1986 TranSouth 500 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1986 TranSouth 500
Name of Track:	Darlington Raceway
Date:	April 13th

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.

Looks Like An Egg

It was the first superspeedway built with NASCAR racing in mind and is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.

Largest Field of Racers

Darlington has an interesting history. When the 1.366 mile long track first opened over a half-century ago, it was not uncommon for there to be 80 or more entrants in a race; this was curtailed over the years as NASCAR adopted a more uniform set of guidelines with regard to the number of cars which could qualify for a race.

Flip-Flop

In recent years the track has been reconfigured; what was the front stretch is now the back stretch, and the turns have been renumbered accordingly. Seating has been increased to approximately 60,000; it has been limited by the proximity of a railroad track to the facility, a highway behind the back stretch, and the still-present pond.

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1986 TranSouth 500 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1986 TranSouth 500, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Dale Earnhardt	3	4	$52,250	367	running	Wrangler Jeans
2	Darrell Waltrip	11	10	$31,600	367	running	Budweiser
3	Bobby Allison	22	12	$13,355	366	running	Miller American
4	Neil Bonnett	12	5	$16,480	366	running	Budweiser
5	Tim Richmond	25	2	$7,305	364	running	Folger's Coffee
6	Rusty Wallace	27	13	$12,575	364	running	Alugard
7	Richard Petty	43	16	$9,600	364	running	STP
8	Bill Elliott	9	21	$13,685	362	running	Coors
9	Kyle Petty	7	27	$11,030	361	running	7-Eleven
10	Ken Schrader	90	22	$10,525	356	running	Red Baron Frozen Pizza
11	Alan Kulwicki	35	29	$3,900	344	running	Quincy's Steak House
12	H.B. Bailey	36	28	$3,195	343	running	National Motors
13	Michael Waltrip	23	19	$3,515	340	engine	Hawaiian Punch
14	Harry Gant	33	9	$11,435	330	running	Skoal Bandit
15	Rick Wilson	4	25	$3,065	329	running	Cap'n Coty's
20	Jody Ridley	75	17	$6,585	292	running	Nationwise Auto Parts
21	Joe Ruttman	26	6	$1,995	285	radiator	Quaker State
22	Cale Yarborough	28	23	$2,535	267	engine	Hardee's
23	Morgan Shepherd	47	15	$1,825	234	crash	Race Hill Farm
24	Trevor Boys	6	30	$5,575	227	brakes	U.S. Racing
26	Ricky Rudd	15	8	$9,605	207	crash	Motorcraft
27	Dave Marcis	71	35	$4,965	201	water pump	Helen Rae Special
28	Benny Parsons	55	3	$1,580	199	engine	Copenhagen
29	Tommy Ellis	18	32	$1,460	197	crash	Eric Freedlander
30	Buddy Baker	88	14	$1,420	149	valve	Crisco
31	Phil Parsons	66	20	$1,380	147	crash	Skoal Bandit
32	Terry Labonte	44	11	$8,090	146	timing chn	Piedmont Airlines
33	Sterling Marlin	1	7	$1,300	140	engine	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce
34	Eddie Bierschwale	94	33	$1,265	130	a frame	Kodak Film
35	Doug Heveron	17	36	$4,440	111	engine	Hesco Exhaust Systems
36	Ronnie Thomas	48	34	$4,250	83	engine	Fleet Service
37	Ron Bouchard	98	24	$3,950	65	brakes	Valvoline
38	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	18	$0	42	crash	Miller American
39	Davey Allison	95	26	$1,195	1	crash	Washington Inn
40	Geoffrey Bodine	5	1	$11,005	1	camshaft	Levi Garrett