Prior to the race, they paid tribute to the astronauts who were killed in the Challenger disaster, which was several miles away from the track 19 days ago.
An instrumental version of "Caribbean Queen" was used during the starting lineup for CBS' telecast of the 1986 Daytona 500.
1986 | Indianapolis 500 | Fortune 500 | 1986 in music | 1986 FIFA World Cup | The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) | ATP World Tour 500 series | Daytona Beach, Florida | S&P 500 | 1986–87 in English football | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona 500 | 24 Hours of Daytona | Daytona Beach | 1986 in film | Daytona 200 | 1986 World Series | 1986 in sports | Ferrari Daytona | Fiat 500 | 1986 ICC Trophy | Tax Reform Act of 1986 | Sandown 500 | Pirates (1986 film) | Model 500 | Galaxie 500 | Fortune Global 500 | Deloitte Fast 500 | Daytona Beach Road Course | 1986 Commonwealth Games |