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1987 American Racing Series season

January 01, 1970

The 1987 American Racing Series Championship consisted of 10 races. Didier Theys won three races on his way to the championship.

Calendar edit

Race No Track State Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole Position Most Leading Laps Fastest Race Lap
1 Phoenix Arizona April 12, 1987 75 1.6093=120.6975 km 0'41:38.23 173.928 km/h Jeff Andretti Didier Theys Jeff Andretti ?
2 Milwaukee Wisconsin May 31, 1987 75 1.6607976=124.55982 km 0'37:43.192 198.134 km/h Didier Theys Didier Theys Didier Theys ?
3 Meadowlands New Jersey June 28, 1987 41 2.7229356=111.6403596 km 0'46:37.80 143.650 km/h Didier Theys Didier Theys Didier Theys ?
4 Cleveland Ohio July 5, 1987 30 3.991064=119.73192 km 0'36:57.06 194.417 km/h Didier Theys Didier Theys Didier Theys ?
5 Toronto   Canada July 19, 1987 41 2.8709912=117.7106392 km 0'45:38.760 154.726 km/h Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne ?
6 Pocono Pennsylvania August 16, 1987 40 4.02325=160.93 km 0'35:33.960 271.490 km/h Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne ?
7 Lexington Ohio September 6, 1987 21 3.86232=81.10872 km 0'30:57.910 157.161 km/h Juan Manuel Fangio II Tommy Byrne Juan Manuel Fangio II ?
8 Nazareth Pennsylvania September 20, 1987 75 1.5223978=114.179835 km 0'39:31.310 173.342 km/h Mike Groff Didier Theys Mike Groff ?
9 Monterey California October 11, 1987 40 3.05767=120.3068 km 0'40:23.057 181.714 km/h Dave Simpson Dave Simpson Dave Simpson ?
10 Miami Florida November 1, 1987 22 2.8709912=63.1618064 km 0'45:59.77 82.392 km/h Jeff Andretti Dave Simpson Jeff Andretti ?

Race summaries edit

Phoenix race edit

Held April 12 at Phoenix International Raceway. Didier Theys won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 1- Jeff Andretti
  2. 5- Didier Theys
  3. 2- Juan Manuel Fangio II
  4. 20- Mike Groff
  5. 4- George Metsos

Milwaukee race edit

Held May 31 at The Milwaukee Mile. Didier Theys won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 5- Didier Theys
  2. 7- Dave Simpson
  3. 20- Mike Groff
  4. 50- Tommy Byrne
  5. 4- George Metsos

Meadowlands race edit

Held June 28 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Didier Theys won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 5- Didier Theys
  2. 1- Jeff Andretti
  3. 11- Rich Rutherford
  4. 7- Dave Simpson
  5. 81- Lee Perkinson Jr.

Cleveland race edit

Held July 5 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Didier Theys won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 5- Didier Theys
  2. 50- Tommy Byrne
  3. 71- Steve Millen
  4. 1- Jeff Andretti
  5. 11- Rich Rutherford

Toronto race edit

Held July 19 at Exhibition Place. Tommy Byrne won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 50- Tommy Byrne
  2. 20- Mike Groff
  3. 71- Steve Millen
  4. 23- Albert Naon Jr.
  5. 81- Lee Perkinson Jr.

Pocono race edit

Held August 16 at Pocono Raceway. Tommy Byrne won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 50- Tommy Byrne
  2. 1- Jeff Andretti
  3. 8- Mike Hooper
  4. 71- Steve Millen
  5. 5- Didier Theys

Mid-Ohio race edit

Held September 6 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Tommy Byrne won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 2- Juan Manuel Fangio II
  2. 71- Steve Millen
  3. 20- Mike Groff
  4. 50- Tommy Byrne
  5. 1- Jeff Andretti

Nazareth race edit

Held September 20 at Nazareth Speedway. Didier Theys won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 20- Mike Groff
  2. 5- Didier Theys
  3. 1- Jeff Andretti
  4. 23- Albert Naon Jr.
  5. 11- Rich Rutherford

Laguna Seca race edit

Held October 11 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Dave Simpson won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 7- Dave Simpson
  2. 5- Didier Theys
  3. 50- Tommy Byrne
  4. 71- Steve Millen
  5. 20- Mike Groff

Miami race edit

Held November 1 at Tamiami Park. Dave Simpson won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 1- Jeff Andretti
  2. 7- Dave Simpson
  3. 2- Juan Manuel Fangio II
  4. 23- Albert Naon Jr.
  5. 16- George Metsos

Final points standings edit

Driver edit

For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).

