1986 Talladega 500

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1986 Talladega 500
Race details
Race 17 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1986 Talladega 500 program cover, featuring Cale Yarborough.
DateJuly 27, 1986
Official name 18th Annual Talladega 500
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Alabama International Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed 151.522 miles per hour (243.851 km/h)
Attendance 105,000
Pole position
Driver
 Melling Racing
Time 45.817
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Laps 54
Winner
No. 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1986 Talladega 500 was the 17th stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 27, 1986, before an audience of 105,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Alabama International Motor Speedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. [1]

Contents

In a race plagued by high temperatures, by the final laps of the race, few cars remained. Of the ones that did, a battle for the lead between Stavola Brothers Racing's Bobby Hillin Jr., Hendrick Motorsports' Tim Richmond, and Ricky Rudd, who at the time was replaced by Rusty Wallace, was created that stretched out into the final lap of the race. At the finish, Hillin Jr. was able to defend the two, securing his only career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his only win of the season, and at the time, the record for the youngest driver to win in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. To fill out the top three, Richmond and Rudd finished second and third, respectively. [2] [3]

Background

The layout of Alabama International Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway.svg
The layout of Alabama International Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Chevrolet Heyward Grooms Construction
1 Sterling Marlin Ellington Racing Chevrolet Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
2 Rodney Combs Harrington Racing Chevrolet Soldier Seal, Gunk
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Wrangler
4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak
5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Levi Garrett
6 D. K. Ulrich U.S. Racing Chevrolet U.S. Racing
7 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 7-Eleven
8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Chevrolet Miller American
9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors
11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet Budweiser
12 Neil Bonnett Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet Budweiser
14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile Copenhagen
15 Ricky Rudd Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft Quality Parts
17 Pancho Carter Hamby Racing Chevrolet Kmart
18 Tommy Ellis Freedlander Motorsports Chevrolet Freedlander Financial
22 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller American
23 Michael Waltrip (R) Bahari Racing Pontiac Hawaiian Punch
25 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Folgers
26 Joe Ruttman King Racing Buick Quaker State
27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac Alugard
28 Cale Yarborough Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford Hardee's
29 Grant Adcox Adcox Racing Chevrolet Adcox Racing
33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
35 Alan Kulwicki (R) AK Racing Ford Quincy's Steakhouse
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Terry Labonte Hagan Enterprises Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines
47 Morgan Shepherd Race Hill Farm Team Chevrolet Race Hill Farm Team
48 Ronnie Thomas Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet Hylton Motorsports
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Jimmy Means Racing
54 Eddie Bierschwale Gray Racing Chevrolet Kodak
55 Benny Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Copenhagen
64 Connie Saylor Langley Racing Ford Sunny King Ford
66 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal
67 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Ford Pannill Sweatshirts
70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Rumple Furniture
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Pontiac Helen Rae Special
73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Ford Helen Rae Special
75 Jim Sauter RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Nationwise Automotive
77 Ken Ragan Ragan Racing Chevrolet McCord Gasket
79 Derrike Cope Razore Racing Ford Peterbilt
81 Chet Fillip (R) Fillip Racing Ford Circle Bar Truck Corral
88 Buddy Baker Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile Evinrude Outboard Motors
90 Ken Schrader Donlavey Racing Ford Red Baron Frozen Pizza
98 Ron Bouchard Curb Racing Pontiac Valvoline

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, July 24, at 2:00 PM 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. [4] 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 Friday, July 25, at 2:00 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, 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 provisionals were given. [5]

Bill Elliott, driving for Melling Racing, won the pole, setting a time of 45.817 and an average speed of 209.005 miles per hour (336.361 km/h) in the first round. [6]

Four drivers failed to qualify. [7]

