1987 Oakwood Homes 500

1987 Oakwood Homes 500

Race details
Race 26 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1987 Oakwood Homes 500 program cover. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date	October 11, 1987
Official name	28th Annual Oakwood Homes 500
Location	Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance	334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Scheduled Distance	334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Average speed	128.443 miles per hour (206.709 km/h)
Attendance	137,200
Pole position
Driver	Bobby Allison	Stavola Brothers Racing
Time	31.462
Most laps led
Driver	Bobby Allison	Stavola Brothers Racing
Laps	142
Winner
No. 9	Bill Elliott	Network	SETN
Announcers	Eli Gold, Jerry Punch
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 1987 Oakwood Homes 500 was the 26th

Heading into the next race of the season, the 1987 AC Delco 500, Dale Earnhardt was the write-in champion for the driver's championship, only needing to start the next race to clinch the championship.^[3]

Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, October 7, at 3:00 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 Thursday, October 8, 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 provisionals were given.

Bobby Allison, driving for Stavola Brothers Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 31.462 and an average speed of 171.636 miles per hour (276.221 km/h) in the first round.^[5]

13 drivers failed to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Dale Earnhardt 4,268 2 Bill Elliott 3,743 (-525) 3 Terry Labonte 3,611 (-657) 4 Darrell Waltrip 3,477 (–791) 1 5 Ricky Rudd 3,422 (–846) 1 6 Rusty Wallace 3,384 (–884) 1 7 Richard Petty 3,363 (–905) 3 8 Neil Bonnett 3,352 (–916) 9 Kyle Petty 3,293 (–975) 1 10 Bobby Allison 3,161 (–1,107) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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