1986 Firecracker 400
15th race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1986 Firecracker 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 4, 1986, before an audience of 65,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete.
Race details | |||
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Race 15 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | July 4, 1986 | ||
Official name | 28th Annual Firecracker 400 | ||
Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Average speed | 131.916 miles per hour (212.298 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 65,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ranier-Lundy Racing | ||
Time | 44.222 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
Laps | 69 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 25 | Tim Richmond | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ABC | ||
Announcers | Al Trautwig, Sam Posey | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
With eight laps left in the race, Dale Earnhardt blew an engine in front of the leader, Buddy Baker. Although Baker was able to avoid the wreck, in the race back to the line, Hendrick Motorsports' Tim Richmond was able to take the lead at the time of caution. On the final restart with three laps left, Richmond was able to hold off the field, securing his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Ellington Racing's Sterling Marlin and Stavola Brothers Racing's Bobby Hillin Jr. finished second and third, respectively.[1][2]