRanier-Lundy RacingFord1165accident87$12,985283326Joe RuttmanKing RacingBuick1150accident79$9,480292114A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile1131engine81$11,275301433Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet1030accident73$19,920313154Eddie BierschwaleGray RacingChevrolet1000engine70$9,965321312Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet10032accident72$29,710334190Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord910engine64$11,300342864Pancho CarterLangley RacingFord790accident61$12,925352710Greg SacksDiGard MotorsportsPontiac760clutch58$16,670361143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac630accident55$10,790372502Mark MartinGunderman RacingFord510engine52$9,560381071Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiac470engine49$13,295394252Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac380engine46$11,150402221Larry PearsonPearson RacingChevrolet290engine43$9,31041322Kirk BryantCliff Stewart RacingPontiac240accident40$10,99542322Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick210engine37$18,760Failed to qualify4353Donny PaulPaul RacingChevrolet4494Eddie BierschwaleEller RacingPontiac4532Alan Kulwicki (R)Terry RacingFord4648Ron EsauHylton MotorsportsChevrolet4770J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac4874Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet4976Clark DwyerArrington RacingFord5081Chet Fillip (R)Fillip RacingFord5195Davey AllisonSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet5260Dick SkillenGoff RacingChevrolet5323Michael Waltrip (R)Bahari RacingPontiac5407Randy LaJoieBob Johnson RacingChevrolet5582Mark StahlStahl RacingFord5699Connie SaylorBall MotorsportsChevrolet5729Grant AdcoxAdcox RacingChevrolet5839Blackie WangerinWangerin RacingFord5919Bob ParkPark RacingPontiac6049Ferdin WallaceH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet610Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet6273Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingFordOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Geoff Bodine 185 10px 2 Terry Labonte 175 (-10) 10px 3 Darrell Waltrip 170 (-15) 10px 4 Bobby Hillin Jr. 165 (–20) 10px 5 Benny Parsons 155 (–30) 10px 6 Ron Bouchard 150 (–35) 10px 7 Rick Wilson 146 (–39) 10px 8 Sterling Marlin 143 (–42) 10px 9 Rusty Wallace 142 (–43) 10px 10 Lake Speed 134 (–51)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. Notes References 1985 Winston Western 500 1986 Miller High Life 400 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1986 in sports in Florida Category:1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:February 1986 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway