1986 Canadian Players 500

Fourth race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston West Series February 2025 CUST Race City Speedway in Calgary, Alberta 1986 Canadian Players 500 Race Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1986_Canadian_Players_500/P/ Racing Reference February 19, 2025 Race 4 of 8 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston West Series season 0.420 0.676 210.00 500 337.96 66.631 mph km/h Bill Schmitt Schmitt Racing Enterprises Bill Schmitt 467 Schmitt Racing Enterprises 73 Bill Schmitt Schmitt Racing Enterprises The 1986 Canadian Players 500, also referred to as the Canadian 500 or Players 500, was the 4th stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Sunday, August 3, 1986, at Race City Speedway, a 0.420 mile (0.676 km) oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. Bill Schmitt won the race, his first and only win of the season. Multiple of Schmitt's closest competitors, such as Hershel McGriff and Terry Petris, were eliminated in accidents, and Schmitt would ultimately win with a margin of 7 laps over second place Chad Little.August 4, 1986 Schmitt outdistances competition by 7 laps https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-york-dispatch-schmitt-outdistances-c/166100234/ February 19, 2025 The York Dispatch 12 Newspapers.com United Press International Canadian driver Billy Hitchcox would finish third, and Jim Robinson and John Krebs rounded out the top five. This race would be the last Winston West race to take place in Canada.NASCAR in Canada Part 2 - Winston West https://www.canadianracer.com/nascarincanada2.php February 19, 2025 Canadian Racer Report Background Race City Motorsport Park, also known as Race City or Race City Speedway, was a multi-track auto racing facility located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The facility featured a ¼ mile dragstrip, a 3.2 km (2.0 mi) 11-turn road course, and a ½ mile paved short oval. Entry list +No. Car numberDriverOwnerManufacturer3Kenny SchmittBill SchmittChevrolet4Bob HowardBob HowardOldsmobile04Hershel McGriffGary SmithPontiac6Chuck LittleGeorge JeffersonFord12Terry PetrisJohn & Terry PetrisChevrolet14Laury CoverUnknownFord18Glen SteurerGlen SteurerChevrolet22St. James DavisLaDonna DavisBuick24Buddie BoysBuddie BoysPontiac26Chad LittleGeorge JeffersonChevrolet27Bobby SchukarDick MidgleyChevrolet27XDoug RutzUnknownPontiac32Ruben GarciaFred StokeChevrolet33John KrebsJohn KrebsOldsmobile41Jack SellersSara VincentChevrolet44Billy HitchcoxUnknownOldsmobile72Brad TidrickCindi TidrickBuick73Bill SchmittBill SchmittChevrolet78Jim RobinsonLois WilliamsOldsmobile97Mike Van AmbergUnknownPontiac98Garrett EvansJohn KieperChevrolet99Mike ChaseFred StokeChevrolet Qualifying Bill Schmitt started the race on pole with an average speed of 86.728 mph. Race results +Fin1986 AC-Delco 300 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1986_AC-Delco_300 February 19, 2025 The Third Turn enSt#DriverOwnerMakeLapsLedStatusPts1173Bill SchmittBill SchmittChevrolet500467Running602526Chad LittleGeorge JeffersonChevrolet4930Running4931044Billy HitchcoxUnknownOldsmobile4900Running484978Jim RobinsonLois WilliamsOldsmobile4860Running4751133John KrebsJohn KrebsOldsmobile4780Running466732Ruben GarciaFred StokeChevrolet4430Rear End457298Garrett EvansJohn KieperPontiac3840Accident4481597Mike Van AmbergUnknownPontiac3840Running091224Buddie BoysBuddie BoysPontiac3730Running4310399Mike ChaseFred StokeChevrolet3510Rear End42112227XDoug RutzUnknownPontiac2840Engine0122014Laury CoverUnknownFord2520Engine013618Glen SteurerGlen SteurerChevrolet2210Ignition41141641Jack SellersSara VincentChevrolet1920Overheating4015812Terry PetrisJohn & Terry PetrisChevrolet1750Accident39161472Brad TidrickCindi TidrickBuick1550Accident38171704Hershel McGriffGary SmithPontiac9733Accident42182127Bobby SchukarDick MidgleyChevrolet930Accident019134Bob HowardBob HowardOldsmobile390Engine36201722St. James DavisLaDonna DavisBuick30Engine3521183Kenny SchmittBill SchmittChevrolet20Ignition022196Chuck LittleGeorge JeffersonFord20Ignition0 Standings after the race +PosDriverPoints 10px 1Chad Little 209 10px 2 2Bill Schmitt 202 (-7) 10px 3Jim Robinson 194 (-15) 10px 2 4Terry Petris 187 (-22) 10px 1 5Hershel McGriff 182 (-27) 10px 1 6Glen Steurer 182 (-27) 10px 7Ruben Garcia 169 (-40) 10px 1 8John Krebs 151 (-58) 10px 2 9Brad Tidrick 117 (-92) 10px 2 10Ray Kelly 114 (-95) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1986 Peterbilt Winston Washington 500 NASCAR Winston West Series 1986 1986 Shuck's Tacoma Grand Prix 200 Canadian Players 500 Canadian Players 500 Category:NASCAR races at Race City Motorsport Park