Race details | |||
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Race 4 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | March 16, 1986 | ||
Official name | 27th Annual Motorcraft 500 | ||
Location | Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta International Raceway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.522 mi (2.449 km) | ||
Distance | 328 laps, 499.216 mi (803.41 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 328 laps, 499.216 mi (803.41 km) | ||
Average speed | 132.126 miles per hour (212.636 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 71,800 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
Time | 32.096 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
Laps | 168 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Race Hill Farm Team | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ABC | ||
Announcers | Jim Lampley, Sam Posey | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 1986 Motorcraft 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 16, 1986, before an audience of 71,800 in Hampton, Georgia, at Atlanta International Raceway, a 1.522 miles (2.449 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway.
Faced with a final restart with four laps left in the race, Race Hill Farm Team's Morgan Shepherd managed to hold off the dominant driver of the day, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt in what is considered at the time to be a major upset. The victory was Shepherd's second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Earnhardt and Hagan Enterprises' Terry Labonte finished second and third, respectively.
Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.522-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.
The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.
Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was scheduled to be held on Friday, March 14, at 1:00 PM EST. Originally, the first 20 positions were going to be determined by first round qualifying, with positions 21-40 meant to be determined later in the day at 2:00 PM EST.[6] However, due to rain, the first round was cancelled. As a result, qualifying was both delayed for over two hours and condensed into one round for all starting grid spots in the race. 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.[7]
Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, won the pole, setting a time of 32.096 and an average speed of 170.713 miles per hour (274.736 km/h).[8]
Six drivers failed to qualify.
Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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1 | 3 | 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 328 | 97 | running | 180 | $62,350 |
2 | 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 328 | 168 | running | 180 | $51,300 |
3 | 12 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 328 | 0 | running | 165 | $22,150 |
4 | 15 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 328 | 6 | running | 165 | $24,075 |
5 | 5 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 328 | 2 | running | 160 | $18,250 |
6 | 16 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 328 | 0 | running | 150 | $6,675 |
7 | 2 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 328 | 19 | running | 151 | $5,925 |
8 | 7 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 327 | 0 | running | 142 | $12,930 |
9 | 17 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 327 | 0 | running | 138 | $4,725 |
10 | 8 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 327 | 0 | running | 134 | $12,775 |
11 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 327 | 2 | running | 135 | $8,220 |
12 | 10 | 33 | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 326 | 34 | running | 132 | $17,025 |
13 | 42 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Motorsports | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 124 | $3,225 |
14 | 32 | 35 | Alan Kulwicki (R) | AK Racing | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 121 | $3,525 |
15 | 14 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Baker–Schiff Racing | Oldsmobile | 325 | 0 | running | 118 | $3,165 |
16 | 41 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 324 | 0 | running | 115 | $6,900 |
17 | 22 | 14 | A. J. Foyt | A. J. Foyt Racing | Oldsmobile | 322 | 0 | running | 112 | $2,600 |
18 | 18 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 322 | 0 | running | 109 | $2,475 |
19 | 31 | 23 | Michael Waltrip (R) | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 319 | 0 | running | 106 | $2,775 |
20 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Ford | 317 | 0 | running | 103 | $6,415 |
21 | 24 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 314 | 0 | accident | 100 | $7,580 |
22 | 21 | 75 | Lake Speed | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 313 | 0 | running | 97 | $5,860 |
23 | 40 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 308 | 0 | running | 94 | $1,925 |
24 | 39 | 6 | Trevor Boys | U.S. Racing | Chevrolet | 303 | 0 | running | 91 | $5,500 |
25 | 4 | 10 | Greg Sacks | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 301 | 0 | running | 88 | $8,825 |
26 | 23 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 301 | 0 | running | 85 | $9,695 |
27 | 6 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | oil line | 82 | $1,665 |
28 | 38 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 289 | 0 | running | 79 | $8,635 |
29 | 20 | 57 | Jody Ridley | RahMoc Enterprises | Ford | 268 | 0 | valve | 76 | $1,605 |
30 | 37 | 54 | Eddie Bierschwale | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | accident | 73 | $1,575 |
31 | 30 | 2 | Kirk Bryant | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 254 | 0 | accident | 70 | $5,465 |
32 | 9 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 220 | 0 | valve | 67 | $1,525 |
33 | 26 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Pontiac | 219 | 0 | engine | 64 | $4,705 |
34 | 19 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 206 | 0 | accident | 61 | $9,880 |
35 | 35 | 17 | Doug Heveron | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 58 | $4,510 |
36 | 33 | 81 | Chet Fillip (R) | Fillip Racing | Ford | 175 | 0 | valve | 55 | $1,450 |
37 | 36 | 36 | H. B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 174 | 0 | steering | 52 | $1,435 |
38 | 29 | 64 | Pancho Carter | Langley Racing | Ford | 157 | 0 | clutch | 49 | $4,195 |
39 | 13 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 149 | 0 | valve | 46 | $1,405 |
40 | 25 | 98 | Ron Bouchard | Curb Racing | Pontiac | 140 | 0 | clutch | 43 | $4,155 |
41 | 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 82 | 0 | accident | 40 | $4,145 |
42 | 28 | 26 | Joe Ruttman | King Racing | Buick | 33 | 0 | engine | 37 | $1,390 |
Failed to qualify or withdrew | ||||||||||
43 | 94 | Eddie Bierschwale | Eller Racing | Pontiac | ||||||
44 | 65 | Joe Booher | Booher Racing | Buick | ||||||
45 | 0 | Delma Cowart | H. L. Waters Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
46 | 38 | Mike Laws | Laws Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
47 | 91 | David Sosebee | Sosebee Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
48 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Stahl Racing | Ford | ||||||
WD | 30 | Willy T. Ribbs | DiGard Motorsports | Ford | ||||||
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