1986 Winston Western 500

Race 29 of 29

Riverside
119 laps
Time of race: 3:04:46
Average speed of winner: 101.246 mph
Margin of victory: 1 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 25 laps
Lap leaders: Richmond 1, Bodine 2-15, Richmond 16-25, Rudd 26-27, Shepherd 28, D. Waltrip 29-45, Bonnett 46-57, Bodine 58-68, Elliott 69-75, Bodine 76-105, D. Waltrip 106-107, Earnhardt 108, Richmond 109-119

Race notes: Debut for Jim Fitzgerald. Finale for Al Unser.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro/Start), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 (Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Tim Richmond	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde	118.247	119	3	22	running	50955	180
2	8	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		119	1	1	running	26750	175
3	4	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Nelson		119	3	55	running	20175	175
4	2	Darrell Waltrip	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond		119	2	19	running	22350	165
5	10	Joe Ruttman	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		119	0	0	running	11945	155
6	18	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Puryear		119	0	0	running	8550	150
7	9	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Baumgardner		119	0	0	running	10975	146
8	11	Rusty Wallace	27	Alugard	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		119	0	0	running	10775	142
9	12	Neil Bonnett	12	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Richert		118	1	12	running	11875	143
10	6	Terry Labonte	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			118	0	0	running	11775	134
11	27	Ken Schrader	90	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Ford	Donlavey			118	0	0	running	7765	130
12	19	Dave Marcis	71	Helen Rae Motorsports	Chevrolet	Marcis			117	0	0	running	6405	127
13	14	Mark Martin	02	Gunderman Racing	Ford	Gunderman			117	0	0	running	2350	0
14	31	Bill Schmitt	73	California Coolers	Chevrolet	Schmitt			116	0	0	running	4085	121
15	16	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		116	0	0	running	9550	118
16	33	Glen Steurer	18	Stick Only/Hoopers	Chevrolet	Steurer			116	0	0	running	3780	115
17	32	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Pontiac	Means			116	0	0	running	5370	112
18	34	Buddy Arrington	67	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Arrington			116	0	0	running	6110	109
19	3	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Moore		115	1	2	running	9855	111
20	25	Al Unser	50	Valvoline	Pontiac	Dingman Brothers			110	0	0	engine	2360	0
21	7	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		108	0	0	engine	4820	100
22	28	Ruben Garcia	32	Suncrest Motorhomes	Chevrolet	Stoke			108	0	0	running	2480	97
23	5	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		102	1	7	engine	11355	99
24	41	Alan Kulwicki	35	Quincy's Steak House	Ford	Kulwicki			101	0	0	running	2105	91
25	21	Jim Robinson	78	Hammer/Mary's	Oldsmobile	Lois Williams			100	0	0	engine	5465	88
26	30	Hershel McGriff	04	Wershow/Thompson	Pontiac	Gary Smith			97	0	0	engine	1980	85
27	26	Benny Parsons	55	Copenhagen	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Champion		92	0	0	transmission	1875	82
28	39	Rick McCray	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			90	0	0	accident	4060	79
29	29	Buddy Baker	88	Crisco	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			89	0	0	shift lever	1275	76
30	38	Ted Kennedy	99	Stoke Racing	Chevrolet	Stoke			83	0	0	transmission	1225	73
31	22	Michael Waltrip	23	Hawaiian Punch	Pontiac	Bahari			82	0	0	engine	1200	70
32	17	Jim Bown	98	Hanna	Chevrolet	Kieper			81	0	0	transmission	1175	67
33	40	Ron Esau	48	McDonald's	Chevrolet	Hylton			76	0	0	rear end	3150	64
34	20	Terry Petris	62	Petris/Bud	Chevrolet	Petris			61	0	0	water pump	1125	61
35	37	Chad Little	28	Northland/Western	Ford	George Jefferson	Wilson		53	0	0	engine	1100	58
36	36	George Follmer	29	Follmer Racing	Chevrolet	Midgley			42	0	0	suspension	1000	55
37	23	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		33	0	0	accident	9575	52
38	13	Morgan Shepherd	75	Nationwise Auto Parts	Pontiac	RahMoc	Pemberton		31	1	1	accident	2950	54
39	35	Jim Fitzgerald	74	Fitzgerald Racing	Chevrolet	Wawak			28	0	0	clutch	925	46
40	24	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		26	0	0	accident	925	43
41	15	Derrike Cope	79	Western Peterbilt	Ford	Razore			20	0	0	engine	925	40
42	42	John Krebs	38	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile	Krebs			17	0	0	oil temperature	925	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	4468	29	1	5	16	23
2	Darrell Waltrip	4180	29	1	3	21	22
3	Tim Richmond	4174	29	8	7	13	17
4	Bill Elliott	3844	29	4	2	8	16
5	Ricky Rudd	3823	29	1	2	11	17
6	Rusty Wallace	3757	29	0	2	4	16
7	Bobby Allison	3698	29	0	1	6	15
8	Geoff Bodine	3678	29	8	2	10	15
9	Kyle Petty	3537	29	0	1	4	14
10	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	3536	29	0	1	4	14
11	Harry Gant	3498	29	2	0	9	13
12	Terry Labonte	3473	29	1	1	5	10
13	Neil Bonnett	3369	28	0	1	6	12
14	Richard Petty	3314	29	0	0	4	11
15	Joe Ruttman	3295	29	0	0	5	14
16	Ken Schrader	3052	29	0	0	0	4
17	Dave Marcis	2912	29	0	0	1	4
18	Morgan Shepherd	2896	27	0	1	4	8
19	Michael Waltrip	2853	28	0	0	0	0
20	Buddy Arrington	2776	26	0	0	0	0
21	Alan Kulwicki	2705	23	0	0	1	4
22	Jimmy Means	2525	26	0	0	0	0
23	Tommy Ellis	2393	24	0	0	0	3
24	Eddie Bierschwale	2048	24	0	0	0	0
25	Buddy Baker	1919	17	0	0	6	6