|| *Comments on the 1986 Tri-City Pontiac 200:* View the most recent comment <#8> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. Matt posted: 11.17.2008 - 10:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Car owner for the #1 of DW is Lindy White. 2. Anonymous posted: 02.22.2009 - 12:20 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Why no points for Earnhardt? 3. jr88fan posted: 03.30.2010 - 1:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bryan Baker's only start. 4. Frogger49 posted: 02.15.2012 - 5:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Earnhardt's #8 might have been a post-entry. Also of note, Earnhardt lost 2 laps in the pits under an early yellow, then made those laps up. For the second one, he passed leader Morgan Shepherd, then made up a full half a lap on the leaders, eventually moving up to 3rd before the final yellow flew by passing drivers on the outside. Earnhardt pitted under the yellow, dropped to the rear of the lead lap, then passed everyone to get to 2nd in the last 20 laps. The #8 (the only Chevrolet Malibu in the field (I think) was amazing on this night, even though he never led a lap. 5. b4il3y posted: 11.24.2013 - 3:52 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I was 6 and was at this race. I can remember pulling for Brett.. not sure why, maybe because of the 00 on the car. 6. saltsburgtrojanfan posted: 12.24.2015 - 1:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution 1: Lap 6-12: debris frontstretch Caution 2: Lap 30-35: #2,75 accident turn 4 Caution 3: Lap 50-59: #6 accident turn 3 Caution 4: Lap 76-77: #05 accident turn 3 Caution 5: Lap 97-102: #16,63 accident frontstretch/turn 4 Caution 6: Lap 106-112: #62 accident turn 4 Caution 7: Lap 172-179: debris 7. NewGuyOnTheBlock posted: 06.30.2020 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ESPN broadcast this race. Bob Jenkins, Larry Nuber, and Benny Parsons were in the booth with Jack Arute in the pits. Buschwackers: 3 - Dale Earnhardt - Darrell Waltrip - Morgan Shepherd 8. NewGuyOnTheBlock posted: 07.02.2020 - 4:04 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Brett Bodine scored his first victory of the season in dominating fashion, leading 161 of 200 laps from the pole. Dale Earnhardt recovered from an early flat tire to finish second. Earnhardt fell two laps down early due to the flat, then charged through the field three times to finish in the runner-up position. Darrell Waltrip recovered from a poor qualifying performance and a loss of radio contact to finish third. Waltrip was entered in Lindy White's #1 entry for this event, rather than his usual #17. Dale Jarrett ran strong all night en route to a fourth-place finish. Davey Allison struggled to get through traffic throughout the night, preventing him from challenging the leaders. He finished in fifth. Rick Mast quietly made his way through the field after qualifying twenty-second. His sixth-place finish did not come without issues, as he punted Paul Radford into the wall at one point. Joe Thurman surprised everyone with a solid performance, running as high as second and finishing in seventh. Ronnie Silver fell a lap down late due to tire issues, but before that, he was running well all night. He came home in eighth. Charlie Luck finished two laps down in ninth place. Luck was trapped a lap down after early tire troubles but managed to keep up with the leaders, showing that he may have been a force had he not had his problems. Larry Pollard completed the top-10 with a tenth-place effort. Pollard finished three laps down after pitting under green with a blown tire. Brad Teague led nine laps and looked to be a contender for the win. However, damage from an earlier spin with L.D. Ottinger came back to bite him as Teague blew a tire and spent many laps in the pits repairing the damage. He ultimately finished three laps down in eleventh. Elton Sawyer stayed out of trouble, finishing four laps down in twelfth. Mike Porter struggled throughout the night with handling, even striking the wall at one point. He finished four laps down in thirteenth. Former NASCAR North Tour winner Bobby Dragon made a rare appearance in the Busch series, running well early in the event. However, mechanical issues caused him to spend much of the second half of the race in the pits, ultimately finishing 19 laps down in fourteenth. Rodney Foushee made just his second start of the season, but it wasn't a memorable one. Foushee struggled to keep on the pace and got into the way of the leaders every few laps. He would finish the night 19 laps down in fifteenth, which would end up being his best career finish. Morgan Shepherd led 30 laps and looked to come away with a top-5 finish or even a win. But a broken rear end would send him to the garage after 174 laps, ending what had been an excellent night. Kenny Burks never seemed to be able to get up to speed, and spent much of the race in the pits with engine trouble. He ultimately came home in seventeenth, 51 laps down. Larry Pearson looked fast early on until his transmission broke on a restart. His team managed to replace the broken part, but by then Pearson was well out of the running. He managed to come home in eighteenth, 55 laps down. Jimmy Lawson was running well until he spun into the wall on the frontstretch. He managed to get a few more laps in until he ultimately had to call it quits after 112 laps. John Linville struggled with speed all race, ending his night in the wall after 98 laps. Jimmy Hensley was well off the pace and had already been lapped several times when he smacked the turn 4 wall on lap 97. Rookie Joe Harrison would run on the apron for much of the event as mechanical issues kept him from getting up to speed. He ultimately retired with engine failure after 81 laps. Paul Radford took over the car that Dave Marcis had driven in the same event a year prior. It didn't help with performance, as Radford crashed out after getting spun by Rick Mast on lap 76. Tommy Houston drove one of the few V6 entries in this race. His buzzing car was running well until he blew a tire and hit the wall in turn 3 on lap 50, knocking him out of the race. Points leader Jack Ingram suffered a blown tire early that may have contributed to several tire failures. After some time in the pits, Ingram would return to the track only to retire from the race with a broken suspension. Rather than his usual #27 entry, Bosco Lowe would drive the #0 car for Applegate Racing in this race. Lowe barely got to drive, as car owner W.O. Applegate took over driving duties under the first caution. The car was incredibly slow, with Applegate retiring the vehicle after just 30 laps due to engine troubles. L.D. Ottinger had a bad fast car and was knocking on the door of the top-5 early when he cut a tire and crashed, collecting Brad Teague. Ottinger would later tell ESPN's Jack Arute that debris had come off of the #11 of Jack Ingram, causing the accident. Bryan Baker, the eldest son of Buddy Baker, made his lone appearance in the Busch Series this race, driving the #54 Oldsmobile for debut team Roope Racing. The car lasted just 19 laps before a shock broke. Ed Berrier was the first casualty of the night, retiring after 13 laps with engine failure. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: