Race 14 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1986 Miller American 400 program cover, featuring Richard Petty. Petty made his thousandth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series start during the race.
Date
June 15, 1986
Official name
18th Annual Miller American 400
Location
Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km)
Distance
200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance
200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed
138.851 miles per hour (223.459 km/h)
Attendance
80,000
Pole position
Driver
Tim Richmond
Hendrick Motorsports
Time
41.853
Most laps led
Driver
Harry Gant
Mach 1 Racing
Laps
66
Winner
No. 9
Bill Elliott
Melling Racing
Television in the United States
Network
CBS
Announcers
Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1986 Miller American 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 15, 1986, before an audience of 80,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete.
In the late laps of the race, Melling Racing's Bill Elliott, who had been a non-contender throughout most of the race, made a late race surge to contest with the leader, Mach 1 Racing's Harry Gant. The two fought for the lead for around 50 laps until lap 195, when Elliott passed Gant and managed to hold off Gant the rest of the way to secure the victory. The victory was Elliott's 16th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports' Geoff Bodine finished third.
During the race's qualifying session, Rick Baldwin, replacing the injured Buddy Arrington, was involved in a crash at the track's first turn during his qualifying lap. Baldwin's car spun, hitting the outside wall on the driver's side. As a result of the crash, Baldwin suffered head injuries that induced him into an 11-year coma that he did not recover from, dying on June 12, 1997. The incident was the first fatal accident in over a year in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series since Terry Schoonover at the 1984 Atlanta Journal 500.
^Higgins, Tom (June 16, 1986). "Elliott Breaks His Season-Long Losing Streak". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B, 3B. Retrieved January 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^Vincent, Charlie (June 16, 1986). "Late surge by Elliott wins race". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1H, 8H. Retrieved January 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
and 26 Related for: 1986 Miller American 400 information
The 1986MillerAmerican400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on...
September 14, 1965. Laye, Leonard (October 18, 1965). "Lorenzen wins National 400; wreck kills Kite". The Greenville News. Archived from the original on May...
The 1986 Firecracker 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday...
The 1986Miller High Life 400 was the second stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held...
Miller High Life 500 may refer to the following NASCAR races: Los Angeles Times 500, Ontario Motor Speedway 1971-1972 Bank of America Roval 400, Charlotte...
Reginald Wayne Miller (born August 24, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who played his entire 18-year career in the National...
2023. "1988 Miller High Life 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2023. "1989 Miller High Life 400". Racing-Reference...
25, 2023. "1986Miller High Life 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2023. "1987 Miller High Life 400". Racing-Reference...
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among...
The 1986Miller High Life 500 was the 13th stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the fifth iteration of the event. The race was held...
Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American comic book artist, comic book writer, and screenwriter known for his comic book stories and graphic...
The 1986 Budweiser 400 was the 12th stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, the second race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston West Series, and...
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...
"Indigenous peoples of the Americas". The term Amerindian, a portmanteau of "American Indian", was coined in 1902 by the American Anthropological Association...
television station". AmericanPress.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017. Mark K. Miller (February 16, 2017)....
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics...
2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018. "Jake Tapper Pulls The Plug On Stephen Miller's Trainwreck Interview". HuffPost. January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 7,...
born May 20, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Balki Bartokomous on the ABC sitcom Perfect Strangers (1986–1993). He also performed...
preceding races, and the first for Harry Hyde since November 1984. The MillerAmerican400 was held June 15 at Michigan International Speedway. Tim Richmond...
The Mint 400 is an annual American desert off-road race which takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was resumed in 2008 after a 20-year hiatus. The race...
After 1986, the fall race was dropped. In 2002, the lone summer race switched to the Indy Racing League, and the distance was shortened to 400 miles....
YouTube 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Busch Clash on YouTube 1986 Daytona 500 on YouTube 1986Miller High Life 400 on YouTube Richmond 400 Feb 23, 1986 on YouTube...
vendors fees for display tables (from $20 to $145) and booths (from $200 to $400) and charge admission fees (from $5 to $50) for the public.: 6 In addition...
Global Information
