The most dominant drivers in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series during the 1980s were Bill Elliott, Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte, Bobby Allison, and Dale Earnhardt.

[3] There were 41 drivers who originally qualified for this race; only George Wiltshire failed to make the final 40-car starting grid.

Ricky Rudd finally gets a win on a big track, leading 141 laps en route to victory by defeating Neil Bonnet.

[4] Rusty Wallace led 39 laps and ran with the leaders all day until a late crash knocked him out of contention.

[4] Darrell Waltrip struggled with mechanical issues all race, yet still finished ahead of his other title contenders in fourteenth, 10 laps off the pace.

[4] The pole position of the race would end up going to Geoffrey Bodine for travelling up to 146.205 miles per hour (235.294 km/h) during his solo qualifying runs.

[4] ASA star Mark Martin made his third start of the 1986 season and scored his best finish in eleventh, 7 laps down.

[4] Notable crew chiefs who actively participated in the race included Junie Donlavey, Robin Pemberton, Joey Arrington, Dale Inman, Larry McReynolds, Harry Hyde, Bud Moore, Kirk Shelmerdine among others.

[9] Cliff Hucul makes his second and final Cup series start and it results in the former USAC Champ Car racer's best finish with a 31st.