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Geoff Bodine won the pole for the 1986 Valleydale 500 but had problems in the race finishing 24th.
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Rusty Wallace drove this No. 27 Alugard sponsored Pontiac 2+2 Aerocoupe to his first victory in the Valleydale 500 at Bristol, TN on April 6, 1986. The event was also the first time John Close and Close Finishes worked a NASCAR Winston Cup event.
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Rusty Wallace climbs from his racecar after winning the 1986 Valleydale 500 at Bristol, TN. It was Wallace's first Cup victory. Ned Jarrett awaits in the background to do a TV interview.
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John Close took this shot of Rusty Wallace as he pulled into Victory Lane after winning his first-ever NASCAR Winston Cup race at Bristol, TN on April 6, 1986. Close later had Wallace autograph the picture.
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Neil Bonnett (12) didn't have the best of days pounding the Turn 1 wall in the 1986 Valleydale Meats 500 at Bristol International Raceway.
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Darrell Waltrip (11), Rusty Wallace (27) and Dale Earnhardt (3) put on a three-wide show for the fans at Bristol in 1986.
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Darrell Waltrip (11) and Bill Elliott (9) battle for position late in the 1986 Valleydale Meats 500 at Bristol. Waltrip got the best of this tussle finishing third while Elliott posted one of his better short-track finishes coming home fifth.
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Veterans Richard Petty (43) and Harry Gant (33) dice on the Bristol high banks in the 1986 Valleydale 500. Gant, always a strong runner at Bristol, finished fourth while Petty struggled to a 14th-place finish.
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John Close - 1986
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Alan Kulwicki (35) leads Joe Ruttman (26) through the turn in the 1986 Valleydale 500 at Bristol. Kulwicki, who went on to win Rookie of the Year honors in his No. 35 "Old Sirloin," finished 15th while Ruttman was 19th in the final running order.
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Richard Petty pits his Pontiac for fuel in the 1986 Valleydale 500. Petty finished 14th.
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Kenny Schrader (90) goes to the outside of veteran Mopar campaigner Buddy Arrington (67) midway through the 1986 Valleydale 500 at Bristol. Schrader started 20th and finished 13th while Arrington crossed under the checkered flag 17th.
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