1987 AC Delco 500
Race details | |||||
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Race 27 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||||
Date | October 25, 1987 | ||||
Official name | 13th Annual AC Delco 500 | ||||
Location |
North Carolina Motor Speedway | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.017 mi (1.636 km) | ||||
Distance | 492 laps, 500.364 mi (805.257 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 492 laps, 500.364 mi (805.257 km) | ||||
Average speed | 118.258 miles per hour (190.318 km/h) | ||||
Attendance | 60,000 | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver |
Ranier-Lundy Racing | ||||
Time | 25.144 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |||
Laps | 237 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 9 | Bill Elliott |
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier, Lake Speed, Johnny Hayes | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 1987 AC Delco 500 was the 27th
By race's end,
By starting the race, Dale Earnhardt clinched the NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver's championship, after completing a dominant season. The championship was Earnhardt's third overall driver's championship and his second in a row.[3]
Background
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, October 22, at 4:00 PM EST. Each driver had one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round were guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, October 23, at 2:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver had one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 were decided on time,[4] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given.
Two drivers failed to qualify. One driver who failed to qualify, D. Wayne Strout, crashed his car in a Friday morning practice session. Strout later reported to The Charlotte Observer that the crash was severe enough to the point where he couldn't remember the crash.[6]
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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1 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 492 | 237 | running | 185 | $50,025 |
2 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 492 | 122 | running | 175 | $38,915 |
3 | 10 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 492 | 5 | running | 170 | $16,690 |
4 | 14 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 492 | 61 | running | 165 | $19,315 |
5 | 6 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | King Racing | Buick | 492 | 30 | running | 160 | $16,160 |
6 | 8 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 492 | 5 | running | 155 | $12,580 |
7 | 15 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Baker–Schiff Racing | Chevrolet | 492 | 1 | running | 151 | $7,030 |
8 | 12 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 490 | 5 | running | 147 | $11,680 |
9 | 25 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports
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Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 138 | $6,055 |
10 | 13 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 490 | 0 | running | 0 | $9,880 |
11 | 4 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing
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Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | 130 | $8,050 |
12 | 17 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing
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Pontiac | 489 | 0 | running | 127 | $11,785 |
13 | 26 | 33 | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | 124 | $8,090 |
14 | 16 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 487 | 0 | running | 121 | $7,220 |
15 | 22 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | running | 118 | $12,725 |
16 | 20 | 18 | Dale Jarrett (R) | Freedlander Motorsports | Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | running | 115 | $7,460 |
17 | 36 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 486 | 0 | running | 112 | $6,300 |
18 | 11 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 485 | 1 | running | 114 | $6,940 |
19 | 18 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | running | 106 | $5,580 |
20 | 39 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 481 | 0 | running | 103 | $5,710 |
21 | 40 | 12 | Trevor Boys | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 480 | 0 | running | 100 | $4,990 |
22 | 41 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | running | 97 | $4,905 |
23 | 21 | 80 | Eddie Bierschwale | S&H Racing | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 94 | $2,075 |
24 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing
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Ford | 473 | 0 | running | 91 | $4,735 |
25 | 33 | 6 | Connie Saylor | U.S. Racing
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Chevrolet | 460 | 0 | running | 0 | $4,025 |
26 | 31 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 0 | engine | 85 | $1,875 |
27 | 27 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Dingman Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 396 | 0 | running | 82 | $1,850 |
28 | 38 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Stahl Racing
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Ford | 390 | 0 | running | 79 | $1,775 |
29 | 37 | 76 | Hut Stricklin | Jaehne Motorsports | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | engine | 76 | $1,700 |
30 | 30 | 64 | Curtis Markham | Langley Racing
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Ford | 346 | 0 | overheating | 73 | $3,650 |
31 | 7 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 342 | 3 | engine | 75 | $9,985 |
32 | 42 | 62 | Steve Christman (R) | Winkle Motorsports | Pontiac | 320 | 0 | crash | 67 | $1,535 |
33 | 23 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 299 | 0 | engine | 64 | $11,465 |
34 | 24 | 2 | Kirk Bryant | Bryant Racing | Pontiac | 205 | 0 | engine | 61 | $1,415 |
35 | 32 | 51 | David Simko | Simko Racing | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | engine | 58 | $1,365 |
36 | 28 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | engine | 55 | $1,335 |
37 | 19 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | engine | 52 | $1,310 |
38 | 5 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 135 | 0 | engine | 49 | $9,785 |
39 | 34 | 08 | Butch Miller | Throop Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | transmission | 46 | $1,260 |
40 | 35 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 116 | 0 | engine | 43 | $1,235 |
41 | 9 | 1 | Brett Bodine | Ellington Racing
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Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | crash | 40 | $1,235 |
42 | 1 | 28 | Davey Allison (R) | Ranier-Lundy Racing
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Ford | 74 | 22 | gear | 42 | $5,985 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
43 | 93 | Charlie Baker | Salmon Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
44 | 97 | D. Wayne Strout | Strout Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
Official race results |
Standings after the race
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References