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1986 Winston Western 500
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@ Riverside on November 16, 1986
Note: Winston West Drivers Denoted in Gold Rows
Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status
1 1 25 Tim Richmond Folger's Chevy 119 22 running
2 8 3 Dale Earnhardt Wrangler Jeans Chevy 119 1 running
3 4 5 Geoffrey Bodine Levi Garrett Chevy 119 55 running
4 2 11 Darrell Waltrip Budweiser Chevy 119 19 running
5 10 26 Joe Ruttman Quaker State Buick 119 0 running
6 18 8 Bobby Hillin, Jr. Miller American Buick 119 0 running
7 9 22 Bobby Allison Miller American Buick 119 0 running
8 11 27 Rusty Wallace Alugard Pontiac 119 0 running
9 12 12 Neil Bonnett Budweiser Chevy 118 12 running
10 6 44 Terry Labonte Piedmont Airlines Olds 118 0 running
11 27 90 Ken Schrader Red Baron Frozen Pizza Ford 118 0 running
12 19 71 Dave Marcis Helen Rae Chevy 117 0 running
13 14 02 Mark Martin Gunderman Racing Ford 117 0 running
14 31 73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Sponsor:: California Cooler Chevrolet 116 0 running
15 16 7 Kyle Petty 7-Eleven Ford 116 0 running
16 33 18 Glen Steurer Glen Steurer Sponsor:: Stick Only/Hoopers Chevrolet 116 0 running
17 32 52 Jimmy Means Means Racing Pontiac 116 0 running
18 34 67 Buddy Arrington Pannill Knits Ford 116 0 running
19 3 15 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Ford 115 2 running
20 25 50 Al Unser Valvoline Pontiac 110 0 engine
21 7 43 Richard Petty STP Pontiac 108 0 engine
22 28 32 Ruben Garcia Ruben Garcia Sponsor:: Suncrest Motorhomes Chevrolet 108 0 running
23 5 9 Bill Elliott Coors Ford 102 7 engine
24 41 35 Alan Kulwicki Quincy's Steak House Ford 101 0 running
25 21 78 Jim Robinson Jim Robinson Sponsor:: Hammer Security / Mary's Olds 100 0 engine
26 30 04 Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff Sponsor:: Wershow / Thompson Pontiac 97 0 engine
27 26 55 Benny Parsons Copenhagen Olds 92 0 transmission
28 39 64 Rick McCray Rick McCray Sponsor:: Sunny King Ford 90 0 crash
29 29 88 Buddy Baker Crisco Olds 89 0 shifter
30 38 99 Ted Kennedy Stoke Racing Chevy 83 0 transmission
31 22 23 Michael Waltrip Hawaiian Punch Pontiac 82 0 engine
32 17 98 Jim Bown Jim Bown Sponsor:: Hanna Chevrolet 81 0 transmission
33 40 48 Ron Esau Ron Esau Sponsor:: McDonald's Chevrolet 76 0 rear end
34 20 62 Terry Petris Terry Petris Sponsor:: Petris / Bud Chevrolet 61 0 water pump
35 37 28 Chad Little Chad Little Sponsor:: Northland / Western Ford 53 0 engine
36 36 29 George Follmer Follmer Racing Chevy 42 0 suspension
37 23 33 Harry Gant Skoal Bandit Chevy 33 0 crash
38 13 75 Morgan Shepherd Nationwise Auto Parts Pontiac 31 1 crash
39 35 74 Jim Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Racing Chevy 28 0 clutch
40 24 4 Rick Wilson Kodak Film Olds 26 0 crash
41 15 79 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Sponsor:: Peterbilt Ford 20 0 engine
42 42 38 John Krebs John Krebs Sponsor:: Skoal Bandit Olds 17 0 oil temp.

The Race::1986 Winston Western 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) - Winston West Series (now known as the ) combination event held at Track::Riverside International Raceway on November 16, 1986. It was the season finale for both series. Tim Richmond drove to his 7th victory of the year, leading twenty-two laps around the road course in route to a one-second victory on Dale Earnhardt. Earnhardt, who already claimed the Cup championship, ended with a 288-point championship edge on Darrell Waltrip (4th). Herschel McGriff squeaked out the 1986 West Series championship.

Qualifying[]

Although Winston Cup non-qualifiers for the race are unclear, we can confirm the following Winston West drivers were also sent home early after failing to make the field. Those drivers would receive both DNQ credit in the Winston Cup and Winston West Series. The drivers were:

Race Data[]

Lap leaders: T. Richmond 1, G. Bodine 2-15, T. Richmond 16-25, R. Rudd 26-27, M. Shepherd 28, D. Waltrip 29-45, N. Bonnett 46-57, G. Bodine 58-68, B. Elliott 69-75, G. Bodine 76-105, D. Waltrip 106-107, D. Earnhardt 108, T. Richmond 109-119

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