Place Name Country Team Total Points                    
1 Didier Theys   Belgium Truesports 137 17 22 22 22 3 10 8 17 16 -
2 Jeff Andretti   United States Arciero Racing 123 21 2 16 12 5 16 10 14 6 21
3 Tommy Byrne   Ireland Opar Racing 120 3 12 6 16 22 22 13 6 14 6
4 Dave Simpson   United States Bill Simpson Racing 101 5 16 12 5 8 8 4 4 22 17
5 Mike Groff   United States Opar Racing 96 12 14 3 1 16 3 14 21 10 2
6 Steve Millen   New Zealand Hemelgarn Racing 88 8 - 5 14 14 12 16 3 12 4
7 Juan Manuel Fangio II   Argentina TEAMKAR International 57 14 6 2 - - - 21 - - 14
8 Albert Naon Jr.   United States Coors Racing 48 - - - 6 12 4 - 12 2 12
9 Rich Rutherford   United States Monarch Motorsports 41 - 3 14 10
Agapiou Racing 4 - -
Bill Simpson Racing 10 - -
10 Lee Perkinson Jr.   United States Hemelgarn Racing 35 - - 10 3 10 2 5 5 - -
11 George Metsos   Greece Agapiou Racing 35 10 10 - - - - - - 5 10
12 Brad Murphey   United States TEAMKAR International 22 - 5 4 2 6 - - - 4 1
13 Nikolas Konstant   Greece Agapiou Racing 17 6 8 - - - - - - 3 -
14 Mike Hooper   United States Opar Racing 14 - - - - - 14 - - - -
15 Steve Petty   United States Petty Racing 12 - - 8 - - - - - 1 3
16 Matt McBride   United States Don McBride Co. 11 - - - - - 5 6 - - -
17 Paul Radisich   New Zealand Agapiou Racing 8 - - - 8 - - - - - -
Wally Dallenbach Jr.   United States TEAMKAR International 8 - 4 - 4 - - - - - -
Bob Tullius   United States TEAMKAR International 8 - - - - - - - 8 - -
Pat Phinny   United States ? 8 - - - - - - - - 8 -
Guido Daccò   Italy Agapiou Racing 8 - - - - - - - - - 8
22 Dean Hall   United States TEAMKAR International 6 - - - - - 6 - - - -
23 Bobby Fix   United States ? 5 - - - - - - - - - 5
24 Billy Boat   United States Machinist Union Racing 4 4 - - - - - - - - -
25 Paul Dallenbach   United States TEAMKAR International 1 - 1 - - - - - - - -
Ron Giery   United States ? 1 - - - - - 1 - - - -

Note:

Race 1, 3, 5, 7 and 8 not all points were awarded (not enough competitors).

Complete Overview edit

first column of every race 10 = grid position
second column of every race 10 = race result

