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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 29
Sunday, February 16, 1986 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:22:32
Average speed: 148.124 mph
Pole speed: 205.039 mph

Cautions: 8 for 46 laps
Margin of victory: 11.26 sec
Attendance: 140000
Lead changes: 27

Glossary 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1986 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	192715	running	101	185
2	5	44	Terry Labonte	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	200	103240	running	5	175
3	6	11	Darrell Waltrip	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	200	80515	running	3	170
4	25	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Chevrolet	200	58975	running	1	165
5	31	55	Benny Parsons	Copenhagen (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	199	47415	running	0	155
6	14	98	Ron Bouchard	Valvoline (Mike Curb)	Pontiac	199	48310	running	0	150
7	16	4	Rick Wilson	Cap'n Coty's (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	199	36990	running	0	146
8	9	27	Rusty Wallace	Alugard (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	199	37840	running	0	142
9	8	1	Sterling Marlin	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	198	37165	engine	6	143
10	36	75	Lake Speed	Nationwise Auto Parts (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	198	31430	running	0	134
11	22	15	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	198	32690	running	0	130
12	33	57	Jody Ridley	Nationwise Auto Parts (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Ford	198	20915	running	0	127
13	1	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	198	56070	running	2	129
14	4	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	197	61655	engine	34	126
15	34	17	Doug Heveron	Protecta Liner (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	197	21120	running	0	118
16	7	7	Kyle Petty	7-Eleven (Wood Brothers)	Ford	195	23430	running	0	115
17	28	42	Dick Trickle	Bill's Barbecue / Suncrest Motor Homes (Billy Matthews)	Chevrolet	194	15925	running	0	112
18	19	6	Trevor Boys	Finky's (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	191	19380	running	0	109
19	21	18	Tommy Ellis	Freedlander Financial (Eric Freedlander)	Chevrolet	189	15035	running	3	111
20	37	25	Tim Richmond	Folger's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	13875	running	7	108
21	38	77	Ken Ragan	McCord Gaskets (Herb Adcox)	Chevrolet	184	11870	running	0	100
22	39	47	Morgan Shepherd	Snellman Construction (Jack Beebe)	Chevrolet	181	15465	running	0	97
23	35	67	Buddy Arrington	Jim Peacock (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	177	15475	engine	0	94
24	18	66	Phil Parsons	Skoal (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	174	12705	running	0	91
25	27	89	Jim Sauter	Evinrude Outboards (Mueller Brothers)	Pontiac	138	11800	clutch	0	88
26	17	88	Buddy Baker	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	119	15400	crash	0	85
27	13	28	Cale Yarborough	Hardee's (Harry Ranier)	Ford	116	12985	crash	5	87
28	40	26	Joe Ruttman	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	115	9480	crash	0	79
29	20	14	A.J. Foyt	Copenhagen (A.J. Foyt)	Oldsmobile	113	11275	engine	1	81
30	15	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	103	19920	crash	0	73
31	30	54	Eddie Bierschwale	Kodak Film (Henley Gray)	Chevrolet	100	9965	engine	0	70
32	12	12	Neil Bonnett	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	100	29710	crash	32	72
33	41	90	Ken Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	91	11300	engine	0	64
34	29	64	Pancho Carter	K-Mart (Elmo Langley)	Ford	79	12925	crash	0	61
35	26	10	Greg Sacks	TRW (DiGard Racing)	Pontiac	76	16670	clutch	0	58
36	10	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	63	10790	crash	0	55
37	24	02	Mark Martin	Lone Star Peterbilt (Jerry Gunderman)	Ford	51	9560	engine	0	52
38	11	71	Dave Marcis	Helen Rae (Dave Marcis)	Pontiac	47	13295	engine	0	49
39	42	52	Jimmy Means	WNDB Racing (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	38	11150	engine	0	46
40	23	21	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Chevrolet	29	9310	engine	0	43
41	32	2	Kirk Bryant	Spectrum Furniture (Cliff Stewart)	Pontiac	24	10995	crash	0	40
42	3	22	Bobby Allison	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	21	18760	engine	0	37

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Tim Richmond	25	backup car
Ken Ragan	77	backup car

