The race was held on Sunday, July 20, 1986, before an audience of 60,000 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course.

[1] In the final laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports teammates Tim Richmond and Geoff Bodine engaged in a dogfight for the lead.

At the time, Richmond bested out Rudd by a foot, in the process managing to come back from a lap down to claim the victory.

[2][3] The race was held at Pocono International Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

[5] Harry Gant, driving for Mach 1 Racing, won the pole, setting a time of 58.293 and an average speed of 154.392 miles per hour (248.470 km/h).