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1986 - Winston Cup Series Race Summary

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1986 - Winston Cup Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.


Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
2/16/1986 Geoffrey Bodine Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
2/23/1986 Kyle Petty Miller High Life 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway
3/2/1986 Terry Labonte Goodwrench 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway
3/16/1986 Morgan Shepherd Motorcraft 500 Atlanta International Raceway
4/6/1986 Rusty Wallace Valleydale 500 Bristol International Speedway
4/13/1986 Dale Earnhardt TranSouth 500 Darlington Raceway
4/20/1986 Dale Earnhardt First Union 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
4/27/1986 Ricky Rudd Sovran Bank 500 Martinsville Speedway
5/4/1986 Bobby Allison Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway
5/18/1986 Geoffrey Bodine Budweiser 500 Dover Downs International Speedway
5/25/1986 Dale Earnhardt Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway
6/1/1986 Darrell Waltrip Budweiser 400 Riverside International Raceway
6/8/1986 Tim Richmond Miller High Life 500 Pocono International Raceway
6/15/1986 Bill Elliott Miller American 400 Michigan International Speedway
7/4/1986 Tim Richmond Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway
7/20/1986 Tim Richmond Summer 500 Pocono International Raceway
7/27/1986 Bobby Hillin, Jr. Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway
8/10/1986 Tim Richmond The Budweiser At The Glen Watkins Glen International
8/17/1986 Bill Elliott Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway
8/23/1986 Darrell Waltrip Busch 500 Bristol International Speedway
8/31/1986 Tim Richmond Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
9/7/1986 Tim Richmond Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway
9/14/1986 Ricky Rudd Delaware 500 Dover Downs International Speedway
9/21/1986 Rusty Wallace Goodys 500 Martinsville Speedway
9/28/1986 Darrell Waltrip Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
10/5/1986 Dale Earnhardt Oakwood Homes 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/19/1986 Neil Bonnett Nationwise 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway
11/2/1986 Dale Earnhardt Atlanta Journal 500 Atlanta International Raceway
11/16/1986 Tim Richmond Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway