1986 Champion Spark Plug 400
The 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on August 17, 1986, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 19 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
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1986 Champion Spark Plug 400 | |||
| Date | August 17, 1986 | ||
| Official name | Champion Spark Plug 400 | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan | ||
| Course | 2.000 mi (3.218 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643 km) | ||
| Weather | Very hot with temperatures of 84 °F (29 °C); wind speeds of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 135.376 miles per hour (217.867 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 64,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Leo & Richard Jackson | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
| Laps | 115 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 43 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Jack Arute, Jerry Punch | ||
Michigan International Speedway has been a Ford dominated track starting in 1984, and a Mercury track before that from 1969-78. It was also a track that suited a smooth driver or a driver that could change his driving tactics for Michigan International Speedway.
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