1986 Delaware 500
The 1986 Delaware 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on September 14, 1986, at Dover Downs International Speedway in Dover, Delaware.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 23 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
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Dover's then-current asphalt surface | |||
| Date | September 14, 1986 | ||
| Official name | Delaware 500 | ||
| Location | Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.000 mi (1.609 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 500.0 mi (804.6 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching of 73.9 °F (23.3 °C); wind speeds of 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 114.329 mph (183.995 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 44,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 24.623 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | |
| Laps | 141 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 15 | Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The most dominant drivers in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series during the 1980s were Bill Elliott, Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte, Bobby Allison, and Dale Earnhardt.
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