1987 Champion Spark Plug 400
Race details | |||||
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Race 19 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||||
Date | August 16, 1987 | ||||
Official name | 18th Annual Champion Spark Plug 400 | ||||
Location | Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km) | ||||
Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||||
Average speed | 138.648 miles per hour (223.132 km/h) | ||||
Attendance | 72,000 | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver |
Ranier-Lundy Racing | ||||
Time | 42.178 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Dale Earnhardt |
Blue Max Racing | |||
Laps | 63 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 9 | Bill Elliott |
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Larry Nuber | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400 was the 19th
In the final laps of the race,
Background
The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Saturday, August 15, at 11:30 AM 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, 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,[3] 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 provisionals were given.
Ten drivers failed to qualify. Two drivers who failed to qualify, Jocko Maggiacomo and Donny Paul, were both involved in qualifying crashes.[5]
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 | 200 | 16 | running | 180 | $52,875 |
2 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 63 | running | 180 | $34,325 |
3 | 15 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | King Racing | Buick | 200 | 1 | running | 170 | $20,505 |
4 | 20 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing
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Pontiac | 200 | 58 | running | 165 | $20,650 |
5 | 1 | 28 | Davey Allison (R) | Ranier-Lundy Racing
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Ford | 200 | 21 | running | 160 | $13,500 |
6 | 2 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 150 | $15,795 |
7 | 19 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 200 | 11 | running | 151 | $14,290 |
8 | 31 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Baker-Schiff Racing | Oldsmobile | 200 | 0 | running | 142 | $8,295 |
9 | 30 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 138 | $10,310 |
10 | 22 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 1 | running | 139 | $13,955 |
11 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 199 | 28 | crash | 135 | $9,990 |
12 | 13 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 199 | 0 | running | 127 | $4,845 |
13 | 16 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 199 | 0 | running | 124 | $11,515 |
14 | 23 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports
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Oldsmobile | 199 | 0 | running | 121 | $4,185 |
15 | 21 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing
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Oldsmobile | 199 | 0 | running | 118 | $8,665 |
16 | 14 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing
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Oldsmobile | 199 | 0 | running | 115 | $3,645 |
17 | 7 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 1 | running | 117 | $5,270 |
18 | 6 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 109 | $12,425 |
19 | 40 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Dingman Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | running | 106 | $3,015 |
20 | 28 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 103 | $7,030 |
21 | 5 | 1 | Brett Bodine | Ellington Racing
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Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 100 | $3,420 |
22 | 35 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 195 | 0 | running | 97 | $2,560 |
23 | 33 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing
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Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 94 | $5,865 |
24 | 17 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Mueller Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 190 | 0 | engine | 91 | $2,840 |
25 | 27 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 180 | 0 | running | 88 | $11,485 |
26 | 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | engine | 85 | $5,360 |
27 | 18 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 165 | 0 | engine | 82 | $9,100 |
28 | 34 | 51 | David Simko | Simko Racing | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | engine | 79 | $2,045 |
29 | 25 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | engine | 76 | $1,990 |
30 | 26 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Ragan Racing | Ford | 146 | 0 | crash | 73 | $1,930 |
31 | 24 | 64 | Rodney Combs | Langley Racing
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Ford | 146 | 0 | engine | 70 | $4,935 |
32 | 39 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | oil leak | 67 | $1,845 |
33 | 9 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | water pump | 64 | $10,600 |
34 | 4 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 89 | 0 | engine | 61 | $4,630 |
35 | 29 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | engine | 58 | $4,465 |
36 | 38 | 04 | Charlie Rudolph | Rudolph Racing | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | transmission | 55 | $1,680 |
37 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | engine | 52 | $4,430 |
38 | 10 | 19 | Derrike Cope (R) | Stoke Racing | Ford | 43 | 0 | engine | 49 | $1,670 |
39 | 37 | 18 | Dale Jarrett (R) | Freedlander Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | engine | 46 | $4,400 |
40 | 32 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 22 | 0 | engine | 43 | $1,660 |
Failed to qualify (results unknown) | ||||||||||
41 | 01 | Dave Pletcher Sr. | Weaver Racing | Ford | ||||||
42 | 6 | Connie Saylor | U.S. Racing
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Chevrolet | ||||||
43 | 12 | Trevor Boys | Hamby Racing | Oldsmobile | ||||||
44 | 36 | H. B. Bailey | Bailey Racing
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Pontiac | ||||||
45 | 38 | Rickey Hood | Hood Racing | Ford | ||||||
46 | 62 | Steve Christman (R) | Winkle Motorsports | Pontiac | ||||||
47 | 80 | Eddie Bierschwale | S&H Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
48 | 82 | Rick Jeffrey | Jeffrey Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
49 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Linro Motorsports
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Chevrolet | ||||||
50 | 69 | Donny Paul | Paul Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
Official race results |
Standings after the race
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References