R10=retired, but classified NS=did not start

Place Name Country Team                    
1 Didier Theys   Belgium Truesports 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 R10 2 5 2 R6 1 2 2 2 - -
2 Jeff Andretti   United States Arciero Racing 2 1 2 R11 5 2 8 4 4 8 5 2 5 5 3 3 9 7 4 1
3 Tommy Byrne   Ireland Opar Racing 5 R10 4 4 2 R7 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 7 4 3 2 7
4 Dave Simpson   United States Bill Simpson Racing 4 R8 9 2 7 4 5 8 8 6 6 6 9 R9 6 R9 1 1 1 2
5 Mike Groff   United States Opar Racing 8 4 5 3 4 10 6 R12 3 2 8 10 6 3 5 1 7 5 5 R11
6 Steve Millen   New Zealand Hemelgarn Racing 7 6 3 R14 6 8 3 3 6 3 3 4 4 2 4 R10 3 4 3 R9
7 Juan Manuel Fangio II   Argentina TEAMKAR International 3 3 8 7 3 11 - - - - - - 3 1 - - - - 15 3
8 Albert Naon Jr.   United States Coors Racing - - - - - - 4 7 7 4 7 9 - - 9 4 5 R11 6 4
9 Rich Rutherford   United States Monarch Motorsports - - 12 10 8 3 9 5
Agapiou Racing 10 9
Opar Racing 11 13 - -
Bill Simpson Racing 7 R5 - - - -
10 Lee Perkinson Jr.   United States Hemelgarn Racing - - - - 9 5 11 10 5 5 13 11 7 R8 8 R8 8 R13 11 R14
11 George Metsos   Greece Agapiou Racing 10 5 14 5 ? NS - - - - - - - - - - 11 8 12 5
12 Brad Murphey   United States TEAMKAR International - - 7 8 10 9 12 11 9 7 - - - - - - 13 9 14 R12
13 Nikolas Konstant   Greece Agapiou Racing 11 7 13 6 ? NS - - - - - - - - - - 12 10 - -
14 Mike Hooper   United States Opar Racing - - - - - - - - - - 4 3 - - - - - - - -
15 Steve Petty   United States Petty Racing - - - - 11 6 - - - - - - - - - - 10 R12 13 10
16 Matt McBride   United States Don McBride Co. - - - - - - - - - - 12 8 8 R7 - - - - - -
17 Paul Radisich   New Zealand Agapiou Racing - - - - - - 7 6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wally Dallenbach Jr.   United States TEAMKAR International - - 10 9 - - 10 9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bob Tullius   United States TEAMKAR International - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 6 - - - -
Pat Phinny   United States ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 6 - -
Guido Daccò   Italy Agapiou Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 6
22 Dean Hall   United States TEAMKAR International - - - - - - - - - - 10 7 - - - - - - - -
23 Bobby Fix   United States ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 8
24 Billy Boat   United States Machinist Union Racing 6 R9 6 R13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25 Paul Dallenbach   United States TEAMKAR International - - 11 R12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ron Giery   United States ? - - - - - - - - - - 9 12 - - - - - - - -
- Fábio Greco   Brazil TEAMKAR International - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 R13
- Stan Fox   United States Petty Racing - - 15 R15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Giovanni Fontanesi   Venezuela Agapiou Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 R15
- Gordon Johncock[1]   United States TEAMKAR International 9 (R8) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

References edit

  1. ^ driven only as "Coach-Observer"

