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1986 Champion Spark Plug 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 19 of 29
Sunday, August 17, 1986 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:57:28
Average speed: 135.376 mph
Pole speed: 171.924 mph

Cautions: 5 for 38 laps
Margin of victory: 1.34 sec
Attendance: 64000
Lead changes: 23

Glossary 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1986 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	200	55950	running	125	185
2	2	25	Tim Richmond	Folger's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	27980	running	5	175
3	4	11	Darrell Waltrip	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	200	27275	running	3	170
4	6	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	17225	running	21	165
5	12	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	199	18750	running	34	160
6	7	27	Rusty Wallace	Alugard (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	199	12525	running	1	155
7	28	28	Cale Yarborough	Hardee's (Harry Ranier)	Ford	199	6815	running	0	146
8	5	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	199	14815	running	0	142
9	9	66	Phil Parsons	Skoal (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	199	5700	running	0	138
10	15	21	David Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Chevrolet	199	6605	running	0	134
11	17	90	Ken Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	199	11195	running	1	135
12	24	44	Terry Labonte	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	198	11370	engine	0	127
13	11	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	198	8215	running	7	129
14	14	35	Alan Kulwicki	Quincy's Steak House (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	198	4210	running	2	126
15	27	81	Chet Fillip	Circle Bar Truck Corral (Tom Mitchell)	Ford	197	3685	running	0	118
16	21	64	Eddie Bierschwale	Sunny King (Elmo Langley)	Ford	197	7735	running	0	115
17	33	77	Ken Ragan	McCord Gaskets (Marvin Ragan)	Chevrolet	196	2960	running	0	112
18	30	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	194	6705	engine	0	109
19	32	67	Buddy Arrington	Pannill Knitting (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	194	6375	running	0	106
20	36	6	D.K. Ulrich	U.S. Racing (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	193	6555	running	0	103
21	18	15	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	191	10195	running	0	100
22	37	85	Bobby Gerhart	Frederick (Bobby Gerhart / Billy Gerhart)	Chevrolet	191	2085	running	0	97
23	41	17	Jim Hull	Duraliner (Roger Hamby)	Oldsmobile	191	5390	running	0	94
24	8	22	Bobby Allison	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	190	8865	running	0	91
25	39	52	Jimmy Means	Axe Equipment (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	190	5065	running	0	88
26	1	55	Benny Parsons	Copenhagen (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	185	4680	crash	1	90
27	35	51	David Simko	Mound Steel (Elmer Simko)	Chevrolet	170	1625	running	0	82
28	22	7	Kyle Petty	7-Eleven (Wood Brothers)	Ford	169	8570	crash	0	79
29	38	2	Rodney Combs	Solder Seal / Gunk (Robert Harrington)	Pontiac	150	1515	transmission	0	76
30	13	26	Joe Ruttman	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	142	4505	engine	0	73
31	40	70	J.D. McDuffie	Winkle (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	129	4190	engine	0	70
32	29	23	Michael Waltrip	Hawaiian Punch (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	124	1370	running	0	67
33	20	08	Butch Miller	Classic (Leroy Throop)	Chevrolet	122	1325	camshaft	0	64
34	16	12	Neil Bonnett	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	115	9655	handling	0	61
35	34	71	Dave Marcis	Helen Rae Special (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	84	3990	ignition	0	58
36	19	47	Morgan Shepherd	Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Buick	80	1205	crash	0	55
37	31	75	Jim Sauter	Nationwise Auto Parts (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	79	3955	transmission	0	52
38	26	10	Greg Sacks	TRW (DiGard Racing)	Chevrolet	60	1195	crash	0	49
39	25	18	Tommy Ellis	Freedlander Financial (Eric Freedlander)	Chevrolet	50	1190	engine	0	46
40	23	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	37	1185	valve	0	43
41	10	88	Buddy Baker	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	27	1185	rear end	0	40

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Howard Mark	03	Deland Truck Centers	Howard Mark	Chevrolet
	Dick Trickle	42	Matthews Racing	Billy Matthews	Chevrolet
	Ronnie Thomas	48	Fleet Service	James Hylton	Chevrolet
	Cliff Hucul	60		Bobby Eller	Pontiac
	Joe Booher	68		Jerry Holden	Chevrolet
	Gary Fedewa	80	Refrigeration Sales	Harold Burke	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	24	24
	25	28	4	competition
	29	62	34
	63	67	5	#10 accident turn 4
	68	82	15
	83	90	8	#47 accident turns 3/4
	91	172	82
	173	185	13	#7,17 accident turn 2
	186	186	1
	187	194	8	#55 accident turn 2
	195	200	6
Percent of race run under caution: 19.0% Average green flag run: 27.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Tim Richmond	1	3	3
Geoffrey Bodine	4	24	21
Dale Earnhardt	25	25	1
Alan Kulwicki	26	27	2
Dale Earnhardt	28	33	6
Bill Elliott	34	62	29
Dale Earnhardt	63	63	1
Darrell Waltrip	64	64	1
Dale Earnhardt	65	68	4
Rusty Wallace	69	69	1
Dale Earnhardt	70	70	1
Bill Elliott	71	81	11
Dale Earnhardt	82	82	1
Ken Schrader	83	83	1
Dale Earnhardt	84	101	18
Bill Elliott	102	126	25
Dale Earnhardt	127	128	2
Benny Parsons	129	129	1
Tim Richmond	130	131	2
Bobby Hillin, Jr.	132	138	7
Bill Elliott	139	172	34
Darrell Waltrip	173	174	2
Bill Elliott	175	200	26

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	2910
2	Darrell Waltrip	2769	-141
3	Tim Richmond	2755	-155
4	Bobby Allison	2545	-365
5	Ricky Rudd	2539	-371
6	Bill Elliott	2532	-378
7	Rusty Wallace	2448	-462
8	Geoffrey Bodine	2337	-573
9	Kyle Petty	2277	-633
10	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2267	-643
11	Terry Labonte	2257	-653
12	Harry Gant	2241	-669
13	Richard Petty	2073	-837
14	Ken Schrader	2036	-874
15	Joe Ruttman	2000	-910
16	Neil Bonnett	1891	-1019
17	Morgan Shepherd	1842	-1068
18	Michael Waltrip	1760	-1150
19	Dave Marcis	1723	-1187
20	Buddy Arrington	1683	-1227
21	Jimmy Means	1576	-1334