1986 Champion Spark Plug 400
Auto race held at Michigan International Speedway in 1986 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on August 17, 1986, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.
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Race details[1] | |||
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Race 19 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
![]() 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400 | |||
Date | August 17, 1986 (1986-August-17) | ||
Official name | Champion Spark Plug 400 | ||
Location | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan | ||
Course | 2.000 mi (3.218 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643 km) | ||
Weather | Very hot with temperatures of 84 °F (29 °C); wind speeds of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 135.376 miles per hour (217.867 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 64,000[2] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Leo & Richard Jackson | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
Laps | 115 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 43 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Jack Arute, Jerry Punch |
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Michigan International Speedway has been a Ford dominated track starting in 1984, and a Mercury track before that from 1969-78. It was also a track that suited a smooth driver or a driver that could change his driving tactics for Michigan International Speedway.