January 01, 1970
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1987 American Racing Series season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article October 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message The 1987 American Racing Series Championship consisted of 10 races Didier Theys won three races on his way to the championship Contents 1 Calendar 2 Race summaries 2 1 Phoenix race 2 2 Milwaukee race 2 3 Meadowlands race 2 4 Cleveland race 2 5 Toronto race 2 6 Pocono race 2 7 Mid Ohio race 2 8 Nazareth race 2 9 Laguna Seca race 2 10 Miami race 3 Final points standings 3 1 Driver 4 Complete Overview 5 ReferencesCalendar editRace No Track State Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole Position Most Leading Laps Fastest Race Lap 1 Phoenix Arizona April 12 1987 75 1 6093 120 6975 km 0 41 38 23 173 928 km h Jeff Andretti Didier Theys Jeff Andretti 2 Milwaukee Wisconsin May 31 1987 75 1 6607976 124 55982 km 0 37 43 192 198 134 km h Didier Theys Didier Theys Didier Theys 3 Meadowlands New Jersey June 28 1987 41 2 7229356 111 6403596 km 0 46 37 80 143 650 km h Didier Theys Didier Theys Didier Theys 4 Cleveland Ohio July 5 1987 30 3 991064 119 73192 km 0 36 57 06 194 417 km h Didier Theys Didier Theys Didier Theys 5 Toronto nbsp Canada July 19 1987 41 2 8709912 117 7106392 km 0 45 38 760 154 726 km h Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne 6 Pocono Pennsylvania August 16 1987 40 4 02325 160 93 km 0 35 33 960 271 490 km h Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne 7 Lexington Ohio September 6 1987 21 3 86232 81 10872 km 0 30 57 910 157 161 km h Juan Manuel Fangio II Tommy Byrne Juan Manuel Fangio II 8 Nazareth Pennsylvania September 20 1987 75 1 5223978 114 179835 km 0 39 31 310 173 342 km h Mike Groff Didier Theys Mike Groff 9 Monterey California October 11 1987 40 3 05767 120 3068 km 0 40 23 057 181 714 km h Dave Simpson Dave Simpson Dave Simpson 10 Miami Florida November 1 1987 22 2 8709912 63 1618064 km 0 45 59 77 82 392 km h Jeff Andretti Dave Simpson Jeff Andretti Race summaries editPhoenix race edit Held April 12 at Phoenix International Raceway Didier Theys won the pole Top Five Results 1 Jeff Andretti 5 Didier Theys 2 Juan Manuel Fangio II 20 Mike Groff 4 George Metsos Milwaukee race edit Held May 31 at The Milwaukee Mile Didier Theys won the pole Top Five Results 5 Didier Theys 7 Dave Simpson 20 Mike Groff 50 Tommy Byrne 4 George Metsos Meadowlands race edit Held June 28 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex Didier Theys won the pole Top Five Results 5 Didier Theys 1 Jeff Andretti 11 Rich Rutherford 7 Dave Simpson 81 Lee Perkinson Jr Cleveland race edit Held July 5 at Burke Lakefront Airport Didier Theys won the pole Top Five Results 5 Didier Theys 50 Tommy Byrne 71 Steve Millen 1 Jeff Andretti 11 Rich Rutherford Toronto race edit Held July 19 at Exhibition Place Tommy Byrne won the pole Top Five Results 50 Tommy Byrne 20 Mike Groff 71 Steve Millen 23 Albert Naon Jr 81 Lee Perkinson Jr Pocono race edit Held August 16 at Pocono Raceway Tommy Byrne won the pole Top Five Results 50 Tommy Byrne 1 Jeff Andretti 8 Mike Hooper 71 Steve Millen 5 Didier Theys Mid Ohio race edit Held September 6 at The Mid Ohio Sports Car Course Tommy Byrne won the pole Top Five Results 2 Juan Manuel Fangio II 71 Steve Millen 20 Mike Groff 50 Tommy Byrne 1 Jeff Andretti Nazareth race edit Held September 20 at Nazareth Speedway Didier Theys won the pole Top Five Results 20 Mike Groff 5 Didier Theys 1 Jeff Andretti 23 Albert Naon Jr 11 Rich Rutherford Laguna Seca race edit Held October 11 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Dave Simpson won the pole Top Five Results 7 Dave Simpson 5 Didier Theys 50 Tommy Byrne 71 Steve Millen 20 Mike Groff Miami race edit Held November 1 at Tamiami Park Dave Simpson won the pole Top Five Results 1 Jeff Andretti 7 Dave Simpson 2 Juan Manuel Fangio II 23 Albert Naon Jr 16 George MetsosFinal points standings editDriver edit For every race the points were awarded 20 points to the winner 16 for runner up 14 for third place 12 for fourth place 10 for fifth place 8 for sixth place 6 seventh place winding down to 1 points for 12th place Additional points were awarded to the pole winner 1 point and to the driver leading the most laps 1 point Place Name Country Team Total Points nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Didier Theys nbsp Belgium Truesports 137 17 22 22 22 3 10 8 17 16 2 Jeff Andretti nbsp United States Arciero Racing 123 21 2 16 12 5 16 10 14 6 21 3 Tommy Byrne nbsp Ireland Opar Racing 120 3 12 6 16 22 22 13 6 14 6 4 Dave Simpson nbsp United States Bill Simpson Racing 101 5 16 12 5 8 8 4 4 22 17 5 Mike Groff nbsp United States Opar Racing 96 12 14 3 1 16 3 14 21 10 2 6 Steve Millen nbsp New Zealand Hemelgarn Racing 88 8 5 14 14 12 16 3 12 4 7 Juan Manuel Fangio II nbsp Argentina TEAMKAR International 57 14 6 2 21 14 8 Albert Naon Jr nbsp United States Coors Racing 48 6 12 4 12 2 12 9 Rich Rutherford nbsp United States Monarch Motorsports 41 3 14 10 Agapiou Racing 4 Bill Simpson Racing 10 10 Lee Perkinson Jr nbsp United States Hemelgarn Racing 35 10 3 10 2 5 5 11 George Metsos nbsp Greece Agapiou Racing 35 10 10 5 10 12 Brad Murphey nbsp United States TEAMKAR International 22 5 4 2 6 4 1 13 Nikolas Konstant nbsp Greece Agapiou Racing 17 6 8 3 14 Mike Hooper nbsp United States Opar Racing 14 14 15 Steve Petty nbsp United States Petty Racing 12 8 1 3 16 Matt McBride nbsp United States Don McBride Co 11 5 6 17 Paul Radisich nbsp New Zealand Agapiou Racing 8 8 Wally Dallenbach Jr nbsp United States TEAMKAR International 8 4 4 Bob Tullius nbsp United States TEAMKAR International 8 8 Pat Phinny nbsp United States 8 8 Guido Dacco nbsp Italy Agapiou Racing 8 8 22 Dean Hall nbsp United States TEAMKAR International 6 6 23 Bobby Fix nbsp United States 5 5 24 Billy Boat nbsp United States Machinist Union Racing 4 4 25 Paul Dallenbach nbsp United States TEAMKAR International 1 1 Ron Giery nbsp United States 1 1 Note Race 1 3 5 7 and 8 not all points were awarded not enough competitors Complete Overview editfirst column of every race 10 grid position second column of every race 10 race result R10 retired but classified NS did not start Place Name Country Team nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Didier Theys nbsp Belgium Truesports 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 R10 2 5 2 R6 1 2 2 2 2 Jeff Andretti nbsp United States Arciero Racing 2 1 2 R11 5 2 8 4 4 8 5 2 5 5 3 3 9 7 4 1 3 Tommy Byrne nbsp Ireland Opar Racing 5 R10 4 4 2 R7 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 7 4 3 2 7 4 Dave Simpson nbsp United States Bill Simpson Racing 4 R8 9 2 7 4 5 8 8 6 6 6 9 R9 6 R9 1 1 1 2 5 Mike Groff nbsp United States Opar Racing 8 4 5 3 4 10 6 R12 3 2 8 10 6 3 5 1 7 5 5 R11 6 Steve Millen nbsp New Zealand Hemelgarn Racing 7 6 3 R14 6 8 3 3 6 3 3 4 4 2 4 R10 3 4 3 R9 7 Juan Manuel Fangio II nbsp Argentina TEAMKAR International 3 3 8 7 3 11 3 1 15 3 8 Albert Naon Jr nbsp United States Coors Racing 4 7 7 4 7 9 9 4 5 R11 6 4 9 Rich Rutherford nbsp United States Monarch Motorsports 12 10 8 3 9 5 Agapiou Racing 10 9 Opar Racing 11 13 Bill Simpson Racing 7 R5 10 Lee Perkinson Jr nbsp United States Hemelgarn Racing 9 5 11 10 5 5 13 11 7 R8 8 R8 8 R13 11 R14 11 George Metsos nbsp Greece Agapiou Racing 10 5 14 5 NS 11 8 12 5 12 Brad Murphey nbsp United States TEAMKAR International 7 8 10 9 12 11 9 7 13 9 14 R12 13 Nikolas Konstant nbsp Greece Agapiou Racing 11 7 13 6 NS 12 10 14 Mike Hooper nbsp United States Opar Racing 4 3 15 Steve Petty nbsp United States Petty Racing 11 6 10 R12 13 10 16 Matt McBride nbsp United States Don McBride Co 12 8 8 R7 17 Paul Radisich nbsp New Zealand Agapiou Racing 7 6 Wally Dallenbach Jr nbsp United States TEAMKAR International 10 9 10 9 Bob Tullius nbsp United States TEAMKAR International 10 6 Pat Phinny nbsp United States 6 6 Guido Dacco nbsp Italy Agapiou Racing 10 6 22 Dean Hall nbsp United States TEAMKAR International 10 7 23 Bobby Fix nbsp United States 8 8 24 Billy Boat nbsp United States Machinist Union Racing 6 R9 6 R13 25 Paul Dallenbach nbsp United States TEAMKAR International 11 R12 Ron Giery nbsp United States 9 12 Fabio Greco nbsp Brazil TEAMKAR International 7 R13 Stan Fox nbsp United States Petty Racing 15 R15 Giovanni Fontanesi nbsp Venezuela Agapiou Racing 9 R15 Gordon Johncock 1 nbsp United States TEAMKAR International 9 R8 References edit driven only as Coach Observer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1987 American Racing Series season amp oldid 1096303371, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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