1986 Daytona 500
| Race details | |||
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| Race 1 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Track map of Daytona International Speedway showing mainly the speedway.
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| Date | February 16, 1986 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.02336 km) |
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| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 71.1 °F (21.7 °C); wind speeds approaching 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 148.124 miles per hour (238.382 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 140,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Melling Racing | ||
| Qualifying race winners | |||
| Duel 1 Winner | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
| Duel 2 Winner | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Geoffrey Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 101 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier, David Hobbs and Ned Jarrett | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 8.4/22 (10.3 million viewers) |
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The 1986 Daytona 500, the 28th running of the event, was held February 16 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Defending race winner Bill Elliott won the pole for the second year in a row, and Geoffrey Bodine won the race.
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