His Daytona performance earned him a position with the MacLean Racing Team riding a Honda RS500 in the 1986 AMA Formula One Championship. Ballington fought with Randy Renfrow in a season long battle before finishing the season in second place.
The passage describes Ballington's success at Daytona and how it led to him joining the MacLean Racing Team for the 1986 AMA Formula One Championship, where he competed against Randy Renfrow in a close battle for second place.