The 1986 Motorcraft 500 was a Winston Cup Series (now Nextel Cup) event held at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 16, 1986. Morgan Shepherd won his only race of the year, leading 97 of the 328 laps and holding off Dale Earnhardt by one-quarter of a second. Points leader Darrell Waltrip finished 4th and held a 12-point championship lead on Terry Labonte (3rd). Stats