1986 Winston 500
Ninth race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1986 Winston 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 4, 1986, before an audience of 130,000 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.
Race details | |||
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Race 9 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | May 4, 1986 | ||
Official name | 17th Annual Winston 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 | 157.698 miles per hour (253.790 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 130,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Melling Racing | ||
Time | 45.121 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
Laps | 116 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 22 | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Larry Nuber | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
In the final laps of the race, Stavola Brothers Racing's Bobby Allison made a late-race charge to the lead, passing with six laps left in the race. Allison then defended a last-lap move by Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt in the final turns of the race, securing his 82nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Earnhardt and owner-driver Buddy Baker finished second and third, respectively.[1][2]