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The ''1986 Delaware 500'' was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on September 14, 1986, at Dover Downs International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. ==Summary== There were 41 drivers who originally qualified for this race; only George Wiltshire failed to make the final 40-car starting grid. All but one of the drivers were born in the United States of America; Cliff Hucul was born in Canada. This race lasted 500-laps or four hours and twenty-two minutes. Mike Potter received the last-place finish of this race due to problems with his engine on lap 22. Ricky Rudd would end up defeating Neil Bonnet by slightly more than five seconds.〔(''1986 Delaware 500'' ) racing information at Racing Reference〕 His one-lap penalty for driving past the pace car was eventually relegated to a "slap on the wrist" for Rudd; as his Ford Thunderbird performed like a flawless machine from lap 200 to the checkered flag.〔(''Auto Racing Roundup : Rudd Overcomes Penalty to Win the Delaware 500'' ) at Los Angeles Times〕 Out of the 56 racing events that Ricky Rudd did at Dover International Speedway, his average start was 13th place while his average finish was 14th place with four confirmed victories.〔(NASCAR Statistics on ''Ricky Rudd'' ) at Driver Averages〕 The pole position of the race would end up going to Geoffrey Bodine for travelling up to during his solo qualifying runs. Tim Richmond ended up being the lowest-place driver to actually make it through the race. Only Ricky Rudd, Neil Bonnett, and Kyle Petty would finish the race in the lead lap.〔 Terry Labonte's engine problem would eliminate him from the race on lap 461 but would guarantee him a finish in the "top twenty.〔" However, Labonte would have to earn this middle-of-the-road finish by dueling against Ricky Rudd for 138 laps.〔(''Rudd Avoids An Epidemic Of Trouble To Win Delaware 500'' ) at Philly.com〕 Bryan Baker, Roy Lee Hendrick, and Howard Rose would make their only appearances during this event while Cliff Hucul would retire from NASCAR Cup Series racing competition after the end of the racing event.〔(''1986 Delaware 500'' ) racing information at Race Database〕 Winnings for this racing event varied from a then-awesome $51,500 ($ when adjusted for inflation) to a humble $850 ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔 The total prize purse for this racing event totalled at exactly $314,000 ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔(''1986 Delaware 500'' ) racing information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1986 Delaware 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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