Race 3 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1986 GM Goodwrench 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
Date
March 2, 1986
Official name
21st Annual Goodwrench 500
Location
Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Motor Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.017 mi (1.637 km)
Distance
492 laps, 500.364 mi (805.257 km)
Scheduled Distance
492 laps, 500.364 mi (805.257 km)
Average speed
120.488 miles per hour (193.907 km/h)
Attendance
47,500
Pole position
Driver
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Time
25.017
Most laps led
Driver
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Laps
306
Winner
No. 44
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Television in the United States
Network
SETN
Announcers
Mike Joy, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1986 Goodwrench 500 was the third stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 2, 1986, before an audience of 47,500 in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Motor Speedway, a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 492 laps to complete.
By race's end, Hagan Enterprises' Terry Labonte managed to dominate a majority of the race, leading 306 laps and defending a late race charge by Mach 1 Racing's Harry Gant to take his fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Harry Gant and owner-driver Richard Petty finished second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (March 3, 1986). "Labonte Hangs On At Rockingham". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1C, 3C. Retrieved December 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Mulhurn, Mike (March 3, 1986). "Labonte Captures Carolina 500". Winston-Salem Journal. pp. 11, 15. Retrieved December 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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