Race 1 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1986 Daytona 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott.
Date
February 16, 1986
Official name
28th Annual Daytona 500
Location
Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance
200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance
200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed
148.124 miles per hour (238.382 km/h)
Attendance
125,000
Pole position
Driver
Bill Elliott
Melling Racing
Time
43.894
Most laps led
Driver
Geoff Bodine
Hendrick Motorsports
Laps
101
Winner
No. 5
Geoff Bodine
Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network
CBS
Announcers
Ken Squier, David Hobbs, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1986 Daytona 500 was the first stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 16, 1986, before an audience of 125,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway.
In the final laps of the race, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt and Hendrick Motorsports' Geoff Bodine engaged in a battle for the victory. However, by the final lap, Earnhardt ran out of fuel, leading Bodine to cruise to an easy victory, having dominated for a majority of the race. The victory was Bodine's third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his first victory of the season, and his only Daytona 500 victory.[1][2] Hagan Enterprises' Terry Labonte and Junior Johnson & Associates' Darrell Waltrip finished second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (February 17, 1986). "Bodine Breezes At Daytona". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1C, 6C. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Coble, Don (February 17, 1986). "Bodine wins Daytona duel". Florida Today. pp. 1C, 2C. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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