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  1.   Nascar Man posted:
  04.29.2007 - 1:33 am
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Bill Elliott win the first Winston held at Atanta


  2.   MegaRacer posted:
  04.30.2007 - 10:59 pm
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There were like, what, 5 people in the stands? I guess ushers told the
spectators to "spread out" to make the stands look fuller.

The original idea for The Winston was to hold the race at a different
track every year. But after this race had such a sparse "crowd", the
race was moved back to Charlotte for good.


  3.   Bill posted:
  05.12.2007 - 3:25 am
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And they held the Invitational AFTER the All-Star race. Not smart


  4.   stricklinfan82 posted:
  04.28.2008 - 10:17 pm
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Eligibility Requirements for the 1986 All-Star Race:

- All 1985 race winning drivers:

1.) Bill Elliott - 11 wins
2.) Dale Earnhardt - 4 wins
3.) Darrell Waltrip - 3 wins
4.) Harry Gant - 3 wins
5.) Neil Bonnett - 2 wins
6.) Cale Yarborough - 2 wins
7.) Ricky Rudd - 1 wins
8.) Terry Labonte - 1 win
9.) Greg Sacks - 1 win

- Since the field did not meet the minimum requirement of 10 cars, they
filled the field based on 1985 driver's points:

10.) Geoff Bodine - 5th in 1985 driver's points

The starting lineup was determined by awarding the pole to the 1985 Cup
Champion and starting the rest of the field based their 1985 win total
(with 1985 driver's points used as the tiebreaker).


  5.   Anonymous posted:
  05.19.2010 - 10:46 pm
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The Invitational was actually held first but held over on tape delay and
aired second by ESPN, who pretended it was still live.


  6.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.16.2011 - 12:02 pm
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Bill Elliott at one paoint ran down and passed Dale Earnhardt for the
lead ON PIT ROAD. You won't exactly see anything like that today.


  7.   DieselDan posted:
  03.13.2012 - 9:55 pm
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Cale Yarbrough's owner was himself. Rick Hendrick never fielded a car
for Cale nor a Ford.


  8.   Anonymous posted:
  05.15.2013 - 9:27 pm
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Actually, Cale Yarborough was still driving for Harry Ranier. He didn't
become team owner until 1987.


  9.   Anonymous Moonbat posted:
  09.06.2013 - 3:38 am
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Benny Parsons broadcast the race for ESPN. I remember after the All Star
race ended, Bob Jenkins said Benny had to go race in the Invitational,
which was baloney, because he won it BEFORE they ran the feature!


  10.   23andJoe posted:
  10.22.2014 - 7:59 pm
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Leaders: Bill Elliott 1-38; Dale Earnhardt 39; Elliott 40-83


  11.   zuel660 posted:
  05.21.2015 - 10:39 am
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Bill's 'pass in the pits' was at least a pass for the lead, but unlike
Earnhardt's faux 'pass in the grass' (more like 'block in the grass')
the next year, Bill's move is largely forgotten. Perhaps Earnhardt
didn't like the idea of potentially getting smoked 2 years in a row by
the #9...


  12.   James posted:
  02.11.2019 - 7:25 pm
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In reply to 9) the Invitational was REALLY after the All Star Race


  13.   NewGuyOnTheBlock posted:
  05.16.2020 - 7:43 am
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ESPN broadcast this race. Bob Jenkins, Larry Nuber, and Benny Parsons
were in the booth with Jack Arute in the pits.


  14.   NewGuyOnTheBlock posted:
  05.16.2020 - 12:28 pm
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Bill Elliott completely dominated this race, leading all but a single
lap. Elliott rocketed around the outside of polesitter Darrell Waltrip
in turn 3 on the opening lap and never looked back, giving the lead up
just once during the mandatory pitstop on lap 40.

Elliott and Dale Earnhardt ran 1-2 for the entire event, while further
behind them Cale Yarborough and Harry Gant battled for third early on.
Waltrip struggled to keep up with the leaders; eventually, he fell into
the clutches of teammate Neil Bonnett and Geoffrey Bodine.

The most noteworthy event from this race was the mandatory pitstop on
lap 40. While Elliott entered the pits well ahead of second-place, Dale
Earnhardt had the faster stop and pulled out of his stall just ahead of
Elliott. Refusing to give up the lead, Elliott gassed it and swung to
the inside of Earnhardt, diving through several pit stalls to retake
first place as the two exited the pits.

It was smooth sailing for Elliott afterward. Earnhardt settled into
second some 3 seconds behind, while Harry Gant followed in third. The
main attraction for the last half of the 83-lap race was the battle for
fourth between Yarborough and Bonnett, who traded the position again and
again as the laps wound down. Yarborough would get the position at the
checker after Bonnett nearly spun out while attempting a pass in turn 4.


  15.   NewGuyOnTheBlock posted:
  05.16.2020 - 3:17 pm
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@14: Mistake on my part. Neil Bonnett and Cale Yarborough were battling
for 5th place. Darrell Waltrip was well ahead of them in 4th.


  16.   RaceFanX posted:
  07.13.2020 - 11:56 am
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For 33 years this race remained the only NASCAR All-Star Race ever held
outside Charlotte. The 2020 race would be the next new location as the
COVID-19 pandemic and related schedule changes led NASCAR to run the
race at Bristol that season.


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