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11th race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Motor car race
The 1986 Coca-Cola 600 was the 11th stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 27th iteration of the event . The race was held on Sunday, May 25, 1986, before an audience of 158,000 in Concord, North Carolina , at Charlotte Motor Speedway , a 1.5 miles (2.4 km ) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete.[1]
After a poor start, Richard Childress Racing 's Dale Earnhardt , crediting crew chief Kirk Shelmerdine , made several changes to the car afterward, making an improvement. As a result, Earnhardt steadily climbed through the field in the final stages of the race, taking the lead when Bill Elliott pitted for fuel with less than 20 laps left in the race, securing the victory. The victory was Earnhardt's 18th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.[2] [3] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports ' Tim Richmond and Ranier-Lundy Racing 's Cale Yarborough finished second and third, respectively.
Background [ edit ]
The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway , the venue where the race was held.
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km ) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge , as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500 . The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith ) as track president.
Entry list [ edit ]
(R ) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying [ edit ]
Qualifying was split into three rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, May 21, at 4:00 PM EST . Each driver had one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 15 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 Thursday, May 22, at 2:00 PM EST . As with the first round, each driver had one lap to set a time. Positions 16-30 were decided on times in the second round. The third round was held on Friday, May 23, at 12:30 PM EST ; if a driver was not able to guarantee a starting spot in the previous two rounds, they had the option to scrub their time again and run in the third round. As with the previous two rounds, each driver had one lap to set a time. Positions 31-40 were determined on times in the third round.[5] 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 32.824 and an average speed of 164.511 miles per hour (264.755 km/h) in the first round.[6]
Four drivers failed to qualify.[7]
Full qualifying results [ edit ]
Race results [ edit ]
Fin
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
Winnings
1
3
3
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
400
26
running
180
$98,150
2
2
25
Tim Richmond
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
94
running
175
$64,355
3
12
28
Cale Yarborough
Ranier-Lundy Racing
Ford
400
98
running
175
$34,375
4
8
33
Harry Gant
Mach 1 Racing
Chevrolet
400
50
running
165
$35,630
5
15
11
Darrell Waltrip
Junior Johnson & Associates
Chevrolet
400
3
running
160
$27,250
6
5
9
Bill Elliott
Melling Racing
Ford
400
98
running
160
$34,750
7
4
1
Sterling Marlin
Ellington Racing
Chevrolet
399
0
running
146
$13,000
8
13
15
Ricky Rudd
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
399
0
running
142
$18,200
9
10
47
Morgan Shepherd
Race Hill Farm Team
Buick
399
12
running
143
$14,450
10
9
27
Rusty Wallace
Blue Max Racing
Pontiac
398
5
running
139
$16,750
11
16
44
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Oldsmobile
398
0
running
130
$14,800
12
18
22
Bobby Allison
Stavola Brothers Racing
Buick
398
1
running
132
$14,200
13
11
12
Neil Bonnett
Junior Johnson & Associates
Chevrolet
397
2
running
129
$15,400
14
19
4
Lake Speed
Morgan–McClure Motorsports
Oldsmobile
397
6
running
126
$6,400
15
22
8
Bobby Hillin Jr.
Stavola Brothers Racing
Buick
396
0
running
118
$10,795
16
41
71
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Ford
395
0
running
115
$9,825
17
30
88
Buddy Baker
Baker–Schiff Racing
Oldsmobile
395
0
running
112
$5,300
18
32
2
Brett Bodine
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
394
0
running
109
$10,100
19
31
98
Ron Bouchard
Curb Racing
Pontiac
394
0
running
106
$4,900
20
17
7
Kyle Petty
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
394
0
running
103
$12,150
21
24
75
Jody Ridley
RahMoc Enterprises
Pontiac
392
0
running
100
$8,315
22
14
02
Mark Martin
Gunderman Racing
Ford
391
0
running
97
$4,200
23
27
90
Ken Schrader
Donlavey Racing
Ford
391
0
running
94
$8,705
24
20
66
Phil Parsons
Jackson Bros. Motorsports
Oldsmobile
389
0
running
91
$3,500
25
39
94
Trevor Boys
Eller Racing
Pontiac
389
0
running
88
$2,800
26
34
23
Michael Waltrip (R )
Bahari Racing
Pontiac
389
0
running
85
$3,850
27
29
35
Alan Kulwicki (R )
AK Racing
Ford
382
0
running
82
$2,500
28
21
51
Connie Saylor
Spohn Racing
Ford
376
0
running
0
$2,200
29
38
32
Eddie Bierschwale
Ingle Racing
Chevrolet
374
1
running
81
$2,000
30
35
79
Derrike Cope
Razore Racing
Ford
361
0
running
73
$1,900
31
1
5
Geoff Bodine
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
319
2
camshaft
75
$33,850
32
23
26
Joe Ruttman
King Racing
Buick
292
0
running
67
$5,635
33
33
17
Doug Heveron
Hamby Racing
Chevrolet
278
0
engine
64
$5,475
34
6
55
Benny Parsons
Jackson Bros. Motorsports
Oldsmobile
198
1
shocks
66
$2,200
35
40
18
Tommy Ellis
Freedlander Motorsports
Chevrolet
172
1
overheating
63
$1,650
36
7
21
David Pearson
Pearson Racing
Chevrolet
138
0
head gasket
0
$1,800
37
28
81
Chet Fillip (R )
Fillip Racing
Ford
124
0
accident
52
$1,575
38
37
6
Richard Petty
U.S. Racing
Chevrolet
123
0
engine
49
$5,465
39
25
10
Greg Sacks
DiGard Motorsports
Chevrolet
73
0
accident
46
$1,525
40
26
99
Brad Teague
Ball Motorsports
Chevrolet
37
0
accident
43
$1,500
41
36
45
Ken Ragan
Morris Racing
Pontiac
5
0
accident
40
$1,500
Failed to qualify or withdrew
42
67
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Ford
43
52
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Pontiac
44
30
Willy T. Ribbs
DiGard Motorsports
Chevrolet
45
70
J. D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Pontiac
WD
43
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Pontiac
Official race results
Standings after the race [ edit ]
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Dale Earnhardt
1,767
2
Darrell Waltrip
1,623 (-144)
1
3
Bobby Allison
1,505 (-262)
1
4
Terry Labonte
1,447 (–320)
2
5
Rusty Wallace
1,440 (–327)
1
6
Bill Elliott
1,436 (–331)
2
7
Harry Gant
1,380 (–387)
3
8
Tim Richmond
1,377 (–390)
1
9
Kyle Petty
1,361 (–406)
10
Ricky Rudd
1,344 (–423)
Official driver's standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
^ a b Petty crashed his car in a Friday practice session, terminally damaging his only car. As a result, both Petty and his sponsor, STP, paid D. K. Ulrich to drive his car for the race.[4]
References [ edit ]
^ Mulhurn, Mike (May 26, 1986). "Earnhardt Charges to World 600 Victory" . Winston-Salem Journal . pp. 13, 17 . Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Olson, Stan (May 24, 1986). "Petty Wrecks, But Says He'll Race" . The Charlotte Observer . pp. 2D. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Race Week Schedule" . The Charlotte Observer . May 20, 1986. pp. 1B. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Higgins, Tom (May 22, 1986). "600 Pole Belongs To Bodine" . The Charlotte Observer . pp. 1B, 8B . Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Higgins, Tom (May 24, 1986). "Baker Leads Final Day Of 600 Qualifying" . The Charlotte Observer . pp. 3D. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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