1986 TranSouth 500
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1986 TranSouth 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott and Jack Ingram. | |||
| Date | April 13, 1986 | ||
| Official name | 30th Annual TranSouth 500 | ||
| Location | Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.366 miles (2.198 km) | ||
| Distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km) | ||
| Average speed | 128.994 miles per hour (207.596 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 30.890 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 335 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Jack Arute | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
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 367 laps.
In a race of attrition, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt held off Junior Johnson & Associates' Darrell Waltrip on the final restart with two laps left, completing a dominant performance where he led 335 of the total 367 laps. The victory was Earnhardt's 16th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, the Waltrip and Stavola Brothers Racing's Bobby Allison finished second and third, respectively.
Entry list
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Geoff Bodine, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, won the pole, setting a time of 30.890 and an average speed of 159.197 miles per hour (256.203 km/h) in the first round.[3]
Five drivers failed to qualify.
