1986 Coca-Cola 600
11th race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
Race details | |||
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Race 11 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | May 25, 1986 | ||
Official name | 27th Annual Coca-Cola 600 | ||
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
Average speed | 140.406 miles per hour (225.962 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 158,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
Time | 32.824 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver |
Cale Yarborough Bill Elliott |
Ranier-Lundy Racing Melling Racing | |
Laps | 98 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Jefferson-Pilot | ||
Announcers | Mike Hogewood, Jerry Punch | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | WSOC-FM |
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.