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Delma Cowart	0	Carey Hilliard's Chevrolet	H.L. Waters	Chevrolet
	Randy LaJoie	07	Snellman Construction	Kaj Snellman	Chevrolet
	Bob Park	19	Gardiner's Auto	Bob Park	Pontiac
	Michael Waltrip	23	Hawaiian Punch	Chuck Rider	Pontiac
	Grant Adcox	29	Adcox Chevrolet	Herb Adcox	Chevrolet
	Alan Kulwicki	32	Quincy's Steak House	Bill Terry	Ford
	Blackie Wangerin	39	Wangerin Racing	Blackie Wangerin	Ford
	Ron Esau	48	Fleet Service	James Hylton	Chevrolet
	Ferdin Wallace	49	Clearfield Speedway	H.L. Waters	Chevrolet
	Donny Paul	53	Paul Racing	Don Paul	Chevrolet
	Dick Skillen	60	Goff Racing	Tom Goff	Chevrolet
	Buddy Arrington	65	Jim Peacock Ford	Buddy Arrington	Ford
	J.D. McDuffie	70	Rumple Furniture	J.D. McDuffie	Pontiac
	Phil Barkdoll	73	Helen Rae Special	Phil Barkdoll	Ford
	Bobby Wawak	74	Superior Piping	Bobby Wawak	Chevrolet
	Clark Dwyer	76	Arrington Racing	Buddy Arrington	Ford
	Chet Fillip	81	Circle Bar Truck Corral	Corey Fillip	Ford
	Mark Stahl	82	Auto Bell Car Wash	Mark Stahl	Ford
	Eddie Bierschwale	94	Kodak Film	Bobby Eller	Pontiac
	Davey Allison	95	Sadler Racing	Sadler Brothers	Chevrolet
	Connie Saylor	99	Ball Racing	Ralph Ball	Chevrolet
DC	Slick Johnson	54	Bill Ramsey	Henley Gray	Chevrolet
WD	Bob Penrod	56	Penrod's Restaurant	Bob Penrod	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	25	25
	26	30	5	#2 accident turn 2
	31	63	33
	64	75	12	#43 accident turn 2
	76	82	7
	83	88	6	#7,64 accident turn 2
	89	93	5
	94	97	4	#90 engine
	98	101	4
	102	105	4	#54 engine
	106	109	4
	110	112	3	#47 stalled pit exit
	113	116	4
	117	125	9	#7,9,12,18,26,28,33,75,88 accident turn 4
	126	129	4
	130	132	3	debris
	133	200	68
Percent of race run under caution: 23.0% Average green flag run: 17.1 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bill Elliott	1	2	2
Geoffrey Bodine	3	10	8
Dale Earnhardt	11	24	14
Geoffrey Bodine	25	26	2
A.J. Foyt	27	27	1
Dale Earnhardt	28	31	4
Geoffrey Bodine	32	41	10
Dale Earnhardt	42	42	1
Neil Bonnett	43	74	32
Geoffrey Bodine	75	81	7
Tommy Ellis	82	82	1
Cale Yarborough	83	83	1
Geoffrey Bodine	84	92	9
Cale Yarborough	93	94	2
Sterling Marlin	95	100	6
Bobby Hillin, Jr.	101	101	1
Tim Richmond	102	108	7
Cale Yarborough	109	110	2
Tommy Ellis	111	112	2
Dale Earnhardt	113	117	5
Darrell Waltrip	118	118	1
Geoffrey Bodine	119	135	17
Dale Earnhardt	136	144	9
Geoffrey Bodine	145	158	14
Dale Earnhardt	159	159	1
Terry Labonte	160	164	5
Darrell Waltrip	165	166	2
Geoffrey Bodine	167	200	34

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Geoffrey Bodine	185
2	Terry Labonte	175	-10
3	Darrell Waltrip	170	-15
4	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	165	-20
5	Benny Parsons	155	-30
6	Ron Bouchard	150	-35
7	Rick Wilson	146	-39
8	Sterling Marlin	143	-42
9	Rusty Wallace	142	-43
10	Lake Speed	134	-51
11	Ricky Rudd	130	-55
12	Bill Elliott	129	-56
13	Jody Ridley	127	-58
14	Dale Earnhardt	126	-59
15	Doug Heveron	118	-67
16	Kyle Petty	115	-70
17	Dick Trickle	112	-73
18	Tommy Ellis	111	-74
19	Trevor Boys	109	-76
20	Tim Richmond	108	-77
21	Ken Ragan	100	-85