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 |
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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:
- #35 - Jimmy Insolo
- #45 - Randy Becker
- #42 - Kevin Terris
- #72 - Brad Tidrick
- #22 - St. James Davis
- #74 - Ray Kelly
- #17 - Harry Goularte
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