1986 Winston 500
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| Race 9 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Layout of Talladega Superspeedway
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| Date | May 4, 1986 | ||
| Official name | Winston 500 | ||
| Location | Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.660 mi (4.280 km) |
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| Distance | 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Warm with temperatures reaching up to 81 °F (27 °C); average wind speed of 6.7 miles per hour (10.8 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 212.229 miles per hour (341.549 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 133,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Melling Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
| Laps | 116 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers |
Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber |
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The 1986 Winston 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 4, 1986, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama. There was an invocation service and the singing of the American national anthem prior to the gentlemen starting their engines.
Total earnings for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $77,905 ($170,213.20 when inflation is taken into effect) to the last-place finisher's share of $5,135 ($11,219.37 when inflation is taken into effect). NASCAR officials were authorized to hand out a grand total of $499,905 to all the drivers who qualified for this race ($1,092,233.24 when inflation is taken into effect). The spectators who were watching the event at home on ESPN noticed that the "standard definition" graphics were superior to the rest of cable television during the late 1980s and the commercials to be on par with those aired during Super Bowl XX.
Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a Tri-oval and was constructed by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family, in the 1960s. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line - located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega Superspeedway is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66 miles (4.28 km), and the track at its peak had a seating capacity of 175,000 spectators.
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