Seventh race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1986 First Union 400
Race details
Race 7 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1986 First Union 400 program cover, featuring Neil Bonnett.
Date
April 20, 1986
Official name
36th Annual First Union 400
Location
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Course
Permanent racing facility 0.625 mi (1.006 km)
Distance
400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Scheduled Distance
400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Average speed
88.408 miles per hour (142.279 km/h)
Attendance
29,500
Pole position
Driver
Geoff Bodine
Hendrick Motorsports
Time
20.014
Most laps led
Driver
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
Laps
195
Winner
No. 3
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network
ESPN
Announcers
Bob Jenkins, Larry Nuber, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1986 First Union 400 was the seventh stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 20, 1986, before an audience of 29,500 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 miles (1.006 km) oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete.[1]
By race's end, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt was able to hold off a late-race charge by Bud Moore Engineering's Ricky Rudd, securing his 17th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.[2][3] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports' Geoff Bodine finished third.
The race was the first start for African-American driver Willy T. Ribbs, after previous failed attempts in the 1986 season. With the start, Ribbs became the sixth African-American driver to make a start in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the first African-American driver since George Wiltshire in 1975.[4]
^Cooper, Ray (April 21, 1986). "Earnhardt holds off Rudd to win again". News & Record. pp. B4, B6. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (April 21, 1986). "Earnhardt Wins, But Not By Much". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1D, 3D. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Mulhurn, Mike (April 21, 1986). "Earnhardt Nips Rudd in Wet First Union 400". Winston-Salem Journal. pp. 21, 25. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Myrie, Donovan (February 17, 2020). "Meet the influential African-American drivers in NASCAR's Cup Series". WKMG-TV. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
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