1987 Winston Western 500
Race details | |||||
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Race 28 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||||
![]() The 1987 Winston Western 500 program cover, featuring Tim Richmond and Dale Earnhardt. | |||||
Date | November 8, 1987 | ||||
Official name | 27th Annual Winston Western 500 | ||||
Location | Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.62 mi (4.216 km) | ||||
Distance | 119 laps, 311.78 mi (501.761 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 119 laps, 311.78 mi (501.761 km) | ||||
Average speed | 95.503 miles per hour (153.697 km/h) | ||||
Attendance | 64,500 | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
Time | 1:19.977 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | |||
Laps | 92 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 27 | Rusty Wallace |
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier, Buddy Baker, Johnny Hayes | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 1987 Winston Western 500 was the 28th and penultimate stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the eighth and the final race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series, and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, November 8, 1987, before an audience of 64,500 in Riverside, California, at the short layout of Riverside International Raceway, a 2.62 miles (4.22 km) permanent road course layout at the track. The race took the scheduled 119 laps to complete.
Taking advantage of misfortune caused by an aggressive battle for the lead in the closing laps between
Background
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Riverside International Raceway (sometimes known as Riverside, RIR, or Riverside Raceway) was a motorsports race track and road course established in the Edgemont area of Riverside County, California, just east of the city limits of Riverside and 50 mi (80 km) east of Los Angeles, in 1957. In 1984, the raceway became part of the newly incorporated city of Moreno Valley. Riverside was noted for its hot, dusty environment and for being somewhat of a complicated and dangerous track for drivers. It was also considered one of the finest tracks in the United States.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, November 6, at 4:30 PM EST. Each driver had one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 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, November 7, at 2:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver had one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-40 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.
Geoff Bodine, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 1:19.977 and an average speed of 117.934 miles per hour (189.796 km/h) in the first round.[4]
Five drivers failed to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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1 | 3 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing
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Pontiac | 119 | 11 | running | 180 | $47,725 |
2 | 10 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | running | 170 | $28,700 |
3 | 5 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 119 | 0 | running | 165 | $21,125 |
4 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 119 | 0 | running | 160 | $13,780 |
5 | 11 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 119 | 0 | running | 155 | $14,575 |
6 | 27 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 119 | 1 | running | 155 | $6,745 |
7 | 23 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 119 | 0 | running | 0 | $8,025 |
8 | 4 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 119 | 1 | running | 147 | $12,400 |
9 | 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | running | 138 | $9,415 |
10 | 1 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 119 | 92 | running | 144 | $18,275 |
11 | 7 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 119 | 0 | running | 130 | $8,655 |
12 | 13 | 78 | Jim Robinson | Lois Williams Racing | Oldsmobile | 118 | 0 | running | 127 | $4,785 |
13 | 37 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports
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Oldsmobile | 118 | 0 | running | 124 | $2,350 |
14 | 25 | 28 | Davey Allison (R) | Ranier-Lundy Racing
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Ford | 118 | 0 | running | 121 | $3,000 |
15 | 36 | 95 | Chad Little | George Jefferson Racing | Ford | 117 | 0 | running | 118 | $4,775 |
16 | 24 | 29 | George Follmer | Midgley Racing | Chevrolet | 117 | 8 | running | 120 | $2,005 |
17 | 39 | 18 | Dale Jarrett (R) | Freedlander Motorsports | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | running | 112 | $5,370 |
18 | 19 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 116 | 0 | running | 109 | $1,905 |
19 | 34 | 6 | Ernie Irvan | U.S. Racing
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Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | running | 106 | $5,060 |
20 | 12 | 93 | Derrike Cope (R) | Stoke Racing | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | running | 103 | $2,355 |
21 | 41 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing
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Ford | 114 | 0 | running | 100 | $4,800 |
22 | 18 | 88 | Irv Hoerr | Baker–Schiff Racing | Oldsmobile | 114 | 0 | running | 0 | $1,705 |
23 | 6 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 114 | 0 | running | 94 | $10,255 |
24 | 17 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing
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Oldsmobile | 112 | 0 | running | 91 | $4,380 |
25 | 26 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | King Racing | Buick | 110 | 0 | running | 88 | $4,920 |
26 | 9 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | running | 85 | $4,180 |
27 | 40 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 108 | 0 | running | 82 | $4,110 |
28 | 14 | 33 | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 106 | 0 | engine | 79 | $3,325 |
29 | 38 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 102 | 0 | clutch | 76 | $3,275 |
30 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 93 | 1 | engine | 78 | $11,975 |
31 | 2 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 90 | 5 | engine | 75 | $9,600 |
32 | 33 | 14 | Harry Goularte | Goularte Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | suspension | 67 | $1,675 |
33 | 21 | 25 | Rick Hendrick | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | transmission | 0 | $1,150 |
34 | 15 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 63 | 0 | engine | 61 | $8,125 |
35 | 29 | 64 | Rick McCray | Langley Racing
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Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | suspension | 58 | $3,100 |
36 | 35 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | clutch | 55 | $1,500 |
37 | 30 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Linro Motorsports
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Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | transmission | 52 | $975 |
38 | 31 | 76 | Tommy Kendall | Spears Motorsports | Buick | 26 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 | $950 |
39 | 42 | 32 | Ruben Garcia | Stoke Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | engine | 46 | $1,425 |
40 | 20 | 79 | Roy Smith | Razore Racing | Ford | 23 | 0 | overheating | 43 | $1,425 |
41 | 28 | 81 | Glen Steurer | Steurer Racing | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | suspension | 0 | $925 |
42 | 32 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Smith Racing | Pontiac | 7 | 0 | engine | 37 | $2,525 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
43 | 12 | Trevor Boys | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
44 | 66 | John Krebs | Krebs Racing | Oldsmobile | ||||||
45 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger | Curb Racing | Pontiac | ||||||
46 | 2 | St. James Davis
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St. James Racing | Buick | ||||||
47 | 41 | Jack Sellers | Vincent Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
Official race results |
Standings after the race
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References