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The 1986 TranSouth 500 was the sixth stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 13, 1986, in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete.
The 1986 Southern 500 was the 21st stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 37th iteration of the event.The race was held on Sunday, August 31, 1986, before an audience of 69,000 in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack.
Geoff Bodine had the dominant car leading the most laps (218) but faded late, losing the lead at lap 390 to Darrell Waltrip, he would pull away to a 1.21 second lead for his final victory of 1986. The win was also Waltrip's final race victory with Junior Johnson , Waltrip would be tabbed to drive for Rick Hendrick in 1987.
1986 Formula Atlantic East Coast season: Formula Atlantic West Coast: Ted Prappas: 1986 Formula Atlantic West Coast season: Barber Saab Pro Series: Willy Lewis 1986 Barber Saab Pro Series: Cup of Peace and Friendship: Václav Lim 1986 Cup of Peace and Friendship: Nations: East Germany: SCCA Formula Super Vee: Didier Theys: 1986 SCCA Formula ...
Pages in category "1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Track: Darlington Raceway (1.366-mile egg-shaped oval), Darlington, South Carolina Length: 293 laps for 400.238 miles Banking: • 3 degrees on the front straight
The following is an overview of the events of 1986 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
The 1986 season saw Earnhardt win his second career Winston Cup Championship and the first owner's championship for Richard Childress Racing. He won five races and had 16 top-fives and 23 top-10s. Earnhardt successfully defended his championship the following year, going to victory lane 11 times and winning the championship by 489 points over ...