Names in the News - May 2, 1986

Bill Elliott broke his own stock car qualifying record as he won the pole position for Sunday’s Winston 500 at Talladega, Ala., driving his Ford Thunderbird around the 2.66-mile Alabama International Motor Speedway at an average speed of 212.229 m.p.h. He set the old mark of 209.398 here a year ago before winning the race.