1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series - Sovran Bank 500

Sovran Bank 500

The Sovran Bank 500 was held April 27 at Martinsville Speedway. The #25 of Tim Richmond won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 15-Ricky Rudd*
  2. 26-Joe Ruttman 1 lap down
  3. 44-Terry Labonte 4 laps down
  4. 35-Alan Kulwicki 4 laps down
  5. 7-Kyle Petty 4 laps down
  6. 8-Bobby Hillin, Jr. 5 laps down
  7. 90-Ken Schrader 7 laps down
  8. 22-Bobby Allison 8 laps down
  9. 79-Derrike Cope 11 laps down
  10. 75-Jody Ridley 13 laps down
  • Ricky Rudd's official margin of victory in the race was 1 lap, and an additional 6 seconds.
  • According to Bill Elliott's book, Awesome Bill From Dawsonville, Elliott suffered his first engine failure in 3 years in this race.
  • This race marked the first career Winston Cup start for Mike Skinner. Skinner finished 22nd, 156 laps behind.

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