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1986 Atlanta Journal 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 28 of 29
Sunday, November 2, 1986 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA
328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.2 miles)

Time of race: 3:15:22
Average Speed: 152.523 mph
Pole Speed: 172.905 mph

Cautions: 2 for 7 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 lp 3 sec
Attendance: 56,000
Lead changes: 19

Glossary 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1986 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	4	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	328	67,950	running	162	185
2	15	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	327	26,130	running	0	170
3	1	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	327	26,450	running	48	170
4	8	25	Tim Richmond	Folger's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	327	12,845	running	29	165
5	17	88	Buddy Baker	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	327	7,725	running	0	155
6	16	12	Neil Bonnett	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	327	14,150	running	1	155
7	32	7	Kyle Petty	7-Eleven (Wood Brothers)	Ford	326	11,990	running	0	146
8	23	44	Terry Labonte	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	326	11,425	running	0	142
9	24	26	Joe Ruttman	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	326	8,035	running	0	138
10	39	66	Phil Parsons	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	326	4,955	running	0	134
11	7	55	Benny Parsons	Copenhagen (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	325	2,950	running	0	130
12	42	18	Tommy Ellis	Freedlander Financial (Eric Freedlander)	Chevrolet	325	2,715	running	0	127
13	14	27	Rusty Wallace	Alugard (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	324	9,585	running	0	124
14	6	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	324	2,450	running	0	121
15	10	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	324	6,690	running	0	118
16	21	22	Bobby Allison	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	324	11,210	running	0	115
17	19	90	Ken Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	323	7,050	running	0	112
18	20	35	Alan Kulwicki	Quincy's Steak House (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	321	2,485	running	0	109
19	29	48	Ken Ragan	McCord Gaskets (Marvin Ragan)	Chevrolet	319	5,705	running	0	106
20	22	23	Michael Waltrip	Hawaiian Punch (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	316	3,885	running	0	103
21	31	67	Buddy Arrington	Pannill Knitting (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	313	5,090	running	0	100
22	33	87	Randy Baker	Apollo (Buck Baker)	Chevrolet	310	1,590	running	0	97
23	41	17	Eddie Bierschwale	K-Mart (Roger Hamby)	Oldsmobile	309	4,210	running	0	94
24	34	38	Mike Laws	Merkes Auto Parts (Mike Laws)	Chevrolet	306	1,420	running	0	91
25	25	15	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	301	9,435	running	0	88
27	5	75	Morgan Shepherd	Nationwise Auto Parts (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	287	5,320	engine	1	87
26	2	02	Mark Martin	Gunderman Racing (Jerry Gunderman)	Ford	290	1,305	engine	0	85
28	12	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	285	9,845	valve	73	84
29	37	52	Jimmy Means	Voyles Auto Salvage (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	280	3,990	clutch	0	76
30	36	64	Connie Saylor	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	233	3,950	lug studs	0	73
31	11	10	Jeff Swindell	TRW (DiGard)	Chevrolet	227	1,160	window	0	70
32	26	1	Sterling Marlin	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	211	1,130	engine	0	67
33	28	71	Dave Marcis	Helen Rae Special (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	203	3,855	piston	0	64
34	13	28	Cale Yarborough	Hardee's (Harry Ranier)	Ford	196	1,080	engine	0	61
35	35	85	Bobby Gerhart	Frederick (Bobby Gerhart / Billy Gerhart)	Chevrolet	168	1,065	engine	0	58
36	27	91	David Sosebee	C.N. Racing (Gober Sosebee)	Chevrolet	157	1,050	wheel bearing	0	55
38	3	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	95	8,020	engine	12	54
37	18	2	Rodney Combs	Solder Seal / Gunk (Robert Harrington)	Chevrolet	133	1,035	oil pressure	0	52
39	9	11	Darrell Waltrip	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	83	12,055	engine	2	51
40	38	99	Tom Bigelow	Tom Esterline (Ralph Ball)	Chevrolet	58	985	engine	0	43
41	30	36	H.B. Bailey	Almeda Auto Parts (H.B. Bailey)	Pontiac	49	985	engine	0	40
42	40	98	Ron Bouchard	Valvoline (Mike Curb)	Pontiac	40	975	engine	0	37

Failed to qualify: Howard Mark, Cliff Hucul, Mark Stahl (#82), Gary Fedewa, Delma Cowart, Grant Adcox

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bill Elliott	1	14	14
Geoffrey Bodine	15	24	10
Bill Elliott	25	25	1
Geoffrey Bodine	26	27	2
Bill Elliott	28	60	33
Tim Richmond	61	64	4
Darrell Waltrip	65	66	2
Harry Gant	67	80	14
Dale Earnhardt	81	101	21
Tim Richmond	102	111	10
Harry Gant	112	112	1
Tim Richmond	113	127	15
Harry Gant	128	146	19
Dale Earnhardt	147	152	6
Harry Gant	153	189	37
Neil Bonnett	190	190	1
Dale Earnhardt	191	253	63
Morgan Shepherd	254	254	1
Harry Gant	255	256	2
Dale Earnhardt	257	328	72

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	4293
2	Darrell Waltrip	4015	-278
3	Tim Richmond	3994	-299
4	Bill Elliott	3745	-548
5	Ricky Rudd	3712	-581
6	Rusty Wallace	3615	-678
7	Bobby Allison	3552	-741
8	Geoffrey Bodine	3503	-790
9	Harry Gant	3446	-847
10	Kyle Petty	3419	-874
11	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	3386	-907
12	Terry Labonte	3339	-954
13	Neil Bonnett	3226	-1067
14	Richard Petty	3214	-1079
15	Joe Ruttman	3140	-1153
16	Ken Schrader	2922	-1371
17	Morgan Shepherd	2842	-1451
18	Dave Marcis	2785	-1508
19	Michael Waltrip	2783	-1510
20	Buddy Arrington	2667	-1626

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