Race 8 of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1986 Sovran Bank 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott and Darrell Waltrip robbing a bank.
Date
April 27, 1986
Official name
37th Annual Sovran Bank 500
Location
Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance
500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Scheduled Distance
500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Average speed
76.882 miles per hour (123.730 km/h)
Attendance
38,500
Pole position
Driver
Tim Richmond
Hendrick Motorsports
Time
20.728
Most laps led
Driver
Ricky Rudd
Bud Moore Engineering
Laps
163
Winner
No. 15
Ricky Rudd
Bud Moore Engineering
Television in the United States
Network
SETN (tape-delayed until June 21)[1]
Announcers
Mike Joy, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1986 Sovran Bank 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 27, 1986, before an audience of 38,500 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete.[2]
In a race of attrition, Bud Moore Engineering's Ricky Rudd took advantage of numerous mechanical failures given to other drivers during the race, lapping the field and leading the final 149 laps. The victory was Rudd's fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. To fill out the top three, King Racing's Joe Ruttman and Hagan Enterprises' Terry Labonte finished second and third, respectively.[3][4]
^Bogaczyk, Jack (April 24, 1986). "Live TV a dead issue at speedway – for now". The Roanoke Times. pp. D1, D2. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Owens, Mike (April 28, 1986). "Rudd 'Survives' To Win At Martinsville". Statesville Record & Landmark. pp. 6B. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (April 28, 1986). "Rudd Wins Martinsville Scorcher". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1D, 4D. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^King, Randy (April 28, 1986). "Cool Rudd breezes to victory". The Roanoke Times. pp. B1, B5. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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