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
19 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 45.817209.005
23 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46.027208.052
325 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.141207.538
455 Benny Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 46.171207.403
51 Sterling Marlin Ellington Racing Chevrolet 46.218207.192
67 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 46.242207.084
712 Davey Allison Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 46.408206.344
84 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 46.441206.197
944 Terry Labonte Hagan Enterprises Oldsmobile 46.466206.086
105 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.495205.958
1114 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 46.519205.851
1288 Buddy Baker Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 46.523205.834
138 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 46.537205.772
1447 Morgan Shepherd Race Hill Farm Team Buick 46.652205.265
1511 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 46.665205.207
1666 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 46.677205.155
172 Rodney Combs Harrington Racing Chevrolet 46.713204.996
1875 Jim Sauter RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 46.763204.777
1928 Cale Yarborough Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 46.803204.602
2015 Ricky Rudd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 46.852204.388
Failed to lock in Round 1
2122 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 46.905204.157
2227 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 46.929204.053
2326 Joe Ruttman King Racing Buick 46.971203.870
2443 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 47.124203.209
2581 Chet Fillip (R) Fillip Racing Ford 47.124203.209
2618 Tommy Ellis Freedlander Motorsports Chevrolet 47.151203.092
2798 Ron Bouchard Curb Racing Pontiac 47.285202.517
2835 Alan Kulwicki (R) AK Racing Ford 47.302202.444
2971 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Pontiac 47.344202.264
300 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Chevrolet 47.371202.149
3173 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Ford 47.386202.085
3233 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 47.442201.846
3317 Pancho Carter Hamby Racing Chevrolet 47.501201.596
3423 Michael Waltrip (R) Bahari Racing Pontiac 47.529201.477
3590 Ken Schrader Donlavey Racing Ford 47.563201.333
3648 Ronnie Thomas Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet 47.615201.113
3767 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Ford 47.616201.109
3854 Eddie Bierschwale Gray Racing Chevrolet 47.633201.037
3952 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 47.867200.042
4077 Ken Ragan Ragan Racing Chevrolet 47.913199.862
Failed to qualify
416 D. K. Ulrich U.S. Racing Chevrolet -*-*
4229 Grant Adcox Adcox Racing Chevrolet -*-*
4364 Connie Saylor Langley Racing Ford -*-*
4470 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac -*-*
WD79 Derrike Cope Razore Racing Ford --
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
1138 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 18816running180$60,055
2325 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 18819running175$34,345
32015 Ricky Rudd [lower-alpha 1] Bud Moore Engineering Ford 1880running165$29,255
451 Sterling Marlin Ellington Racing Chevrolet 1889running165$15,750
5455 Benny Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 1882running160$12,815
61447 Morgan Shepherd Race Hill Farm Team Buick 1880running150$9,170
7712 Davey Allison Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 18813running151$17,820
82326 Joe Ruttman King Racing Buick 1880running142$10,495
967 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1882running143$12,570
102122 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 1872accident139$13,720
1184 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 1877accident135$5,040
121875 Jim Sauter RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 1872accident132$8,835
131666 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 1871running129$4,350
143423 Michael Waltrip (R) Bahari Racing Pontiac 1861running126$4,780
153952 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 1841running123$8,380
163648 Ronnie Thomas Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet 1830running115$7,800
172798 Ron Bouchard Curb Racing Pontiac 1740accident112$3,730
184077 Ken Ragan Ragan Racing Chevrolet 1691accident114$3,710
19172 Rodney Combs [lower-alpha 2] Harrington Racing Chevrolet 1694accident111$3,710
201288 Buddy Baker Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 1633overheating108$4,130
213767 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Ford 1620running100$6,935
223233 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 1595accident102$12,050
23105 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15919accident99$11,140
241928 Cale Yarborough Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 1590accident91$2,930
251511 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 1573accident93$13,670
2623 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15354engine95$15,355
2719 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 1525valve87$15,185
282581 Chet Fillip (R) Fillip Racing Ford 1500accident79$3,625
29300 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Chevrolet 1400engine76$2,565
301114 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 1190wheel bearing73$7,010
313590 Ken Schrader Donlavey Racing Ford 1131engine75$7,010
322835 Alan Kulwicki (R) AK Racing Ford 1122clutch72$2,485
333173 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Ford 1002overheating0$3,225
342618 Tommy Ellis Freedlander Motorsports Chevrolet 860engine61$2,365
352227 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 700engine58$5,410
362971 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Pontiac 610head gasket55$5,210
372443 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 515accident57$5,080
38944 Terry Labonte Hagan Enterprises Oldsmobile 378oil pressure54$9,440
393854 Eddie Bierschwale Gray Racing Chevrolet 370valve46$1,990
403317 Pancho Carter Hamby Racing Chevrolet 291engine48$4,680
Failed to qualify
416 D. K. Ulrich U.S. Racing Chevrolet
4229 Grant Adcox Adcox Racing Chevrolet
4364 Connie Saylor Langley Racing Ford
4470 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac
WD79 Derrike Cope Razore Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

Notes

  1. ↑ On the race's 116th lap, Rudd was replaced by Rusty Wallace as Rudd was suffering from the flu. Wallace had previously retired from the race on the 70th lap. As Rudd started the race, he is credited with the finishing position. [8]
  2. ↑ Midway into the race, Combs was replaced by Alan Kulwicki as Combs reported numbness in his arm. Kulwicki had previously retired from the race on the 112th lap. As Combs started the race, he is credited with the finishing position. [9]

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