1987 Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400
Race details | |||||
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Race 22 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||||
Date | September 13, 1987 | ||||
Official name | 30th Annual Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 | ||||
Location |
Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.542 mi (0.872 km) | ||||
Distance | 400 laps, 216.8 mi (348.905 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 400 laps, 216.8 mi (348.905 km) | ||||
Average speed | 67.074 miles per hour (107.945 km/h) | ||||
Attendance | 30,000 | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | AK Racing | ||||
Time | 20.746 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |||
Laps | 220 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 3 | Dale Earnhardt |
Network | SETN | ||
Announcers | Eli Gold, Jerry Punch | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 1987 Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 was the 22nd
Coming back from a penalty and avoiding several wrecks,
Background
Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 11, 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 Saturday, September 12, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver had one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-30 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 were given.
Alan Kulwicki, driving for his own AK Racing team, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 20.746 and an average speed of 94.052 miles per hour (151.362 km/h) in the first round.[4]
Four drivers failed to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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1 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 220 | running | 185 | $44,950 |
2 | 2 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 86 | running | 175 | $22,680 |
3 | 6 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 165 | $20,050 |
4 | 16 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 160 | $14,675 |
5 | 17 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 399 | 0 | running | 155 | $10,180 |
6 | 10 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 150 | $9,170 |
7 | 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 146 | $8,280 |
8 | 3 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 398 | 1 | running | 147 | $10,230 |
9 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 397 | 21 | running | 143 | $7,300 |
10 | 13 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 397 | 0 | running | 134 | $6,930 |
11 | 24 | 62 | Steve Christman (R) | Winkle Motorsports | Pontiac | 391 | 0 | running | 130 | $2,850 |
12 | 15 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 391 | 0 | running | 127 | $7,575 |
13 | 28 | 12 | Larry Pollard | Hamby Racing | Oldsmobile | 391 | 0 | running | 0 | $4,755 |
14 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing
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Ford | 386 | 0 | running | 121 | $4,615 |
15 | 23 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 386 | 0 | running | 118 | $7,675 |
16 | 12 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | 115 | $9,430 |
17 | 9 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing
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Pontiac | 373 | 56 | crash | 117 | $8,155 |
18 | 5 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 346 | 0 | axle | 109 | $7,130 |
19 | 7 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Chevrolet | 309 | 0 | running | 106 | $4,090 |
20 | 22 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports
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Oldsmobile | 294 | 15 | crash | 108 | $2,565 |
21 | 19 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 294 | 0 | running | 100 | $3,790 |
22 | 14 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing
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Oldsmobile | 289 | 0 | crash | 97 | $3,585 |
23 | 1 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 241 | 1 | crash | 99 | $8,810 |
24 | 29 | 64 | Trevor Boys | Langley Racing
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Ford | 222 | 0 | engine | 0 | $3,215 |
25 | 4 | 33 | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | crash | 88 | $3,320 |
26 | 26 | 6 | D. K. Ulrich | U.S. Racing
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Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | engine | 85 | $3,175 |
27 | 18 | 18 | Dale Jarrett (R) | Freedlander Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | crash | 82 | $2,430 |
28 | 30 | 09 | Doug French | Caragias Racing | Buick | 75 | 0 | crash | 79 | $895 |
29 | 20 | 56 | Ernie Irvan | Reno Enterprises | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | overheating | 76 | $860 |
30 | 11 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | King Racing | Buick | 12 | 0 | crash | 73 | $2,325 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
31 | 76 | Phil Good | Good Racing | Ford | ||||||
32 | 97 | D. Wayne Strout | Strout Racing | Oldsmobile | ||||||
33 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | ||||||
34 | 72 | Eddie Drury | Drury Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
Official race results |
Standings after the race
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References